Proposal writing and grants course for CMDRR practitioners

Aim:
To provide project and programme officers, managers, grant writers, and country directors with skills, concepts and guidelines to develop selling proposals, resource mobilization and funds management.

Focus on CMDRR practitioners

Objectives:

• By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Understand and apply various forms of resource mobilization and grants management techniques.
• Be acquainted with the types of proposals that sell to various donors.
• Understand and apply effective grants management techniques.
• Develop eye catching concepts.
• Produce grants summaries according to various donors (EU, USAID, WB etc).
• Apply techniques of report dissemination

Topics:

• Overview of the project cycle and Project Cycle Management.
• Basic concepts in fundraising and grants reporting.
• Proposal (resource mobilization) marketing techniques
• Concepts of budgeting, monitoring, evaluation of projects.
• The Log-frame, and its link to fundraising and grants management
• Grants reporting requirements EU, USAID, UN, and others.
• Case study

Method:

Experiential learning, action - oriented learning, creativity and participatory approaches will be emphasized throughout the course to help and encourage active participation, share practical experiences and practice real issues within the organizations in a fun way.