Proposal Writing for Donors and Grants

Write proposals that donors want to fund.

4 daysIntermediate8 modules

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Overview

About this course

Write proposals that donors want to fund. Over four days you will read a call for proposals with a critical eye, analyse needs and stakeholders, and design an intervention with a clear logframe that links every activity to measurable results.

You will build a realistic budget and narrative, address monitoring, risk and sustainability, and practise the clear, persuasive writing that helps a proposal stand out in a competitive review.

What you'll learn

Analyse a call for proposals and donor priorities
Conduct a needs analysis and define the problem clearly
Design a logical framework that links activities to results
Prepare a realistic budget and budget narrative
Write persuasive, well-structured proposal sections
Plan monitoring, risk management and sustainability within a proposal
Review and finalise a proposal against donor requirements

Curriculum

8 modules

Types of donors and funding instruments
Reading a call for proposals
Eligibility and compliance requirements
Concept notes versus full proposals

Gathering evidence of need
Problem and objective trees
Stakeholder analysis
Defining target groups

Setting goals and objectives
Choosing a strategy
Theory of change
Partnerships and roles

Logframe structure
Writing results statements
Indicators and means of verification
Assumptions and risks

Activity planning and timelines
Building a budget
Direct and indirect costs
Writing the budget narrative
Value for money

Outlining the M&E approach
Risk analysis and mitigation
Sustainability and exit strategy
Cross-cutting themes

Structure and flow of a proposal
Clear, concise and evidence-based writing
Executive summaries
Capacity statements

Checking against evaluation criteria
Peer review and editing
Annexes and supporting documents
Learning from feedback and rejections

Who it's for

NGO staff, programme officers and project managers who prepare funding proposals and grant applications.

Before you start

Basic familiarity with project or programme work

Diplomas

Part of these Alalamia diplomas

Alalamia Diploma in NGO Management

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