Introduction

Among the most common institutional challenges facing relief and development organizations are to document effectively their activities and to develop highly saleable proposals for donor funding. These challenges have further resulted in limited capacity for resource mobilization in many organizations. Therefore, to bridge this capacity gap, we have planned to conduct this training in light of the current competitive and challenging funding environment.

Course objectives

The following objectives are planned to be achieved by the end of the training:

• To enhance the capacity of trainees to develop highly competitive project proposal for donor funded projects.
• To increase the ability of trainees to generate and compile high quality technical reports.
• To create a forum for practising project proposal development and report writing skills.

Course content

• Introduction to resource mobilization principles and practices.
• A snapshot of the current funding environment for non profit organizations.
• Relevance of strong proposals and quality reports in a competitive scenario.
• Basic proposal elements, proposal formats and proposal summary.
• Needs assessment, project design frameworks, problem statement, problem justification, project goals and objectives setting, project output and outcomes, project strategy and approaches and project implementation planning.
• Monitoring and evaluation framework and plan.
• Organizational frameworks.
• Elements of a good budget.
• Importance of quality reporting in a competitive funding environment.
• Determining suitable reporting for different audiences.
• Key elements of technical reporting.
• Monthly progress reports, activity reports, routine reports, field trip reports and meetings reports.

Language of instruction

English

Target group

Programme staff of humanitarian and development agencies including project managers, officers and assistants.

Training methodology

A balanced combination of various adult-learning facilitation paradigms will be used including exploratory learning, group discussions, plenary brainstorming, facilitator’s input, case studies and video documentaries among others.

Training cost

The training cost is US$ 550 and it covers the tuition fees, learning materials, certification, meals and refreshments at the training venue. Further information will be provided upon inquiry.

Accommodation

Accommodation can be arranged upon request. However, charges will be borne by the individual participants.

Training dates

Please check the Onsite Courses page in our website www.iphdcinternational.org for the actual dates.

Application process

Applicants should complete the Course Application Form and send the duly filled scanned copy of the form to training@iphdcinternational.org.

Tailor-made training option

We can provide your organization a tailor-made training with similar content but addressing your specific needs. In case you want to explore this option, you can contact us to share with you a proposal for that training.

Download: Effective Proposal and Report Writing skills Course Brochure