Project Management, Resource Mobilization, and Proposal Writing Training

Project Management, Resource Mobilization, and Proposal Writing Training

About the Program

Project interventions done by organizations in implementation stages, are highly dependent on their accessibility to donations. Organizations need to centre themselves, through submission of proposals; for consideration by potential donors. Upon the organization securing the desired funds, it becomes able to manage the project at hand. It then ensures effectiveness in their operations, while working within the stipulated time, cost, and eventually strive towards meeting the project’s objectives. For this purpose, we seek to have you onboard, to adventure how to shape and change your organization’s understanding on project management, resource mobilization, and proposal writing.

Program Objectives

We aim at helping the participants:

• Know different ways of resource mobilization
• Acknowledge the principles of project development and proposal writing
• Organize the different components of a proposal in a logical flow
• Write an effective proposal according to donor’s requirements and guidelines
• Use M&E frameworks in project design when developing a proposal
• Initiate a project.
• Write good quality reports tailored to a target audience
• Develop project schedules
• Plan, monitor and control project quality, staffing, and communications.
• Analyse project risks.
• Monitor and control project work.
• Monitor and control project schedule and costs

Target Audience

This program is aimed at managers, program/project coordinators and project staff who want to increase their resource mobilization and project management skills

Training Period

• Classroom: 5 Days
• Online 7 days

• The Expedition
• Module 1: The Overview of Resource Mobilization
• Resource mobilization concepts.
• Sustainability and the concepts of its pillars.
• Selecting resource mobilization vehicles.
• Regular resources.
• Pooled funding.
• Thematic funding.

Module 2: Introduction to Resource Mobilization

• Resource mobilization principles and practices.
• Resource mobilization approaches.
• Resource mobilization cycle.
• Searching for funding opportunities.
• Current funding environment for non-profit organizations.
• Strategic planning and resource mobilization.

Module 3: Resource Mobilization Strategy

• Conducting a resource mobilization situation analysis.
• Determining resource requirements and funding gaps.
• Identifying sources of resources-donor and partner assessment and mapping.
• Determining resource mobilization strategies.
• Developing a resource mobilization action plan.
• Enhancing donor partnerships and managing donor relations.
• Putting together a resource mobilization strategy.

Module 4: Introduction to Proposal Writing

• Proposal writing in resource mobilization.
• Understanding donors’ requirements.
• Donor proposal formats and guidelines.
• Project development and proposal writing.
• Concept note, proposal and pitch deck.
• Components of a funding proposal.

Module 5: Writing a Proposal

• Introduction/background.
• Context of the project.
• Situation analysis.
• Target beneficiaries.
• Problem statement.
• Description of the specific problem.
• Target group affected by the problem.
• Needs of the target group.
• Consequences of the problem on the target group.
• Use of cause-and-effect approach.
• Project Justification/Rationale.
• Descriptions of how the proposed project will solve the problem stated.
• Explanation of why the project is required.
• Explanation of how the project relates with other interventions.
• Alignment of the project with the countries and donor’s priority areas.

Project Design

• Project theory of change.
• Design of project results using causal pathway.
• Project activities; outputs and activities matrix.
• Design of the logical framework.
• Performance measurement framework.
• Implementation Strategies
• Sub-tasks in activities.
• Activities implementation approaches.
• The 4 Ws in activity implementation.
• Project Monitoring and Evaluation.
• Monitoring plan.
• Evaluation plan.
• Risk Management.
• Risk matrix.
• Risk response plan.
• Project Management.
• Project organogram.
• Project coordination.
• Partners responsibilities.
• Cross Cutting Issues in Proposal Writing.
• Gender mainstreaming.
• Governance.
• Environmental sustainability.
• Human rights.
• The Expedition
• Work Plan.
• Activity durations.
• Predecessor successor relationships.
• Developing a grant chart.
• Organization Capacity.
• Organization profile.
• Organization capacity.
• Relevant experience.
• Budget Development
• Detailed budget.
• Cost sharing.
• Summary budget.

Module 6: Submitting the Proposal

• Funding agency forms.
• Packaging, politicking and refunding.
• Submission, traditional and online.
• Tips for final checks.

Module 7: Proposal Review

• Proposal review criteria.
• Proposal review process.
• Grant agreement.

Module 8: Proposal and Report Writing Best practices

• Common mistakes during proposal writing.
• Tips for successful proposal writing.
• Case studies of successful proposals