COURSE OVERVIEW
"The Tapping into Donor Funds Proposal Writing Workshop is an accredited ILM Development Course. ILM is the leading provider of leadership and management qualifications in the UK and part of the wider City and Guilds Group: a global leader in skills development".
OBJECTIVES
The Tapping into Donor Funds Proposal Writing Workshop aims to increase and enhance the capacity of participants to develop high-potential proposals to solicit assistance for business and developmental purposes. The objective of the intervention is to develop the capacity of course participants to achieve success in writing proposals through:
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Imparting the technical know-how of writing winning proposals.
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Developing skills in constructing strategic proposals for business and / or developmental projects or programmes.
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Increased understanding of the dynamics of proposal writing from the perspective of the local and international donor community, thereby avoiding proposal pitfalls.
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Coaching and mentoring that will enable each participant to complete one proposal for funding.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
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Project Managers
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Project / Proposal Writers
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NGOs and Foundations
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Funding Agencies with responsibility for proposal writing and project development
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Public sector officials with responsibility for fundraising
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Entrepreneurs seeking grant funds for business start-ups and expansion
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Persons interested in sharpening their proposal writing skills
STRUCTURE
The course will be delivered utilizing a three-pronged approach:
Phase 1: Pre-Workshop Activity
Registered participants are required to complete a pre-test that assesses knowledge of the proposed training content. This process is augmented by the administration of the Project Pre-Screening Questionnaire, which collects information on participants’ project ideas and concepts. This information is used to customize the various aspects of the training content in order to ensure relevance.
Phase 2: Three-Day Workshop
This phase includes a 20-hour workshop that is delivered over three days. During day 1, participants will be exposed to the components of a proposal that will be backed by theoretical underpinnings and supported by practical activities. At the end of this session, participants will be equipped with fundamental knowledge of key concepts and processes in proposal writing.
Participants will use what was taught in the theoretical session (on day 1), via facilitation, coaching and mentoring as a guide to begin the process of developing a proposal (throughout Day 2) that will be submitted by the participant to an identified donor for funding.
Day 3 consists of two sessions which will be delivered by representatives of the local and international donor community; a day that is etched in the theme: Writing Winning
Proposals and Avoiding the Pitfalls!
Phase 3: Remote Post-Workshop Coaching and Mentoring
Phase 3 will commence within a week of completing phase 1 and will end 6 weeks thereafter. There will be two 3-hour sessions in which 6-8 participants (per session) will benefit from coaching and mentoring geared towards finalizing the proposals that will be submitted by the participants to suitable donors for funding. The sessions will be held remotely using the www.gotomeeting/webinar.com platform.