Democratic Republic of the Congo: Proposal writing, fund raising and grant management training workshop

Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Organization: Asset Africa Institute
Registration deadline: 13 Oct 2015
Starting date: 20 Oct 2015
Ending date: 23 Oct 2015

Dear Partner,

Asset Africa Institute (www.assetsafrica.org) is a premier development training brand in Africa which endeavors to build and enhance the skills development needs of public benefit organizations to produce better, more skilled organization staff , with increased ability to manage projects with greater confidence, effectively monitor projects to improve results and quality while instituting strong, well focused and highly motivated project teams. We are pleased to announce the following training workshop for the month of October in North Kivu, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Course Name: Proposal Writing, Fund Raising and Grant Management Training Workshop

Date: 20^th -23^rd October 2015

Location: North Kivu, DRC

Cost: USD 700

Need for the course

Do you frequently ask yourself any of the following questions?

· How can we raise large sums of projects funds in a sustainable way?

· Whydon’t we always get the kind of funding we need for our projects?

· Why do some organizations have tens of donors why we struggle to get even a few to fund us?

· Can we actually design cutting edge project proposals to attract a wide array of donor agencies?

· How can we leverage the power of social media to create new funding streams for our organization?

· Which are the most effective ways of managing donor grants and maintaining excellent donor relationships?

· How can we empower our projects teams on such critical grant management issues such as requesting and accounting for cash, per diems, keeping cash records, adhering to donor procurement procedures, strict adherence to grant contract obligations among others?

Donor resources are usually limited and in great demand from competing needs. Consequently, donors have to decide where best to use these diminishing resources in terms of geographical area, region, problem issue or challenge. This means that your organization needs to contextualize your project in such a way that you show that the problemor opportunity being addressed fits the donor concerns, that tackling the problem or using the opportunity in the area or areas defined in the project is important, and that the potential benefits to the targeted beneficiaries are significant and sustainable to fit within the broader aim of the project.

When writing project proposals for purposes of accessing donor funds, many writers confuse it with thesis writingand miss out on donor funding. This training will equip you with skills on the nature, extent and qualityof information you need to provide the donor with well written and fundable project proposals.

Proposal Writing and Fund raising activities form the backbone of any development organization; hence, for sustainable strategies, organizations must enhance their skills and capacity on fundraising and proposal writing by equipping their key members of staff with the emerging and modern trends in Proposal Writing and Fund raising today.

Additionally, organizations dependent on donor funding will appreciate that effective delivery of project outcomes is dependent on the application of certain core principles in grants management among project staff. These principles are valuable in helping to build trust with your donors and making the management process in your organization more orderly. Effective grant management by project implementers can contribute to more funding for the organization.

During the four day training, participants will be taken through the generic project proposal in addition to proposal templates form major donor agencies including USAID,DFID,ECHO and others with a view to responding to traditional difficulties your teams have been having when responding to grant application to these organizations.

This forum provides you with an excellent opportunity for networking, sharing of insights and to learn best practices and strategies employed by various organizations in response to challenges arising from grant management processes.

This course will simultaneously be translated in French.

OBJECTIVE:1 To increase access to diverse sources of donor funds through the upgrade of key competencies in proposal writing and fund raising among key personnel in NGOs, INGOs, FBOs, County governments, colleges and universities, research institutions and other professionals in the development sector.

OBJECTIVE: 2To build/enhance the confidence and skills of those responsible for managing donor grants to effectively implement development programs within donors’ contractual terms and conditions.

Proposal Writing and Fund Raising Broad Course Content

·Mastering your Fund Raising Environment

·Project Planning

·Proposal Development: Executive Summary, Organization Background, Problem Statement, Goal ,Designing SMART objectives, Activities, Work Plan, Outputs, Outcomes, Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Risks Assumptions, Budgeting & Budget

·Designing effective Fund Raising Strategies & Online Fund Raising

·Proposal Follow up

·Grant Award

Grant Management Course Content

·Overview of Grants Management Cycle

·Types of costs: Allowable & disallowed costs, Direct & Indirect costs, Cost Share/ Matching costs

·Grant Award Contract: Types and contents

·Award Review, Implementation, Donor Compliance

·Internal Controls & Grant Tracking Tools

·Office administration

·Procurement Procedures

Programme/Activity Based Budgeting: Formulating of Activities, Determining cost drivers

·Financial Documentation and Reporting

·Personnel &Staff Issues (ethics): Time sheets, Travel & per diem, Itinerary, Assets & Inventory Management

·Staff Motivation

·Contingencies, Partnerships & Consortia management, Co-Financing, Multi- Donor Funding, the Final Tranche, Grant Audit-Common pitfalls to avoid, Grant Close Out Procedures

Training Methodology

Dynamic, creative, participant centered, practical, interactive, interesting adult learning methodologies and diverse media are applied to lift the participants to high levels of proficiency. After-training, follow-up and remedial coaching will be offered to interested participants on request for free.

Other Benefits for attending the course

· A free copyof the International Donor Directory, 2016 on CD

· 60% discount on a 12 week M & E online training inclusive of High Quality e-Learning content

· Samples of high quality, funded project proposals

· Engagement and**reinforcement videos** at the start and the end of the course

About the Organization

Asset Afrika Institute (www.assetafrica.org)-AAI- is a top training brand based in Kenya which specializes in research, design and delivery of high quality but low cost training packages for development workers worldwide. We work with a consultant base of more than 100 and still growing (find the application form for those qualified top partner with us).AAI Workshops are facilitated by highly trained and experienced professional consultants including Senior University Lecturers and top level development practitioners who have worked with a wide variety of development organizations worldwide. Over the years, Consultants at AAI have been sought by such reputable organizations such as: The Institute for Capacity Development (AICAD), Action Aid International, National Museums of Kenya, South Sudan Red Cross, World Health Organization, Cornerstone Development-Uganda, International Organization for Immigration (South Sudan), Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA), Save Your Generation (SYG)-Ethiopia, ACOMIN-Nigeria among others. At AAI, we rely on repeat clients for business growth, thus; to us client satisfaction is not an option. It is a must!

This course is also delivered at organizationsor venue and discounts for group registration are applicable.

To register for the training, upload and fill in the registration form and then email it back to us.

For more information regarding the training, Contact:

Lillian Ateng’

Training Coordinator

Asset Africa Institute

Trust Mansion Hse, Tubman Road off Koinange Street

P.O. Box 12903 - 00100

Nairobi, Kenya

Phone: +254 -722 469454/750342373

Email: info@assetsafrica.org /assetafrika@gmail.com

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