Proposal Writing

Find out what to include in the cover of your project proposal

What the executive summary is and what it contains, along with an example

How to write the situation analysis in the grant proposal

Find out what the needs assessment process is and what stages are involved

How to select the target area within the needs assessment process

How to identify the main problem within the needs assessment process and an example of the main problem

Learn how to collect data for project problem during needs assessments and what sources to use for getting the right data

How to analyze the problem with the problem tree within the needs assessment process

Learn how to formulate a needs assessment clause and an example of a needs assessment clause

Find out what the justifications for submitting the project and what questions to answer in this section

Learn how to write a targeted areas paragraph and what to include in your proposal

Learn how to write the SMART project objectives

Get to know the logical framework in project proposals, what is it? , What its components?, and how it is written

Learn how to write impact within the project logical framework and a set of examples

Find out what the outcome is within the project logical framework and a set of examples

Find out what the outputs are within the project logical framework and a set of examples

Find out what the indicators are within the project logical framework and a set of examples

Learn about means of verification, what are they, what are their types, and examples of them

Learn what risks are and what are the risk mitigation measures in the project proposal

Learn about activities, what are they? How they are written? And examples

A comprehensive example of a logframe includes impact, outcome, outputs, indicators, activities, assumptions, risks and risk mitigation

Find out the action plan in the project proposal and what to prepare

Know the target groups and final beneficiaries, what is the difference between them and the way they are calculated

Learn about the difference between single and double count indicator and how the beneficiary calculating model works

Find out what M&E activities are, and accountability, learning and the difference between them

Learn what gender mainstreaming is, why it matters, how do you evaluate it?

Find out what the sustainability of the project is, its types, its criteria, and why we choose local partners for the project

The main components of the budget, how to prepare a detailed budget for the various activities, and allowable and non-allowable cost

A suggested example of how to prepare a project budget with a downloadable document

Find out how donors review proposals, and what should be done between accepting a proposal and signing the financing agreement

Find out what the project proposal is and what its sections are