Proposal Writing and Fund-Raising Masterclass-Certificate Online Course

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Dear Partner,


Asset Africa Institute, (www.assetafrica.co.ke), is pleased to announce
registration for the course below;


Course Title: Proposal Writing and Fund-Raising Masterclass-Certificate
Online Course
Start Date: 19.04. ‘22
Cost: USD 200 (Group discounts apply)


Participants: Executive Directors, Program/Project Coordinators,
Program/Project Managers, Financial Managers/Officers, Grant Managers, &
Officers, Scholars & Researchers, those working in the development
sector that have not had formal training in Project Proposal
Writing/Fund Raising


Brief Introduction
Since there is a direct link between proposal quality and grant
application success, this training aims to increase your organization’s
ability to attract grant funds by equipping staff with adequate skills
to improve their competence in the design of high quality and credible
grant winning project proposals.

By the end of this training, all participants do appreciate that
presence of strong skills in proposal design backed by innovative
fund-raising strategies does make a difference in organization
resources!

Course Objectives
•Understand The Structure for A Complete Grant Project Proposal
•Gain Skills on How to Draft a Highly Competitive Grant Proposal
•Clearly Understand How to Read and Accurately Interpret Guidelines in
Calls for Proposals
•Understand Donor Assessment Criteria in Calls for Proposals
•To Equip Staff Responsible for Fundraising with Requisite Tools, Skills
and Approaches to Create Conditions for Successful Fundraising, To
Expand Access to Diverse Sources of Donor Funds and Overall Improvement
of Long-Term Organization Financial Sustainability.
•Demonstrate Competences to Evaluate and Audit Fundraising Outcomes
•Provide You with A Forum to obtain answers to the questions/issues have
always had in proposal writing and fund -raising

Course Outline
Week 1: Components of a Grant Proposal
•Executive Summary
•Cover Page
•Organization Background

Week 2: Components of a Grant Proposal
•Problem Statement

Week 3: Components of a Grant Proposal
•Goal
•Objective
•Activities
•Work Plan

Week 4: Components of a Grant Proposal
•Intervention Strategy
•Strategy Justification
•Rationale

Week 5: Components of a Grant Proposal
•Management
•Outcomes
•Monitoring and Evaluation
•Risks and Assumptions
•Project Sustainability
•Grant Budget
•Application follow up and Award

Week 6: Fund Raising
•The Fundraising Planning Process
•Humanitarian Financing, Coordination and Partnerships
•How to Respond to a Call for Proposals

Week 7: Fund Raising
•Humanitarian Financing, Coordination and Partnerships
•Online Fundraising
•Donor Research, Engagement, Recruitment
•Fundraising for Major Donors
•Corporate Fundraising
•Branding and Campaign Integration

Week 8: Fund Raising
•Ethics in Fund-Raising
•Develop Best Practices Tools and Resources Including the Donor
Relationship Management
•Developing and Implementing the Fundraising Plan
•“Sealing the Gap”


Sample Comments from past participants
•"The notes shared after each lesson have really helped me to have a
deeper understanding of what proposals writing is. The sessions have
been amazing and questions handled in a great way. AAI is one great
point to be able to acquire a lot of knowledge on proposal writing and
fund raising and I recommend other organizations to enroll their staff
in this course”,." Augusta Nyambe, Project Manager, SEND - Send Sierra
Leone.
•“This was a good investment for your staff!”, Patrick, C.O.O, HEAL
Africa, DRC
•" Our team had an invaluable experience in this training and are
putting into action these skills acquired. Thank you very much, ”
Jovanis- Project Legal Officer, Mental Health Uganda.
•“This is absolutely fundamental training and I thank our donors for
supporting training for our staff.” A. George, Programme Manager, SSWOCO
Organization, South Sudan
•“This was a masterpiece and I pledge to improve on my performance at
work”, N.N. Wilson, Program Officer, CABTAL, Cameroon.
•“I really liked the whole training more so on the actual steps in
designing and implementing a fund- raising strategy for an
organization”, C. Obiefuna, Business Development Coordinator, Women for
Women International-Nigeria
• "This training has helped us to design a new donor relationship
building strategy. Susan Kinyua, Program Manager, Kianda Foundation,
Kenya



Training Methodology
The 8 Week course, blends Live online sessions, Self-paced offline
study, Practical, engaging and job-related exercises, Competency
assessment assignments with constant feedback, interactive- expert
facilitated Q&A discussion sessions to reinforce learning, knowledge
acquisition and boost competency to facilitate change of perspectives,
attitudes, and practices. This change will be observed in the workplace.


About the Organization
Asset Africa Institute (www.assetafrica.co.ke) -AAI- specializes in the
research, design and delivery of high quality and affordable training
programs for development workers worldwide. Over the years, AAI has
provided consultancies and training to such reputable organizations as;
SEND Sierra Leone, SEATINI-Uganda, CABTAL Cameroon, - FCA-Kenya, FH
Association Rwanda, Abilis Foundation, Manuel Ungo Foundation-El
Salvador, IHRD-Guinea among others Federal University, Birnin Kebbi-
Nigeria, WWF-Tanzania, NCA-Zambia, , Islamic Relief-Somalia, Africa Rice
Center -Benin, CARE- International-Niger, HEAL Africa-DRC, Diakonia,
Oxfam GB-Yemen, Generations for Peace-Jordan, WASH Alliance, ADRA Niger,
Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources-Ghana, Salvation Army-Angola,
CBM, DON BOSCO-Kenya/Tanzania, Solidaridad Network-Zimbabwe, War
Child-South Sudan, CICODEV-Senegal, NRC-Ethiopia, CORDAID-CAR, CHA
-Malawi, Among tens of others


For more information, 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 469454/720986965
Email: in...@assetafrica.co.ke /assets...@gmail.com
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