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Transcript INTRODUCTION TO PROPOSAL WRITING FOR DONOR FUND-RAISING Suraiya Buccas Senior Projects & Proposals Officer PRESENTED TO GAELIC WORKSHOP MAY 2010 PRESENTATION • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • COVER PAGE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY TABLE OF CONTENTS STATEMENT OF NEED ORGANISATIONAL.

Slide 1

INTRODUCTION TO PROPOSAL WRITING
FOR
DONOR FUND-RAISING
Suraiya Buccas
Senior Projects & Proposals Officer
PRESENTED TO GAELIC WORKSHOP
MAY 2010

PRESENTATION


















COVER PAGE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
STATEMENT OF NEED
ORGANISATIONAL BACKGROUND
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
PROJECT METHODS
PROJECT OUTPUTS
PROJECT TIMEFRAMES
PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
IMPACT AND BENEFITS OF PROJECT
PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION
PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
REPORTING
PROJECT PERSONNEL
FULL PROJECT BUDGET
APPENDICES

Cover Page - SAMPLE
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Data-Informed Practice Improvement Project (DIPIP)
Phase 3
MAY 2010
Project Leaders: Karin Brodie and Yael Shalem

Telephone: 011-717-3193; 011-717-3191
Email: [email protected];
Email: [email protected]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• Preferably 1 page
• Includes the main points of the proposal
For example:
• brief statement of need;
• how the organisation is equipped to meet this need;
• who benefits and how the donor can assist;
• Summary of the aims and objectives (2-3 lines), timeframe and
the total budget request.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

STATEMENT OF NEED
• What is the problem being addressed?
• Circumstances leading up to the project Reasons for making this request.
• What need would the project satisfy?
• Is it a part of a broader strategy?

ORGANISATIONAL BACKGROUND
• Brief background information about the
organisation:
• When was it established
• How the project fits into its broader vision;
• Some of its recent achievements.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
• Aims
• Objectives

PROJECT METHODS
• Inputs - Process
• Outputs - Results:

Current programmes in place that are
related to the project.

PROJECT TIMEFRAMES
• Work plan
• Estimated timelines when project will
commence and end.
• A schedule with dates of activities to be
undertaken.

PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
• Who are they?

IMPACT AND BENEFITS OF PROJECT

Long-term change on societal level

PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION
• How will you monitor your work?
• How will any lessons learned from monitoring
feed back into future planning?
• How about other external agencies or people?
e.g.. monitoring with the help of local
Government.
• Will evaluation of the project be carried out on
completion? How will this be done?

PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
• If the project is to become self-sustaining – how
will this be done?
• If not, what are the plans for continuance/future
funding?
• If you are providing training, will there be
refresher training? How will you know if the skills
learned are being used, or will be used in the
future?

REPORTING
FULL PROJECT BUDGET

APPENDICES
ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE - ORGANOGRAM
LIST OF CLIENTS
LIST OF DONORS FOR THE PROJECT (if any)
PROJECT PARTNERS (if any)
AREAS IN WHICH PROJECT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED
LETTERS OF SUPPORT – or a list of other donor-funded projects involved in.
ANNUAL REPORT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
STAFF RESUMES
BROCHURES
PHOTOGRAPHS
FULL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORGANISATION
ORGANISATIONAL OPERATING BUDGET
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (AUDITED)
A HISTORY OF YOUR ORGANISATION'S ACHIEVEMENTS
A MAP OF THE PROJECT AREA
ANY TECHNICAL SCHEMATICS AVAILABLE

THANK YOU


Slide 2

INTRODUCTION TO PROPOSAL WRITING
FOR
DONOR FUND-RAISING
Suraiya Buccas
Senior Projects & Proposals Officer
PRESENTED TO GAELIC WORKSHOP
MAY 2010

PRESENTATION


















COVER PAGE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
STATEMENT OF NEED
ORGANISATIONAL BACKGROUND
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
PROJECT METHODS
PROJECT OUTPUTS
PROJECT TIMEFRAMES
PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
IMPACT AND BENEFITS OF PROJECT
PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION
PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
REPORTING
PROJECT PERSONNEL
FULL PROJECT BUDGET
APPENDICES

Cover Page - SAMPLE
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Data-Informed Practice Improvement Project (DIPIP)
Phase 3
MAY 2010
Project Leaders: Karin Brodie and Yael Shalem

Telephone: 011-717-3193; 011-717-3191
Email: [email protected];
Email: [email protected]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• Preferably 1 page
• Includes the main points of the proposal
For example:
• brief statement of need;
• how the organisation is equipped to meet this need;
• who benefits and how the donor can assist;
• Summary of the aims and objectives (2-3 lines), timeframe and
the total budget request.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

STATEMENT OF NEED
• What is the problem being addressed?
• Circumstances leading up to the project Reasons for making this request.
• What need would the project satisfy?
• Is it a part of a broader strategy?

ORGANISATIONAL BACKGROUND
• Brief background information about the
organisation:
• When was it established
• How the project fits into its broader vision;
• Some of its recent achievements.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
• Aims
• Objectives

PROJECT METHODS
• Inputs - Process
• Outputs - Results:

Current programmes in place that are
related to the project.

PROJECT TIMEFRAMES
• Work plan
• Estimated timelines when project will
commence and end.
• A schedule with dates of activities to be
undertaken.

PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
• Who are they?

IMPACT AND BENEFITS OF PROJECT

Long-term change on societal level

PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION
• How will you monitor your work?
• How will any lessons learned from monitoring
feed back into future planning?
• How about other external agencies or people?
e.g.. monitoring with the help of local
Government.
• Will evaluation of the project be carried out on
completion? How will this be done?

PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
• If the project is to become self-sustaining – how
will this be done?
• If not, what are the plans for continuance/future
funding?
• If you are providing training, will there be
refresher training? How will you know if the skills
learned are being used, or will be used in the
future?

REPORTING
FULL PROJECT BUDGET

APPENDICES
ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE - ORGANOGRAM
LIST OF CLIENTS
LIST OF DONORS FOR THE PROJECT (if any)
PROJECT PARTNERS (if any)
AREAS IN WHICH PROJECT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED
LETTERS OF SUPPORT – or a list of other donor-funded projects involved in.
ANNUAL REPORT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
STAFF RESUMES
BROCHURES
PHOTOGRAPHS
FULL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORGANISATION
ORGANISATIONAL OPERATING BUDGET
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (AUDITED)
A HISTORY OF YOUR ORGANISATION'S ACHIEVEMENTS
A MAP OF THE PROJECT AREA
ANY TECHNICAL SCHEMATICS AVAILABLE

THANK YOU


Slide 3

INTRODUCTION TO PROPOSAL WRITING
FOR
DONOR FUND-RAISING
Suraiya Buccas
Senior Projects & Proposals Officer
PRESENTED TO GAELIC WORKSHOP
MAY 2010

PRESENTATION


















COVER PAGE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
STATEMENT OF NEED
ORGANISATIONAL BACKGROUND
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
PROJECT METHODS
PROJECT OUTPUTS
PROJECT TIMEFRAMES
PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
IMPACT AND BENEFITS OF PROJECT
PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION
PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
REPORTING
PROJECT PERSONNEL
FULL PROJECT BUDGET
APPENDICES

Cover Page - SAMPLE
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Data-Informed Practice Improvement Project (DIPIP)
Phase 3
MAY 2010
Project Leaders: Karin Brodie and Yael Shalem

Telephone: 011-717-3193; 011-717-3191
Email: [email protected];
Email: [email protected]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• Preferably 1 page
• Includes the main points of the proposal
For example:
• brief statement of need;
• how the organisation is equipped to meet this need;
• who benefits and how the donor can assist;
• Summary of the aims and objectives (2-3 lines), timeframe and
the total budget request.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

STATEMENT OF NEED
• What is the problem being addressed?
• Circumstances leading up to the project Reasons for making this request.
• What need would the project satisfy?
• Is it a part of a broader strategy?

ORGANISATIONAL BACKGROUND
• Brief background information about the
organisation:
• When was it established
• How the project fits into its broader vision;
• Some of its recent achievements.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
• Aims
• Objectives

PROJECT METHODS
• Inputs - Process
• Outputs - Results:

Current programmes in place that are
related to the project.

PROJECT TIMEFRAMES
• Work plan
• Estimated timelines when project will
commence and end.
• A schedule with dates of activities to be
undertaken.

PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
• Who are they?

IMPACT AND BENEFITS OF PROJECT

Long-term change on societal level

PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION
• How will you monitor your work?
• How will any lessons learned from monitoring
feed back into future planning?
• How about other external agencies or people?
e.g.. monitoring with the help of local
Government.
• Will evaluation of the project be carried out on
completion? How will this be done?

PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
• If the project is to become self-sustaining – how
will this be done?
• If not, what are the plans for continuance/future
funding?
• If you are providing training, will there be
refresher training? How will you know if the skills
learned are being used, or will be used in the
future?

REPORTING
FULL PROJECT BUDGET

APPENDICES
ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE - ORGANOGRAM
LIST OF CLIENTS
LIST OF DONORS FOR THE PROJECT (if any)
PROJECT PARTNERS (if any)
AREAS IN WHICH PROJECT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED
LETTERS OF SUPPORT – or a list of other donor-funded projects involved in.
ANNUAL REPORT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
STAFF RESUMES
BROCHURES
PHOTOGRAPHS
FULL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORGANISATION
ORGANISATIONAL OPERATING BUDGET
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (AUDITED)
A HISTORY OF YOUR ORGANISATION'S ACHIEVEMENTS
A MAP OF THE PROJECT AREA
ANY TECHNICAL SCHEMATICS AVAILABLE

THANK YOU


Slide 4

INTRODUCTION TO PROPOSAL WRITING
FOR
DONOR FUND-RAISING
Suraiya Buccas
Senior Projects & Proposals Officer
PRESENTED TO GAELIC WORKSHOP
MAY 2010

PRESENTATION


















COVER PAGE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
STATEMENT OF NEED
ORGANISATIONAL BACKGROUND
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
PROJECT METHODS
PROJECT OUTPUTS
PROJECT TIMEFRAMES
PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
IMPACT AND BENEFITS OF PROJECT
PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION
PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
REPORTING
PROJECT PERSONNEL
FULL PROJECT BUDGET
APPENDICES

Cover Page - SAMPLE
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Data-Informed Practice Improvement Project (DIPIP)
Phase 3
MAY 2010
Project Leaders: Karin Brodie and Yael Shalem

Telephone: 011-717-3193; 011-717-3191
Email: [email protected];
Email: [email protected]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• Preferably 1 page
• Includes the main points of the proposal
For example:
• brief statement of need;
• how the organisation is equipped to meet this need;
• who benefits and how the donor can assist;
• Summary of the aims and objectives (2-3 lines), timeframe and
the total budget request.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

STATEMENT OF NEED
• What is the problem being addressed?
• Circumstances leading up to the project Reasons for making this request.
• What need would the project satisfy?
• Is it a part of a broader strategy?

ORGANISATIONAL BACKGROUND
• Brief background information about the
organisation:
• When was it established
• How the project fits into its broader vision;
• Some of its recent achievements.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
• Aims
• Objectives

PROJECT METHODS
• Inputs - Process
• Outputs - Results:

Current programmes in place that are
related to the project.

PROJECT TIMEFRAMES
• Work plan
• Estimated timelines when project will
commence and end.
• A schedule with dates of activities to be
undertaken.

PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
• Who are they?

IMPACT AND BENEFITS OF PROJECT

Long-term change on societal level

PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION
• How will you monitor your work?
• How will any lessons learned from monitoring
feed back into future planning?
• How about other external agencies or people?
e.g.. monitoring with the help of local
Government.
• Will evaluation of the project be carried out on
completion? How will this be done?

PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
• If the project is to become self-sustaining – how
will this be done?
• If not, what are the plans for continuance/future
funding?
• If you are providing training, will there be
refresher training? How will you know if the skills
learned are being used, or will be used in the
future?

REPORTING
FULL PROJECT BUDGET

APPENDICES
ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE - ORGANOGRAM
LIST OF CLIENTS
LIST OF DONORS FOR THE PROJECT (if any)
PROJECT PARTNERS (if any)
AREAS IN WHICH PROJECT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED
LETTERS OF SUPPORT – or a list of other donor-funded projects involved in.
ANNUAL REPORT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
STAFF RESUMES
BROCHURES
PHOTOGRAPHS
FULL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORGANISATION
ORGANISATIONAL OPERATING BUDGET
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (AUDITED)
A HISTORY OF YOUR ORGANISATION'S ACHIEVEMENTS
A MAP OF THE PROJECT AREA
ANY TECHNICAL SCHEMATICS AVAILABLE

THANK YOU


Slide 5

INTRODUCTION TO PROPOSAL WRITING
FOR
DONOR FUND-RAISING
Suraiya Buccas
Senior Projects & Proposals Officer
PRESENTED TO GAELIC WORKSHOP
MAY 2010

PRESENTATION


















COVER PAGE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
STATEMENT OF NEED
ORGANISATIONAL BACKGROUND
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
PROJECT METHODS
PROJECT OUTPUTS
PROJECT TIMEFRAMES
PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
IMPACT AND BENEFITS OF PROJECT
PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION
PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
REPORTING
PROJECT PERSONNEL
FULL PROJECT BUDGET
APPENDICES

Cover Page - SAMPLE
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Data-Informed Practice Improvement Project (DIPIP)
Phase 3
MAY 2010
Project Leaders: Karin Brodie and Yael Shalem

Telephone: 011-717-3193; 011-717-3191
Email: [email protected];
Email: [email protected]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• Preferably 1 page
• Includes the main points of the proposal
For example:
• brief statement of need;
• how the organisation is equipped to meet this need;
• who benefits and how the donor can assist;
• Summary of the aims and objectives (2-3 lines), timeframe and
the total budget request.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

STATEMENT OF NEED
• What is the problem being addressed?
• Circumstances leading up to the project Reasons for making this request.
• What need would the project satisfy?
• Is it a part of a broader strategy?

ORGANISATIONAL BACKGROUND
• Brief background information about the
organisation:
• When was it established
• How the project fits into its broader vision;
• Some of its recent achievements.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
• Aims
• Objectives

PROJECT METHODS
• Inputs - Process
• Outputs - Results:

Current programmes in place that are
related to the project.

PROJECT TIMEFRAMES
• Work plan
• Estimated timelines when project will
commence and end.
• A schedule with dates of activities to be
undertaken.

PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
• Who are they?

IMPACT AND BENEFITS OF PROJECT

Long-term change on societal level

PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION
• How will you monitor your work?
• How will any lessons learned from monitoring
feed back into future planning?
• How about other external agencies or people?
e.g.. monitoring with the help of local
Government.
• Will evaluation of the project be carried out on
completion? How will this be done?

PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
• If the project is to become self-sustaining – how
will this be done?
• If not, what are the plans for continuance/future
funding?
• If you are providing training, will there be
refresher training? How will you know if the skills
learned are being used, or will be used in the
future?

REPORTING
FULL PROJECT BUDGET

APPENDICES
ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE - ORGANOGRAM
LIST OF CLIENTS
LIST OF DONORS FOR THE PROJECT (if any)
PROJECT PARTNERS (if any)
AREAS IN WHICH PROJECT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED
LETTERS OF SUPPORT – or a list of other donor-funded projects involved in.
ANNUAL REPORT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
STAFF RESUMES
BROCHURES
PHOTOGRAPHS
FULL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORGANISATION
ORGANISATIONAL OPERATING BUDGET
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (AUDITED)
A HISTORY OF YOUR ORGANISATION'S ACHIEVEMENTS
A MAP OF THE PROJECT AREA
ANY TECHNICAL SCHEMATICS AVAILABLE

THANK YOU


Slide 6

INTRODUCTION TO PROPOSAL WRITING
FOR
DONOR FUND-RAISING
Suraiya Buccas
Senior Projects & Proposals Officer
PRESENTED TO GAELIC WORKSHOP
MAY 2010

PRESENTATION


















COVER PAGE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
STATEMENT OF NEED
ORGANISATIONAL BACKGROUND
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
PROJECT METHODS
PROJECT OUTPUTS
PROJECT TIMEFRAMES
PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
IMPACT AND BENEFITS OF PROJECT
PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION
PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
REPORTING
PROJECT PERSONNEL
FULL PROJECT BUDGET
APPENDICES

Cover Page - SAMPLE
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Data-Informed Practice Improvement Project (DIPIP)
Phase 3
MAY 2010
Project Leaders: Karin Brodie and Yael Shalem

Telephone: 011-717-3193; 011-717-3191
Email: [email protected];
Email: [email protected]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• Preferably 1 page
• Includes the main points of the proposal
For example:
• brief statement of need;
• how the organisation is equipped to meet this need;
• who benefits and how the donor can assist;
• Summary of the aims and objectives (2-3 lines), timeframe and
the total budget request.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

STATEMENT OF NEED
• What is the problem being addressed?
• Circumstances leading up to the project Reasons for making this request.
• What need would the project satisfy?
• Is it a part of a broader strategy?

ORGANISATIONAL BACKGROUND
• Brief background information about the
organisation:
• When was it established
• How the project fits into its broader vision;
• Some of its recent achievements.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
• Aims
• Objectives

PROJECT METHODS
• Inputs - Process
• Outputs - Results:

Current programmes in place that are
related to the project.

PROJECT TIMEFRAMES
• Work plan
• Estimated timelines when project will
commence and end.
• A schedule with dates of activities to be
undertaken.

PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
• Who are they?

IMPACT AND BENEFITS OF PROJECT

Long-term change on societal level

PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION
• How will you monitor your work?
• How will any lessons learned from monitoring
feed back into future planning?
• How about other external agencies or people?
e.g.. monitoring with the help of local
Government.
• Will evaluation of the project be carried out on
completion? How will this be done?

PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
• If the project is to become self-sustaining – how
will this be done?
• If not, what are the plans for continuance/future
funding?
• If you are providing training, will there be
refresher training? How will you know if the skills
learned are being used, or will be used in the
future?

REPORTING
FULL PROJECT BUDGET

APPENDICES
ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE - ORGANOGRAM
LIST OF CLIENTS
LIST OF DONORS FOR THE PROJECT (if any)
PROJECT PARTNERS (if any)
AREAS IN WHICH PROJECT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED
LETTERS OF SUPPORT – or a list of other donor-funded projects involved in.
ANNUAL REPORT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
STAFF RESUMES
BROCHURES
PHOTOGRAPHS
FULL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORGANISATION
ORGANISATIONAL OPERATING BUDGET
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (AUDITED)
A HISTORY OF YOUR ORGANISATION'S ACHIEVEMENTS
A MAP OF THE PROJECT AREA
ANY TECHNICAL SCHEMATICS AVAILABLE

THANK YOU


Slide 7

INTRODUCTION TO PROPOSAL WRITING
FOR
DONOR FUND-RAISING
Suraiya Buccas
Senior Projects & Proposals Officer
PRESENTED TO GAELIC WORKSHOP
MAY 2010

PRESENTATION


















COVER PAGE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
STATEMENT OF NEED
ORGANISATIONAL BACKGROUND
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
PROJECT METHODS
PROJECT OUTPUTS
PROJECT TIMEFRAMES
PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
IMPACT AND BENEFITS OF PROJECT
PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION
PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
REPORTING
PROJECT PERSONNEL
FULL PROJECT BUDGET
APPENDICES

Cover Page - SAMPLE
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Data-Informed Practice Improvement Project (DIPIP)
Phase 3
MAY 2010
Project Leaders: Karin Brodie and Yael Shalem

Telephone: 011-717-3193; 011-717-3191
Email: [email protected];
Email: [email protected]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• Preferably 1 page
• Includes the main points of the proposal
For example:
• brief statement of need;
• how the organisation is equipped to meet this need;
• who benefits and how the donor can assist;
• Summary of the aims and objectives (2-3 lines), timeframe and
the total budget request.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

STATEMENT OF NEED
• What is the problem being addressed?
• Circumstances leading up to the project Reasons for making this request.
• What need would the project satisfy?
• Is it a part of a broader strategy?

ORGANISATIONAL BACKGROUND
• Brief background information about the
organisation:
• When was it established
• How the project fits into its broader vision;
• Some of its recent achievements.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
• Aims
• Objectives

PROJECT METHODS
• Inputs - Process
• Outputs - Results:

Current programmes in place that are
related to the project.

PROJECT TIMEFRAMES
• Work plan
• Estimated timelines when project will
commence and end.
• A schedule with dates of activities to be
undertaken.

PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
• Who are they?

IMPACT AND BENEFITS OF PROJECT

Long-term change on societal level

PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION
• How will you monitor your work?
• How will any lessons learned from monitoring
feed back into future planning?
• How about other external agencies or people?
e.g.. monitoring with the help of local
Government.
• Will evaluation of the project be carried out on
completion? How will this be done?

PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
• If the project is to become self-sustaining – how
will this be done?
• If not, what are the plans for continuance/future
funding?
• If you are providing training, will there be
refresher training? How will you know if the skills
learned are being used, or will be used in the
future?

REPORTING
FULL PROJECT BUDGET

APPENDICES
ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE - ORGANOGRAM
LIST OF CLIENTS
LIST OF DONORS FOR THE PROJECT (if any)
PROJECT PARTNERS (if any)
AREAS IN WHICH PROJECT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED
LETTERS OF SUPPORT – or a list of other donor-funded projects involved in.
ANNUAL REPORT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
STAFF RESUMES
BROCHURES
PHOTOGRAPHS
FULL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORGANISATION
ORGANISATIONAL OPERATING BUDGET
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (AUDITED)
A HISTORY OF YOUR ORGANISATION'S ACHIEVEMENTS
A MAP OF THE PROJECT AREA
ANY TECHNICAL SCHEMATICS AVAILABLE

THANK YOU


Slide 8

INTRODUCTION TO PROPOSAL WRITING
FOR
DONOR FUND-RAISING
Suraiya Buccas
Senior Projects & Proposals Officer
PRESENTED TO GAELIC WORKSHOP
MAY 2010

PRESENTATION


















COVER PAGE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
STATEMENT OF NEED
ORGANISATIONAL BACKGROUND
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
PROJECT METHODS
PROJECT OUTPUTS
PROJECT TIMEFRAMES
PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
IMPACT AND BENEFITS OF PROJECT
PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION
PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
REPORTING
PROJECT PERSONNEL
FULL PROJECT BUDGET
APPENDICES

Cover Page - SAMPLE
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Data-Informed Practice Improvement Project (DIPIP)
Phase 3
MAY 2010
Project Leaders: Karin Brodie and Yael Shalem

Telephone: 011-717-3193; 011-717-3191
Email: [email protected];
Email: [email protected]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• Preferably 1 page
• Includes the main points of the proposal
For example:
• brief statement of need;
• how the organisation is equipped to meet this need;
• who benefits and how the donor can assist;
• Summary of the aims and objectives (2-3 lines), timeframe and
the total budget request.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

STATEMENT OF NEED
• What is the problem being addressed?
• Circumstances leading up to the project Reasons for making this request.
• What need would the project satisfy?
• Is it a part of a broader strategy?

ORGANISATIONAL BACKGROUND
• Brief background information about the
organisation:
• When was it established
• How the project fits into its broader vision;
• Some of its recent achievements.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
• Aims
• Objectives

PROJECT METHODS
• Inputs - Process
• Outputs - Results:

Current programmes in place that are
related to the project.

PROJECT TIMEFRAMES
• Work plan
• Estimated timelines when project will
commence and end.
• A schedule with dates of activities to be
undertaken.

PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
• Who are they?

IMPACT AND BENEFITS OF PROJECT

Long-term change on societal level

PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION
• How will you monitor your work?
• How will any lessons learned from monitoring
feed back into future planning?
• How about other external agencies or people?
e.g.. monitoring with the help of local
Government.
• Will evaluation of the project be carried out on
completion? How will this be done?

PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
• If the project is to become self-sustaining – how
will this be done?
• If not, what are the plans for continuance/future
funding?
• If you are providing training, will there be
refresher training? How will you know if the skills
learned are being used, or will be used in the
future?

REPORTING
FULL PROJECT BUDGET

APPENDICES
ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE - ORGANOGRAM
LIST OF CLIENTS
LIST OF DONORS FOR THE PROJECT (if any)
PROJECT PARTNERS (if any)
AREAS IN WHICH PROJECT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED
LETTERS OF SUPPORT – or a list of other donor-funded projects involved in.
ANNUAL REPORT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
STAFF RESUMES
BROCHURES
PHOTOGRAPHS
FULL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORGANISATION
ORGANISATIONAL OPERATING BUDGET
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (AUDITED)
A HISTORY OF YOUR ORGANISATION'S ACHIEVEMENTS
A MAP OF THE PROJECT AREA
ANY TECHNICAL SCHEMATICS AVAILABLE

THANK YOU


Slide 9

INTRODUCTION TO PROPOSAL WRITING
FOR
DONOR FUND-RAISING
Suraiya Buccas
Senior Projects & Proposals Officer
PRESENTED TO GAELIC WORKSHOP
MAY 2010

PRESENTATION


















COVER PAGE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
STATEMENT OF NEED
ORGANISATIONAL BACKGROUND
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
PROJECT METHODS
PROJECT OUTPUTS
PROJECT TIMEFRAMES
PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
IMPACT AND BENEFITS OF PROJECT
PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION
PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
REPORTING
PROJECT PERSONNEL
FULL PROJECT BUDGET
APPENDICES

Cover Page - SAMPLE
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Data-Informed Practice Improvement Project (DIPIP)
Phase 3
MAY 2010
Project Leaders: Karin Brodie and Yael Shalem

Telephone: 011-717-3193; 011-717-3191
Email: [email protected];
Email: [email protected]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• Preferably 1 page
• Includes the main points of the proposal
For example:
• brief statement of need;
• how the organisation is equipped to meet this need;
• who benefits and how the donor can assist;
• Summary of the aims and objectives (2-3 lines), timeframe and
the total budget request.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

STATEMENT OF NEED
• What is the problem being addressed?
• Circumstances leading up to the project Reasons for making this request.
• What need would the project satisfy?
• Is it a part of a broader strategy?

ORGANISATIONAL BACKGROUND
• Brief background information about the
organisation:
• When was it established
• How the project fits into its broader vision;
• Some of its recent achievements.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
• Aims
• Objectives

PROJECT METHODS
• Inputs - Process
• Outputs - Results:

Current programmes in place that are
related to the project.

PROJECT TIMEFRAMES
• Work plan
• Estimated timelines when project will
commence and end.
• A schedule with dates of activities to be
undertaken.

PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
• Who are they?

IMPACT AND BENEFITS OF PROJECT

Long-term change on societal level

PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION
• How will you monitor your work?
• How will any lessons learned from monitoring
feed back into future planning?
• How about other external agencies or people?
e.g.. monitoring with the help of local
Government.
• Will evaluation of the project be carried out on
completion? How will this be done?

PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
• If the project is to become self-sustaining – how
will this be done?
• If not, what are the plans for continuance/future
funding?
• If you are providing training, will there be
refresher training? How will you know if the skills
learned are being used, or will be used in the
future?

REPORTING
FULL PROJECT BUDGET

APPENDICES
ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE - ORGANOGRAM
LIST OF CLIENTS
LIST OF DONORS FOR THE PROJECT (if any)
PROJECT PARTNERS (if any)
AREAS IN WHICH PROJECT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED
LETTERS OF SUPPORT – or a list of other donor-funded projects involved in.
ANNUAL REPORT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
STAFF RESUMES
BROCHURES
PHOTOGRAPHS
FULL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORGANISATION
ORGANISATIONAL OPERATING BUDGET
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (AUDITED)
A HISTORY OF YOUR ORGANISATION'S ACHIEVEMENTS
A MAP OF THE PROJECT AREA
ANY TECHNICAL SCHEMATICS AVAILABLE

THANK YOU


Slide 10

INTRODUCTION TO PROPOSAL WRITING
FOR
DONOR FUND-RAISING
Suraiya Buccas
Senior Projects & Proposals Officer
PRESENTED TO GAELIC WORKSHOP
MAY 2010

PRESENTATION


















COVER PAGE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
STATEMENT OF NEED
ORGANISATIONAL BACKGROUND
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
PROJECT METHODS
PROJECT OUTPUTS
PROJECT TIMEFRAMES
PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
IMPACT AND BENEFITS OF PROJECT
PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION
PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
REPORTING
PROJECT PERSONNEL
FULL PROJECT BUDGET
APPENDICES

Cover Page - SAMPLE
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Data-Informed Practice Improvement Project (DIPIP)
Phase 3
MAY 2010
Project Leaders: Karin Brodie and Yael Shalem

Telephone: 011-717-3193; 011-717-3191
Email: [email protected];
Email: [email protected]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• Preferably 1 page
• Includes the main points of the proposal
For example:
• brief statement of need;
• how the organisation is equipped to meet this need;
• who benefits and how the donor can assist;
• Summary of the aims and objectives (2-3 lines), timeframe and
the total budget request.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

STATEMENT OF NEED
• What is the problem being addressed?
• Circumstances leading up to the project Reasons for making this request.
• What need would the project satisfy?
• Is it a part of a broader strategy?

ORGANISATIONAL BACKGROUND
• Brief background information about the
organisation:
• When was it established
• How the project fits into its broader vision;
• Some of its recent achievements.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
• Aims
• Objectives

PROJECT METHODS
• Inputs - Process
• Outputs - Results:

Current programmes in place that are
related to the project.

PROJECT TIMEFRAMES
• Work plan
• Estimated timelines when project will
commence and end.
• A schedule with dates of activities to be
undertaken.

PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
• Who are they?

IMPACT AND BENEFITS OF PROJECT

Long-term change on societal level

PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION
• How will you monitor your work?
• How will any lessons learned from monitoring
feed back into future planning?
• How about other external agencies or people?
e.g.. monitoring with the help of local
Government.
• Will evaluation of the project be carried out on
completion? How will this be done?

PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
• If the project is to become self-sustaining – how
will this be done?
• If not, what are the plans for continuance/future
funding?
• If you are providing training, will there be
refresher training? How will you know if the skills
learned are being used, or will be used in the
future?

REPORTING
FULL PROJECT BUDGET

APPENDICES
ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE - ORGANOGRAM
LIST OF CLIENTS
LIST OF DONORS FOR THE PROJECT (if any)
PROJECT PARTNERS (if any)
AREAS IN WHICH PROJECT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED
LETTERS OF SUPPORT – or a list of other donor-funded projects involved in.
ANNUAL REPORT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
STAFF RESUMES
BROCHURES
PHOTOGRAPHS
FULL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORGANISATION
ORGANISATIONAL OPERATING BUDGET
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (AUDITED)
A HISTORY OF YOUR ORGANISATION'S ACHIEVEMENTS
A MAP OF THE PROJECT AREA
ANY TECHNICAL SCHEMATICS AVAILABLE

THANK YOU


Slide 11

INTRODUCTION TO PROPOSAL WRITING
FOR
DONOR FUND-RAISING
Suraiya Buccas
Senior Projects & Proposals Officer
PRESENTED TO GAELIC WORKSHOP
MAY 2010

PRESENTATION


















COVER PAGE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
STATEMENT OF NEED
ORGANISATIONAL BACKGROUND
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
PROJECT METHODS
PROJECT OUTPUTS
PROJECT TIMEFRAMES
PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
IMPACT AND BENEFITS OF PROJECT
PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION
PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
REPORTING
PROJECT PERSONNEL
FULL PROJECT BUDGET
APPENDICES

Cover Page - SAMPLE
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Data-Informed Practice Improvement Project (DIPIP)
Phase 3
MAY 2010
Project Leaders: Karin Brodie and Yael Shalem

Telephone: 011-717-3193; 011-717-3191
Email: [email protected];
Email: [email protected]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• Preferably 1 page
• Includes the main points of the proposal
For example:
• brief statement of need;
• how the organisation is equipped to meet this need;
• who benefits and how the donor can assist;
• Summary of the aims and objectives (2-3 lines), timeframe and
the total budget request.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

STATEMENT OF NEED
• What is the problem being addressed?
• Circumstances leading up to the project Reasons for making this request.
• What need would the project satisfy?
• Is it a part of a broader strategy?

ORGANISATIONAL BACKGROUND
• Brief background information about the
organisation:
• When was it established
• How the project fits into its broader vision;
• Some of its recent achievements.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
• Aims
• Objectives

PROJECT METHODS
• Inputs - Process
• Outputs - Results:

Current programmes in place that are
related to the project.

PROJECT TIMEFRAMES
• Work plan
• Estimated timelines when project will
commence and end.
• A schedule with dates of activities to be
undertaken.

PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
• Who are they?

IMPACT AND BENEFITS OF PROJECT

Long-term change on societal level

PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION
• How will you monitor your work?
• How will any lessons learned from monitoring
feed back into future planning?
• How about other external agencies or people?
e.g.. monitoring with the help of local
Government.
• Will evaluation of the project be carried out on
completion? How will this be done?

PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
• If the project is to become self-sustaining – how
will this be done?
• If not, what are the plans for continuance/future
funding?
• If you are providing training, will there be
refresher training? How will you know if the skills
learned are being used, or will be used in the
future?

REPORTING
FULL PROJECT BUDGET

APPENDICES
ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE - ORGANOGRAM
LIST OF CLIENTS
LIST OF DONORS FOR THE PROJECT (if any)
PROJECT PARTNERS (if any)
AREAS IN WHICH PROJECT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED
LETTERS OF SUPPORT – or a list of other donor-funded projects involved in.
ANNUAL REPORT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
STAFF RESUMES
BROCHURES
PHOTOGRAPHS
FULL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORGANISATION
ORGANISATIONAL OPERATING BUDGET
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (AUDITED)
A HISTORY OF YOUR ORGANISATION'S ACHIEVEMENTS
A MAP OF THE PROJECT AREA
ANY TECHNICAL SCHEMATICS AVAILABLE

THANK YOU


Slide 12

INTRODUCTION TO PROPOSAL WRITING
FOR
DONOR FUND-RAISING
Suraiya Buccas
Senior Projects & Proposals Officer
PRESENTED TO GAELIC WORKSHOP
MAY 2010

PRESENTATION


















COVER PAGE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
STATEMENT OF NEED
ORGANISATIONAL BACKGROUND
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
PROJECT METHODS
PROJECT OUTPUTS
PROJECT TIMEFRAMES
PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
IMPACT AND BENEFITS OF PROJECT
PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION
PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
REPORTING
PROJECT PERSONNEL
FULL PROJECT BUDGET
APPENDICES

Cover Page - SAMPLE
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Data-Informed Practice Improvement Project (DIPIP)
Phase 3
MAY 2010
Project Leaders: Karin Brodie and Yael Shalem

Telephone: 011-717-3193; 011-717-3191
Email: [email protected];
Email: [email protected]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• Preferably 1 page
• Includes the main points of the proposal
For example:
• brief statement of need;
• how the organisation is equipped to meet this need;
• who benefits and how the donor can assist;
• Summary of the aims and objectives (2-3 lines), timeframe and
the total budget request.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

STATEMENT OF NEED
• What is the problem being addressed?
• Circumstances leading up to the project Reasons for making this request.
• What need would the project satisfy?
• Is it a part of a broader strategy?

ORGANISATIONAL BACKGROUND
• Brief background information about the
organisation:
• When was it established
• How the project fits into its broader vision;
• Some of its recent achievements.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
• Aims
• Objectives

PROJECT METHODS
• Inputs - Process
• Outputs - Results:

Current programmes in place that are
related to the project.

PROJECT TIMEFRAMES
• Work plan
• Estimated timelines when project will
commence and end.
• A schedule with dates of activities to be
undertaken.

PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
• Who are they?

IMPACT AND BENEFITS OF PROJECT

Long-term change on societal level

PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION
• How will you monitor your work?
• How will any lessons learned from monitoring
feed back into future planning?
• How about other external agencies or people?
e.g.. monitoring with the help of local
Government.
• Will evaluation of the project be carried out on
completion? How will this be done?

PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
• If the project is to become self-sustaining – how
will this be done?
• If not, what are the plans for continuance/future
funding?
• If you are providing training, will there be
refresher training? How will you know if the skills
learned are being used, or will be used in the
future?

REPORTING
FULL PROJECT BUDGET

APPENDICES
ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE - ORGANOGRAM
LIST OF CLIENTS
LIST OF DONORS FOR THE PROJECT (if any)
PROJECT PARTNERS (if any)
AREAS IN WHICH PROJECT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED
LETTERS OF SUPPORT – or a list of other donor-funded projects involved in.
ANNUAL REPORT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
STAFF RESUMES
BROCHURES
PHOTOGRAPHS
FULL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORGANISATION
ORGANISATIONAL OPERATING BUDGET
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (AUDITED)
A HISTORY OF YOUR ORGANISATION'S ACHIEVEMENTS
A MAP OF THE PROJECT AREA
ANY TECHNICAL SCHEMATICS AVAILABLE

THANK YOU


Slide 13

INTRODUCTION TO PROPOSAL WRITING
FOR
DONOR FUND-RAISING
Suraiya Buccas
Senior Projects & Proposals Officer
PRESENTED TO GAELIC WORKSHOP
MAY 2010

PRESENTATION


















COVER PAGE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
STATEMENT OF NEED
ORGANISATIONAL BACKGROUND
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
PROJECT METHODS
PROJECT OUTPUTS
PROJECT TIMEFRAMES
PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
IMPACT AND BENEFITS OF PROJECT
PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION
PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
REPORTING
PROJECT PERSONNEL
FULL PROJECT BUDGET
APPENDICES

Cover Page - SAMPLE
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Data-Informed Practice Improvement Project (DIPIP)
Phase 3
MAY 2010
Project Leaders: Karin Brodie and Yael Shalem

Telephone: 011-717-3193; 011-717-3191
Email: [email protected];
Email: [email protected]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• Preferably 1 page
• Includes the main points of the proposal
For example:
• brief statement of need;
• how the organisation is equipped to meet this need;
• who benefits and how the donor can assist;
• Summary of the aims and objectives (2-3 lines), timeframe and
the total budget request.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

STATEMENT OF NEED
• What is the problem being addressed?
• Circumstances leading up to the project Reasons for making this request.
• What need would the project satisfy?
• Is it a part of a broader strategy?

ORGANISATIONAL BACKGROUND
• Brief background information about the
organisation:
• When was it established
• How the project fits into its broader vision;
• Some of its recent achievements.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
• Aims
• Objectives

PROJECT METHODS
• Inputs - Process
• Outputs - Results:

Current programmes in place that are
related to the project.

PROJECT TIMEFRAMES
• Work plan
• Estimated timelines when project will
commence and end.
• A schedule with dates of activities to be
undertaken.

PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
• Who are they?

IMPACT AND BENEFITS OF PROJECT

Long-term change on societal level

PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION
• How will you monitor your work?
• How will any lessons learned from monitoring
feed back into future planning?
• How about other external agencies or people?
e.g.. monitoring with the help of local
Government.
• Will evaluation of the project be carried out on
completion? How will this be done?

PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
• If the project is to become self-sustaining – how
will this be done?
• If not, what are the plans for continuance/future
funding?
• If you are providing training, will there be
refresher training? How will you know if the skills
learned are being used, or will be used in the
future?

REPORTING
FULL PROJECT BUDGET

APPENDICES
ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE - ORGANOGRAM
LIST OF CLIENTS
LIST OF DONORS FOR THE PROJECT (if any)
PROJECT PARTNERS (if any)
AREAS IN WHICH PROJECT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED
LETTERS OF SUPPORT – or a list of other donor-funded projects involved in.
ANNUAL REPORT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
STAFF RESUMES
BROCHURES
PHOTOGRAPHS
FULL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORGANISATION
ORGANISATIONAL OPERATING BUDGET
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (AUDITED)
A HISTORY OF YOUR ORGANISATION'S ACHIEVEMENTS
A MAP OF THE PROJECT AREA
ANY TECHNICAL SCHEMATICS AVAILABLE

THANK YOU


Slide 14

INTRODUCTION TO PROPOSAL WRITING
FOR
DONOR FUND-RAISING
Suraiya Buccas
Senior Projects & Proposals Officer
PRESENTED TO GAELIC WORKSHOP
MAY 2010

PRESENTATION


















COVER PAGE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
STATEMENT OF NEED
ORGANISATIONAL BACKGROUND
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
PROJECT METHODS
PROJECT OUTPUTS
PROJECT TIMEFRAMES
PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
IMPACT AND BENEFITS OF PROJECT
PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION
PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
REPORTING
PROJECT PERSONNEL
FULL PROJECT BUDGET
APPENDICES

Cover Page - SAMPLE
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Data-Informed Practice Improvement Project (DIPIP)
Phase 3
MAY 2010
Project Leaders: Karin Brodie and Yael Shalem

Telephone: 011-717-3193; 011-717-3191
Email: [email protected];
Email: [email protected]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• Preferably 1 page
• Includes the main points of the proposal
For example:
• brief statement of need;
• how the organisation is equipped to meet this need;
• who benefits and how the donor can assist;
• Summary of the aims and objectives (2-3 lines), timeframe and
the total budget request.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

STATEMENT OF NEED
• What is the problem being addressed?
• Circumstances leading up to the project Reasons for making this request.
• What need would the project satisfy?
• Is it a part of a broader strategy?

ORGANISATIONAL BACKGROUND
• Brief background information about the
organisation:
• When was it established
• How the project fits into its broader vision;
• Some of its recent achievements.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
• Aims
• Objectives

PROJECT METHODS
• Inputs - Process
• Outputs - Results:

Current programmes in place that are
related to the project.

PROJECT TIMEFRAMES
• Work plan
• Estimated timelines when project will
commence and end.
• A schedule with dates of activities to be
undertaken.

PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
• Who are they?

IMPACT AND BENEFITS OF PROJECT

Long-term change on societal level

PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION
• How will you monitor your work?
• How will any lessons learned from monitoring
feed back into future planning?
• How about other external agencies or people?
e.g.. monitoring with the help of local
Government.
• Will evaluation of the project be carried out on
completion? How will this be done?

PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
• If the project is to become self-sustaining – how
will this be done?
• If not, what are the plans for continuance/future
funding?
• If you are providing training, will there be
refresher training? How will you know if the skills
learned are being used, or will be used in the
future?

REPORTING
FULL PROJECT BUDGET

APPENDICES
ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE - ORGANOGRAM
LIST OF CLIENTS
LIST OF DONORS FOR THE PROJECT (if any)
PROJECT PARTNERS (if any)
AREAS IN WHICH PROJECT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED
LETTERS OF SUPPORT – or a list of other donor-funded projects involved in.
ANNUAL REPORT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
STAFF RESUMES
BROCHURES
PHOTOGRAPHS
FULL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORGANISATION
ORGANISATIONAL OPERATING BUDGET
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (AUDITED)
A HISTORY OF YOUR ORGANISATION'S ACHIEVEMENTS
A MAP OF THE PROJECT AREA
ANY TECHNICAL SCHEMATICS AVAILABLE

THANK YOU


Slide 15

INTRODUCTION TO PROPOSAL WRITING
FOR
DONOR FUND-RAISING
Suraiya Buccas
Senior Projects & Proposals Officer
PRESENTED TO GAELIC WORKSHOP
MAY 2010

PRESENTATION


















COVER PAGE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
STATEMENT OF NEED
ORGANISATIONAL BACKGROUND
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
PROJECT METHODS
PROJECT OUTPUTS
PROJECT TIMEFRAMES
PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
IMPACT AND BENEFITS OF PROJECT
PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION
PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
REPORTING
PROJECT PERSONNEL
FULL PROJECT BUDGET
APPENDICES

Cover Page - SAMPLE
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Data-Informed Practice Improvement Project (DIPIP)
Phase 3
MAY 2010
Project Leaders: Karin Brodie and Yael Shalem

Telephone: 011-717-3193; 011-717-3191
Email: [email protected];
Email: [email protected]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• Preferably 1 page
• Includes the main points of the proposal
For example:
• brief statement of need;
• how the organisation is equipped to meet this need;
• who benefits and how the donor can assist;
• Summary of the aims and objectives (2-3 lines), timeframe and
the total budget request.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

STATEMENT OF NEED
• What is the problem being addressed?
• Circumstances leading up to the project Reasons for making this request.
• What need would the project satisfy?
• Is it a part of a broader strategy?

ORGANISATIONAL BACKGROUND
• Brief background information about the
organisation:
• When was it established
• How the project fits into its broader vision;
• Some of its recent achievements.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
• Aims
• Objectives

PROJECT METHODS
• Inputs - Process
• Outputs - Results:

Current programmes in place that are
related to the project.

PROJECT TIMEFRAMES
• Work plan
• Estimated timelines when project will
commence and end.
• A schedule with dates of activities to be
undertaken.

PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
• Who are they?

IMPACT AND BENEFITS OF PROJECT

Long-term change on societal level

PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION
• How will you monitor your work?
• How will any lessons learned from monitoring
feed back into future planning?
• How about other external agencies or people?
e.g.. monitoring with the help of local
Government.
• Will evaluation of the project be carried out on
completion? How will this be done?

PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
• If the project is to become self-sustaining – how
will this be done?
• If not, what are the plans for continuance/future
funding?
• If you are providing training, will there be
refresher training? How will you know if the skills
learned are being used, or will be used in the
future?

REPORTING
FULL PROJECT BUDGET

APPENDICES
ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE - ORGANOGRAM
LIST OF CLIENTS
LIST OF DONORS FOR THE PROJECT (if any)
PROJECT PARTNERS (if any)
AREAS IN WHICH PROJECT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED
LETTERS OF SUPPORT – or a list of other donor-funded projects involved in.
ANNUAL REPORT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
STAFF RESUMES
BROCHURES
PHOTOGRAPHS
FULL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORGANISATION
ORGANISATIONAL OPERATING BUDGET
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (AUDITED)
A HISTORY OF YOUR ORGANISATION'S ACHIEVEMENTS
A MAP OF THE PROJECT AREA
ANY TECHNICAL SCHEMATICS AVAILABLE

THANK YOU