02 May 2023 – 09:00 – 15:30
03 May 2023 – 09:00 – 15:30
04 May 2023 – 09:00 – 15:30
Language: English
Erbil, Iraq
Fee: 600 USD
To register: https://bit.ly/3LvUnb7
training@rmdata360.com
info@trustconsultancy.org
This course aims to teach participants how to prepare and present information about their organizations and their specific projects to donors, to raise funds for their work. The course will inform participants:
Understand the age and gender marker and be able to apply it to their concepts and proposals.
Session Date | Session Time | Session topic |
May 02nd 2023 | 9.00 – 9.45am | Icebreaker, training outline, expectations, introductions. |
May 02nd 2023 | 9.45 – 10.45am | Presentation of different charitable donors- ask participants to characterize and list them.
Share the main sites/services for finding funds. |
May 02nd 2023 | 10.45- 11.00am | Break |
May 02nd 2023 | 11.00– 11.30am | Create a funding pipeline as a group- share examples of real pipelines- how information is captured and updated to keep a list of potential donors
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May 02nd 2023 | 11.30- 12.15 pm | Map out main organizational information required by donors (‘due diligence’) Share examples of donor due diligence assessments |
May 02nd 2023 | 12.15- 1.15pm | Lunch |
May 02nd 2023 | 1.15- 2.15pm | Introductory emails/presentations. Ask the group to write an email/prepare a 3-slide presentation on their organization |
May 02nd 2023 | 2.15- 2.30pm | Break |
May 02nd 2023 | 2.30- 3.00pm | Group presentation |
May 02nd 2023 | 3.00- 3.30pm | Group reflection/recap/questions |
May 03rd 2023 | 9.00 – 9.30am | Introductions, energizer, training day 2 set up. |
May 03rd 2023 | 9.30am – 10.30 am | Concept note structure- group exercise to identify and order the main sections of a concept note.
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May 03rd 2023 | 10.30 – 10.45am | Break |
May 03rd 2023 | 10.45- 11.45 am | Group to identify ‘good’ and ‘bad’ concept notes and discuss what makes them good/bad. Hints and tips on how to write winning concepts. |
May 03rd 2023 | 11.45 – 12.30 | Focus on needs assessment section as concept notes are needs based. Look at good/poor data collection and share examples of good needs assessments. |
May 03rd 2023 | 12.30- 1.30pm | Lunch |
May 03rd 2023 | 1.30- 2.30pm | Look at the activity summary and beneficiary section of the concept note- share ‘good’/’bad’ examples and ask the group to think about their own projects. |
May 03rd 2023 | 2.30- 2.45pm | Break |
May 03rd 2023 | 2.45- 3.15 | Look at difference between concept note and proposal structure, to set up for day 3 |
May 03rd 2023 | 3.15- 3.30pm | Group reflections and questions |
May 04th 2023 | 09.00 – 9.30am | Introduction to the final day’s topics, energizer, recap of day 2 topics. |
May 04th 2023 | 9.30- 10.30am | Overview of proposal sections and main required information- done as a group exercise |
May 04th 2023 | 10.30- 11.15am | Present theory of change and logical framework . Group exercise to put together a logical framework. |
May 04th 2023 | 11.15- 11.30am | Break |
May 04th 2023 | 11.30 – 12.30pm | Proposal budgets- general advice on direct vs indirect costs, allowable costs CE, NCE etc. |
May 04th 2023 | 12.30- 1.30pm | Lunch |
May 04th 2023 | 1.30- 2.30pm | Cross cutting themes and communications proposal sections- ‘good’/’bad’ examples |
May 04th 2023 | 2.30- 2.45pm | Break |
May 04th 2023 | 2.45- 3.15pm | Round up quiz, energizer, recap |
May 04th 2023 | 3.15- 3.30pm | Certificates/last questions. |
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Lead trainer
Poppy Hardee is a committed humanitarian with over ten years’ experience in institutional fundraising, program management and capacity strengthening. Her field experience covers a range of humanitarian sectors in complex settings. Poppy has supported and managed programs directly in Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Somalia, and Sierra Leone. She is also a business development expert who currently works for Save the Children UK, as their Charitable Funding Lead.
Trainer Assistant
Youssef Almustafa has more than 15 years of experience as a trainer and facilitator; he delivers and facilitates trainings in Sphere, Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP), Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS), Cash and Voucher assistance (CVA), Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), Project Management for Development (PMD Pro1), Minimum Economic Recovery Standard (MERS) | Third Party Monitoring (TPM) with a special focus on livelihood sector l Field work supervision and data collection. In addition to training, he has more than 10-years of experience in monitoring and evaluation, needs assessment and research.
In this effective fundraising & proposal writing training, Mr. Almustafa will support the lead trainer in all sessions; in addition, he will deliver sessions related to monitoring and evaluation and logical framework.
Any staff of humanitarian or development organizations with a responsibility for program design, business development, proposal writing and/or fundraising.
Should currently be in a fundraising/proposal writing/fundraising role and have knowledge of their organization and their organization’s projects. This would not be suitable for students/individuals/people wanting to get into a fundraising role.
Should currently be in a fundraising/proposal writing/fundraising role and have knowledge of their organization and their organization’s projects. This would not be suitable for students/individuals/people wanting to get into a fundraising role.
The training will be in English
