Asset Africa Institute Call for Applications: Proposal Writing, Grant Management and Professional Report Writing Training Workshop

The Asset Africa Institute (AAI) a specialized institute in the research, design and delivery of high-quality and affordable training programs for development workers worldwide, is pleased to announce a workshop on Proposal Writing, Grant Management and Professional Report Writing Training Workshop.

Date: September 25 – 29, 2023

Place: Heron Portico Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya

Cost: USD 395

Training Brief: 

This training continues a successful series of training organization staff in designing and delivering a consistently high level of expertly formulated, convincing, grant winning proposals, subsequently managing the grant in complete conformity with donor guidelines while simultaneously increasing your ability to manage, analyze and document complex information into professional reports credible enough to not only get acted upon but equally support effective decision-making.

• 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 Universities, Colleges & Research Institutions, INGOs, NGOs, FBOs, State & National Governments, and other professionals in the development sector.
• Objective 2: To build/enhance the confidence and skills of those responsible for managing donor grants to effectively implement development programs within donors’ contractual terms and conditions.
• Objective 3: Produce persuasive, convincing, actionable reports which support decision making.

Course content:

• 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
• Donor/Stakeholder Meetings -Pitching for your Proposal Skillfully
• Skills for Evaluating Proposal Submissions
• Proposal Writing Training for country teams-How “cascade project proposal development training” works
• 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 in Grant Management
• 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 
• Understanding Reports/Reporting- Principles of Professional Writing
• Data gathering and analysis for reports
• The Process of Writing ad delivering a professional report
• Developing Organization Reporting Strategies for Donor Relationships and Retention

Read more here.

Application deadline September 18, 2023.