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Grant Writing: Fundamentals of Successful Grant Writing

This document discusses the fundamentals of successful grant writing, emphasizing the differences between a concept note and a full proposal. It outlines key elements such as launching your proposal, business intelligence for proposal development, and essential skills required for creating compelling project proposals. Tools for proposal development, including budget planning and communication strategies, are also highlighted.

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Grant Writing: The Power of Compelling Project Proposals Part II: Fundamentals of Successful Grant Writing John Ngong | Facilitator 15th October 2023
Discussion Points 1. Concept note vs full proposal 2. Launching your proposal idea: Donor and organization strategy 3. Business intelligence: Zooming into Needs 4. Tools (Proposal Devt. plan, Design meeting agenda, Technical Framework, Logframe, Budget) 5. Skills: Timely communication, gathering inputs, making sense of the inputs, creating the overall coherence)
Concept note and full proposal  Concept note: Short conceptualization of a project idea, less details, focuses on the project idea.  Full proposal: More detailed, longer version of the project idea,  Organizational/program/project profile: A condensed version of your programmatic capabilities, technical niche, and unique experience.
Launching your project concept note  Donor strategy  Government strategy  Your organizational strategy  Other technical studies
Business Intelligence for Proposal Development  (Recent) Needs assessments  Cluster assessments/studies  Own assessments  Cluster/technical working group Meetings  Face-face interactions (social interaction theory)
Tools for Proposal Development o Proposal Development Plan o Design meeting agenda o Technical Framework o Logframe o Budget (donor template, comprehensive budget, other costs relevant costs included)
Essential skillset for Proposal Development • Timely communication • Gathering inputs from internal stakeholders • Making sense of the inputs • Creating the overall coherence • Speaking the donor/sector-appropriate language • Running your Proposal checklist
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