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About the Course
This five-day intensive course is designed to equip development practitioners and fundraising professionals with advanced strategies and practical skills to secure and sustain donor funding in today’s competitive, results-oriented landscape. Participants will learn to craft persuasive funding proposals, cultivate strategic donor relationships, and implement long-term resource mobilization approaches that align with development priorities. Through a blend of academic frameworks, hands-on exercises, real-world case studies, peer-to-peer learning, and expert feedback, the program ensures that participants leave with actionable strategies and greater confidence in managing donor engagement across the entire funding cycle.
Target Participants
Professionals in academic, research, development, humanitarian, and non-profit sectors—especially those in NGOs, civil society, social enterprises, development agencies, and government departments—engaged in resource mobilization and donor relations.
What you will learn
By the end of the course the learner should be able to:
• Interpret donor priorities, requirements, and funding mechanisms
• Design persuasive, fundable community development project concepts
• Develop high-quality funding proposals
• Create implementable work plans and sound budgets
• Design effective Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) frameworks
• Assess compliance requirements for grant submissions
• Integrate community stakeholder interests into project design for sustainable, impactful outcomes
Course duration
5 days
Course Outline
Module 1: Understanding Donor Ecosystems and ODA Frameworks
• Introduction to ODA and its role in community development
• Priority sectors, eligibility, and ethical considerations in ODA
• Case analysis of an ODA Request for Proposals (RFP)
• Compliance requirements and evaluation criteria
• Role of academic institutions (e.g. universities) in mobilizing community-focused development funds
Module 2: Strategic Resource Mobilization and Community Engagement
• Conducting resource gap analysis for community development
• Barriers to achieving impactful development outcomes
• Facilitating community visioning and co-creating joint agendas for change
• Problem analysis and challenge mapping techniques
• Persuasive crafting of community-responsive interventions
Module 3: Designing Results-Oriented Development Frameworks
• Developing a Theory of Change (ToC) that maps pathways to impact
• Designing measurable Results Frameworks
• Constructing Logical Frameworks (logframes) to align with donor expectations
Module 4: Proposal Writing, Language, and Ethical Standards
• Understanding grant language and proposal structure
• Using persuasive, active, and direct writing
• Ethical considerations in proposal development
• Writing strong problem statements, SMART objectives, and defining clear outcomes and impacts
Module 5: Work Plans, Budgets, MEL, and Submission Strategy
• Designing activity-based and item-based budgets with justifications
• Developing implementable work plans with milestones and deliverables
• Designing Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) frameworks and sustainability plans
• Preparing for proposal submission: checklists, win themes, and action planning
• Closing session and peer networking
Course LeaderDr. Moses Gweyi. LinkedIn: mgweyi LinkedIn: mgweyi