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On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 10:37 AM, karegwa muchiri
<muchirikaregwa@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear Partner,
>
>> RE: INVITATION TO PROPOSAL WRITING AND FUND RAISING WORKSHOP IN NAIROBI AT
>> MILIMANI HOTEL, OPP KENYA ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION (OFF VALLEY ROAD)
>> FROM 21ST-23RD JULY 2010.
>>
>> Training Objective: To impart proposal writing and fund raising skills to
>> program officers in development organizations in Africa.
>>
>> Training Justification
>>
>> Development organizations depend on fund raising skills and efforts to
>> survive. In the absence of good ideas and skilled proposal development
>> staff, most organizations and their programmes cannot survive for long.
>>
>> Public perceptions about the excesses and big consumerism by the NGOs and
>> the United Nations Staff is only a mirage to thousands of struggling
>> Organizations that contribute immensely to peace building, illiteracy,
>> poverty and disease reduction.
>>
>> The truth of the matter is that programme
>> and fund raising officer's work tirelessly to keep their organizations
>> afloat. In the absence of good ideas, effective fund raising skills and
>> strategies most organizations will not grow and collapse in the formative
>> years. The key most important skill that an organization must have is an
>> effective fund raising manager. Fund raising in the development sector
>> is a very competitive and equally labor intensive. CBOS/ NGOs like
>> businesses must therefore market themselves and have innovative and
>> effective strategies for successful programming. During the fund raising
>> activities, there are key skills and tips that programme officers must
>> learn to win grants especially in the call for proposals.
>>
>> Organizations grow when they master the art of proposal development and
>> project management thereby attracting more grants. Program officers and
>> leaders of NGO/ CBO need to appreciate that proposal writing and fund
>> raising is an art that must be mastered. No matter the good intention
>> and the vision of the NGO and CBO founders and management may have, the
>> driving force for the organization is proposal writing, fund raising and
>> effective project management skills.
>>
>> Most donors funding programmes in the region are already concerned about
>> exit strategies and sustainability for many projects under
>> Implementation. One of the ways to guarantee sustainability is capacity
>> building in the project management and fund raising area as funds have
>> become very competitive. Donors and organizations must invest in fund
>> raising skills for their staff in the short and long term as part
>> of the project sustainability plan.
>>
>>
>> Program officers attending the training will get hands on skills in the
>> following areas;
>>
>> 1. Project Design and Proposal Writing
>> 2. Work Plan Development
>> 3. Budget Development
>> 4. Introduction to Monitoring and Evaluation
>> 5. Fund Raising Tips
>>
>> Organizational Capacity Statement
>> Capacity Africa is an organization that was registered in 1996 by a group
>> of development and media professionals to promote quality capacity
>> building among development professionals and communities in Africa.
>>
>> The organization has initiated training activities in Kenya, Somalia,
>> Ethiopia,
>> Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Congo and Southern Sudan training over
>> two thousand development workers in the last ten years.
>>
>> We have collaborated very closely with Action Aid Kenya, Unicef Kenya
>> Country Office, Undp Kenya, Unifem East Africa, Population Services
>> International, World Health Organization, Ministry of Health, Federation
>> of Women Lawyers-FIDA, Amref, Kisumu and Eldoret City Councils,
>> National Council for Population and Development, Nation Media Group ,Shell
>> Kenya and Shell International, Path, Techno serve,
>> Christian Partners Development Agency, One Love One World Ends Aids ,
>> National Aids Control Council, Center for British Teachers , JRS Sudan,
>> Christian Mission Aid, Sudanese Red Cross, Mercy Corps, ADRA South Sudan
>> Sector Programme among others.
>>
>> Expected Outcome:
>>
>> Participants will acquire skills and important tips necessary for
>> successful proposal writing and fund raising, follow ups and funding
>> Negotiations with donors.
>>
>> Training Cost
>> Training will take place for THREE days with sessions facilitated by
>> successful and professional fundraisers with hands on skills and great
>> wealth of experience .
>> The training will cost USD 300 only.( KSHS 23,000/-). The fee caters for
>> lunch and two teas, training, training materials and donor directory.
>> Payments should be a week before the workshop.
>>
>> Capacity Africa has identified proposal writing and fund raising, project
>> planning and project management as a REAL need among organizations is
>> dedicating capacity building in this critical area.
>>
>> Capacity Africa can also tailor a training programme to meet the needs of
>> any organization in the training areas proposed.
>>
>> Training Package Value for the Money
>>
>> Training and Writing Materials, Certificate, handouts, Proposal Writing
>> project assistance for two weeks. All the participants will also be given
>> a free copy of donor directory to support fund raising and networking
>> capacity.
>>
>> Training Methodology
>>
>> Combination of lectures, didactics exercise, role plays, group working and
>> question and Answer approaches. Each participant will practice by writing
>> his/her proposal for fundraising.
>>
>> If you are interested in participating in the Nairobi workshop, kindly
>> contact:
>>
>> Ms Pamela Ngugi
>>
>> Capacity Africa Training Institute
>>
>> Madonna House, 3rd Flr, Suite 3D, Westlands,
>>
>> Westlands Road
>>
>> Nairobi, Kenya
>>
>> Telephone: +254-20- 4452674/ 4450937
>>
>> Cell: +254-0721-278-254
>>
>> Email:info@capacityafrica.org
>>
>> Website: www.capacityafrica.org
>
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