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Step 1. Objectives (what do you want to do?) The objectives are the single most important part of your project design. They tell the reader what it is you want to do. They are one of the first parts of the concept note that your reader will look at. You need to think very carefully … Read more
Before submitting a final proposal, donor agencies at times ask to submit a concept note to organisations who are interested to take up activities on the basis of the donor agencies criteria. Concept Note Definition: Concept Note A concept note is a BRIEF summary of a project. A concept note (or a concept paper, as … Read more
Letter of Intent : When organisations interested to apply for any schemes etc. the donor agencies at times ask organisations to send Letter of Intent (LoI) or Expression of Interest (EoI). Letter of Intent is a sort of expression of Interest. Normally this is not a definite contract or agreement. Once an individual or organisation … Read more
When we apply for grants we need to ensure that all that is required by donor agencies are adhered to and all the supporting documents are attached to. a) Some donor agencies may have a specified time period for applying for funds and others may have flexible time period. Here are some of the steps … Read more
Capacity Building: a) Identify and work with selected NGOs through intervention partners to uild real capacity that goes beyond project deadlines. b) Ensure preparedness and code of conduct,of Internal systems c) Ensure indicators are menaingful and responsible a) Direct implementaton model b) Restricted prorammes c) Good HR Management d) Deepknowledge of staff and suroundings e) … Read more
Though the likely risks are prioritised at the beginning of the project, while the project is implemented we may come across more risks which also needs to be listed and mitigative actions needs to be identified and closely monitored. In case of NGOs though there may be systems in place to check fraud and accountability, … Read more
Now a days we find most of the organisations give priority to ensure internal control mechanisms are in place and are monitored regularly. However, here we will take up the risk management aspect separately. Risk management is the identification, assessment, and prioritization of risks (defined in ISO 31000 as the effect of uncertainty on objectives) … Read more