AUB NGOi In-Person Course Registration Form | Proposal Writing & Business Development for NGOs

PROPOSAL WRITING & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOR NGOs

Course Description

This course aims to equip participants with the knowledge and skills needed to write competitive proposals and detailed budgets. The course also highlights the role of grants as main funding sources in the NGO's fundraising process and will guide participants on how to research and identify relevant potential funding opportunities, how to match funding sources with a project or organization, and how to distinguish among different types of funding sources including philanthropic foundations, private sector, and foreign governments. In this course, participants will be introduced to effective business development approaches used to seek strategic opportunities for organizational growth and development. 

After the successful completion of the course, participants will be able to answer the following questions:

  • How do we write a competitive proposal?
  • What is the proposal writing formula?
  • What are the Do’s and Don’ts of the proposal writing phase?
  • How do we develop a budget for a proposal?
  • What are the basic fundraising principles?
  • Why are grants important? 
  • How to identify relevant grants?
  • What is a Donor Pyramid? 
  • What is business development?
  • What are effective approaches for business development?
_______________________________________________________________________________________

Registration Deadline
> Early Bird: August 30, 2023
> Regular: September 5, 2023

Course Start Date
September 11, 2023

Course Duration
The duration of this course is 4 days. The course content covers a total of 30 hours including lecturing, case studies, homework, assessments, and other exercises. 

Course Dates
September 11, 15, 18, & 19  |  9:30AM – 4:30PM (Beirut Time; GMT +3)

Registration Fees
> For members of the NGOi network: 250$
> For non-members - Early Bird: 300$
> For non-members - Regular: 350$

Course Language of Instruction
English

Mode of Delivery 
In-Person at AUB

Payment Options
 - USD via Bank Transfer (Invoice issued by NGOi is needed)
 - Cash USD at the AUB Cashier's Office (Invoice issued by NGOi is needed)

Notes

- NGOi Organizational Members benefit from a 20% discount on course registration fees for up to 5 staff members.

- NGOi Individual Members benefit from a 20% discount on course registration fee.

- A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION will be provided upon successful fulfillment of course requirements.

- This course does not require any pre-requisites.

______________________

ABOUT THE TRAINER

Ramzi El Hage 

Ramzi El Hage has over 15 years of diverse applied international development experience working with local and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs), with extensive expertise in proposal writing and NGOs management. Ramzi has contributed to building the capacity of more than 100 national/local NGOs and 25 local faith institutions (LFIs) in Tunisia, Algeria, Cyprus, Jordan, and Lebanon. He is also an external assessor of organizational capacity for Caritas Internationalis member organizations. Ramzi has also provided capacity strengthening support to different projects in Egypt, South Sudan, Haiti and Zambia. He holds an MA in Public Administration and is a Visiting Professor in NGO Management at Sagesse University in Beirut, Lebanon. 

Sign in to Google to save your progress. Learn more
Full Name: First-Middle-Last (as in passport) *
Full Date of Birth *
MM
/
DD
/
YYYY
E-mail *
Mobile Number (including country code) *
Country of Residence *
Gender *
Highest Educational Level *
Major of Highest Educational Degree *
Affiliated NGO/Organization *
Role/Title/Position in Affiliated Organization/NGO *
Affiliated NGO Sector (e.g. Health, Environment, Education, Development, Relief, etc.) (Select all that apply) *
Required
What are you expecting to learn through this course? *
On a scale from 1 to 5, please rate your level of experience in proposal writing and business development in the NGO sector (with "1" being minimal and "5" being advanced): *
On a scale from 1 to 5, please rate your current involvement in proposal writing and business development in the NGO sector (5 being significantly involved): *
Are you, or your organization, registered as a member of the NGOi Network? *
Are you a staff member or currently enrolled as a student at the American University of Beirut? *
Why are you registering for this course? *
How did you hear about this course? (Select all that apply) *
Required
Please indicate in what format you would like to receive your certificate at the end of the course: *
Please indicate your willingness/availability to provide a testimonial after the completion of the course: *
Required
Submit
Clear form
Never submit passwords through Google Forms.
This content is neither created nor endorsed by Google. Report Abuse - Terms of Service - Privacy Policy
Google Forms