How to write the winning proposal:

• The cover letter.
• Understanding your need and developing a problem statement.
• Understanding your uniqueness as an organisation.
• Benefits to your beneficiaries and donors.
• Your operational plan – how will you intervene.
• Your personnel – what donors expect.
• Monitoring and evaluation of projects – what donors want to know.
• Developing a budget.
• How and where to find the right donor.
• Managing funding gaps effectively.
• Reporting to donors - do’s and don’ts.
• The funding enquiry – accessing donor information quickly.
• Good and bad donors.
• Good and bad recipients of funds.
• Sustainability strategies for your NGO – Developing a resource mobilisation  action plan.