Understanding Concept Note for NGOs: A Step-by-Step Guide

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Understanding concept note – Before submitting a proper and detailed proposal a concept note is prepared and shared with the concerned funding agencies from where the NGO seeking to get funding support. Preparing a concept note is an essential step for NGOs seeking funding or partnership opportunities. It serves as a concise summary of a … Read more

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II. Staff : The other most important thing that we need to look at is the staff requirement for successful implementation of the project. We need to look at: a) How many programme staff required with specialization b) How many finance, admin staff are required c) How many members from the existing team give a … Read more

Budget – How to Prepare

Budget: Budget is a financial plan. All of us know what is budget as we do make our financial plans in our personal life also. Planning is an important part of budget and unless it is done in a systematic and planned way, the project may end up with shortage of funds or under-utilisation of … Read more

Capacity Building

Very often we hear about capacity building in an organisation, institutes, factories and many other work places. Now a days we see every organisation gives priority to capacity building. What is capacity building, and why is it necessary and for whom this is necessary. We also talk about accountability – accountability to whom and the … Read more

Grants

Grants are non-repayable funds disbursed by one party (grant makers), often a government department, corporation, foundation or trust, to a recipient, often (but not always) a nonprofit entity, educational institution, business or an individual. In order to receive a grant, some form of “Grant Writing” often referred to as either a proposal or an application … Read more

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Important note: Explain how you will measure the above. Impacts that can be quantified are the most impressive, and are more likely to sell your project to the donor. Step 6. Project Management (How will you achieve the objectives? How will the project be managed and evaluated?)The best objectives in the world can only achieve … Read more

Concept Note 4

Concept Note continue….. It is worth spending time with colleagues, partners, and friends brainstorming all the possible outputs, as well as those directly related to the objectives.Key outputs that are achieved during the life of the project may be useful milestones that you can refer to when writing the full proposal. Step 5. Beneficiaries and … Read more

Concept Note 3

When formulating objectives, keep in mind that objectives should be SMART!! S Specific M Measurable A Achievable R Realistic T TimeboundEach objective should specify the QUANTITY of achievements (e.g., numbers of beneficiaries, area covered by project), and the QUALITY (e.g., poor farmers, marginal lands, drought-tolerant varieties). Objectives should also include an indication of TIME when … Read more

Concept Note

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