COURSE OVERVIEW
This immersive workshop, facilitated by ELD Director Neil Kendrick, is designed to enhance your reporting skills and elevate your proposal writing capabilities. Over five intensive days, you will explore three main themes:
- Professional Writing Skills
- Reporting Skills / Report Writing
- Proposal Writing
KEY COURSE OUTCOMES: PROFESSIONAL WRITING SKILLS / REPORTING SKILLS
This practical course empowers you to create impactful reports that drive action and facilitate informed decision-making in project management. Gain insights into a streamlined reporting process that minimizes time wastage and deadline stress, resulting in writing that leaves a lasting impression. Throughout the workshop, you will learn how to:
- Set clear reporting objectives and employ effective data collection methods
- Analyze data and derive meaningful conclusions, identifying valuable lessons learned
- Plan your writing based on report objectives and cater to your audience's needs
- Structure your ideas persuasively and logically
- Communicate clearly, keeping your readers engaged and attentive
KEY COURSE OUTCOMES: PROJECT PLANNING / PROPOSAL WRITING MODULES
Dive into proposal writing to master the art of planning, drafting, and editing persuasive proposals. Learn to:
- Identify and articulate problems aligning with your donor's interests
- How to use LFA (Logical Framework Approach) to plan your project
- Present straightforward solutions convincingly
- Convey your capability to deliver, winning donor support
As a result, your proposals will be well-organized, clear, and persuasive, fostering better relations with donors and increasing support.
COURSE OUTLINE
This comprehensive workshop is structured over five days, addressing the challenges faced by development professionals in reporting, professional writing, and proposal writing. Key topics covered each day include:
Day One
- Principles of Professional Writing
- The Writing Process
- Writing Clearly
- Reporting Process
- Setting Evaluation Objectives
- Deconstructing Field Reports and Evaluations
Day Two
- Organizing Ideas
- Persuasive Paragraphs
- Data Gathering Methods
- Making Sense of Data
Day Three
- Planning / Mind Mapping
- Drafting and Editing the Report
Day Four
- Common Reasons Proposals Fail
- What Donors Seek in a Proposal
- Identifying Projects
- Project Planning / Logical Framework Approach
Day Five
- Planning the Proposal
- Drafting and Editing the Proposal
- Review / Q&A, Certification & Closing
How to register
Secure your spot by signing up directly via the 'Join Course' link on this page using your credit card. For payment via bank transfer, please contact us at mail@eldtraining.com.
Important Note
All fees are payable in advance on a first-come basis, with a maximum of 12 participants accepted for this course. Please ensure your eligibility for a Turkey tourist visa or visa on arrival, as we cannot support visa applications. Join us in Istanbul for an enriching experience that will transform your reporting and proposal writing skills.
Please contact us if you have any further questions.