Post Graduate Diploma in Grants Management
Course Overview
Successful organizations have a solid grant management program that starts long before any grant is awarded. Grant management includes strategic planning, efficient grant design, program development and effective tracking, and having sufficient resources to smoothly manage the process. Grants management is a key activity in Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), State Corporations and other Donor funded institutions. Most teams aim to use limited resources optimally and efficiently to achieve maximum impact.
Participants will be required to submit 10 assignments, research paper and one final examination for the period of 12 months to demonstrate their understanding of the course content. Assignments account for 60%, research paper accounts for 30% while Examination accounts for 10% of the marks.
Module 1 introduction to Grants management
Introduction to Grant Management
Applying for Grant
Pitfalls, Red flags Issues and Grant Cycle
Developing a Grant Proposal
Outline for writing a Grant
Grant Management Processes
Module 2 Planning for Grants Funds
Planning and writing an annual Budget
Managing Grants Money
Handling Accounting
Understanding Non-Profit status and Tax Exemptions
Procurement and Managing Change
Government / Public Procurement
Applying Best Practice-Principles in Procurement
Procurement Strategy & Strategic Options
Module 3, Planning for Sustainability of Projects
Introduction to grant Management
Establishing a Micro-Grant Program
Creating a Business Plan
Developing a committee to help with Financial Sustainability
Writing a Grant
Outline for writing a Grant Application for Funding
Module 4 Sourcing for Grants through Fundraising
Fundraising Planning: The Fundraising Audit
Fundraising Planning
Donor Retention and Development
Project Coordination
Module 5 Monitoring and Evaluation of Grants
A framework for Program Evaluation a gateway to tools
Understanding Community Leadership, Evaluators, Funders and their Interests
Choosing Evaluators and Development of Evaluation Plan
Participatory Evaluation
Data Collection, Design and Observation system
Collecting and Analyzing Data
Module 6 Project Audits
Introducing Project Audits
Definition of Monitoring and Case Study
Project Audit: Process and Report Writing
Audit Methodology According to Individual Phases and Areas
Module 7 Hiring of Employees for Grants Management
Developing a plan for staff Hiring and Training
Advertising and Interviewing for Positions
Developing personnel policies
Developing staff Orientation Programs
Developing Training program for Staff
Module 8 Corporate Fundraising
Corporate Giving and Fundraising
Grant Fundraising
Fundraising Events
Managing Fundraising Volunteers
Leading Fundraising Teams
Module 9 Project Management
Introduction to project Management
Project appraisal
Project Planning and scheduling
Project Team Management and Conflict Resolution
Module 10 Introduction to NGO sector
Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector
The Development of a Profession
Fundraising Ethics
Individual Giving Behavior
Upon successful completion of the course, the participant will receive a Post Graduate Diploma Certificate of Merit and a transcript.
Duration: 12 Months
Fee: $1000
