Alima Ahmad

About Alima Ahmad

Alima Ahmed is a development professional having masters degree in Social Work from Jamia Millia Islamia (New Delhi, India) and possessing more than five years of experience in development sector. She has worked with government entities like Delhi Disaster Management Authority as well as with NGOs like CRY, Action Aid India, Manas Foundation and others. Her expertise includes project management & implementation and fundraising and possesses efficient skills of documentation, communication, advocacy, networking and partnership.

Proposal Writing Guidebook for Grassroots-based NGOs/CBOs/CSOs

Characteristics of successful proposal writing A good proposal must convince the donor/funding agencies about the following aspects of the project going to be proposed by the organization: - The issue going to be addressed matches with the objectives/target area of the donor agency. - The problem … [Read more...] about Proposal Writing Guidebook for Grassroots-based NGOs/CBOs/CSOs

Few tips for proposal writing

[...continued from the main page] Write as per donor/funding agency’s guidelines A proposal must be written as per the format & guidelines provided by the donor/funding agencies. Most of the multilateral, bilateral, CSRs have their own format, which the organization must follow. This you can … [Read more...] about Few tips for proposal writing

Cover Letter, Cover Page and Project Summary

[...continued from the main page] The format for foreign donors & local donors might vary but most of them follow the same format based on Logical Framework Analysis model, which consist of the following topics: Cover letter- one should always write the cover letter on the letter head of the … [Read more...] about Cover Letter, Cover Page and Project Summary

Problem Statement

[...continued from the main page] Firstly one should give an overview of the problem at the national & universal level followed by its magnitude in the proposed state & the geographical region to be covered. We should try to justify it by statistics from research data, press articles, … [Read more...] about Problem Statement

Goals, Objectives and Methodology

[...continued from the main page] Goals & Objectives The project goal is the long term objective of the project which is different from the objectives of the proposal. Goals can be the vision of the organization to foresee the impact of the activities to encounter the problem. The goal … [Read more...] about Goals, Objectives and Methodology

Activities to be carried out

[...continued from the main page] This section describe the activities going to be conducted to achieve the desired objectives. It should give details about the activities in a sequence with the time line & also indicating the reason for choosing that very activity. It should also have separate … [Read more...] about Activities to be carried out

Monitoring & Evaluation

[...continued from the main page] A good monitoring & evaluation plan targets the activities in the following manner & will include: - Assess the impact of the activities undertaken - To measure the project’s success & effects - To monitor the project's performance on an ongoing … [Read more...] about Monitoring & Evaluation

Project Sustainability

[...continued from the main page] This is one of the crucial aspects of a proposal, which funders/donors give emphasis on. This gives a vision to them to foresee your future plan to sustain the project after the budget is exhausted & project period is over. In this part one should be able to … [Read more...] about Project Sustainability

Assumptions

[...continued from the main page] Most of the projects are influenced by various external factors/risks, which are beyond the direct control of the implementing agency. Thus, it is very important to identify those risks & the measures to be taken to address those risks. These risks could be … [Read more...] about Assumptions

Expected Outcomes in a Proposal

[...continued from the main page] The outcomes are the changes or results that the organization expects to be achieved after the successful completion of the project. The outcomes could be quantitative or qualitative or both. We should try to make the outcomes quantitative as much as we can as the … [Read more...] about Expected Outcomes in a Proposal