After the end of the activities, the project enters its conclusive phase. The outputs of the project should be delivered and reports should be written for the donors and other interested stakeholders. This is the moment for all the members of the organisation to gather again and discuss about the … [Read more...] about End of the Project: Evaluation and Reporting for Youth Development Projects
Financial Management of Youth Development Projects
Financial management consists in allocating a budget for a proposed project, monitoring that the existing budget is sufficient to complete all the activities planned and also reporting on the financial story of the project during the final evaluation and reporting process. Financial management is … [Read more...] about Financial Management of Youth Development Projects
Financial Implementation of Youth Development Projects
As for the project implementation, financial implementation means to monitor the development of the project to understand whether the project is meeting its targets and, if not, how to intervene to rectify the situation. Financial Implementation involves the development of policies and procedures … [Read more...] about Financial Implementation of Youth Development Projects
Monitoring the Finances for Youth Development Projects
Monitoring involves controlling that the financial resources are used in accordance to the agreed financial plan. A good way to approach monitoring is to write monthly reports in which all the expenses are listed, explained and compared to the projected costs. In doing so, the organisation will know … [Read more...] about Monitoring the Finances for Youth Development Projects
Roles of the Project Coordinator in relation to Financial Management
The Project Coordinator might or might not be directly involved in the various phases of Financial Planning. Yet, it is crucial that the Project Coordinator monitors the activities of the Financial Team to ensure continuity and consistency with the other phases of planning and implementing the … [Read more...] about Roles of the Project Coordinator in relation to Financial Management
The Logical Framework Tool for Proposal Writing
The main tool used by NGOs to write successful proposals is the Logical Framework (LogFrame). This is a methodology elaborated in the 70s to strengthen a project internal logic and explain how the project will achieve set goals. It takes a form of a 4x4 table as follow. The first column lists the … [Read more...] about The Logical Framework Tool for Proposal Writing
How to Submit Unsolicited Proposals: Concept Notes and Letters of Inquiry
Concept notes and letters of enquiry could represent a means to contact potential donors when there is no call for proposals to be answered to. Yet, the request for concepts notes is becoming more and more popular even when calls for proposals are advertised as a way to make a very first selection … [Read more...] about How to Submit Unsolicited Proposals: Concept Notes and Letters of Inquiry
Building Knowledge in Media Policy for Arab Countries in Transition
Deadline- 24 June 2013 Applications are accepted by the American University in Cairo for the program Building Knowledge in Media Policy for Arab Countries in Transition. The objective of this program is to contribute to knowledge gaining and capacity building in the areas of media policy and media … [Read more...] about Building Knowledge in Media Policy for Arab Countries in Transition
Call for Abstracts: Conference on Disability Rights in Africa
Deadline- 30 June 2013 All eligible participants are invited to participate in Conference on Disability Rights in Africa on the theme ‘Overcoming obstacles: Towards the effective implementation of the CRPD in Africa’. This conference is organized by The Centre for Human Rights. Conference will take … [Read more...] about Call for Abstracts: Conference on Disability Rights in Africa
Call for proposal Neighborhood Civil Society Facility Armenian
Deadline- 8 July 2013 Proposals are accepted for Neighborhood Civil Society Facility in Armenian to strength and promote Armenian civil society organizations’ role in reforms and democratic changes. The goal of this program is to support the establishment and/or enhancement of mechanism for CSOs … [Read more...] about Call for proposal Neighborhood Civil Society Facility Armenian
