Professional
Development for
Grant Writers
Individual participation options for development professionals, consultants, and staff members seeking to strengthen their grant writing skills.
Individual Participation
While our workshops are primarily designed for organisational teams, we welcome individual participants who are investing in their professional development or building skills to support the organisations they work with.
Individual participants join scheduled workshops alongside organisational teams, benefiting from the same hands-on training, real call documents, and practical exercises. This mixed participation creates valuable networking opportunities and exposes individuals to the diverse challenges faced by different types of organisations.
Who Benefits from Individual Participation
Development Consultants
Consultants who support multiple organisations with proposal development can strengthen their service offering and stay current with donor trends and requirements.
Programme Officers
Staff members responsible for proposal development within their organisations who want to enhance their skills beyond what their employer currently provides.
Career Changers
Professionals transitioning into the development sector who need to build grant writing skills to compete for positions with NGOs and international organisations.
Board Members
Board members of community organisations or NGOs who want to better understand the funding landscape and support their organisation's resource mobilisation efforts.
What to Expect as an Individual Participant
Individual participants receive the same training content, materials, and hands-on practice as organisational teams. You will work through real call-for-proposal documents, develop draft proposal components, and receive feedback on your work.
The main difference is that you will be working on practice exercises independently or paired with other individual participants, rather than as part of a pre-existing organisational team. This can actually be an advantage, as it allows you to focus entirely on skill development without the distraction of your organisation's immediate funding needs.
You will take away the same resource materials, templates, and reference guides that organisational participants receive, giving you tools to support your work after the workshop concludes.
Building Your Grant Writing Portfolio
For consultants and professionals offering grant writing services, our workshops provide an opportunity to strengthen your technical skills and demonstrate professional development to potential clients.
The practical exercises completed during workshops can form the foundation of work samples that demonstrate your capability to potential employers or clients. While we do not offer formal certification, participation in our workshops signals your commitment to maintaining current knowledge of donor requirements and proposal development practices.
Choosing the Right Programme
Consider your current experience level and professional goals
New to Grant Writing
If you have never written a funding proposal or only have experience with small local grants, start with the Foundational Grant Writing Workshop. This provides comprehensive coverage of the entire proposal development process.
Recommended: Foundational Workshop
Some Experience
If you have written several proposals but want to improve your success rate or prepare for larger, more competitive funding opportunities, the Advanced Proposal Development workshop addresses common weaknesses and sophisticated techniques.
Recommended: Advanced Development
Specific Skill Gap
If you are comfortable with most aspects of proposal writing but struggle specifically with budget preparation, the Budget Preparation Intensive provides focused training on this technical component.
Recommended: Budget Intensive
Ready to Strengthen Your Skills?
Contact us to learn about upcoming workshop dates and individual participation options.
Have questions about which programme is right for your professional development goals? We can help you choose.