Structured Training
for Grant Writing
Excellence
Choose the programme that matches your organisation's experience level and capacity building needs.
Foundational Grant Writing Workshop
A comprehensive introduction for organisations new to international donor funding. Covers the complete proposal development cycle from opportunity identification through to submission and post-award reporting.
Advanced Proposal Development
For organisations with some grant writing experience seeking to improve proposal quality and competitiveness. Focuses on compelling narrative development, sophisticated logframes, and addressing common weaknesses that reduce funding success.
Budget Preparation Intensive
Specialised training on developing realistic, defendable budgets that align with donor cost categories and demonstrate value for money. Includes budget narrative writing and handling common donor budget restrictions.
What All Programmes Include
Core elements present in every training workshop
Real Call Documents
Work with actual call-for-proposal documents from USAID, EU, UN agencies, and major foundations active in West Africa. Learn to interpret real donor requirements and evaluation criteria.
Hands-On Practice
Develop draft proposal components using your own project ideas. Receive feedback from facilitators and peer review from other participants to strengthen your approach.
Resource Materials
Take away proposal templates, budget formats, logframe builders, evaluation checklists, and donor research guides to support your work after the workshop.
Experienced Facilitators
Learn from practitioners who have prepared successful proposals for international donors and understand the West African development context.
Workshop Format and Approach
Our workshops combine short instructional sessions with extended practice time. Participants spend more time doing than listening, working through exercises that mirror the actual process of developing a funding proposal.
Each workshop is limited in size to ensure facilitators can provide individual attention and feedback. Group exercises encourage peer learning, allowing participants to see different approaches to common challenges and learn from each other's experience.
We use case studies drawn from actual funded proposals to demonstrate what works, and common rejection reasons to highlight what to avoid. This practical focus ensures that learning transfers directly to your next funding application.
Who Should Attend Each Programme
Foundational Workshop
Suitable for:
- Organisations that have never applied for international donor funding
- Teams where no one has grant writing experience
- Community organisations transitioning from informal to formal funding approaches
- New programme managers or development officers
Advanced Development
Suitable for:
- Organisations that have submitted at least three proposals to international donors
- Teams seeking to improve their success rate
- Staff who write proposals regularly but want to strengthen specific skills
- Organisations preparing to pursue larger grants
Budget Intensive
Suitable for:
- Finance officers who support proposal development
- Programme staff who struggle with budget preparation
- Organisations that receive feedback about budget weaknesses
- Teams preparing complex multi-year budgets
Ready to Enrol Your Team?
Contact us to discuss which programme addresses your organisation's capacity needs and learn about upcoming workshop dates.
We also offer customised in-house training for organisations with multiple staff members who need training.