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Bees for Deve/opmenf Journal 66 SPECIAL FEATURE Finding Funding Preparing a project proposal Success in finding funding depends not just on the value of your idea, but also on the quality of your proposal. A clear proposal, which displays well thought-out and realistic plans, can be your key to success. Different projects require different approaches but the format given here provides a good starting point, although some funding organisations will ask you to complete their own forms. This outline will not guarantee you success in locating funding; however it will help to ensure that your proposal has as good a chance as any other. Good luck! Proposal title The title should provide a clear statement of your aim and should not be too long. Other details State for whom the proposal is intended, and by whom it is submitted. Give your name and your address or that of your organisation. It is a good idea to provide separately some additional information about your organisation and its activities. State the date of application. If you are applying for funding as an individual attach a brief CV* and the names and addresses of referees - make sure they are aware of your proposal and agree to their name being used. * CV or Curriculum w'tae is Latin meaning 'the course of one's life'. A CV clearly and systematically states your personal details, your education and employment history and other relevant information. All details should be itemised with suitable headings and dates in chronological order. Abstract If your proposal is several pages in length, it is good to summarise it at the beginning - not more than four or five sentences. Introduction Give the background to your proposal and summarise the current situation. For example, is this a continuation of previous work, or is it intended to address a new problem facing beekeepers? Project goal This Is the overall aim of the Project. Try to state the goal in just one or two sentences. Objectives The objectives are the matters that must be achieved to arrive at your aim stated in the title. You are likely to have several objectives, but each one must be stated in a single sentence. Be specific. List your objectives one after another - do not present them strung together in a paragraph. If you need to explain more about the objectives and why they are important then list them again, adding a few sentences of explanation for each one. Activities Accurately and carefully describe the activities and methods you will use to achieve each objective. You must give details here: a statement such as 'increase number of bee colonies' does not provide enough detail. Nicola Bradbear Work plan Show a timetable of events for the project activities. Remember that beekeeping is a seasonal activity. Be realistic about how long it will take to complete activities and achieve the project objectives. Inputs required Summarise here all the resources you will need. For example, number of persons and the skills needed, transport, workshop facilities and the time required. Administration You must explain the system that you will use to ensure smooth administration of the project, and who will be accountable for fjt any funding. Outputs This is a concluding paragraph. You can mention likely 'spin-offs' in addition to your main objectives, and any documentation that will arise from the project. If you are successful in obtaining funding then It is important that you prepare reports as required by the donors and acknowledge their support. Budget For each resource list the costs involved. If your project extends over more than one year, provide an annual total in addition to the total project budget. Your budget can bfe shown in local currency but provide a current (and dated) exchange rate to a widely known currency, preferably that used by the organisation for whom you are preparing the proposal. More hints - Find out about the organisation that you are contacting. What are their criteria for funding projects? Before you ^* spend a lot of time and effort, ensure that the intended donor organisation is at least willing to consider the type of application you are preparing. - Number the various sections of your proposal. - None of the statements in your proposal should be repeated in different sections. - Make sure that you clearly separate objectives from activities. For example: (1} Improve honey marketing. (2) Making labels for selling honey. (3) Increase consumer awareness of honey. (4) Teaching how to process honey and beeswax. (1) and (3) are objectives while (2) and (4) are activities by which the objectives will be attained. - Unless it is absolutely impossible, present a typed proposal. Use standard size office paper and print only on one side of the paper. - Check the final document very carefully for spelling or other typographical errors. - Be ready to prepare several drafts of your proposal until you arrive at a version with no errors.
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Bees for Deve/opmenf Journal 66 SPECIAL FEATURE
Finding FundingPreparing a project proposal
Success in finding funding depends not just on the valueof your idea, but also on the quality of your proposal.
A clear proposal, which displays well thought-out andrealistic plans, can be your key to success. Differentprojects require different approaches but the format givenhere provides a good starting point, although somefunding organisations will ask you to complete their ownforms. This outline will not guarantee you success inlocating funding; however it will help to ensure that yourproposal has as good a chance as any other. Good luck!
Proposal titleThe title should provide a clear statement of your aim andshould not be too long.
Other detailsState for whom the proposal is intended, and by whom it issubmitted. Give your name and your address or that of yourorganisation. It is a good idea to provide separately someadditional information about your organisation and its activities.
State the date of application. If you are applying for funding asan individual attach a brief CV* and the names and addressesof referees - make sure they are aware of your proposal andagree to their name being used.
* CV or Curriculum w'tae is Latin meaning 'the course of one'slife'. A CV clearly and systematically states your personaldetails, your education and employment history and otherrelevant information. All details should be itemised with suitableheadings and dates in chronological order.
AbstractIf your proposal is several pages in length, it is good tosummarise it at the beginning - not more than four orfive sentences.
IntroductionGive the background to your proposal and summarise thecurrent situation. For example, is this a continuation of previouswork, or is it intended to address a new problem facingbeekeepers?
Project goalThis Is the overall aim of the Project. Try to state the goal in justone or two sentences.
ObjectivesThe objectives are the matters that must be achieved to arrive atyour aim stated in the title. You are likely to have severalobjectives, but each one must be stated in a single sentence.
Be specific. List your objectives one after another - do notpresent them strung together in a paragraph. If you need toexplain more about the objectives and why they are importantthen list them again, adding a few sentences of explanation foreach one.
ActivitiesAccurately and carefully describe the activities and methods youwill use to achieve each objective.
You must give details here: a statement such as 'increasenumber of bee colonies' does not provide enough detail.
Nicola Bradbear
Work planShow a timetable of events for the project activities. Rememberthat beekeeping is a seasonal activity. Be realistic about howlong it will take to complete activities and achieve the projectobjectives.
Inputs requiredSummarise here all the resources you will need. For example,number of persons and the skills needed, transport, workshopfacilities and the time required.
AdministrationYou must explain the system that you will use to ensure smoothadministration of the project, and who will be accountable for fjtany funding.
OutputsThis is a concluding paragraph. You can mention likely'spin-offs' in addition to your main objectives, and anydocumentation that will arise from the project.
If you are successful in obtaining funding then It is importantthat you prepare reports as required by the donors andacknowledge their support.
BudgetFor each resource list the costs involved. If your project extendsover more than one year, provide an annual total in addition tothe total project budget. Your budget can bfe shown in localcurrency but provide a current (and dated) exchange rate to awidely known currency, preferably that used by the organisationfor whom you are preparing the proposal.
More hints- Find out about the organisation that you are contacting.
What are their criteria for funding projects? Before you ^*spend a lot of time and effort, ensure that the intendeddonor organisation is at least willing to consider the type ofapplication you are preparing.
- Number the various sections of your proposal.
- None of the statements in your proposal should be repeatedin different sections.
- Make sure that you clearly separate objectives fromactivities. For example:
(1} Improve honey marketing.
(2) Making labels for selling honey.
(3) Increase consumer awareness of honey.
(4) Teaching how to process honey and beeswax.
(1) and (3) are objectives while (2) and (4) are activities bywhich the objectives will be attained.
- Unless it is absolutely impossible, present a typed proposal.Use standard size office paper and print only on one side ofthe paper.
- Check the final document very carefully for spelling or othertypographical errors.
- Be ready to prepare several drafts of your proposal until youarrive at a version with no errors.
LOOK AHEAD, LEARN AHEAD Bees for Deve/opmenf Journal 66
If you are preparing a proposal for an organisation wheremany employees use a language different from your own,try to present a translation of your proposal, or at least atranslation of the summary.
If you are preparing a proposal in a language that isdifficult for you, try to have it checked by someone whoknows the language well.
In any project proposal it is good to state what inputs you,your organisation or another donor are also providingtowards the project. These need not always be financialinputs; they could be in terms of labour, access to facilitiesor the provision of suitable apiary sites.
And lastly...Try to keep your proposal as concise as possible. The shorter itis the more chance it has of being read!
Explaining beekeeping
No grant-providing organisation can be famiiiar with every activity for which they provide funding and beekeeping is a subjectthat is often unfamiliar to people in offices!
You will need to emphasise the importance and value of beekeeping. However do not just copy information from a standard text- try to give local facts for example:
Which people in your community practise beekeeping?
- What are the local products of beekeeping or honey hunting?
- Which local crops or habitats require honeybee pollination?
t- How will your project benefit your community?
Too often beekeeping project proposals list all the benefits of beekeeping, some of which may not be appropriate to the localsituation. For example, do not suggest royal jelly production if your beekeeping methods and markets are not appropriate for thisproduct.
LOOKAHEADCOSTA RICAAPIMONDIA Symposium on tropicalbeekeeping: research anddevelopment for pollination andconservation22-25 February 2004Further details:[email protected]
Economic reserves of beekeepingindustry11-14 May 2003, LimassolFurther details:www.apicenter-cyprus.com
ETHIOPIA4th Annual Conference of theEthiopian Beekeepers' Association9-12 June 2003, Addis AbabaFurther details:[email protected]
GERMANYInternational Congress: beeproducts and apitherapy28 March - 2 April 2003, PassauFurther details:www.apitherapie.de
International Conference: rurallivelihoods, forests and biodiversity26-30 May 2003, BonnFurther details: www.cifor.cgiar.org/livelihoodconference.asp
APIMONDIA Symposium: diagnosisof bee diseases7-8 October 2004, FreiburgFurther details:www.beepathology.com
INDIAInternational Workshop:Sustainable BeekeepingDevelopment and All India HoneyFestival (Apiexhi 2003)6-10 October 2003, BangaloreFurther details:[email protected]
PHILIPPINES7th Asian Apicultural AssociationConference23-27 February 2004, Los BanosFurther details: on page 16
SLOVENIAXXXVIII APIMONDIA InternationalApicultural Congress24-29 August 2003, LjubljanaFurther details: on page 1 6
SPAINXXII Feria Apicola de Castillo LaMancha (XXII Beekeeping Fair)13-16 March 2003, GuadalajaraFurther details: Jose Luis Herguedas deMiguel, Juan Diges Anton 25 - 2° C19003 Guadalajara, Spain
UKBritish Beekeepers' AssociationConvention 26 April 2002, StoneleighFurther details: [email protected] the Bees for Development stand!
LEARNAHEADARGENTINA
.Control de calidad de miel,propoleos y cera (Quality control ofhoney, propolis and wax)12-16 May 2003, Santiago del EsteroFurther details:[email protected]
KENYABeekeeping short coursesMay, June, July, September 2003, MoloFurther details: [email protected]
UNITED KINGDOM/TANZANIABeekeeping in Rural DevelopmentTraining CourseFurther details fromBees for Development
UKForest and Certification TrainingProgramme7-11 July 2003, OxfordFurther details: www.proforest.net
MEETINGINFORMATIONIf you want notice of your conference,workshop or meeting to be includedhere send details toBees for Development, Troy,Monmouth, NP25 4AB, UKE-mail [email protected]
