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Project Proposal Writing Guidelines

What Is A Project ?

• A practical means of doing something• Specific goal, specific inputs,• Defined starting point and completing

timeframe• Changes ideas/concepts into reality

consuming resources• May be standalone or comprising other

number of projects/activities

What Is Not A Project ?

• Repeated past activities in periodic and same way

• No clear goals• Probable repetition or transplantation in

future• Regular activities

Sources of Project Ideas

• Analysis of environmental problems and opportunities• Need to implement new legislation, or institutional

arrangements • Partly or fully developed ideas may already exist• Evaluating and implementing earlier projects• By brain-storming within your organisation• By adapting good practice used in other regions or

countries to suit local conditions• By Inviting Proposals to solve an identified problem

Preliminary Assessment of a Project Idea

Answer ???

• What? – the objective• Why? – the background• How? – the activities and outputs• When? – the duration• How much? – the budget required

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• A proposal is a persuasive document

• Any proposal should reflect thoughtful planning

What is a proposal?

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Project Proposal Types

Proposal

Known to Reader

Unknown to Reader

Known to Reader

Unknown to Reader

Solicited Unsolicited

FORMAL/INFORMAL

Proposal Structure1. Executive Summary2. Organisation description3. Project background4. Problem statement5. Goal and objectives6. Beneficiaries7. Proposed methodology:

8. Budget 9. Monitoring and Evaluation10. Sustainability11. Annexes

-Partners-Project implementation-Activities-Risks and assumptions-Means

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1. Executive Summary

Summary

• What do you propose to do?

• Where?

• Why?

• For whom?

• With whom?

• For how long?

1. Executive summary

2. Presentation of the organisation

3. Project background

4. Problem statement5. Goal and

objectives6. Beneficiaries7. Proposed

methodology8. Budget 9. Monitoring and

evaluation10. Sustainability11. Annexes

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Why is it important ?

It is the first part that is read

Sometimes the only part that is read…

It can be used by the donor to communicate to others about your project









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DO : Write it last Do it carefully Keep it short

DON’T : Cut and paste








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Why is it important? Purpose: to establish credibility

and image of a well-managed organization that meets critical needs in its area of work

Tips Should not be too long If you are approaching a new

donor, attach in appendix an organisation brochure and the last annual report








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Contents Who are you? Philosophy / mandate? History and significant

interventions / track record Expertise in addressing the

problem or need Organisational structure Major sources of support Affiliations / accreditations /

linkages








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3. Project Background

Contents Who took the initiative? Does the project fit into an existing

development plan or programme? Is this the first phase of the project, or

continues an activity already started? If continuing, what have been the

main results of the previous phase? What studies have been done to

prepare the project? Who else operates in this field?




4. Problem statement

5. Goal and objectives

6. Beneficiaries7. Proposed

methodology8. Budget 9. Monitoring

and evaluation

10. Sustainability11. Annexes








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3. Project Background

Tips

You need to demonstrate that : The project arises from the

beneficiaries and/or the local partners

You know the local context very well

You have the experience needed to run the project successfully

You have been successful before








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4. Problem Statement

Why is it important?Unless donors are convinced that there is a real problem, they will not agree to pay for our project!

TipsA “good” problem should: concern people be concrete and demonstrated be solvable come from a demand be an emergency or priority







methodology8. Budget 9. Monitoring

and evaluation

10. Sustainability11. Annexes









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4. Problem Statement

Contents Describe the scope and size of

the problem What are the immediate causes? What are the underlying causes? What are the effects? How does it affect people? Why does it have to be

addressed? Why now and not later?









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5. Goal and Objectives

Goals (or overall objectives): Describes the long-term goals your project will contribute to.

Project Purpose or Specific Objective: Describes the objective of your project in response to the core problem.Expected Results: Describes the outputs (or outcomes) - the concrete results of your project.









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Objectives should be SMART:

Specific = they must meet the needs (problems) identified

Measurable = they should be measured by concrete indicators which should reflect the extent to which they have been attained

Acceptable = by all involved partners Relevant = they must be adequate to

the project socio-cultural environment Timely = must be reached by the end

of the project

5. Goal and Objectives









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6. Beneficiaries

Contents Clearly identify direct and

indirect beneficiaries:• Direct support to target group• Indirect benefits to others• How many?• Where?• Characteristics?

Specify how and at what stage they will be involved in the project



3. Project background4. Problem statement5. Goal and

objectives




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7. Proposed Methodology







Contents Partners Project implementation Activities Risks and assumptions Means

Why is it important?

Shows how objectives will be achieved







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Partners: Clearly divide main partners and

other partners Provide background information:

Goals/philosophy? Area of intervention? Relationship with beneficiaries?

Cooperation track-record? Type of partnership you set up Specify each partner’s role








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Project implementation: Rationale for selecting this

methodology

Project implementation structure: roles and responsibilities of all the project stakeholders

TipUse a chart to show the project

implementation structure








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Activities: What will be done? How? By whom? Where? By when?Tips Be as precise as possible Cluster activities by expected

result Use a work plan to summarise








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Example: Training: How many persons? For how long? Starting when? Which methodology will be used

(seminars, in-house training, ad hoc courses, etc.)

Why is the training necessary? Which new skills will the trainees

acquire?Year Year 1 Phase Two

Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Activity 1Activity 2Activity 3 Ac tivity 4








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Risks/Assumptions: Risks are external factors that could

potentially jeopardise your project and are beyond your control

Assumptions are things you are expecting to be a certain way

Why is it important? It helps assess the factors which could

jeopardise your project It helps examining the project for

completeness and consistency








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Means: Human resources:

Explain the responsibilities and tasks of each key person in the project.

Justify the need for expatriate personnel

Material resources: Give an explanation of the most

important budget lines Justify vehicles








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8. Budget

Contents Budget spreadsheet Budget explanations and

justifications

Tips Prepare it using your action plan Don’t inflate the budget Carefully follow donor’s

requirements Divide your budget into years





methodology

8. Budget 9. Monitoring and


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9. Monitoring & Evaluation

Why is it important? Monitoring: to assess whether

your project activities are on track Evaluation: to assess whether

your project is effective, efficient, has an impact, is relevant and sustainable

Contents What will be monitored and why? By whom? How often? Using which tools and methods?

1. Executive summary2. Presentation of the

organisation3. Project background4. Problem statement5. Goal and objectives6. Beneficiaries7. Proposed



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10. Sustainability

Contents Institutional sustainability Technical sustainability Socio-cultural sustainability Financial sustainability

Why is it important?Because donors want to be sure that their investment will not be lost at the end of the project and that you are already planning the phasing out of the project.

1. Executive summary2. Presentation of the

organisation3. Project background4. Problem statement5. Goal and objectives6. Beneficiaries7. Proposed


evaluation

10.Sustainability11. Annexes

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Contents Glossary Maps Statistics/ policy documents Proof of registration and tax benefits for

donors Financial statement Composition of Board of Directors List of major donors Annual report, brochures & publications Specific studies or evaluation reports Memorandum of agreement with

partners Letters of support Pictures, case studies Other...

11. Annexes / Appendices






evaluation10. Sustainability

11.Annexes

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Tips Refer to the appendices in the proposal (see appendix a), but.... If something is crucially important, write it in the proposal! Add a table of contents for the appendices Put the appendix number on the top of each page “appendix no xy” Separate each appendix by a coloured page

11. Annexes / Appendices






evaluation10. Sustainability

11.Annexes

Proposal package• Cover page and table of contents• Executive summary (1-2 pages)• Introduction and Justification (2-3 pages)• Goal and Objectives• Activities (3 – 5 pages)• Monitoring and evaluation• Key personnel (half a page or less)• Strengths and innovation (half a page)• Sustainability• Budget• Conclusion and annexes

Sample Work Plan format completed and included in the annexes section of the proposal

Title Of the Project

Goal

Outputs Activities

Responsibility

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 41 1.1

1.2

2 2.1

2.2

3 3.1

3.2

3.3

Final check

Ask someone outside the project team to read the proposal before sending to a donor.

Before Writing The Proposal

• Interview past and prospective beneficiaries

• Review past project proposals• Review past project

evaluation reports• Organize focus groups• Check statistical data• Consult experts• Conduct surveys, etc. • Hold community meetings or

forums

What To Do ?

Before Writing The Proposal

• Is the stakeholder analysis done and complete?

• Coherent problem tree and a concrete problem ?

• Have objectives, results and activities been discussed with all partners and accepted ?

• Do I know the donor to whom I will send my proposal ?

• Is there an internal organisation within your organisation around this proposal ?

Answer The Questions ?

Guidelines for Layout and Format of Proposal

• Preliminary pages should be numbered: i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi, • A page number should not be shown on the title page

even though it is counted as I• Left margin = 3 cm (wider for binding)• Top margin = 2.5 cm • Right & bottom margins = 2 cm • Page number should be placed at the bottom center or

bottom right of page• Use 1.5 line spacing for all text in the main body• Use Times New Roman (12 point size) fonts, for text

• Label Appendices or Annexes as: A, B, C, etc.; and give name (title) to each

• Label figure captions at bottom of the figure• Label table headings at the top of the table • Cite references in the text according to the

convention– List references alphabetically and using correct

citations for books, journal articles and conference/seminar proceedings as shown in the examples

– Examples

Guidelines for Layout and Format of Proposal

Reference Examples

• [1] Didier Le Gall, “MPEG: A video compression standard for multimedia applications,” Communications ACM, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 46–58, April 1991.

Journal Paper

Reference Examples

• [2] Gulistan Raja and M. J. Mirza, “Performance comparison of advanced video coding H.264 standard with baseline H.263 and H.263+ standards,” in Proc. 4th IEEE International Symposium on Communications & Information Technologies, ISCIT 04, Sapporo, Japan, 2004, pp. 743–746

Conference Paper

Reference Examples

• [4] MPEG Software Simulation Group, “The MSSG homepage”, available on-line at http://www.mpeg.org/MPEG/ MSSG, 2004

Web Link

Reference Examples

• [3] Iain E.G. Richardson, Video Codec Design, Great Britain, John Wiley & Sons, 2003, ISBN: xx-yyyy-zzzz

Book

Reference Examples

• [5] “Plain And Reinforced Concrete Code Of Practice,” Indian Standard IS 456; Fourth Revision , Oct 2000

Standard

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Pay attention to the language:• Use simple language• Use future tenses• Be concise and logical • Avoid spelling mistakes• Find a catchy title

Pay attention to the layout/ presentation:• Use your organization’s logo on the first page• Use headers and footers• Clear titles and paragraphs• Break the monotony• Add table of contents• Print on standard format paper

Editing and layout

Thank You

Er. Buddhi Sagar Bastola United Technical CollegeBharatpur

Student Job

Project Proposal writing

Need of Ring Road in Bharatpur Municipality

Submitted to Bharatpur Municipality

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