Beginner’s Manual for Project Proposal Writing 101
Not Another Boring Handbook: Learn to Write Successful Projects The RYCO Local Branch Office in Serbia in cooperation with the OSCE Mission to Serbia publishes the “Beginner’s Manual for Project Proposal Writing 101”. This Manual is conceptualized to support the advancement of project writing skills for the successful design of projects and initiatives that can connect the Western Balkan youth. It supports beginner practitioners to understand the structure of grant proposals, develop project elements and create inclusive youth projects. By offering a practical resource, the Manual includes a variety of exercises and tools on the topic. Most importantly, it draws on lessons learned from several trainings organized by RYCO and the OSCE field operations in the Western Balkans. The three thematic parts which lay at the center of the “Beginner’s Manual for Project Proposal Writing 101” are: ● Unwrapping grant-making logic and understanding processes behind the grant life cycle; ● Highlighting the importance of participation and diversity in youth mobility projects; ● Guiding through major project elements and technical aspects of project writing. RYCO and the OSCE Mission to Serbia hope that this Manual will serve as an important companion to all interested individuals, organizations and secondary schools.
Not Another Boring Handbook: Learn to Write Successful Projects
The RYCO Local Branch Office in Serbia in cooperation with the OSCE Mission to Serbia publishes the “Beginner’s Manual for Project Proposal Writing 101”.
This Manual is conceptualized to support the advancement of project writing skills for the successful design of projects and initiatives that can connect the Western Balkan youth. It supports beginner practitioners to understand the structure of grant proposals, develop project elements and create inclusive youth projects.
By offering a practical resource, the Manual includes a variety of exercises and tools on the topic. Most importantly, it draws on lessons learned from several trainings organized by RYCO and the OSCE field operations in the Western Balkans.
The three thematic parts which lay at the center of the “Beginner’s Manual for Project Proposal Writing 101” are:
● Unwrapping grant-making logic and understanding processes behind the grant life cycle;
● Highlighting the importance of participation and diversity in youth mobility projects;
● Guiding through major project elements and technical aspects of project writing.
RYCO and the OSCE Mission to Serbia hope that this Manual will serve as an important companion to all interested individuals, organizations and secondary schools.
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Beginner’s manual Project proposal writing 101
Sample 2:
THE SAMPLE CALL
FICTIONAL APPLICANT
Raising awareness of social Entrepreneurship
in Western Balkan societies,
as a mean for regional co-operation
advancement, is a key element of the
opportunity at hand.
The objectives of the Association are:
Promoting and enhancing education,
culture and art, contemporary performing
shapes and internet culture, while preserving
the cultural and spiritual values,
protection of human and minority rights,
peace and civic initiatives, humanitarian
work, international co-operation, and
environmental protection.
At first glance, it is not obvious the Association’s objectives align with the main topic of
the call. Yet, alignment is possible if social entrepreneurship initiatives correspond to
some of the core objectives of the Association.
Grant envelope is up to 75 000 EUR per
project.
The association has a long-standing
history in managing EU projects and their
annual turnover is about 400 000 EUR.
Our fictional Association has strong financial management capacity, which inspires confidence
for most donors as it indicates that the applicant could successfully manage the budget.
Recommended project activities within
the Call are about organizing incubation
programmes and advocating for youth
social entrepreneurship in the WB6.
While the Association has no internal
human resources proficient in this
area, they are a well-known actor within
public authorities and do have advocacy
potential.
An organization, like the Association in this case, is developed and experienced, and may
decide to outsource this particular expertise, while building upon potential it has in other
areas. However, it raises a question regarding the overall fit for this Call, as the alignment
between the applicant and grant is poor.
Conclusion: Unlike in the previous example, the application for the grant to be based mostly on
general project management capacities. Unless the Association comes up with an extraordinarily
creative and innovative proposal to link its core expertise with the Call’s topic, there is no sufficient
alignment to proceed with the application development. Moreover, it is likely that competitive applications
to this Call demonstrate a stronger alignment, in addition to their implementation capacity.
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