Dear sobats semua,….
Duh, dah lama banget ga sempat ngelola blogs qu, sampe satu persatu blog yang tadinya dengan susah payah (setelah sekian lama umurnya) berhasil naik peringkat (PR 1) akhirnya anjlok lagi. Huuuh… sedih deh sobs. Tadinya happy banget ngeliat
my Awesome Biz mendapatkan PR 1, disusul dengan
My Virtual Corner dan
Healthy Life, yang juga naik dari N/A ke PR 1. Bahagia banget deh rasanya sobs!
Eh ga taunya, akibat kelamaan ga posting, My Awesome Biz anjlok, sediiiih banget. Dan hari ini? Healthy Life juga ikutan anjlok. Huuufh. Oom Google…. Tega sekali dirimu…
Tapi mo apalagi sobs, kalo emang udah begitu jalannya. Yo nrimo aja deh…
Tapi malam ini, sambil nunggu seorang teman di Inggris online, jadi kepingin nulis nih. Setidaknya mengupdate info tentang semua perjalanan ku 8 bulan terakhir ini lah. Boleh kan sobs? Boleh donk ya… masak selalu nulis tentang hal-hal lain sih, sekali2 boleh donk refleksi tentang diri sendiri. Setidaknya untuk jadi bahan pembelajaran bagi diri sendirilah, dan juga mendokumentasikan kisah perjalanan hidup ini. Walau ga seluruhnya, wong rencananya mo update perjalanan hidup 8 bulan ke belakang kok…:-)
Hm…. Enaknya mulai dari mana ya sobs? Pasti ada yang jawab gini nih: ‘ya terserah loe donk, kan kisah loe sendiri, blog loe sendiri, kok malah nanya?’
Wah, kejam banget kalo ada yang sampai komen seperti itu, jangan donk sobs, mending dijawab gini aja, ‘ya terserah lah, gimana enak mengalirnya aja, kita siap mendengarkan lho!”
Well sobs,
Sebenarnya kisah hidupku sangat berwarna, seperti pelangi, walau dalam 8 tahunan sering didominasi warna abu-abu. Tapi adakalanya abu-abu ini justru jadi trend kan terutama menjelang awal MILLENIUM tempohari? Yach, hidupku memang penuh warna, dan walau.....yuk lanjut....
Dear sobats,
Hari ini dapat sebuah message di my facebook inbox dari Rumah Yatim Indonesia Dua. Sebuah tulisan yang awalnya aq baca iseng untuk merefresh pikiran yang penat karena pekerjaan, eh ga taunya malah menyentak batin. Bener dan tepat sekali momentnya menyambut hari raya qurban, 27 november ini. Tulisan yang sangat berarti dan aq yakin akan banyak memberi makna juga bagi sobats semua. Penasaran dan ingin tau lebih lanjut on what article it is…. Yuk lanjut
klik disini yuuuuk,
wah, ga terasa udah dini hari sobs, ada yang masih terjaga ga nih? daku sih sebenarnya udah ngantuk banget, tapi lagi pengeeeeen banget posting cerita fiksi
di rumahku ini.
Cerita ini berawal dari kejadian tadi siang menjelang lunch time saat seorang teman online buzzing my yamee window. Dan teman ini jarang banget menyapaku akhir-akhir ini. Sebagai orang yang mencoba untuk selalu berpikir positif (cieeeee), aq sih mikirnya, yach mungkin dia sedang sibuk, sedang deadline, or apalah... makanya ga sempat menyapaku. So, if I have time, I will talk to him first juga ga pa-2 kok...
Nah sobs, back to the point, sobatku tadi, langsung mulai.
Hidupku bagaikan dalam dongeng.Wah, mantap nih, pikirku. he..he. canda denk...
aq balas...maksud loe?
dan terus deh, cerita, namun sayang, sebelum sempat curhatnya tuntas, aq keburu dipanggil dan diajak diskusi sama si bos. yo wes... terpaksa deh ceritanya tak karang-karang dewe, heheheh, tapi ide awalnya adalah dari si temanku itu. thx mas for sharing..
dan sobats, untuk enjoying my story yuk
klik disini.....
cheers,
alaika
Sore sobats semua.... pa kabar nih di Minggu sore yang kelabu...? Aceh is cloudy and rainy nih, kayaknya merata untuk semua wilayah Indonesia ya?...
Di musim penghujan seperti ini, pasti banyak diantara kita yang terserang batuk-pilek kan? Dan pasti bosen juga kan kalo harus terus-terusan konsumsi obat-obatan kimiawi...
Nah sobs, ada lho alternative lain selain obat-obatan kimia... bener lho, yuk intip infonya
disini
Sobats, just wanna share you this tips!
Udah dua hari ini, mouse laptopku ga bisa berfungsi, hingga terpaksa pake mouse tambahan/luar. Aq tanya IT person kantorku, doi bilang mungkin harus install driver mouse nya lagi... iseng2 aq search ke google using the key words maouse laptop ga bisa berfungsi eh ternyata banyak banget link solusinya... salah satunya adalah
Apakah driver touchpad sudah diinstall?
Sudah coba tekan kombinasi Fn+F7 untuk mengaktifkan & menonaktifkan touchpad?
See? aq langsung coba yang kedua, TEKAN FN+F7 dan sobats..... it works!!!
KINI MAOSE LAPTOPKU UDAH BISA JALAN LAGI SOBS!!!
seneng banget donk pastinya..
WOW, that is the only word I can say reading one of comment in my shout box. From my net-friend in Balik Papan. Irien. She gave me an award! Wow! This is my first award after couples of months blogging! Ha..ha. Thx Irien. Of course I’ll do the instruction, no worries. :-)
ini lho awardnya:
To share this happiness, I would like to forward this award to my friends as follow:
1. Mazhar
2. Milan
3.Inda
4. Andy
5. Ossy
6. Mbak Ani
7. sehat dan hidup
8. Arbi
9. Gavinoz
10. Adeline
Guys, hope this can brighter your blogging spirit, and please follow the rules:
Forward this award to 10 of your friends, but you have to remove the participant number 1 from the list, so that all participant up 1 level. Then insert your own link at the bottom (number 10).
1. kupu.miss.oemang
2. shulayman
3. Imenoreh
4. Juragan Jengkol Menuntut Balas
5. Cilpilicious
6. Enno
7. Boodee
8. Woel
9. Irien
10. Alaika
Well, there is a significant of back link increasing if we all are playing fairly. So, why don’t we start now? Cheers.
Sobats, banyak kok yang ngalamin hal seperti ini. Udah senangnya selangit saat paypal terverifikasi, eh giliran nama yang bermasalah. Dan ini merupakan masalah yang vital. Gimana ga coba? Gara-gara nama yang ga sama antara yang di account paypal dan di rekening bank, penarikan uang atau pun pengirimannya jadi terkendala. Ribetkan? Tapi tenang sob, masih bisa diatasi. Aq mengalami hal ini kok, gara-garanya, karena diriku hanya diberikan nama tunggal oleh ayah ibuku (Sorry Mom & Dad, ga maksud menyalahkan sih, tapi dimana-mana jadi ribet urusannya karena ga punya nama belakang...). Oke, masih bisa diatasi kok. Apalagi di paypal.com di bagian HELP CENTRE nya juga menyediakan pelayanan untuk solusi masalah ini kok. Untuk lebih jelasnya sobats bisa lihat
disini.Tapi sayangnya, setelah menanti lebih dari seminggu, ga ada response tuh dari paypal, sementara diriku udah butuh banget menggunakan account paypal itu. Jadi gimana donk?
Well, setelah menanti sekian lama, aq jadi ga sabar donk, then do searching on google to find other alternative. Banyak kok yang ngalami masalah seperti ini, udah ikuti petunjuk tapi belum juga dapat response dari mbah paypal. Dan solusinya adalah tiada lain tiada bukan, bikin rekening baru di Bank dengan nama yang disesuaikan dengan paypal. Tentu tak semudah membalikkan telapak tangan donk, namun juga tak berarti sulit banget, sejauh perbedaan nama itu tak terlalu senjang. Biasanya sih perbedaan nama itu kan terletak pada kesalahan eja, ada huruf yang tertinggal, nama awal yang disingkat or tidak memakai nama keluarga (yang paling akhir ini adalah kasus diriku). Nah, aq tadinya mikir ingin buka account baru di bank (Mandiri) dengan menggunakan passport (karena di passport, namaku menggunakan nama keluarga). Tapi..... begitu sampai dibank, ternyata solusinya malah semudah membalik telapak tangan. Berdasarkan passport yang aq pegang, bank officernya malah bilang 'ngapain buka rekening baru mbak, bukunya aja diganti, diupdate, bisa kok mbak, jadi kan ga ribet!"
Ya ampuuun, so simple!!!
Alhamdulillah. Problem solved. Kini account paypalku sama persis dengan namaku di rekening bank.
Well sobats, semoga tips ini dapat membantu mengatasi persoalan ini, selamat mencoba.
VCC? pasti banyak dari sobats yang dah pada paham apa itu VCC kan? sebuah kartu tak berwujud (ya iyalah, namanya aja "virtual") yang bisa dipakai untuk memverifikasi paypal kita yang udah diapprove oleh paypal.com.
Then? how and where to get it? Tenang...., banyak kok para blogger yang jualan VCC, dan biasanya ga pake lama kok untuk mendapatkan bantuan dan servis dari para penyedia VCC ini. Dan harganya? murah banget kok. Waktu aq apply kemarin itu harganya masih berkisar di angka 75 ribu perak kok. Terjangkau banget kan?
ok, terus kemana or kesiapa harus membelinya...
sobat boleh coba ke dua link ini deh, dewi palupi or Putra Eka. Ga butuh waktu lama kok untuk verifikasi dan dijamin berkat VCC paypal kita akan terverifikasi. Silahkan mencoba!
Dearest Sobats semua…
Hope that u all are alright yach… yang sedang puasa moga tetap semangat dan kian tebal keimanannya, amiin…
Well, hari ini aq ingin share sesuatu nih, pengalaman berharga yang mudah-mudahan bisa jadi input untuk sobats semua…
Tapi sebelumnya sobats semua udah pernah dengar tentang paypal kan? Kalo hanya denger ya pernah donk… gimana seh? Hehe…
Tapi tentang apa dan untuk apa paypal itu sendiri udah pada tau belum? Jawabnya pasti : YES and NO donk?
Well, biar ga belit2, yuk kita simak sedikit tentang apa itu paypal, kok tiba-tiba si paypal ini jadi begitu kesohor sih di dunia online?
Paypal adalah salah satu alat pembayaran online yang paling mudah dan populer di jagad maya saat ini yang memberikan kemudahan bagi kita dalam melakukan pembayaran online secara cepat tanpa perlu memiliki kartu kredit karena PAYPAL yang akan melakukannya untuk anda. Saat ini hampir setiap pengguna internet berusaha untuk memiliki akun di Paypal. Why? Ya karena kemudahannya itu tadi…
Oke, tentang paypal udah, terus how to get it? Banyak blog yang telah membahasnya secara rinci, dan aq sendiri juga belajar tentang cara memperoleh paypal ini dari blog-blog itu kok. No worries, di jaman online begini, just go to ‘uncle google’ when u face a mystery (mystery? Serem deh kesannya…), ya udah, just go to google when u have a question. Itu yang sering aq lakukan, hingga kemudian om google menghantarkan beberapa link berkenaan dengan keperluanku akan paypal info.
Nah, setelah memiliki akun paypal yang telah terverifikasi, berikut ini aq ingin share pengalaman ini bagi sobats semua (yang masih newbie seperti diriku pastinya dan belum punya akun paypal). Moga bermanfaat yach… dan bagi para senior, just ignore this articles yach, or please add some input for a better information. Ok?
Well sobats, yuk kita mulai…
Sebelum mulai mendaftar, siapkan data-data anda untuk membuat account PayPal seperti Alamat Email, Nama, Alamat, Telp, Nomor kartu kredit (Pastikan Nama, Alamat, Telp yang akan anda isi untuk pendaftaran sama dengan data pada kartu kredit anda), bagi yang belum punya kartu kredit tenang aja, kita masih tetap bisa dapat akun paypal kok, dan verifikasinya pake VCC. Pernah dengar VCC kan? Gampang, ntar kita bahas secara terpisah, ok?
1. Ke situs: Paypal, link ini memakai referral ink dari paypalindonesia.com, dimana paypalindonesia.com telah memberitahu paypal.com agar memperhatikan pendaftaran setiap signup yang datangnya dari komunitas paypalindonesia.com, dan agar tim paypalindonesia.com lebih mudah memonitor perkembangan paypal di Indonesia serta membantu jika ada masalah.
2. Klik Sign Up Today untuk mendaftar
3. Selanjutnya ada pilihan negara,
karena anda di Indonesia pilih Indonesia. Lalu pilih tipe account yang anda inginkan sesuai kebutuhan.
Jika anda merasa bingung dengan 3 pilihan tipe akun tersebut (Pribadi, Primer, Bisnis) sebaiknya anda mencoba Pribadi terlebih dahulu.
Masukkan data pribadi anda sesuai dengan kolom yang disediakan.
Loncati dulu langkah ini, langsung saja klik pada tombol "Masuk ke Rekening Saya"
Anda akan menerima email konfirmasi bahwa anda telah mendaftar dan untuk mengaktifkan account PayPal, buka email dari PayPal tersebut dan klik link konfirmasi yang terdapat didalamnya, untuk konfirmasi bahwa anda adalah pemilik email tersebut
Jika alamat email anda benar, tidak lama kemudian anda akan menerima email seperti di atas. Perhatikan kode konfirmasi di tengah, silahkan anda copy, lalu Anda cukup menekan tombol berwarna kuning "Hubungkan kartu Anda".
Sampai pada tahap ini anda telah berhasil melakukan konfirmasi alamat email yang nantinya anda gunakan sebagai username pada PayPal.
Proses selanjutnya adalah: verifikasi account paypal. Dan jangan kuatir, walau tidak memiliki kartu kredit, paypal ini masih bisa kok diverifikasi pake sebuah kartu ajaib bernama Virtual Credit Card (VCC).
Dikunjungi eh Dapat Uang Pula!
Halo sobats semua, hope that u all are always in an excellent health yach! Wah, dah lama banget nih ga posting… hm…. Maklum deh, agak sedikit sibuk membenahi rumah baru (link). Btw, monggo dikunjungi ya… hehe, mulai deh promosiii….
Well sobs, hari ini kita mo ngobrolin apa ya? O..ya, I have something for us nih, mungkin para blogger tentu paham betapa pentingnya visitors bagi sebuah blog. Jika ada dalam perniagaan ‘pembeli adalah raja’ maka mungkin di dunia maya, visitors adalah raja. Visitors adalah asset terpenting bagi sebuah blog. Agree with me? :-)Well sobs, lets start!
Memiliki Blog atau web dengan jumlah pengunjung yang banyak, tentu menjadi keinginan setiap orang yang mengelola web atau blog. Jumlah kunjungan (traffic) yang banyak tentu akan mempengaruhi meningkatnya SEO atas web blog kita, yang tentunya semakin membuka peluang aliran uang kita dari blog atau web yang kita miliki. Dengan memanfaatkan traffic exchange kita akan mendapatkan jumlah kunjungan dengan mudah. Sebuah program di Internet menyediakan traffic exchange plus sejumlah uang, Pernah dengar donk pastinya? Tertarik? Yuk ikutan…
Namun sebelumnya ada baiknya jika kita mengenal lebih dulu apa itu traffic exchange.
Traffic Exchange ialah sistem pertukaran kunjungan antara sesama pengelola web atau blog. Simpelnya begini, kita akan memperoleh kunjungan balik setiap mengunjungi blog atau web orang lain. Setiap kita mengunjungi satu kali maka kita akan memperoleh kunjungan balik sekali. Dan tentang program ini, how does it work?
Setiap kita mengunjungi website lain maka kita akan mendapat 1 hit point di mana setiap 1 hit point berarti kita memiliki 1 hak kunjungan balik. Jadi jika kita mengumpulkan 100 hit dalam sehari, maka itu akan menjadi 100 kunjungan balik ke situs kita. Ini dikenal dengan istilah manual traffic exchange, yaitu pertukaran yang wajar di mana manusia sebagai pelaku utamanya, bukan mesin seperti yang ada pada program-program auto surf.
Easyhit4you Traffic Exchange merupakan salah satu program yang terbukti. Selain memperoleh kunjungan balik, kita akan memperoleh sejumlah uang untuk setiap melakukan kunjungan ke website orang lain. Program ini menawarkan 1:1 traffic exchange (20 detik) dan 2:1 traffic exchange (15 detik). Pilihan yang pertama berarti kita akan mendapat 1 point setiap melakukan 1 hit (mengunjungi situs lain sekali) selama 20 detik. Yang kedua, kita akan mendapat 1 kunjungan untuk setiap 2 kunjungan yang kita lakukan masing-masing 15 detik.
Sebelum kita berbicara lebih banyak silahkan daftar dulu disini.
Setelah berhasil membuat sebuah account pada pendaftaran yang teman-teman lakukan diatas, teman-teman dapat memasukan halaman website atau blog kedalam menu 'mysite' yang tersedia, setiap kita akan memperoleh 10 halaman web yang dapat di promosikan.
Dapat uang setiap surf
Untuk setiap 1000 point yang kita kumpulkan baik itu dari aktivitas kita sendiri maupun aktivitas downline-downline kita, kita akan mendapat komisi $0.30 (30 sen Dollar) Kenapa? Karena di sana ada advertiser (para pemasang iklan) yang membayar agar banner mereka ditampilkan atau membeli hits untuk mendapat kunjungan. Uang dapat ditarik setelah Account kita mencapai 3 $, penarikan dapat melalui Paypal atau alertpay anda.
Kita juga dapat meningkatkan penghasilan dari surf ini, dengan memberikan referensi kepada teman-teman kita. So, yuk buruan daftar disini, lets increase our traffic plus earning money from it.
CHAPTER V
11. Costs & Benefits (Analysis):
In a proposal, the chapter called costs and benefits is not the same thing as a line by line budget with numbers indicating amounts of money. (The line by line budget should be put as an appendix at the end of the document, not in the text).
Here in the text of your project proposal, the chapter on costs and benefits should be analytical and narrative, and relate to the previous chapters. It should discuss those budget lines that may need explanation (eg purchases, expenses or needs which are not immediately apparent or self explanatory).
You should try to make a cost benefit analysis, ie relate the quantity of the objectives reached, to the total costs, and calculate a per unit cost (eg the total cost divided by the number of children taught literacy will be the per unit cost of teaching literacy) .
Summaries or totals of the following information may help some donors to decide:
1. local costs;
2. external costs;
3. methods of financing;
4. local versus foreign exchange needed;
5. all non-financial contributions by the local community (each costed with a money equivalent);
6. methods to obtain supplies (where and how purchased); and
7. proportion of total costs requested in this proposal.
As well as the costs (including the amounts asked for in the proposal), you should make some comparison between the costs (inputs) and the value of benefits (outputs). The following could be answered:
1.Who benefits?
2. How do they benefit?
3. Justifications for the project?
4. What are the specific outputs of the project?
5. What is the average total cost per beneficiary?
6. Will value of benefits exceed costs of inputs (or vice versa)? By how much?
When the objectives are qualitatively different from each other (eg number of new parent committees formed and the number of children taught literacy) , then some arbitrary but reasonable division of "per unit" cost must be calculated.
The budget totals should be indicated in this section, then refer to appendix for the detailed budget. Other sources (donors and the amounts) must be mentioned. The total amount requested should appear here in narrative text.
12. Monitoring (Observing):
Monitoring should be done by:
1. The affected community, represented by the local committee;
2. Your agency or organization (specify who in it) ; and
3. Your donors.
How will achievements be measured?
How will they be verified?
Monitoring and follow-up should be built into the project activities. Part should be continuous self evaluation by you (the implementing agency).
The monitoring and receiving of reports from the project to the donor must be worked out and put into your project proposal. The monthly reports should be designed and reviewed as to usefulness to the donor for its ongoing planning and programming for the whole country.
One thing is for sure; there should be emphasis in reporting the results, or outputs, ie the effects of the project on the target group or beneficiaries. There is no harm in also reporting activities if the reports are brief. The reporting of achieved results, as compared to planned objectives as defined in your project proposal, is essential.
See Monitoring
13. Reporting (Communicating the Observations):
In any agency-funded project, accounting and accountability are very important. This applies to most donor agencies, UN, governmental or NGO.
In your proposal, your reporting procedures should describe: "how often, to whom, including what?" You may want to discuss this with the prospective funding agency since reporting and evaluation requirements vary among agencies, and are dependent upon type of project.
Evaluating your own project while it is under way will help you and your donors see your progress and accomplishments and the choices available for future action. Careful reporting of your project in progress is an invaluable resource for others who attempt projects of a similar nature.
Your proposal should indicate what reports will be submitted. These include regular ongoing reports, and a final report. Short, frequent reports (eg weekly sitreps) may include only events and activities. Longer reports should indicate the results of the project activities (not just activities) , an evaluation or assessment of how far the objectives were reached, reasons why they were not, and the impact or effect on the beneficiaries (target group) .
Reports should be prepared and submitted optimally every month. The proposal should indicate what reports are to be submitted and with what frequency and content. Each project (if your group is proposing more than one project) requires a separate report (two or three pages of text plus needed appendices).
A detailed monthly narrative report should include how far each of the intended objectives has been reached, what were the reasons they were not fully reached, and suggestions and reasons about changing the objectives if they were found to need changing. The narrative report can include information about events and inputs (what actions were undertaken, see below) , but should emphasize outputs (the results of those actions in so much as they lead to achieving the stated objectives) . Attention should be paid to the number and location of beneficiaries. The monthly report would best be organized into sections corresponding to the sections of your proposal.
A detailed monthly financial report should include what moneys were received and from where, what moneys were expended, listed line by line according to the budget categories in the proposal, reasons for over- or under- spending, and an assessment of how well the expenditures contributed to reaching the stated objectives of the project.
The final report should include the same topics as the monthly reports, plus a section called "Lessons Learned," and a section indicating the impact of the project on the target community and surrounding areas. The report should be concise (brief but complete).
The reports should be honestly self critical and analytical.
The same principles and guidelines for narrative reports should apply to the financial reports. The monthly budget outcomes of the project are as important to programming as the statements are to the accounting. Explanations of deviations from planned expenditures should accompany the budget outcomes.
14. Appendices (Attachments):
The text of your proposal should be a single, brief yet complete argument from beginning to end –– easy to read. Because many important details will make the text too convoluted and difficult to read, they should be put into appendixes at the end.
Typical of documents to put in appendices are:
1. lists;
2. diagrams;
3. detailed budget;
4. job descriptions; and
5. any other necessary detailed documents.
When you have written your first draft of the project proposal, go through it and look for any descriptions of details in your text that may draw the reader away from the smooth flow of the argument. Move them to an appendix, and in their place put a brief note about them and ask the reader to look in the appendix for the details.
Now read the document again. With those details tucked away in an appendix, does the flow of argument become smoother, yet not weakened by their absence in the text? Yes? Good! You've just found another way to make use of the appendices.
Appendices can include any other material that will allow officers of donor agencies to decide whether or not to approve funds. The purpose of the appendices is to be able to include all the necessary and important details (which the meticulous reader will examine) , but not in the text of your document where you want a smooth flowing, brief argument. It tucks those details away for use when wanted.
15. Detailed Budget:
The line-by-line budget should be put in an appendix. Each line on your detailed budget should have the total costs for one budget category. The lines should be grouped into similar kinds of costs (eg salaries, vehicles, communications, fuels, transport).
If you can, distinguish between non expendable items (ie equipment that can be used again later) and expendable (ie supplies that get used up).
The budget should be a realistic estimate of all costs involved in implementing and operating the project. If possible demonstrate the potential for eventual self support, or support from other resources other than the one to which you are applying. Costs estimates should be broken down in to logical categories (line items) such as: salaries; supplies and materials; equipment; travel and per diem; rent; telephone.
Voluntary contributions made to the project by you and members of your organization should be listed and estimated as closely as possible in cash terms, or shown as "no charge." Specify physical facilities that are available or, are to be made available for the project. Specify your organization's existing equipment and supplies that will be used for this project. Include any other inputs to be used for this project from government or from other organizations.
Often, funding agencies prefer to match grants, or assist with part of the total budget rather than give the entire sum. Therefore it is suggested that you show the total budget when applying, and indicate when you expect or hope to get other funding assistance.
16. Abstract (Executive Summary):
Write this part last. This is the section on which a potential donor will read and make that vital preliminary decision: whether or not to seriously consider assisting.
This should not be written, or even contemplated, until all above sections are written. Avoid writing it as an introduction. Think of it as a concise summary and conclusion.
The optimum size is half a page; the absolute maximum size is one page. Any longer and it is in danger of not being read or considered. It should summarize only the key recommendations and be written for busy board members or executives who may read up to fifty of them and may not initially read anything more than the executive summary for each proposed project.
Ironically, while you write the abstract last, you then put it directly after the front or title page of your proposal.and when you finish writing it: . . .
Now that you have written your draft proposal, hand it around for comments and suggestions. View the proposal critically and be prepared to do some rewriting and rethinking if necessary.
17. Some Final Guidelines Comments:
The most likely projects to be funded will be rapid, sustainable, small scale, low budget interventions for the most pressing needs identified by the communities.
Often proposals will be evaluated as to how they will contribute to wider, integrated sustainable development of the geographical area.
Active participation of women in identification, implementation and monitoring of a proposed project should be encouraged. The proposal should clearly describe the number of women involved in project design and implementation, and as beneficiaries.
Any projects that are part of larger or longer term plans must indicate other (preferably secured) funding sources to ensure continuity and sustainability.
Projects which are developmental, promote self reliance, and are ultimately locally sustainable have a higher chance of being funded. Your estimate of when the project could be self sustaining should be indicated in your proposal.
The success of projects requires the co-operation of all segments of the target community. There must be a sense of community "ownership" of the projects (including both local residents and displaced persons affected) . That means there should be some initial activity of "community development mobilization," "social animation" or similar community facilitation to ensure all members of the affected community participate in decisions concerning the proposed project. Active participation of the community as a whole (all members) in identification, assessment and implementation of the project is usually a prerequisite for approval.
A good project should be replicable. That means it should be possible to implement the same project in other communities.
Accounting and accountability are very important.
Many of the resources of those beneficiaries can be hidden by the concern we may have for their plight, but this can be deceptive. The hidden resources of your target group usually include skills and wisdom, and surprisingly many material resources, both capital and supplies. Your objective as a mobilizer and trainer should be to stimulate a process of uncovering hidden resources among the beneficiaries and encourage a social process of reducing dependencies and increasing self reliance.
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6. Goals & Objectives (Solution = Output):
The goal of your project should be to solve the problem or problems described in the background. Goals and objectives must relate to the previous chapter, by stating what is the solution to those above problems. You need a set of (general) goals, and sets of (specific) objectives.
Start with "goals" which are general, long term, broad desires. From those goals generate specific "objectives" which are verifiable, measurable, finite, and have specific dates of achievement. For example: "To reduce illiteracy," is a goal; while "To teach basic literacy skills to 20 clients by March 2," is an objective.
You will want to be as specific as possible in stating the objectives of your project. They should be written in terms of the end results you expect in the project, not how you will achieve these results. Those results must be verifiable (ie. you can clearly show that they have been achieved, and they can be confirmed by outside observers).
When selecting the goals and objectives for the project, remember the nature of the donor you ask; what kinds of solutions are sought? The donor does not want to contribute to dependency, so is not interested in funding charitable services which may take the pressure of obligation off those authorities who should look after the rights of the local people. Most donors are not simply a source of funds for carrying out routine "operations." They are interested in supporting activities which highlight the needs of the most vulnerable and distressed, and promote self reliance, ethnic harmony and development.
7. Beneficiaries (Target Group):
In this chapter you describe the beneficiaries or target groups in some detail. You may also add indirect or secondary beneficiaries (eg people trained to help the primary beneficiaries). This can be an expansion of the topic mentioned in your background section; indicate their number, characteristics, reasons for vulnerability, locations, and so on.
Most donor agencies will be more predisposed towards your project if you can demonstrate that the beneficiaries have participated in the choice and design of the project. (An appendix can list meetings of beneficiaries, listing details such as dates, locations, times, topics discussed, speakers, and lists of beneficiary group members who attended. Refer to the appendix in this chapter; do not include it here; put it at the end of your proposal).
8. Targets and Activities (Inputs):
This chapter identifies the inputs in your project, ie what resources (cash, personnel and actions) will be put into your project.
First, start with examining possible strategies to reach the objectives mentioned above. In each case you have to link with the previous chapter. The best project proposal lists two, three or four different strategies and discards or rejects all but one of these, and says why. Then it goes on to say, "Given the objectives and strategies, what activities must be implemented or started to use that strategy and reach the objectives?"
Target means, "How much, to whom, where and by whom?" – In other words, "Who does what?" For example, what kind of training will you provide, for how long, and how many people will be involved? What specific skills will be taught and what kind of follow up activities are planned?
Indicate what kinds of jobs are being done in the project. Refer to your appendix for key job descriptions. Always refer those activities to how they will achieve the objectives mentioned above. Even the activities of the support staff must be justified in that they must be employed so as to allow the operational staff to reach their targets.
9. The Schedule (Each Action When):
In this section you describe in sequence the activities you plan in order to achieve your objectives.
If you can be so specific as to give dates, even if approximate, all the better. You may wish to use a diagram or bar chart to mark out the calendar events.
Include in the work plan the phasing of the project; how one stage of the project leads to the next.
How long will support be needed?
(When will the project end, or when will the project be locally self supporting? )
10. The Organization (Profile):
This section describes the (perhaps changing) organization and management structure needed to carry out the activities described above. The "O" in "CBO." Diagrams are very useful in this.
Describe briefly your organization's goals and activities. Be specific about its experience in working with problems of a similar nature, what its capabilities and resources are in undertaking a project of this nature.
The abilities and experience of your organization's members, your human resources, may well be your greatest asset. Indicate the kind of assistance your organization expects to receive from possible collaborating agencies. Attach additional organizational information, such as an annual report, if available.
Explain:
1. How will it be done?
2. Who is responsible for the project?
3. Who will implement (who will do it)? and
4. Who will direct the implementation of the project?
Who runs the project? Who is in charge of the overall organization? Who is responsible for its overall implementation (in contrast with responsibility for its design and its monitoring, and in contrast with the separate actors, separate agencies, and separate locations) ? Will that change? These can be spelled out in the proposal. See Organizing byTraining for participatory methods of developing the organization.
Do not overlook the activities (labour) of volunteers who contribute to the project. Although they might not be paid staff, they are resources, and contribute resources to the project.
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3. Project Structure (Outline of Your Proposal):
These (structure) guidelines are not intended to tell you what to write, but rather how to write the proposal. If you are responsible for writing the proposal, then it is because you are the "expert" (in the best sense of the word). If you are responsible, then you know what you want to achieve and the best way to achieve it. In any event, don't panic at the prospect and don't be put off by the technical jargon that unfortunately is frequently used.
Do not try to write the proposal by yourself. Ask for help from your friends and colleagues, programmer, manager, staff and those who can assist in either concepts or in style. Think of preparing a proposal as a written form of "dialogue" in which each successive draft is a continuation of the process.
The chapters of your proposal do not necessarily have to be written in the order presented here, but what is written in each chapter must relate in specific ways to what is written in the other chapters. Make sure that you put the right content in the right chapter. Make sure that each topic relates to the others and to the proposal as a whole.
4. Title Page (Cover):
This is a single page; the front cover of the proposal. It should include:
1. Date;
2. Project title;
3. Locations of the project;
4. Name of the organization; and
5. Any other necessary single line information.
The abstract or executive summary follows the title page, but the proposers should not think about that now, read on about the other sections of the proposal first.
5. Background (Causes of the Problem):
This section is expected to answer why your project is needed. Here you will want to give a description of the situation and focus on factors which prompted the formulation of your proposed project. Tell how the need for this project was identified and who was involved in developing the project. Explain your project's origin or context.
It is most advisable to involve the whole community in identifying priority problems; that is called "participatory research."
The first thing the background does is to identify the problem. That means it must name the problem and locate the problem. It indicates the target group (beneficiaries), the sector, the magnitude, and other actors who are working to solve that problem. It also indicates the extent to which the problem has been solved by the other actors, and what has been so far accomplished by your group.
While examining the problem(s) to be addressed, several questions should arise here. What is the condition of the target group to justify the donor donating money and perhaps seconded staff? A history of the community, your group, or the project is not essential, but a brief outline can be useful. More importantly, what conditions, or what changes in conditions, are envisaged that would lead to any donor agreeing to fund your project?
You may wish to include:
1. Project area (Issues and problems, not descriptions);
2. Reasons for making this proposal;
3. Circumstances leading up to the project; and
4. Broader plans or strategies of which it is a part.
If yours is a project that is not starting fresh, the background will also indicate any changes in your project since it began.
Remember that the background chapter describes the factors leading to the problem that your project intends to solve. Everything in this section should be justification to approve the project and the requested funding assistance. Long histories and analyses would be detrimental here.
To be continued in CHAPTER IV