Project Management for Non Profits

Course Objectives
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
- Organize your work to make you more effective;
- Understand and integrate Project Management PM in the organization;
- Articulate what is in your project scope, what is out of scope, and why
- Develop an accurate schedule and employ techniques to effectively manage it
- Identify, analyse, and engage stakeholders – internal and external
- Define roles and responsibilities for your project team
- Assess project risks and develop strategies for responding
- Locate Project Management PM and link in M&E and Learning and Knowledge Management KM functions of an organization
Course Overview
Project Management This three-day, high-impact workshop gives you the skills you need to effectively initiate, plan, execute, and close out projects. Delivering your project on scope, on time, and on budget requires specific knowledge that is first learned and then refined through practice. This workshop, taught by experienced trainers in a participatory style, has been highly rated by thousands of practitioners who have completed the course and been successfully certified. As one attendee noted,
In addition to individual participants, we encourage teams of employees to attend this workshop together. You are invited to bring current work projects to which you can begin to apply the concepts taught in the workshop. Staff who will benefit from attending this workshop include:
- Individuals who are new to project management. You will gain a solid foundation in internationally accepted project management concepts, terminology, tools, and techniques;
- Seasoned managers who already have some experience. This is an opportunity to hone your skills of financial managers, grant managers and operations managers etc, Working through small group work, and learn from peers working in other NGOs who face similar challenges in their jobs
- Team members who work in other functional areas of an NGO. You will learn the best practices in project management and gain a clearer picture of your role within a project.
Learning Approach
Our training puts the learner at the center, using practical and fun learning activities supported by easy-to-use materials. We share tools and techniques that can be immediately used in your work.
The course is targeted for senior and middle management in organisation across functional areas – Finance; Grants and Contracts; HR; Operations; Project Management
Free Post course mentorship
One of our unique community value proposition we shall offer all participants a full 1 month mentorship support post course attendance. This shall include on line mentorship, a one -to one session and sending of relevant business and career development literature and our e- newsletter filled with information and tips
A section 18A certificate is available on successful support and delivery of the course.