by Suzanne Bakker | Apr 5, 2020 | monitoring, project basics, project design | Project Design
For almost every project proposal nowadays you need to prepare a monitoring framework. This presents how you will monitor implementation for success. Very often this is seen as an exercise that is important for the donor. Something that should be done as simply as...
by Suzanne Bakker | Mar 29, 2020 | crisis management, finance management, fundraising, planning | Nonprofit management
I see many not-for-profits being uncertain about their future now, as their activities are being canceled one by one. How can you keep on core staff, if project activities cannot be implemented? Do donors approve of covering such costs even though you cannot deliver...
by Suzanne Bakker | Mar 22, 2020 | online work, remote work, tools | Nonprofit management
As COVID-19 is spreading more and more widely and seems to have reached all corners of the world now, an increasing number of countries are in lock-down or in some kind of self-quarantine. Workplaces are deserted, of government institutions, companies and...
by Suzanne Bakker | Mar 15, 2020 | call for proposals, project design | Project Design
Many project proposal templates include a section that refers to the relevance of your idea. What do they mean by that? In my view, there are three aspects to relevance that you should keep in mind when designing a project. Relevance to the context First of all, you...
by Suzanne Bakker | Mar 8, 2020 | call for proposals, project design | Project Design
Most not-for-profits never lack ideas of things they could do if they had a little bit of money (or a lot). But if a call for proposals comes by it sometimes becomes clear that not all ideas are workable. Not all ideas are a full project. Some ideas might have gotten...
