Unnayan Uddog conducts two types of training: professional training for NGO executives, and human resource (skills) development training for different target groups.
The NGO professional courses were designed to strengthen the capacity of NGOs working in rural areas and to help their staff build a career in the non-profit sector.
Capacity Building: An Organizational Approach
An introductory course on capacity building from the perspective of organizational development. Capacity building takes place at the individual level, the organizational level and at a broader societal level; this course concentrates on building the capacity of organizations so that they can work with donors and local partners more effectively.
- Basic concept of development and identifying the role of a change agent
- The link between organizational development and capacity building
- Understanding organizations: how they work, develop and adapt in a rapidly changing environment
- The need for partnership: the demand of the time
- Finding new ideas to intervene (scope of work)
- Finding the right donors, including browsing the internet
- The right approach to contact a donor
- Techniques for preparing a good profile, annual report and field report
- Monitoring and evaluation
- Cost effective and efficient management systems
Grant Writing and Fundraising
An introductory course on the grant proposal process, teaching each step from researching grant leads to developing long-lasting relationships with funding sources. It is designed both for the novice learning how to write a grant proposal and for the professional seeking to streamline a development programme. The fundraising module covers obtaining funds from foundations, corporations, individual donors and government sources, including internet based fundraising.
- Holistic view of the grant process
- Understanding donor priorities
- Different techniques of grant writing
- Making liaison with donors
- Keys to successful fundraising and fundraising strategies
- Creating the case for support
- Development of specific programmes and appeal for event management
- Techniques of using the internet to search for prospective donors
Skills Development Training
Unnayan Uddog provides skills development training on tailoring, embroidery, boutique, leather goods, paraffin candle making, poultry and livestock, and more — to its own beneficiaries and sometimes to members of other NGOs. The objective is to help poor people earn through self-employment.