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What Is A Proposal?

The document outlines what a proposal is, including that it is a plan presented for acceptance and a request for financial support. It describes the functions of a proposal as representing a program, making a request, and persuading others to support it. Finally, it details the common components of a project proposal such as the title, rationale, objectives, activities, budget, and evaluation plan.

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What Is A Proposal?

The document outlines what a proposal is, including that it is a plan presented for acceptance and a request for financial support. It describes the functions of a proposal as representing a program, making a request, and persuading others to support it. Finally, it details the common components of a project proposal such as the title, rationale, objectives, activities, budget, and evaluation plan.

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What is a proposal?

 A plan presented for acceptance


 A positive statement
 Sets forth a program or set of
activities
 It formalizes requests for financial
and material support from
government and private agencies
therefore it is for the
DEVELOPMENT OF THE
COMMUNITY
Functions of a proposal:
Representation of the program – a written project of a
project/activity that a group or an organization seeks to
undertake
 Request – for allocation from a funding agency
Persuasion – seeks to persuade some persons or
organizations to support a legitimate proposed program; a
political document because of the strategies used in the
process of persuasion to convince a real or potential
adversary to become an ally
Promise – a plan that serves a set of guidelines for
organizations and implementation of the program.
PROPOSALS SPECIFIES THE ACTIVUTIES TO BE
CARRIED OUT, THE WAY IN WHICH THEY WILL BE
ACCOMPLISHED
TYPES OF PROPOSAL:
 PROGRAM – offer particular set of
services to individuals, groups or
communities
 RESEARCH – study a problem or evaluate
a service
 PLANNING – provide planning and
coordination with respect to a problem or
set of services
 TRAINING – provide training / education
 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE – offer
assistance to groups, agencies,
organizations and communities in
establishing and implementing programs.
“Some proposals could contain a combination
of 2 or more types”
COMPONENTS OF A
PROJECT PROPOSAL:
 Title of the Project Proposal – should
capsulate or give an indication what
the project is all about: should
contain a maximum of 10 words only

Ex: GENERATING SUPPORT FOR


REHABILITATING THE PHILIPPINE
EAGLE THROUGH INFORMATION
MATERIALS
 Rationale – why the project is carried
out (describe the problem to be
addressed by the project, current
situation of intended beneficiaries and
the demographic characteristics of the
place ; describe the relationship
between the organization proposing
the project, the problem that prompts
the presentation of thus proposal and
the intended beneficiaries ; describe
the conditions affecting the
beneficiaries at the start of the
project and the changes that this
project will bring out
 Project purpose/objectives – state
clearly what the project intends to
do, its expected outputs and its
impact on the project participants ;
PRECISE (beneficiaries are clearly
identified) TIME-BASED (period
during which the problem will be
solved is stated), REALISTIC (in that
the amount of improvement is
expected is possible for the
community to achieve within the time
allowed and the resources available)
AND MEASURABLE(in that the
charges its hope is to achieve are
visible to the community and to the
observant outsiders
TEST YOUR OBJECTIVES

 What change is to be achieved?


 Who is affected?
 When is the change to occur?
 How much change?
EXPECTED OUTPUTS:
 What the project is expected to
produce
 “always in past tense form”

Ex:
Obj: to produce a pamphlet that
outlines the need for the
rehabilitation of the Philippine eagle
Exp. Output: pamphlet on the
rehabilitation of the Philippine eagle
produced
ACTIVITIES / STRATEGIES:
 How the project is going to achieve
this result?
 Describe clearly and fully the
different sets of actions and activities
to be carried out in the project

Ex:
Obj: to produce a pamphlet that
outlines the need for the
rehabilitation of the Philippine eagle
Act: do research, interviews, secondary
data gathering, ask actual costing
from 5 printing press
IMPORTANT
ASSUMPTIONS:
Which external factors are
crucial for the success of the
project?
Ex:
SK youth attendance and
participation
Good weather
Availability of resource speakers
PROJECT MANAGEMENT

 Who are the people involved in


the project
 Enumerate the people involved
in the project implementation,
outline their roles and tasks…
illustrate the team set up and
the community leaders and
personalities
MONITORING/EVALUATION
 How can you asses the success of
the project?
 Describe the methodology by which
the outcomes and the impact of the
project on the participant group will
be measured..
 Who will participate in the planning
and carrying out evaluation of our
project?
 How far did we achieve our outputs
vis – a – vis our objectives
BUDGET REQUIREMENTS

 What the project will cost identifies


the cost needed in order to carry out
the planned activities
ACTIVITIES TIME RESOURCES COST
FRAME NEEDED

Data Jan 4- Batteries P50.0


gathering 5 for the 0
recorder,
SUMMARY OF THE
PROPOSAL
 Summary serves as the cover page of the proposal
that contains this format:

GENERAL INFORMATION:
1.1 Project Name (less than 10 words)
1.2 Project Site (exact location)
1.3 Participant Group (headcount and type of
beneficiaries
1.4 project partner (proponent name and address)
1.5 contact person (name and designation of two
persons from the team
1.6 project period (maximum of 6 days)
1.7 project budget (total project cost)
1.8 project status (indicate whether new, continuing or
replication or for expansion

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