Post Graduate Diploma in Grants Management Course Overview

This course is comprehensive on grants management and fundraising, spanning the grants lifecycle from pre-award through grant closeout. The course provides the Federal, pass-through, and recipient workforces with the knowledge and skills they need to improve program and public accountability, efficiency, and outcomes for beneficiaries.

Course Objectives

• The course aims to foster the following to learners
• Understand different perspectives on the scope of the nonprofit sector
• Describe the key sources of nonprofit income
• Understand and describe the historic context of fundraising
• Understand the requirements for fundraising to be considered a profession
• Understand key components of ethical theory and differentiate between applied and normative ethics
• Decide which type of ethical system to apply in fundraising contexts to professional ethical dilemmas
• Understand the significance of enhancing donor loyalty
• Describe the drivers of donor loyalty
• Manage grants effectively

Course Content

Module One: Introduction to Grants Management

• Effective Grants Management
• Definition of Terms in This Book

Module Two: Building Grants Management into the Proposal

• Solid Methodology
• Clear Objectives
• Competent Personnel
• Comprehensive Evaluation Plan
• Adequate Budget
  • Chapter Summary

Module Three: Negotiation and Acceptance Procedures

• The Selection Process
• Negotiating the Grant Award
• Notification of Funding
• Accepting a Grant Award
• Chapter Summary

Module Four: Coordinating Grants Management Tasks

• Creating a Grant File
• Coordination with Project Staff
• Coordination with Finance Staff
• Coordination with the Evaluator
• Chapter Summary

Module Five: Evaluation

• History of Evaluation Research
• Types of Evaluation
• Choosing an Evaluator
• Using a Logic Model
• After the Evaluation Is Conducted
• Conversation with an Evaluator
• What are three to five of the most common types of
• Evaluation tools included in proposals?
• What elements make up a successful collaboration

Module Six: Audits and Monitoring visits

• Office of Management and Budget Circulars
• The Importance of an Audit
• Types of Audits
• Preparing for an Audit
• Contents of an Audit Report
• Monitoring Visits
• Chapter Summary

Module Seven: Grants Management of Federal Grants

• Office of Management and Budget Circulars
• Grant Performance Reports
• Importance of Calendars
• Accurate Reporting
• Chapter Summary
• Module Eight: Managing Private Funder Grants
• Difference in Complexity
• Additional Flexibility
• Chapter Summary

Module Nine: Closeout Procedures

• Required Final Programmatic Reports
• Required Final Financial Report
• Equipment Inventory
• Compliance Certification
• Penalties for Not Submitting
• Chapter Summary

Module Ten: Ethical Issues

• The Issue of Honesty
• The Issue of Integrity
• Examples of Mismanagement
• Possible Consequences of Mismanagement
• Case Studies of Mismanagement

Minimum entry requirements

Common regulations governing Post-Graduate Diplomas shall be applicable.

The following shall be eligible for admission.

1. a) Holders of a Bachelor’s degree from a recognized University
2. b) Holders of an equivalent qualification from any other recognized Institution.

Assignments: candidates shall be expected to submit 10 assignments (Continuous Assessment test) that Account to 70 % of their Work and a Project Paper at the Tail end of the course, which accounts to 30 % of the course Work.

Regions Targeted: Global

Courses Fees €1500

Course duration: 1 year (2 semesters)