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September 2010

Free Download on Proposal Writing

This month's free download looks at the planning phase of the LFA and comes from our Toolkit on Project Proposal Writing. Sign-up for our news alerts to access more free training materials.

ELD Support to SNV Asia Regional Office

In late August, ELD trainer Paul Reitman traveled to Bangkok to assist SNV Regional Office's communication officers with Case Study Writing ... read more

Recent Activities in Nepal

An advanced Training Of Trainers was conducted in August, along with 2 courses on The Project Manager's Toolkit ... read more

Nepal and Thailand Autumn Schedules Ready

Our programmes for Kathmandu, Nepal and Bangkok, Thailand are ready. Find out more about these courses here.

L'Art de Rédiger des Rapports

Our Reporting Skills Tookit is finally available in French / Notre Toolkit sur les techniques de reportage est enfin disponible en français ... read more / lire la suite

ELD Toolkits Revised

All our Toolkits have been extensively upgraded ... read more

Distance Training Programme on Reporting Skills & Professional Writing launched ... read more

Can you Translate / Proofread like a Professional?

We'd like to hear from translators interested in joining our team ... read more

Call for Authors

Do you think you can contribute to our growing library of development toolkits? Read more here.

Training for Inter-American Development Bank

ELD Director Neil spent February 2010 in Washington training IDB's Grants and Co-Financing Management Unit on Reporting Skills. All participants on the training were involved in developing donor fund reports for regional projects.

"A great course that definitely helped me become a better writer."
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TRAINING COURSE: CASE STUDY WRITING

The Case Study is a powerful way to demonstrate the benefits of a programme to outsiders. It gives a full picture of the end user's experience of the project inputs, processes and results – often presented as a ‘success story’ in reports and advocacy writing.

The Case Study focuses on depth, and aims to fully understand a particular end user's experience and outcomes of a programme. Although time consuming to collect and only giving depth of information, not breadth, it help us get the message across to our readers about how our work positively affects individuals and communities.

This five-day course enhances participants’ ability to analyse data and plan and write case studies dor a range of purposes. The fifth day has the option of looking at how to use news stories and press releases to further communicate your organisation's achievements.

During this course participants learn how to:

• Plan the Case Study
• Identify the message
• Organise the Case Study
• Ensure the writing communicates a powerful and persuasive message

The training uses a range of methods, including presentation, group discussion, problem-solving tasks and practical exercises.

There is a strong focus on the participants’ own experiences throughout. A typical schedule is:

Day One

• Course Introduction
• Introduction to Case Study Writing
• Introduction to Professional Writing
• Planning the Case Study
  

Day Two

• Writing Clearly
• Organising your Ideas
  

Day Three

• Case Study Drafting (practical)

Day Four

• Keeping your Reader's Interest
• The Editing Process / Layout and Design
• Case Study Presentations / Feedback
  

Day Five

Day Five may be used for further extended practical work on Case Study writing or, depending on participants' interest, apply the same skills to news writing as follows:

• Organising a Press Release
• Press Release Drafting (practical)
• Presentation and Feedback on Practical Work
• Course Review, Evaluation and Closure

See our training schedule to find out when this course is next planned in your area and to book online for 10% discount (Thailand and United Kingdom only).

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