Digital Business
NGO & Project Management Technology
Use digital tools for proposal writing, monitoring, evaluation, and project coordination.
Prerequisites
No prior experience required — open to beginners.
Certificate
Awarded by Rescue Academy on successful completion of the program's assessments and final project.
Learn Online — Live Classes
Register, receive your schedule, and join live instructor-led NGO & Project Management Technology classes on Zoom. Assignments, instructor feedback, and a certificate on completion.
Learn In Person
Attend NGO & Project Management Technology classes in person in Juba with hands-on labs, instructor mentorship, and a certificate on completion.
What You'll Learn
- Project life cycle, stakeholders and scope
- Proposal writing, SMART objectives and indicators
- Theory of change and logical frameworks
- Budgets, work plans, Gantt charts and procurement planning
- Digital data collection and M&E analysis
- Risk, safeguarding, do no harm and accountability
- Donor reporting, partnerships and coordination
Program Objectives
- Plan and run projects through their life cycle
- Write proposals with sound logic and measurable results
- Collect, analyse and report M&E data ethically
- Manage budgets, schedules, risks and safeguarding
- Engage communities, donors and partners accountably
Who It's For
- NGO project officers and coordinators
- M&E assistants and officers
- Community-based organisation leaders
Where You'll Use It
- Humanitarian and development NGOs
- Community-based and faith organisations
- Government and donor-funded programmes
Curriculum
Instructor-led, practical training. Each level is a block of 4, 8 or 12 weeks; every module ends with a practical activity and an assessment, and every level with a project.
Module 1: Introduction to Project Management 10 h
Understand projects, their life cycle and the people involved. 3 lessons
Module 2: Proposal Writing and M&E Basics 11 h
Write SMART objectives, choose indicators and draft a short proposal. 3 lessons
Module 3: Budgets and Data Collection 10 h
Track project spending and collect reliable, ethical data with digital tools. 3 lessons
Module 4: Team Coordination and Reporting 11 h
Plan the work, coordinate the team and report progress. 3 lessons
Module 5: Project Management Tools 10 h
Use free and low-cost tools to manage projects, and complete the level project. 3 lessons
Level project: Small Community Project Plan
Module 1: Theory of Change and Logical Frameworks 15 h
Show how and why activities lead to lasting change, and summarise it in a logframe. 3 lessons
Module 2: Planning and Scheduling 16 h
Break work down, schedule it realistically and plan resources. 3 lessons
Module 3: Risk, Safeguarding and Do No Harm 16 h
Anticipate risks and protect the people the project serves. 3 lessons
Module 4: Stakeholder Engagement and Accountability 13 h
Engage communities, donors and partners and be accountable to the people served. 3 lessons
Module 5: Data Analysis for M&E 13 h
Clean, analyse and present monitoring and evaluation data. 3 lessons
Module 6: Proposal and M&E Plan Project 17 h
Write a full proposal with an M&E plan and present it to a review panel. 3 lessons
Level project: Full Project Proposal with M&E Plan
Final practical project
Full Project Proposal with M&E Plan
A full proposal responding to a call for proposals, with theory of change, logframe, work plan, budget summary, risk, safeguarding and accountability plans and an M&E plan, presented to a mock review panel.
Deliverables
- Theory of change and logframe
- Work plan, Gantt chart and budget summary
- Risk, safeguarding and accountability plan
- M&E plan with tools and tracker
Assessed on
- Clear, evidence-based logic
- Measurable indicators with realistic targets
- Proportionate risk and safeguarding measures
- Meets the call's requirements
Worked Examples
A selection of the visual, practical examples used in this program's lessons — each teaches a different skill.
- Before and after From vague aims to SMART objectives The same hygiene project's objectives written two ways. Beginner · Module 2 · Lesson 1
- Worked calculation Is the project spending on track? Using burn rate at the half-way point to spot delays. Beginner · Module 3 · Lesson 1
- Workflow From a household survey to an indicator report How monitoring data travels from the field to decisions. Beginner · Module 5 · Lesson 2
- Data and chart Outcome indicators in a WASH logframe Baselines and targets for a water, sanitation and hygiene project. Intermediate · Module 1 · Lesson 3
- Step-by-step Setting up a community feedback mechanism Steps to let people raise concerns safely and see a response. Intermediate · Module 4 · Lesson 2
Free Course: NGO Project Management Starter
A free introduction to managing projects in NGOs: the project cycle, proposals and M&E basics, budgets and data collection, coordination and reporting, and simple digital tools. Free, self-study, about 5 hours — no certificate. The full program above is taught live by an instructor, with practical assignments, assessments and a certificate.
- 1Free lesson 1Introduction to Project Management
- 2Free lesson 2Proposal Writing & Monitoring & Evaluation
- 3Free lesson 3Budget Management & Data Collection
- 4Free lesson 4Team Coordination & Reporting
- 5Free lesson 5Using Trello, Asana, Google Forms & Excel
- Final checkQuick Quiz — NGO & Project Management Basics
Tools & Technologies
Primary Tools
- Trello / Asana — Task boards and work plans Practice: Coordinating teams and tracking progress
- KoBoToolbox — Field data collection on phones, including offline Practice: Designing and deploying survey forms
- Microsoft Excel — Budgets, trackers and M&E analysis Practice: Burn rate, indicator tracking and charts
Supporting Tools
- Google Forms — Quick surveys and feedback forms Practice: Simple data collection
- Gantt chart templates — Scheduling and critical path Practice: Realistic project schedules
Professional / Industry Tools
- Logframe and theory of change templates — Designing and presenting project logic Practice: Donor-ready results frameworks
- Risk and safeguarding registers — Managing risk and protection Practice: Safe, accountable programmes
Career Opportunities
- Freelancer or remote worker
- Small business owner or e-commerce operator
- Project/administrative support role at an NGO or company
Practical Projects
- Write a complete project proposal with a SMART objective and M&E plan for a real community need
- Design and pilot a Google Forms-based data collection tool
- Design a data collection plan that works for a location with limited or no internet connectivity, including how and when the data eventually gets consolidated
Problem-Solving Focus
Problem: A field data collector needs to gather survey responses in an area with no reliable internet connection
Approach: Use an offline-capable method — paper forms, or an offline-first tool like KoBoToolbox — that syncs once connectivity is available, instead of relying on Google Forms alone.
Problem: A project team loses track of who is responsible for which task, and deadlines start slipping
Approach: Set up a shared task board with clear ownership and status columns, instead of managing tasks through scattered messages and memory.
Problem: A donor report needs to show real progress against SMART objectives, but the data collected doesn't actually match what was promised in the proposal
Approach: Design M&E indicators tied directly to the proposal's objectives from day one, so reporting means pulling real tracked numbers, not reconstructing them after the fact.
Problem: A budget looks fine on paper, but nobody notices a category is overspent until the project is nearly out of money
Approach: Track Planned vs Actual vs Variance in a budget tracker on a regular schedule throughout the project, not just at the final report.
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