Is a Business plan for nonprofits equivalent to a Project Proposal?
A [Outi Flynn]: Business plans and project proposals can sometimes be the same thing. But, generally, a business plan is a larger, organization-wide plan with more numbers and a longer time frame. A project proposal may be limited to only one program or even a part of a program. For example, a business plan might show how the organization plans to expand from one town to three towns. This plan might be shared with several different donors to see if they could each provide funding toward the whole plan. A project proposal might focus on one specific program – let’s say care for children under 5 years old – that is part of a larger program for educating children. Q [Lusaka, Zambia]: I’m RICHARD NGOMA, LUSAKA, ZAMBIA, I’m among young Zambians who are deeply concerned with youth’s participation in issues of national interest. However, my question is, why are youths not given a platform to get involved in issues affecting them socially, economically, politically etc by there respective gove