Project design template
This document is only a guideline on how to design a project for the organization and can be used or
amended as required.
Project Introduction
Here you give a background on the project or campaign and introduce the project/campaign
Project Purpose
What is the purpose of the project and what does it aim to achieve?
Project Target Group
Project Objectives
What are the objectives of the project?
Project activities
What are the activities of the project/campaign? What will be done during the project
Possible funding sources
Who are the anticipated funding sources for the project? How will funds be raised to execute the
project
Project start and end date
The start date and end date of the project/campaign
Project duration
How long will the project take place?
Locations of project
which areas will the project activities take place
Project implementation plan
How will the project be implemented?
The below table is an illustration of the points to include in your implementation plan where you will
put all the activities in the project and give each of them a start and end date and the result you
expect to receive from executing the activity.
Main Project Start Date End Date Location of Result of activities
activities activity
e.g Music, Dance and 01 December 27 December Soshanguve Performances of all three,
Drama Workshops 2018 2018 and exhibition of other arts.
Key Personnel for project
Which people will be responsible for the project. Here you should include their full details as well as
contact details
Financial details of project
Here you will give a summary of the costs that will be incurred. You can group all cost activities as
one group, such as administration as one, and production as one. See the table below for example
Summary of estimate costs
(costs will include all planned
activities)
Item Amount
e.g Administration costs 200 000.00
Financial plan
Here you give how the expected costs from above will be met.
Organizations to be approached for Amount to be requested or in-
funding kind donation
e.g Department of Art and Culture R2 000 000.00
Return on investment
What will be the return for the project taking place? How will you benefit as an organization from
executing the project.
Social impact of investment
What will be the social impact of the project on the communities that it will be implemented in