FCS Trust
Tailored solutions for strategy, grants management, financial oversight, and system strengthening.
Who We Are
FCS Trust is a development agency specializing in providing advisory services in Tanzania.
FCS Trust offers a wide range of tailored solutions for the development sector, spanning from strategy creation, grants management, system strengthening, financial management, capacity assessment, and other consulting services for civil society organizations.
We are uniquely placed to create linkages and networks within the sector with access to hundreds of grassroots organizations across a vast array of thematic areas both on the mainland and in Zanzibar.
Core Values
Ideals that guide the FCS include:
Professionalism
Accountability
Fairness
Integrity
What We Offer
Advisory Services for the Civil Society Sector
We are a subsidiary company of the Foundation for Civil Society; our experience goes back 18 years with a proven record of executing projects of all sizes and other services in the sector across Tanzania. We have a wide array of partners, experts, tools, and tested methods to serve you.
We offer the possibility to use our infrastructure, systems, and expertise for delivering support (funding) to CSOs in Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar.
We have good knowledge of and access to medium and small-sized CSOs including local communities (we have a wide knowledge of context, and wide reach/networks).
We have an impeccable track record and proven experience in specialized areas such as grantmaking, CSO strengthening, and partnership building.
We have systems and structures needed for effective delivery and accountability, suitable for grant administration (Accountable, Trustworthy).
Grant Management Services
Our team has massive skills in grants management including:
Grantees selection.
Screening of grant applications.
Due diligence and pre-grant assessments.
Grants management training.
Project Monitoring and Evaluation including development of Monitoring and Evaluation systems.
Develop a grant management manual.
Fiscal agents and payroll management for civil society organizations.
Institutional and Staff Development
Our institutional and staff development programs unlock the potential of individuals in the organization in the following areas:
Financial management for CSOs
Grants management
Project evaluation
Social Marketing for Civil Society Organizations
Donor management
Baseline surveys
Compliance
Report writing
Cooperate governance
Local resources mobilization
Advocacy for change and many more
We also conduct training needs assessment/ organization Capacity assessment for civil society organizations.
Our training approaches are participatory and action-oriented.
Other Customized Services For Civil Society Organizations
We leverage our experiences and a wide network of partners and consultants to offer customized solutions to a unique need. These may include strategic planning, program evaluation, developing institutional policies, institutional system strengthening, Corporate Social Responsibility consultations, setting up of a Foundation, Project and Program Management, etc.