In this video (10 min 14 sec) Ramune Petuchovaite, EIFL Public Library Innovation Programme (EIFL-PLIP) Manager, explains how to develop a budget for a library project that aims to develop a new ICT-based library service. The video explains the key steps in developing a budget and the information you will need to estimate costs. Ramune uses the real-life example of a budget developed for an EIFL-PLIP-supported library project in the Volta Region of Ghana and discusses budget lines and estimates. The video concludes with some practical tips on how to prepare a budget.

More EIFL-PLIP Small Bites training videos on library project development

• Crafting clear goals and objectives for a project (5 min 45 sec) 
• Building a work plan for your library project (7 min 43 sec)
• Describing results and choosing indicators for your library project (8 min 16 sec)

Videos on library project development currently being developed 

• Writing a budget justification for your library project

Visit our YouTube channel where you will find more EIFL-PLIP Small Bites videos, on the topics Organizing library training programmes and Library performance and outcomes evaluation.

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