Plan the Project

In the first phase, Define the Project, you (and your stakeholders) analyzed the needs of your organization and your target audience and decided on appropriate solutions. You also articulated the project goals, which will guide you in the next phases of your project -- planning the project and writing the grant application.

In this phase, you will develop the components of your project plan-activities, the evaluation approach, the schedule, and the resources -- that will be the basis for your grant application.

You will be able to perform the following tasks:

• plan activities that will help you develop and implement your project's solution
• develop an evaluation approach to determine whether your project's goals are being met
• create a schedule based on the activities and the evaluation approach
• identify and assign appropriate personnel and material resources
• develop a budget for your project
• decide on appropriate sources of funding and in-kind contributions to close any resource "gaps"

Within each unit you will find examples, exercises, and templates to reinforce the concepts and best practices.