The Foundation Center should be on any list of grantseeker's resources. This web-based short course is thorough and filled with examples. Like other good guides, the course stresses the preparation required to create a winning proposal as well as the different parts of a proposal itself. Strengths are the sections on developing goals and objectives, methods to achieve the goals, and the evaluation plan. Including an evaluation plan in your proposal indicates that you take your objectives seriously and want to know how well you have achieved them.
Evaluation is also a sound management tool.
Like strategic planning, it helps a nonprofit refine and improve its program. The site can be a challenge to navigate, since it leads users through a grantwriting activity while offering tips and examples on different screens. However, the information is valuable and worth exploring in full. Make sure your methods are realistic. Describe WHY you have chosen these activities.