The management plan ties in closely with the strategy you adopt, but its elements should be considered separately. While you should keep them in mind, it is not necessary to include these headings in your proposal.

Methods

Methods dictate the means you plan to use to achieve your goals. Within your proposal, you should demonstrate the methods you will implement to ensure that your goals are accomplished.

Activities

In order for an evaluator to judge your proposal, he or she must have an idea of the activities you propose. The activities should be broken out independently, showing exactly what your group plans to do with the funding allocated to it.

Timeline

The proposed timeline is one of the most important aspects of your proposal. You need to be able to tell the funding agency when certain activities will take place. The funding agency will also need an idea of when you'll require a cash influx to make sure your proposal sees its way to fruition.

An important complement to your timeline is your cash flow forecast. You need to show the funding body when certain expenditures will be made, so that they can make arrangements to have the correct amount of cash forwarded to you before you need to spend it. Your cash flow forecast is simply a calendar of when certain budget items must be spent. To make a cash flow forecast, simply take all of the budget items from your budget and break down the monthly (or quarterly) costs.