[Baynet] Infopeople's online course "Library Grant Writing Online"

Fri Aug 22 13:52:41 PDT 2008

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Title:  Library Grant Writing Online

Dates:  September 30, 2008 - November 24, 2008

To register for this workshop:  Use the online registration form at

http://infopeople.org/workshop/387

Fee: $100 for those in the California library community and $175 for those
out-of-state.

**Demonstrated results! Five students who wrote and submitted grants during
the spring session received grant awards!**

.         Do you need outside funding to implement a new program or service?

.         Do you think you have a great idea for a grant project but don't
know where to start? 

.         Would you like to know about "library-friendly" funding sources
other than the California State Library/LSTA? 

.         Would you like the opportunity to practice writing a grant
proposal in a safe environment with one-on-one coaching? 

If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then this course is for
you!

Successful grant writing is neither one of the magical arts nor an "insider"
job. Grant writing is a set of skills that can be learned, and then improved
upon with practice. In these difficult economic times, winning grant awards
may be the only way your library can introduce new services and programs. At
the same time, competition for grant funding is fiercer than ever. This
Infopeople online learning course is designed to help you gain a competitive
edge in the grant application process - and has a track record of getting
results for those who complete the course. This intensive 8-week course will
guide you through the process of writing an actual grant proposal--students
should have in mind a specific project or idea that can be developed into a
proposal document. 

This session has been updated and revised to cover online grant
applications.

Preliminary Course Outline: 

*	Week 1: Overview of Project Planning and Grant Writing 

*	The world of grantsmanship today 
*	Library-friendly funding sources 
*	General guidelines 
*	Grant formats, traditional and online 
*	Getting started 

*	Week 2: Building a Solid Foundation 

*	Identifying the need 
*	Documenting the need 
*	Involving your client group 
*	Establishing community partnerships 

*	Week 3: Building on the Foundation 

*	Relationship of project to library mission and goals 
*	Project goals and objectives 
*	Writing measurable objectives 
*	How much change is realistic? 
*	What happens if you don't meet your objectives? 

*	Week 4: Describing Your Program 

*	The key to success: a clear plan of action 
*	Developing your project timeline 
*	Personnel requirements 
*	Resources 

*	Week 5: Will Your Program Make a Difference? 

*	Keeping records 
*	Evaluation models and terminology 
*	Creating an evaluation plan 
*	Outcome measures 

*	Week 6: Getting to the Bottom Line 

*	Budget basics 
*	How to estimate costs 
*	In-kind and matching fund requirements 
*	Indirect costs 
*	Negotiating with the funder 

*	Week 7: Putting It All Together 

*	Writing the project summary 
*	Writing the cover letter 
*	Submission, traditional and online 

*	Week 8: After Submission - What Do You Do? 

*	If you're funded - beyond celebration 
*	Handling rejection 
*	The basics of managing a funded projects 

*	Implementing the plan of action 
*	Managing the budget 
*	Reporting 

*	Preparing for the next phase 

Instructor:  Holly Hinman.  Grantwriting became a major part of Holly's
professional life after she was appointed Director of the Metropolitan
Cooperative Library System (MCLS) in March 1978. MCLS sent Holly to training
at the Grantsmanship Center in Los Angeles and then put her to work writing
grants. Over the next eleven years, Holly wrote dozens of grants, both for
the system and for individual member libraries. Holly left MCLS to become
the Library Services Manager in Beverly Hills in 1989, and subsequently
served as the Library Director in Burbank from 1991 through 1993.  She is
now the  Director of the Infopeople Project and is responsible for overall
Project planning, management, and evaluation. Infopeople has evolved from a
project that deployed Internet equipment and connectivity to a project that
is the primary training and continuing education program of the California
State Library. Holly teaches online and on-ground courses in grantwriting.

Notes from the Instructor: You can take this course at several levels of
intensity and effort. The original idea for the course was that each
student, over the course of the 8 weeks, would write an actual, fully
developed grant proposal. As I taught this course in previous years,
however, I found that not all students can expend this level of effort, nor
is it necessary for everyone. Accordingly, I have identified three levels of
effort and you can select whichever level works for you: 
Level 1: Some students have told me that they get what they need from the
course by simply reading the course material and participating in the online
discussions and chat sessions. If you don't have a current project and just
want to learn about the grant writing process for the future, this may suit
you. 
Level 2: The second level of effort involves doing the assignments that
prepare you to write a grant application for your project, but not actually
writing the application. I have created new exercises for this session of
the course specifically to accommodate this level of effort. 
Level 3: The most intense level of effort involves actually writing sections
of a grant application to correspond with the course material in each week.
Thus, in the second week you will write a statement of need, in the third
you will develop the goals and objectives for your project, in the fourth
you will write a narrative description of your program, etc. You will send
the sections to me as you write them, and I will provide you with written
feedback. If you already have a clear idea of what you want to do and have
identified a possible funding source, you may want to work at this level as
it is a good way to structure your work and to get one-on-one coaching.

You will be asked to complete a pre-course online survey, at which time you
will be asked to indicate the level at which you plan to take the course. 

Online Learning Details: This eight-week course will be taught online using
the web. When you register, you will receive a registration confirmation
which will include the URL to get to the course, as well as a username and
password. Library Grant Writing Online will start on September 30, 2008 and
end on November 24, 2008. 

The workshop consists of eight learning modules. You can work on each module
at your own pace, at any hour of the day or night. However, you will be
expected to log in to the course each week to do that week's assignment. We
ask that you log in sometime during the first week of the course to begin
the course work. 

The materials will remain available to work on for two additional weeks
following the official end date, but you will be expected to accomplish the
majority of the course in synchronization with your peers during the first
eight weeks. 

Who Should Take This Course: Anyone interested in learning about what is
involved in writing grant proposals for libraries.

Prerequisites:
This course is taught over the web. You must:

*	Have an Internet connection and Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher. 
*	Be able to save Microsoft Word .doc or Adobe .pdf files to your
computer and print them out. (For .doc files, a free Word Viewer is
available at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.aspx?displaylang=en.
Search for "Word Viewer." For .pdf files, a free Adobe Acrobat Reader is
available at http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/main.html). 
*	Be comfortable navigating on the web and navigating back and forward
on a website that uses frames. 
*	To be most successful in this course you should be willing to share
information with your colleagues and be willing to spend time reading and
participating in the weekly discussion boards. 

System Requirements: The online learning product that Infopeople uses is
called Angel. The following are minimum system requirements for using Angel.
You will need access to a computer that has at least these specifications to
participate in an online course: 

*	Windows: 

*	Internet Explorer 6.0 and above, Netscape 7.1 and above, or Firefox
1.5 and above 

*	Macintosh: 

*	Mozilla 1.4 and above (which is the same engine as Netscape 7.1),
Safari 2.0 and above, or Firefox 1.5 and above 
*	OS X and above (OS 9 will NOT work with our online learning product)

If you are not comfortable with any of the above, please consider taking
this course with a colleague who does meet these requirements.

If space is available you may register for this online class up to seven
days after the official start date. Please contact Linda Rodenspiel at
assist at infopeople.org if you are trying to register after the official start
date. 

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To view a complete list of Infopeople workshops and for general information
about Infopeople Training opportunities, go to the main Infopeople Workshops
page at  <http://www.infopeople.org/workshop>
http://www.infopeople.org/workshop

If you have questions about registration or scheduling of workshops, please
contact Linda Rodenspiel, the Infopeople Project Assistant, at
<mailto:assist at infopeople.org> assist at infopeople.org or by phone at
650-578-9685.

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