Your Way to a Successful Grant Writing for Libraries _ٍSlides.pdf

Objectives This one-hour program will assist participants to: • identify sources of grant funding from private and public funders • understand the essential elements of library grantsmanship • complete a grant proposal application package according to a Notice of Funding Opportunity • take action on the proposal based on the results of the funder’s decision. • understand the most common missteps in preparing an application package Themes • Review of the grant submission process • How to avoid common pitfalls • Tips to help your application shine To have a comprehensive understanding of the grant application process and to be a more successful grant author Speaker Anne Craig • Senior Director, Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) • Instructor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, iSchool • Anne has been on both sides of the grant process, having applied for and received many competitive grants and participated in the grant-making process at both the Illinois State Library and CARLI. Read less