Project Design and Grant Writing for AV Archivists

Date: 
13 Jan 2021
Location: 
online
What are successful strategies for telling a compelling story that engages grantmakers?

About this Event

What is the role of grant-writing in organizational strategic and development plans and ecosystems? How do you design a grant project that advances your mission and maximizes the potential of partnerships and collaboration? What factors should be considered when developing a project plan and budget? How do you identify funders who might have a programmatic interest in your project? How can you advocate for a project you care deeply about with an organization whose work is inspiring to you? What are successful strategies for telling a compelling story that engages grantmakers? How can you ensure broad, profession-wide impact of your grant projects?

This webinar brings together Becca Quon, Program Officer from the Council on Library and Information Resources, Cynthia Zollinger, Director of Project Development and Operations in the fundraising division at Boston public broadcaster GBH, and Dr. Michelle Caswell, archives professor and Co-Founder of the South Asian American Digital Archive, who brings years of experience writing successful grant proposals. The panelists will share insights from their varied and unique perspectives on effective project design and grant writing strategies, and the webinar will include time for discussion and Q&A with participants.

Panelists

  • Becca Quon, Program Officer, Council on Library and Information Resources
  • Cynthia Zollinger, Director of Project Development and Operations, Foundation Development, GBH
  • Dr. Michelle Caswell, Associate Professor of Archival Studies in the Department of Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles & Co-Founder of the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA)

Moderators

  • Casey Davis Kaufman, Associate Director of the WGBH Media Library and Archives and Project Manager for the American Archive of Public Broadcasting
  • Teague Schneiter, Sr. Manager of Oral History Projects at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences