Beating the credit crunch: preparing bids to secure additional funding

A new UKeiG Course

Venue: CILIP, 7 Ridgmount Street, London, WC1E 7AE
Date: Tuesday, 30th June 2009, 9.30-16.30

Course Outline

This practical and participative one day training event is designed to provide Information professionals with an introduction to preparing bids to successfully secure additional funding. In today's economic climate and changing professional scene, your service may not have sufficient money, staff time, or expertise to support new activities. This course has been developed to help you write a compelling bid to convince potential funders to support your new endeavours.

The sessions will include

• Defining the 'project' to be funded
• Estimating realistic budgets, resources and timetables
• Writing compelling and convincing bids
• Exploring the types of funding available, with examples

Who should attend?

This workshop will be of benefit to Information Professionals working in middle and senior management positions in public and private sector organisations who want

• A better understanding of how to write successful bids
• More knowledge of potential funding sources
• An enthusiasm and greater confidence to bid for funding

Course Presenter: Mary Auckland
Mary is an independent consultant and trainer following a long career as a senior manager in academic libraries. She has considerable experience of producing successful bids and securing funding, and of assessing bids for bodies suck as the Joint Information Systems Committee.

Cost
UKeiG members £140 + VAT (£161.00); others £170 + VAT (£195.50)

To book your place please use the booking form at http://www.ukeig.org.uk/training/2009/June/Preparingbids.html or email Christine Baker at cabaker@ukeig.org.uk