1. Collaborative Grant-Seeking for Libraries Bess G. de Farber George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida

2. Agenda How to… create an internal grantmaking program search for appropriate grant opportunities for libraries develop workflows for preparing and submitting external proposals build buy-in throughout the library. Plus… Examples of recently awarded grant projects

3. Introduction and Context Why have we been waiting so long to join the grant-seeking crowd?

4. Grant-seeking; Grant-writing and Recipes Step one: It is always an experiment Step two: You don’t ever know if you will be successful Step three: You begin by making things for your family to try Step four: They give you feedback Step five: You practice some more Step six: You get more feedback and finally they love it Step seven: Now you are ready to cook for strangers

5. Library Grantmaking Program

6. Recipe: Annual source of funds Everyone encouraged to apply Grants committee stewardship Guidelines for applications that mirror external sponsor guidelines Third party coaching and editing

7. Library Grantmaking Supports External Grant-Seeking

8. Search for Grant Opportunities that Support Libraries Recipe: Weekly search for appropriate sponsors Monthly distribution of funding alert Monthly update of master deadline schedule

9. Example Funding Alert Handout

10. Example of Master Deadline Schedule Handout

11. Example Workflows to Prepare and Submit Proposals Handout

12. Collaborative Ways to Build Buy-In Your Library Recipe: Convene library-wide brainstorming sessions Convene feasibility meetings that include representatives from all departments to be impacted by the proposed project Broadcast grants activities reports Present grant-seeking workshops Showcase grant projects through presentation and media

13. Example of Library-wide Brainstorming Session Results Handout

14. Examples of Recently Awarded Library Grants Handout

15. Collaborative Grant-Seeking: A Practical Guide for Librarians Collaborative Grant-Seeking will share featured topics unavailable in other grant writing publications, such as: interpreting sponsor guidelines identifying appropriate funding programs determining the feasibility of project ideas asset-based (vs. need-based) proposal development strategies actual examples of successful and unusual library projects initiating and sustaining collaborative relationships