Dear Colleagues, MLA London's commissioned course, Fundraising for Archives, has been proving very popular. There are just two places remaining. If you would like to book on this course please see the details at the end of this email, or call 020 7549 1712 to request a booking form. Kind Regards Paddy McNulty Workforce Development Co-ordinator MLA London Fundraising for archives The Women's Library, Old Castle Street, London E1 7NT Thursday 19th June 9.30am to 5.00pm Cost: £95 for London based organisations, £100 for organisations from the rest of the UK For all local authority, business, academic, health, and all other archives Archives are increasingly looking for more funds to help them in their duties and to deliver on projects. This one day course is specially designed to introduce archives to the large and varied fundraising landscape and fundraising; going beyond Lottery funding, it will provide delegates - through a mixture of practical exercises, theory, and case studies - with the tools for effective fundraising for their archives and archive projects. During the day the following areas will be covered: * What is fundraising? * The fundraising landscape in relation to archives * Motivations for fundraising * A successful start: developing a fundraising strategy * Sponsorship and generating income from archives * Trusts and Foundations; and the top ten funders of archives * Lottery funding * Local Authorities and funding * Other funding sources - eg EU funding Refreshments, lunch, and course papers will be provided Delegates will be asked to complete a short questionnaire (sent out shortly before the course) to assess expected learning outcomes and to ensure that the course is tailored especially to the delegate's needs. To download a booking form click here <http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/uploads/documents/MLAL_Booking_Form_2008.doc> . Alternatively, you can call Georgina Siddall on 020 7549 1712, or email [log in to unmask] to request a booking form. Paddy McNulty Workforce Development Co-ordinator MLA London 4th Floor 53-56 Great Sutton Street London EC1V 0DG Tel: 020 7549 1711 Fax: 020 7490 5225 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Web: www.mlalondon.org.uk Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail MLA London is the strategic regional development agency for museums, libraries and archives in London. We are part of the MLA Partnership. For further information please visit the website at www.mlalondon.org.uk Legal Disclaimer: The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, please note that any dissemination, distribution and copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient please notify the sender immediately and then delete the message and any associated files from your system. Security Warning: Although this e-mail and its attachments have been screened and are believed to be free from any virus, in all cases it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that the e-mail and any associated attachments are virus free. MLA London will not accept liability for any damage caused by a virus.