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**Apologies for cross-posting** What a Great Idea! But how will we pay for it? Preparing bids to secure additional funding to be held at CILIP, 7 Ridgmount Street, London, WC1E 7AE Thursday, 13 May 2010, 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 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 such as the Joint Information Systems Committee. To register your interest in this meeting, reserve a place, or request further details, please email [log in to unmask] Further details are also available via the UKeiG website at www.ukeig.org.uk. _________________________________ Chris Armstrong - [log in to unmask] for UKeiG - UK eInformation Group w. www.ukeig.org.uk b. http://www.ukeig.org.uk/blog/index.html _____________________________ UKeiG is a Special Interest Group of CILIP Registered Charity Number: 313014 __________ UKeiG has the CILIP Seal of Recognition, which recognises high standards in the content and relevance of training courses. See http://www.cilip.org.uk/qualificationschartership/seal/ for details UKeiG is a Special Interest Group of CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals. 7 Ridgmount Street, London, WC1E 7AE. Registered Charity No. 313014. Visit our web site: http://www.ukeig.org.uk <http://www.ukeig.org.uk/>