Really Effective Grant Applications

I am very proud of my fellow Torontonians for their behaviour in the wake of this terrible event. The police did not freak out. The media did not freak out. Everyone did their jobs – taking out the perp and attending to the injured and dead in the former case, and in the latter reporting only the FACTS all day. Not even the politicians freaked out. The only "terror" alarms I read were on Twitter, and most of them came from beyond our borders. I think most Canadians were, like me, hoping that it was a mental-health issue rather than a racially or religiously-inspired issue. I am proud to live in the most diverse city in the world, and so are most of my fellow Torontonians. It now appears that this was a mental health issue. We need to do much more to reach out to people who are in pain before they reach this kind of tipping point. To my mind, it was only a matter of time until something like this happened in a world-class city of this size. Now it has. It won't be the last time. Every time I ride the subway I am aware that I and my fellow commuters are a potentially devastating target. But we don't check bags for bombs, and I hope we never do. I love the crowds. Yesterday, I was downtown when the news started and I stayed downtown and attended a concert in the evening. Hundreds of thousands of others got on the subway and went down to watch the hockey game. On the street, people's eyes met in understanding of what we were all learning, and what we have lost. The city moved forward. Together.

I am looking forward to presenting a session on effective grantwriting to the University of King's College MFA in Creative Nonfiction program on Thursday!

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Register now for the Neighbourhood Arts Network's series on funding for individual artists. You can register for one or both. I'm looking forward to presenting these sessions! http://www.neighbourhoodartsnetwork.org/events/making-a-living-making-art-series

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I am very pleased to have been invited by Toronto's Neighbourhood Arts Network to give two workshops on grantwriting and fund development. May 25 and June 15. Register for one or both. Visit Neighbourhood Arts Network

Are you procrastinating on a grant deadline? What better way to kill time than by listening to my podcasts on effective grantwriting? Sometimes the problem can become part of the solution!

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Three tips from the PLOS site to help you with your grant application. For more, check out my podcasts.

Three simple tips to survive grant writing - The Student Blog Like any field, working in research has its ups and downs. Ask any scientist and they will likely identify the opportunity to guide their own inquiries through research as an upside, but grant writing as one of the main downsides. … Continue reading »

Crowdfunding for science?

Finding philanthropy: Like it? Pay for it With conventional sources of money drying up, some scientists are turning to crowd-funding.

Really Effective Grant Applications Grant-writing support for academics, artists, and non-profit organizations

All other factors being equal, the most effectively written grant application will be the most successful.