Library Project Funding : a Guide to Planning and Writing Proposals
Managers and staff in libraries and information services in all sectors are increasingly required to prepare project proposals and bid for funding, usually for external funding, but also as part of internal strategic planning and management processes. The projects proposed must be realistic and feasible, because library managers and staff will be required to deliver their project on time and in budget. If managers get the planning wrong at project proposal stage, the consequences for implementation can be difficult to overcome. This book provides guidance on the various steps involved in proje
1 online resource (235 pages)
9781780631295, 1780631294
1027508249
Cover; Library Project Funding: A guide to planning and writingproposals; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of figures and tables; List of abbreviations; About the author; 1 Introduction; What is a 'project'?; External funding; How this book can help; Notes and references; 2 Defining and testing the project idea; Introduction; Is it really a project?; Getting help to develop your idea; Using problem-solving approaches; Preliminary research and information seeking; What is this project going to achieve?; Who is the project for?; Who will be involved? How long will the project take to deliver ... and how much is it likely to cost?; Find your project champion; Notes and references; 3 Matching project ideas to funding opportunities; Introduction; Useful sources of information; Examples of funders and programmes of interest to cultural heritage organisations; So how do you decide where to search for project funding?; Notes and references; 4 Building partnerships; Introduction; Where not to start!; What does 'partnership' mean?; Benefits of partnership working; Costs of partnership working; Establishing constructive working relationships. Ways of working in partnershipRoles and responsibilities: who does what in a partnership; The role of the lead partner; Maintaining the involvement of partners; Notes and references; 5 Assembling evidence in support of your proposal; Introduction; What do funding organisations require?; Information and evidence; Notes and references; 6 Setting project aims, objectives and outcomes; Introduction; Terms and meanings; Setting objectives; Notes and references; 7 Project planning; Introduction; Project planning activities; Risk assessment and analysis; Notes and references. 8 Project planning techniques and toolsIntroduction; Techniques and tools to support project definition and objective setting; Tools and techniques that support scheduling and resource allocation; Notes and references; 9 Monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment; Introduction; Definitions; Establishing indicators for monitoring and evaluation; Choosing monitoring and evaluation methodologies; Guidelines on methodologies; Notes and references; 10 Writing effective project proposals; Introduction; Who is going to read and assess the proposal?; Proposal assessment criteria. Structuring the proposalNotes and references; Index