Grant-Writing for Archives: A Workshop with Raegan Swanson

Join TAAG for a grant-writing workshop with CLGA Executive Director, Raegan Swanson. The workshop will cover fundraising strategies for small- to medium-sized organizations focusing on writing a strong case for support for grant applications. Examples will include the Documentary Heritage Communities Program (DHCP) and Young Canada Works (YCW). The morning's session will also provide general strategies that can be applied to create successful grant applications of all kinds.

Date: November 30, 2018

Time: 9:30am to 12:30pm

Location: Room 232, John M. Kelly Library, University of Toronto

Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/254155381969329/

Eventbrite Registration: https://bit.ly/2P3ry9W

Cost: $45 for TAAG members; $50 for non-members; $25 for students/underemployed

About the Instructor: 

Raegan serves as the Executive Director of the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives. She holds a BA from Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface and a Masters of Information from the University of Toronto iSchool. She has worked as an archivist at Library and Archives Canada, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Aanischaaukamikw Cree Cultural Institute and as the Archival Advisor for the Council of Archives New Brunswick. She is currently working on her PhD focusing on the role of community archives in Aboriginal and Inuit communities in Quebec.

*Tea/coffee and light snacks will be provided.