Library Project Funding ：A Guide to Planning and Writing Proposals ( Chandos Information Professional Series )

Publication subTitle ：A Guide to Planning and Writing Proposals

Publication series ：Chandos Information Professional Series

Author： Carpenter   Julie  

Publisher： Elsevier Science‎

Publication year： 2014

E-ISBN: 9781780631295

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781843343813

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9781843343813

Subject： G25 Library Science

Keyword： 信息与知识传播

Language： ENG

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Description

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 project development, planning and the preparation of bids for funding based on the author’s own experience and that of many organisations in the cultural heritage and education sectors. It guides service managers and staff through the task of scoping, developing and writing viable, realistic and winning proposals, drawing on a range of techniques from strategic planning, financial management, project management and business.

  • Uses practical, up-to-date examples relevant to the cultural heritage sector
  • Different methodologies: for example - preparing business plans, evaluation; planning cost and time/effort inputs
  • Templates and checklists for writing effective proposals

Chapter

Cover

Library Project Funding: A guide to planning and writing proposals

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 partnership

Roles 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 tools

Introduction

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 proposal

Notes and references

Index

Cover

Library Project Funding: A guide to planning and writing proposals

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgements

List of figures and tables

List of abbreviations

About the author

1 Introduction

2 Defining and testing the project idea

3 Matching project ideas to funding opportunities

4 Building partnerships

5 Assembling evidence in support of your proposal

6 Setting project aims, objectives and outcomes

7 Project planning

8 Project planning techniques and tools

9 Monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment

10 Writing effective project proposals

Index

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