A Collaborative Grantseeking Approach for Arts, Humanities, Museums, and Libraries
Date: Mon., July 17th from 2pm-3pm
Location: Zoom (link provided to registrants)
A collaborative approach to grantseeking can stimulate and reshape the culture of colleges, departments, libraries, and museums. This approach emphasizes mobilizing assets to meet multiple objectives and move communities toward positive, innovative change. In this workshop, Bess de Farber will share on her decades of experience in collaboration facilitation and grantseeking, offering insights into why she believes her efforts have garnered unusually consistent funding results. She will also answer questions from researchers.
* Bess de Farber serves as a grantseeking and collaboration development consultant for ASK Associates, Inc. She has had four careers: as a musician and arts administrator; as a program officer managing grant awards for arts and culture, social services, and human and race relations; as a nonprofit management consultant; and as an academic research development professional at the University of Arizona and University of Florida. De Farber has provided grantseeking collaboration training to thousands of library staff, nonprofit and academic professionals, artists, and university students in the past 32 years, and has led efforts to secure millions for nonprofits and academic libraries. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Clarinet Performance from the University of Southern California, and a Master of Nonprofit Management from Florida Atlantic University.
Information about de Farber's achievements can be found in the three books, one open access e-book, and articles listed below.
Books:
Murakami, B., Spears, L.I., & de Farber, B. (2023). What's one thing?: Digital Collections, Digital Humanities, and Collaborations. Gainesville: LibraryPress@UF
De Farber, B. (2021) Creating Fundable Grant Proposals: Profiles of Innovative Partnerships. Chicago: American Library Association (ALA) Editions
De Farber, B., Hines,A., & Hood, B.J.(2017) Collaborating with Strangers: Facilitating Workshops in Libraries, Classrooms, and Nonprofits. Chicago: American Library Association Editions
De Farber, B. (2016) Collaborative Grant-Seeking: A Practical Guide for Librarians. Lanham: Roman & Littlefield
Articles:
De Farber, B “First Steps: Determining the Feasibility of Your Grant Idea” published by the National Information Standards Organization (April 2022)
De Farber, B “Composing Creative Collaborations throughout the Libraries” published by the University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries Source Magazine (April 2022)
De Farber, B “Online Supplement to Interview with Bess de Farber” published by University of Florida Library Press (April 2022)
De Farber, B “Creating Fundable Grant Proposals” published by the American Library Association (March 2022)