Submitted by: Jennifer Deering, jdeering@uca.edu on 04/07/2026
UPCOMING TRAINING: “Vetting Guidelines,” April 21 | 1:40 | Torreyson West, Ste. 328. Seating is limited; register for this presentation soon!
It is important to vet grant guidelines to avoid wasting time and effort on grant opportunities that aren’t the right fit. Join our upcoming training session to learn how to quickly and effectively vet grant guidelines so you can focus on the opportunities most likely to succeed.
In this session, we’ll cover how to assess eligibility, evaluate mission alignment, review funder priorities, and identify red flags before you invest time in an application. You’ll also learn practical strategies for streamlining your decision-making process and improving your overall grant success rate. Equip your yourself with the tools to work smarter—not harder—and make every application count.
JUNE 2026 BOOK CLUB: “Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad” by Austin Kleon | Zoom | Participants will receive free copies of the book. Spots are limited; register for this book club soon!
Many people believe creativity is the sole purview of the fine arts. In fact, theoretical physicist Albert Einstein, historian Hannah Arendt, and philosopher and rhetorical theorist Jacques Derrida embraced the creative process to engage meaningfully with society, to create more fair and just systems, to advance leadership, and to drive innovation in exploring our world and our understanding of it. In Keep Going, Kleon provides 10 strategies to keep your work—whether it’s writing for grants or publications or developing better pedagogical methods—moving “[w]hether you’re burned out, starting out, starting over, or wildly successful.”
JULY 2026 BOOK CLUB: “Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die” by Chip Heath and Dan Heath. Participants will receive free copies of the book. Spots are limited; register for this book club soon!
One of the most important strategies for writing a competitive grant is making your idea stick. But why are some ideas “sticky” when others aren’t? Brothers Heath explore and demonstrate how to build an idea (and move it to the project stage) so it will stand out above competing ideas.
Grantseekers may register for each session individually on our “Deadlines and Events” page.