Would you like some help putting together archival educational programing in your area? If so, then don’t wait to apply for funding from the Continuing Education Fund (up to $500 per award / one for each state). This fund was developed to help groups of archivists get local events, trainings, and workshops off the ground and bring programming to your area.

Here are some ideas:

Unconferences – This could be material costs, space rental, speaker/moderator fees, etc.

Workshops / Trainings / Webinars – This could easily pay for one which you could share. Maybe a group of you are trying to get Digital Archives Specialization (from SAA). You could pay for a webinar to watch in public. You could bring in an in-person SAA workshop or one from some other organization.

Speaker funds – Bring in an archivist to speak in your area on your own. This could be locally or from anywhere really.

Symposia – This could be used for materials, space rental, or speaker fees.

What it doesn’t cover:

Individual costs for conference attendance, equipment purchases (unless such equipment is required for learning and available to all participants afterwards), and/or food or beverages. The Continuing Education Fund is designed for proposals that benefit multiple members, not just one. If you’d like to apply for individual scholarships, see theAt-Large Student, Professional Development, Annual Meeting Workshop, and Native American Collections Roundtable.

If you’d like to see successful applications, please see our google drive: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1jMC-z7fYX8QIjBi_8_Jdnn8pi1h6moeI  

See our website for more information: http://northwestarchivists.org/Continuing-Education-Fund  or contact Joshua Zimmerman Joshua.zimmerman@seattlearch.org