Professional Learning
Engaging Stakeholders: A Site’s Year in Review
When OK Oklahoma WP convened a stakeholders’ meeting to discuss its funding future, participants viewed a report showcasing the impact of OWP’s professional development, continuity and outreach programs. Open the Stakeholder Report to view how this site made an effective case for funding its writing project.
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See allLaunching a Comprehensive Fundraising Plan for Your Writing Project Site
The new reality for site sustainability is the need for fundraising. This overview of the Hudson Valley Writing Project's strategy focuses on the need for ongoing discussion, cultivating university relationships, documenting programs, and identifying tools and actions. This document is written in a short, easy-to-use list form, and would be a great starting point for other sites to consider their own fundraising strategies. Site leaders might use it at a leadership retreat to spur discussions not only about funding, but also about marketing and visibility—how to make sure the university and the larger educational community know about the site, its programs, and its impact.
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The Write Time with Author Rob Cameron and Educator Max Limric
This episode features Rob Cameron, a teacher, linguist, and writer who organizes the Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers and founded the Constellations Mentorship program for the Octavia Project. Rob is interviewed by Max Limric, a pre-service elementary teacher who became interested in the power of children's and young adult literature, having grown up with speculative stories like Harry Potter and The NeverEnding Story.
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