BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//U海角社区 Calendar - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:/calendar X-WR-CALDESC:Events for U海角社区 Calendar REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260109 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260110 DTSTAMP:20260701T131020 CREATED:20250709T190951Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250709T190951Z UID:10002406-1767916800-1768003199@umaine.edu SUMMARY:Winter Session (tentative) DESCRIPTION:Click聽here to view the full 2025鈥26 Academic Year Calendar. URL:/calendar/event/winter-session-tentative/2026-01-09/ CATEGORIES:Academic Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260109T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260109T120000 DTSTAMP:20260701T131020 CREATED:20251021T193835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T193835Z UID:10003974-1767949200-1767960000@umaine.edu SUMMARY:Grant Writing Essentials DESCRIPTION:Program Description\nYou have a lot on your plate. Between annual appeals\, communications\, virtual event planning and fundraising\, you鈥檙e overwhelmed. And now you鈥檝e been tasked with writing a grant and you don鈥檛 know where to start. Our online grant writing program can help! \nThis interactive online professional development program will teach you the basics of seeing a grant through a full cycle鈥攆rom inception to completion. You鈥檒l learn how to get your organization ready to apply for grants\, where to find funders and funding opportunities\, how to write the components of a grant and how to submit a successful application that has all the information funders want to see. \nUsing case studies\, this program will focus on real-world grant applications. Comprehensive checklists and worksheets will guide you through every step of planning\, researching\, applying to and managing a grant鈥攚ithout missing a thing! You鈥檒l also develop language specific to your organization that answers common grant questions. \nThe only thing you won鈥檛 learn in this program is how to celebrate securing a grant proposal. We figure you鈥檝e got that one covered. \nProgram Benefits\nThis online grant writing certificate program is intensive\, active and results-driven. You will learn how to: \n鈥 Identify funding sources\n鈥 Write and present persuasive grants that inspire funders\n鈥 Produce high-quality grant proposals\n鈥 Increase your knowledge of the development field\n鈥 Manage a grant\n鈥 Nurture a relationship with funders\nBy the end of the program\, you will have developed text specific to your organization that can be used in any grant application\, a list of resources and concrete next steps to move forward in the grant process\, and 1:1 guidance from the instructor on the grant topics most relevant to you. \nIn addition\, you鈥檒l get an invitation to a private Facebook group\, where fellow alums of the grant writing program can support each other\, share opportunities and resources\, network\, etc. \nGraduates of the program have the opportunity to register for Grant Writing 1:1 Help Sessions with instructor\, Elizabeth Haffey. Click here for more information. \nTopics Covered\nWEEK ONE: THE BASICS\n鈥 Grant myths\, misconceptions and pitfalls (and how to avoid them)\n鈥 Components of a grant\n鈥 Understanding the different kinds of grants and funders\n鈥 RFPs\n鈥 Your responsibilities as a grant writer \nWEEK TWO: PLANNING AND RESEARCH\n鈥 Looking critically at your capacity\n鈥 The 鈥済rant-ready鈥 checklist\n鈥 Determining your funding priorities\n鈥 Developing your ideas\n鈥 Using online resources to find opportunities\n鈥 Profiles of grantmakers\n鈥 Vetting funding opportunities as a team\n鈥 Developing relationships with funders \nWEEK THREE: APPLYING FOR GRANTS\n鈥 Developing your proposal\n鈥 Gathering data and documentation\n鈥 Components of the narrative\n鈥 How to organize information\n鈥 Writing style\n鈥 Creating a budget\n鈥 Attachments \nWEEK FOUR: MANAGING GRANTS AND DEVELOPING YOUR SKILLS\n鈥 Application follow up\n鈥 Managing a grant\n鈥 Completing reports\n鈥 Nurturing relationships\n鈥 Difficult situations in grant writing \nWEEK FIVE: PRACTICING YOUR GRANT WRITING SKILLS\n鈥 1:1 feedback with program instructor\n鈥 Sharing your common application questions for feedback \nWho Should Enroll \nThis program is designed to benefit people across the grant-writing spectrum\, including those new to the genre\, those in the midst of writing grants and successful grant writers who are looking to refine their skills and gain new insights\, particularly: \n鈥 Administrators\n鈥 Art organizations\n鈥 Aspiring freelance grant writers\n鈥 Board members\n鈥 Educators\n鈥 Executive Directors\n鈥 Nonprofit workers\n鈥 Researchers\nThis program is 100% online and can be taken from anywhere! The course is offered synchronously\, on Eastern Time. \nAll of our professional development and continuing education programs are open to the public. You do not need to be a U海角社区 student\, staff member or faculty in order to participate. \nProgram details\nInstructor\nElizabeth Haffey is a 海角社区-based professional grant writer. Through her business\, E. Haffey Grant Consulting\, she helps clients develop and write proposals\, researches opportunities\, and trains staff and volunteers to apply for grants. Haffey received her Bachelor鈥檚 degree in International Affairs from George Washington University and is currently working on her Master鈥檚 in Public Policy from the University of Southern 海角社区. \nDates and Times\nJanuary 9\, 16\, 23\, 30 & February 6\, 2026\n(Fridays) 9:00 am 鈥 noon ET\nRegister by December 15 \nMarch 6\, 13\, 20\, 27\, & April 3\, 2026\n(Fridays) 9:00 am 鈥 noon ET\nRegister by February 9 \nRegister Online\nNotify me when new dates are available\nPre-class work will be sent a week before the start of the program. \nModality\nThis dynamic program will be offered synchronously via Zoom鈥攜ou鈥檒l need access to a stable internet connection. There will be assignments between classes (as well as time during sessions to work on your proposals). Breakout sessions with other participants as well as one on one time with the instructor are built into the program. \nProgram Fee\n$895 \n海角社区 Community Foundation Scholarship Resources \nClass Capacity\n14 participants \nEvidence of Learning\nCertificates\nCertificates of Completion available. \nContinuing Education Units\n30 contact hours / 3 CEUs available. \nIf you鈥檇 like to receive CEUs for participating in this course\, please note this during your registration. \nLearn more about Continuing Education Units \nMicrocredential Pathway\nA logo representing a digital badge\, illustrated with a line drawing of a book\, a pen\, and coin shapes. The logo text states 鈥淯niversity of 海角社区 System Grant Writing.鈥漒nSuccessful completion of this course satisfies the learning requirements for the University of 海角社区 System Grant Writing Microcredential Pathway\, Levels 1 & 2. \nLearn more about the Grant Writing Pathway \nLearn more about University of 海角社区 System Microcredentials \nAccommodations\nFor more information or to request an accommodation contact聽um.continuinged@maine.edu\, 207.581.3167. URL:/calendar/event/grant-writing-essentials-6/2026-01-09/ CATEGORIES:Conferences & Workshops ORGANIZER;CN="Division of Lifelong Learning":MAILTO:um.continuinged@maine.edu LOCATION: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260109T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260109T200000 DTSTAMP:20260701T131020 CREATED:20250922T192128Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T192128Z UID:10003746-1767981600-1767988800@umaine.edu SUMMARY:Women's Ice Hockey vs. University of Connecticut DESCRIPTION:For full schedule\, click聽here. 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