It's good to have cargo. Makes us a target for every other scavenger out there, though, but sometimes that's fun too.
Mal ,'Shindig'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sumi - Jul 26, 2011 12:14:19 pm PDT #18139 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Strix - Jul 26, 2011 12:17:30 pm PDT #18140 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I vote grant admin first (because your life is obvs a democracy!).
If you can help bring money in and distribute it efficiently, you will have more negotiating oomph next time.
amych - Jul 26, 2011 12:31:48 pm PDT #18141 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Seconding grant admin. But lobby for Victorian Lit - just think how actually useful and work-relevant lashings of Trollope would be in a vast slow-moving bureaucracy!!
beekaytee - Jul 26, 2011 12:46:58 pm PDT #18142 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant
I'm thirding the grant admin course. Grant writers and admins have jobs for life and it is a great, post-retirement/second income gig.
I wish I had the acumen and patience for it.
Jesse - Jul 26, 2011 1:24:15 pm PDT #18143 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
What side/part of the process is "pre-award grant administration"? I ask because I could slot it on either end, and am curious. Is it about proposal development or grantmaking or what?
JZ - Jul 26, 2011 1:32:05 pm PDT #18144 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Proposal development and doing the admin side of shepherding it from first draft to submission to our internal research offices, which then submit it to whatever actual agency is doling out the money.
Jesse - Jul 26, 2011 1:55:06 pm PDT #18145 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh, nice. All the worst parts! IMO. But super-useful and important.
Vortex - Jul 26, 2011 2:02:59 pm PDT #18146 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
If they have a grant writing course, I would look into that. Your editing and writing skills coupled with formal training will make you a real asset. Additionally, you may be able to moonlight as a consultant for other entities.
Sophia Brooks - Jul 26, 2011 2:10:04 pm PDT #18147 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I am a little sad that I know what pre-award grant administration is. Non-profit/arts grants are so different from research grants.
I also LOVE those houses. If I could stand the heat, I would totally live in New Orleans, because I love the tiny, bright houses. Most of the houses in Rochester are HUGENORMOUS.
Jesse - Jul 26, 2011 2:12:22 pm PDT #18148 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I do think "pre award" is hilarious, if you're talking about competitive grants.