Lessons on our session on getting a grant
We held an information-packed session at the Edmonton Podcasting Meetup earlier this week with Keren Tang, co-creator of OtherWise, and Soni Dasmohapatra, interim grants co-ordinator for the Edmonton Heritage Council.
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The Edmonton Heritage Council's Project Accelerator Grant has helped fund podcasts such as OtherWise, The Broadcast, and the first season of Let's Find Out. It's only applicable to projects that help tell the story of Edmonton's history or culture, but there may be a similar program in your own city if you're not in Edmonton.
Here are links to various resources we mentioned during the session, and a few more that we've come across since:
- Edmonton Heritage Council Project Accelerator Grant — Up to $10,000 for eligible expenses, available to individuals and organizations.
- Upcoming deadlines for application: Sept. 6 and Dec. 6, 2019
- The council strongly encourages applicants to submit a draft two weeks before the deadline to get feedback.
- If you need money to go to a conference to help build your capacity to do a podcast that shares Edmonton stories, and you're able and willing to share your knowledge with others, you may be eligible for a travel grant.
- Edmonton Arts Council grants — Not typically granted to podcasters, but worth a look
- Edmonton Community Foundation grants — These would need to be geared towards the particular goals of the ECF; a podcast might be the means, but is not necessarily the end. Available only to registered charities.
- Alberta Arts Foundation — Again, we don't know if these would be applicable to a podcast-related project, but it's worth a look.
- Alberta Public Interest Research Group — Some money may be available for one-time projects that contribute to positive social change.
If you know of a granting program that might be applicable in Calgary or anywhere else in Alberta, let us know and we'll share the information in future newsletters.
Some potential sources of funding from beyond Alberta:
Grants are not for everyone, and there is never enough money for everyone. But it's worth considering if the project you have in mind would align with the goals of a granting agency, and if you have the capacity to put together a solid proposal and follow through.
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For your consideration
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Another podcast joins our bunch
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Our signing blitz continues with the addition of It's a Conspiracy!, an Edmonton-based podcast that explores conspiracy theories, alternative accounts, myths and legends, and evaluates whether or not they're complete nonsense.
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We are still working through the backlog of applications to the network, and it takes time to onboard new ones amid our other duties, so if you applied and haven't heard back, hang tight a little while longer.
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- Kyle Marshall of Creative Block and Putting It Together shared his main takeaways from PodSummit.
- Remember to sign up for Kyle's Calgary chapter of Podcast Brunch Club so you can nerd out about podcasts over brunch once a month.
- Dan Shessel of Northern Nerdcast is raising money for the Stollery Children's Hospital through ExtraLife.
- Paul Blinov of I Don't Get It garnered a rave review for his show, Some People to Think About, at the Toronto Fringe.
- Gregg Beever of I Have Some Notes has started a subreddit for Edmontonians who want to play each other's Mario Maker 2 levels.
- Congrats to Jessica McGinnis, Qiting Chen and Dave Breakenridge, who filled out our listener survey and won $100 each in a random draw. Thanks to everyone who participated!
And...
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We've rounded up the recent episodes from our member podcasts into a couple of longer playlists for Alberta stories (which includes interviews, insights and performances from Calgary, Edmonton and Lethbridge) and Sports (including football, soccer, hockey and basketball), plus some short and sweet ones on Learning and Entertainment.
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July 12 (TONIGHT!): Orality — WestWord — Knowmadic, co-creator of the OtherWise podcast, hosts an evening of poetry and song in celebration of Africanival, featuring performances by Titilope Sonuga and Ian Keteku, and the music of Sangea.
Tickets: $25
July 17: Level Up: YEG Summer — This session in the series, a collaboration between ATB X and Work Nicer, features a talk on “Creating a Culture of Innovation” with Ralph Sadowski of Uber.
Free: Register
July 18: The Salon: Happiness — Pamella Heikel of Healthy Lifestyle Design convenes a small group of women to discuss happiness and how to cultivate positive thoughts.
Free: RSVP
July 20: Instagrammable Walls of 124 Street — Join Linda Hoang of Don’t Call Me a Guru for a three-hour photo walk experience through one of Edmonton’s up-and-coming neighbourhoods.
Tickets: $20
July 25: Let's Find Out Book Club: The Once and Future World — Chris Chang-Yen Phillips invites you to Mill Creek Cafe to discuss J.B. MacKinnon’s book and the connections that came up in his most recent podcast episode.
Free: RSVP
July 20-21: Windy Castle Medieval Faire — Calum Lykan of The Bothy Storytelling Podcast (and soon It’s All in the Kilt) will be telling stories at this Lethbridge County event that promises medieval fun for the whole family.
Details and tickets
July 30: Stress Less About Making Friends — Victoria of Girl Tries Life and Jessica from In Her Circle present a live podcast recording at Work Nicer Roxbury about how to stress less about making friends.
Tickets: $35
Find more happenings involving our podcasters, sponsors or partners on our Events page.
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