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Grant Writing Basics for Freelancers
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
What constitutes a good grant proposal? How does a freelance writer break into the grant writing industry? What resources are available for writers seeking financial support for their own projects? Susan Shiroma, senior librarian at the Foundation Center, answered these questions and others.
Shiroma has been with the Foundation Center since 1995, and has served as a trainer, manager of the proposal writing seminars, and manager of the Associates Program, where she helped more than 1,000 nonprofit organizations find foundation funding.
Making Your Job Indispensable: Tales from Four "Survivors"
Thursday, June 5, 2008
How can you keep from being downsized? Attendants learned how today's b-to-b editors are going beyond magazine editing to manage a multimedia platform; how enterprising freelance editors and writers are enhancing their multimedia skills; how b-to-b editors can manage their time more efficiently using quantitative analysis; and how publishers can develop in-house training programs for a Web 2.0 world.
Panelists included Sam Friedman, editor-in-chief of Highline Media's National Underwriter magazine; Bill Keenan, a freelance editor of three monthly newsletters: The Customer Communicator, Customer Service Newsletter, and Sales Rep's Advisor; Howard S. Rauch, president of Editorial Solutions, Inc., which focuses on business magazine publishers; and Tom Sawyer, a senior editor at Engineering News-Record, a national online news source and weekly print magazine for the construction industry.
ASBPE is an association of professional editors and writers who work for business magazines and their associated websites. For more information, visit www.asbpe.org
Art and Work: Fiction Writing, Freelancing, and Making a Living
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
EFA member Michael Dahlie will give a brief reading and talk about his novel A Gentleman's Guide to Graceful Living (W.W. Norton, June 2008). Afterwards, he'll discuss the practical matters of approaching agents, talking to editors, and sending work to journals. He'll also talk about the strange distinctions between commerce and art, highbrow and lowbrow publishing, and the problem of keeping art and work separate.
Volunteering: How to Find the Right Opportunity to Give (And Get Back)
Monday, March 10, 2008
EFA members and guests joined author, journalist, and former career counselor Carol Milano for an interactive, hands-on program to help find the right volunteer opportunities. Milano offered pointers to evaluating skills, needs, and passions, and to identifying potential matches and the best ways to approach them.
Working vs. Working Out: Fitness Wherever You Are
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Staying fit is a challenge for sedentary workers, whether you work at home or have an in-house staff job. But it's a challenge you can meet, and speaker Jude Milner, founder of Fitness Therapy (www.fitnesstherapy.org) and author of Fat Free: Amazing All-True Adventures of Supersized Woman, can show you how! The session included a discussion and demonstration of fitness routines that fit into our work lives.
What You Need To Know About Fair Use
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Freelancers often run into the question, How much copyrighted material can I use? Under copyright law, courts apply a fair use test. Attorney Raymond Dowd, author of the Copyright Litigation Handbook, presented an overview of copyright law principles applicable to freelancers, together with visual, musical, and literary examples to show how courts apply the concept of fair use and how freelancers can approach these questions.
Holiday Party
Monday, January 7, 2008
Tax Teleconference
Monday, December 3, 2007
An enrolled agent with the IRS and a certified financial planner, financial adviser Susan Lee specializes in taxes and financial advice for freelancers. The discussion focused on an overview of financial planning needs for freelancers, with an emphasis on cash flow and federal taxes. Related documents are available for download.
Networking to Build Your Freelance Business
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
If you are a freelancer, networking is probably your number one tool for building your business. But are you using it effectively? Are you using it to put your name out in front of potential new clients? To remind existing clients and acquaintances that you're available for their projects and would be grateful for referrals? We all network, sometimes haphazardly, sometimes with a specific objective in mind. Andrea Nierenberg of the Nierenberg Group, a business consulting firm based in New York, specializes in teaching clients to put their networking skills to work in a systematic and purposeful way to build their businesses.
Contracts and Contract Negotiations for Freelancers
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Attorney Ray Dowd of Dunnington, Bartholow & Miller, LLP, and freelance writer/editor Tim Harper of the American Association of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) Contracts Committee met with EFA members for an in-depth look at contracts for freelancers. After covering the basics, they discussed the ins and outs of several sample contracts, went brief excerpts submitted in advance, and answered questions.
Holiday Party!
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
The annual holiday party, a longstanding EFA tradition and an occasion for celebrating the season with freelance colleagues and their families, was especially well attended this year. As always, it was a potluck buffet supper, and all brought a variety of crowd-pleasing dish—ready to serve—to the table. EFA provided wine and soft drinks. A good time was had by all.
Tax Teleconference
Thursday, December 7, 2006
An enrolled agent with the IRS and a certified financial planner, Susan specializes in taxes and financial advice for freelancers. The discussion focused on an overview of financial planning needs for freelancers, with an emphasis on cash flow and federal taxes.
- artists' expenses
- budget sheet
- cash flow
- financial check list
- how to manage your finances
- remembering your income
- scheds C-C-EZ
- how long do I have to keep those papers
- useful financial and tax books
- useful tax and financial websites
- small business financial disaster kit
Writing Them Cold and Stopping Them Dead: Crafting the Perfect Letter of Introduction
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
One of the hardest things a freelancer does is introduce herself. Marketing strategist and EFA member Jennifer McCay discussed how to craft effective letters that net you more clients more easily.
Getting Your Act Together: Organizing Your Office, Your Computer, and Your Time
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Presenters included Lisa Zaslow, Phyllis Silver, and Mary Ginsburg.
Editing for the Web
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Speakers were Alex Koppelman and Heidi MacDonald.
Narrative Nonfiction for Journalists & Authors
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Annual Meeting, Election, and Party Buffet
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Looking Ahead Without Dread
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Susan Feitelberg, author of The Net Worth Workout spoke about how to develop a personal finance regimen.
Science Writing and Editing for Kids and Books and Magazines
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Sponsored by the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA) Science Writers in New York (SWINY). See the May-June 2006 issue of The Freelancer in the Membership section.
The Editor and the Author: How to Start on the Right Foot and Keep It That Way
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Freelancing, Copyright, and the Law
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
The speaker was attorney Stephen Weingrad.
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