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Ready to Read: Backlog to Bankroll: Grant Writing for Archivists

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Jul. 27, 2026
Backlog to Bankroll is a must-read for archivists who want to position their archives as a resilient institution prepared for the future and powered by sustainable fundraising practices.
The book cover of Margot Note's Backlog to Bankroll

We are pleased to announce that Margot Notes’s newest title, Backlog to Bankroll: Grant Writing for Archivists, is now available from Lucidea Press.

This book is a practical playbook for information professionals, guiding them through the grant acquisition lifecycle with methods tailored to archival realities. It gives archivists at any career stage the confidence to turn challenges into projects, speak the language of funders, and build practices that strengthen their collections and their institutions.

Archives expert, consultant, and practitioner Margot Note encourages archivists to move beyond one-off applications toward systems that embed grant-seeking into the institutional fabric. With chapters that follow the natural progression of a grant project from conception to completion, Backlog to Bankroll: Grant Writing for Archivists equips information professionals to build both confidence and capacity.

Chapters include:

  • Turning Problems into Projects
  • Scoping and Scheduling Projects
  • Defining Objectives and Measuring Archival Impact
  • Finding and Vetting Aligned Funders
  • Writing Compelling Proposals
  • Building Trust with Budgets
  • Kicking Off Awards and Managing Projects
  • Revising and Resubmitting Proposals
  • Leveraging Technology and Tools

Backlog to Bankroll is a must-read for archivists who want to position their archives as a resilient institution prepared for the future and powered by sustainable fundraising practices.

We at Lucidea are delighted to offer you a free eBook here. For more information about ArchivEra, visit the ArchivEra page, contact sales@lucidea.com, or call 604-278-6717.

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Lucidea is a values-based company focused on delivering exceptional client experiences and serving as a committed technology partner. Since founding Lucidea in 1989, CEO Ron Aspe has steadily expanded his vision of providing comprehensive collections management, knowledge management, and special library automation software to clients around the world.

Lucidea's powerful web-based archival CMS, ArchivEra, is purpose-built, enabling archivists around the world to preserve and share access to their valuable collections.

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