How can researchers describe the impact of their work?

What does community-engaged research look like, from a funder's perspective?

What are private foundations looking for in research grant applications?

Indiana University Senior Foundation Relations Director Cory Rutz and I discuss these topics and more in this masterclass on understanding and aligning with funder's priorities in order to amplify the reach and outcomes of your work.

Find Cory on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coryrutz

Indiana University's Corporate and Foundation Relations Office: https://cfr.iu.edu

What if "batshit mode" is NOT the best way to succeed in the academy?

University of Houston Associate Professor Monique Mills is helping to lead a movement toward a slower, more deeply engaged approach to an academic career. Inspired by the book The Slow Professor by Maggie Berg and Barbara K. Seeber, she shares how she has downshifted her teaching, publishing, and grant writing so that she and her students can not only thrive but ultimately have a more significant and lasting impact.

Resources mentioned:

The Thrive Hive (community) - http://thethrivehive.mn.co

The Slow Professor (book) - https://utorontopress.com/9781487521851/the-slow-professor/?srsltid=AfmBOopGGPv5mTLLSsjbLHTrb2mS4wexXpN-41bnUedeTAKUE9aE0E-z

Academic Writing Amplified (podcast) - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/academic-writing-amplified/id1478044381

Playing Big (book) - https://www.taramohr.com

NCFDD - National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity - https://www.ncfdd.org

Find us on LinkedIn:

Monique Mills - https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquetmills

Elisabeth Andrews - https://www.linkedin.com/in/elisabethandrews

Despite our hard work and accomplishments, many of us secretly fear that we don't know what we're doing professionally and any day now we'll be exposed. (Fittingly, the audio on this episode somehow reverted to an embarrassing pause and throat clearing right at the start!) My guest Peter Harrison writes about and leads workshops on this phenomenon of "impostor syndrome," and in this episode he shares what he has learned in his own career and what he recommends for releasing these fears.

We discuss:

• The importance of knowing and naming your skill set
• Perfectionism and how it relates to impostor syndrome
• Links between impostor syndrome and ADHD and autism
• Middle school trauma and the message that self-acceptance is unacceptable
• Identifying a "home base" of who you are as an adult

Share your thoughts with us on LinkedIn!

You'll find me at https://www.linkedin.com/in/elisabethandrews/

Peter is here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-harrison-z90/

You poured your heart and soul into a grant proposal, only to have it meet with rejection. It's brutal!! In this episode I talk candidly with Ansley Fender, a former grants consultant whose software company, Grantcycle, supports grant applicants and managers. We take a deep dive on navigating emotions and mindset around rejection, highlight practical strategies for improving your success rate, and discuss how to get more rewards from every proposal development cycle -- whether or not that project gets funded.

This brief writing warm-up gets you in the right frame of mind to do your best work.

We're going to clear away resistance to those daunting academic writing tasks in just a few minutes.

Grab your notebook and pen, find a comfortable seat, and unlock your focus and flow.

Stress, burnout, and overwhelm are normalized in academia. Is there another way?

My guest Anise Bullimore shares how she coaches academics to find more resilience, joy, and connection without sacrificing productivity or progress.

It all starts with talking a walk.

Join us as we discuss:

• Why walking is a game changer
• First steps to feeling better
• Three categories of barriers to resilience (view image from Resilience Dynamic here)
  • Unclear boundaries
  • Addictive busyness
  • Excessive DIY
• Becoming role models for greater health and wellbeing

Find Anise online at https://walkcoachlearn.co.uk and on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anise/

Connect with me, Elisabeth Andrews, at https://www.linkedin.com/in/elisabethandrews/