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font-weight:normal;line-height:24px;margin:12px 0px 0px">A ‘how-to’ workshop for mastering the Community Grant Program application process</h3><table role="presentation" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="height:20px;margin:1em 0px"><tbody><tr><td><table role="presentation" width="auto" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td><table role="presentation" width="auto" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle"><div style="color:rgb(64,64,64);font-family:"SF Compact",-apple-system,-apple-system,-system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";font-size:11px;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.2px;line-height:20px;list-style:none;margin:0px;text-decoration:unset;text-transform:uppercase"><a style="color:rgb(64,64,64);font-family:"SF Compact",-apple-system,-apple-system,-system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";font-size:11px;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.2px;line-height:20px;list-style:none;margin:0px;text-decoration:none;text-transform:uppercase" href="https://substack.com/redirect/8acbff9c-ac48-490e-b2e2-1cf1f0ea89c5?j=eyJ1IjoiMjA3MGI1In0.ympZSGgCbn7uIL8xA7HfJe_DaKGKyfOsW7eHIHLrAZ0" target="_blank">MaryAnn S. Anderson</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td><table role="presentation" width="auto" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle"><div style="color:rgb(128,128,128);font-family:"SF Compact",-apple-system,-apple-system,-system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";font-size:11px;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.2px;line-height:20px;list-style:none;margin:0px;text-decoration:unset;text-transform:uppercase">Jan 25</div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td align="right"><table role="presentation" width="auto" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle"><a href="https://substack.com/redirect/8acbff9c-ac48-490e-b2e2-1cf1f0ea89c5?j=eyJ1IjoiMjA3MGI1In0.ympZSGgCbn7uIL8xA7HfJe_DaKGKyfOsW7eHIHLrAZ0" target="_blank"><img style="border-radius: 500000px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; height: 40px; margin: 0px; max-width: 550px; min-height: 40px; min-width: 40px; object-fit: cover; vertical-align: middle; width: 40px; border: none;" width="40" height="40"></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table role="presentation" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-bottom:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.13);border-top:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.13);min-width:100%"><tbody><tr height="16"><td height="16" style="font-size:0px;line-height:0"> </td></tr><tr><td><table role="presentation" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td><table role="presentation" width="auto" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle"><table role="presentation" width="38" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a href="https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=1290809&post_id=141043682&utm_source=substack&isFreemail=true&submitLike=true&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxMjEyNTkzNDUsInBvc3RfaWQiOjE0MTA0MzY4MiwicmVhY3Rpb24iOiLinaQiLCJpYXQiOjE3MDYyMDMwMDMsImV4cCI6MTcwODc5NTAwMywiaXNzIjoicHViLTEyOTA4MDkiLCJzdWIiOiJyZWFjdGlvbiJ9.7p-QKCvle73JSqvL374oiVlm_Pz-vWkRg4edYk7R_xs&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-reaction&r=2070b5" style="border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.13);border-radius:100000px;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(128,128,128);display:inline-block;font-family:"SF Pro Text",-apple-system,ui-sans-serif,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:1;min-width:38px;padding:9px 0px;text-decoration:none;text-transform:uppercase;width:38px" target="_blank"><img width="18" height="18" style="max-width: 18px; vertical-align: middle; border: none;" alt=""></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td width="8" style="min-width:8px"></td><td style="vertical-align:middle"><table role="presentation" width="38" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a href="https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=1290809&post_id=141043682&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&isFreemail=true&comments=true&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxMjEyNTkzNDUsInBvc3RfaWQiOjE0MTA0MzY4MiwiaWF0IjoxNzA2MjAzMDAzLCJleHAiOjE3MDg3OTUwMDMsImlzcyI6InB1Yi0xMjkwODA5Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.jtJj9ecNprWiJ6xJya7MBUGdfiLBv-9XpSEJbeiQtd0&r=2070b5&utm_campaign=email-half-magic-comments&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email" style="border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.13);border-radius:100000px;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(128,128,128);display:inline-block;font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tural grants database</a><span>,</span></strong><span> the only dedicated arts resource of its kind in Canada, with (currently) over 400+ data records.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(64,64,64);font-size:16px;line-height:26px;margin:0px 0px 20px"><span>Utilizing this content, LDCC also offers monthly grant deadline lists; and more detailed content analysis on </span><strong><a href="https://substack.com/redirect/df2ce4d8-e738-4450-80f7-4c86872949e6?j=eyJ1IjoiMjA3MGI1In0.ympZSGgCbn7uIL8xA7HfJe_DaKGKyfOsW7eHIHLrAZ0" rel="" style="color:rgb(97,175,244);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">my Substack</a></strong><span>, which has been well received and utilized among subscribers.</span></p><div style="font-size:16px;line-height:26px"><div style="display:flex;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";font-size:18px;font-weight:400;line-height:22px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;margin-top:16px;max-width:384px;text-align:center;width:fit-content"><p style="color:rgb(64,64,64);font-size:16px;line-height:26px;margin:0px 0px 20px">Thank you for reading Little Dog Creative Consulting. This post is public so feel free to share it.</p></div><p style="color:rgb(64,64,64);font-size:16px;line-height:26px;margin:0px 0px 20px;text-align:center"><a href="https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=1290809&post_id=141043682&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&action=share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&r=2070b5&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxMjEyNTkzNDUsInBvc3RfaWQiOjE0MTA0MzY4MiwiaWF0IjoxNzA2MjAzMDAzLCJleHAiOjE3MDg3OTUwMDMsImlzcyI6InB1Yi0xMjkwODA5Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.jtJj9ecNprWiJ6xJya7MBUGdfiLBv-9XpSEJbeiQtd0" rel="" style="background-color:rgb(97,175,244);border:none;border-radius:6px;box-sizing:border-box;display:inline-block;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";font-size:14px;font-weight:600;height:auto;line-height:20px;margin:0px;opacity:1;outline:none;padding:12px 20px;text-align:center;white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none">Share</span></a></p></div><div style="font-size:16px;line-height:26px"><div style="color:rgb(64,64,64);display:block;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";font-size:16px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.5;margin:24px auto;max-width:560px;padding:32px;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;direction:ltr"><div style="display:flex;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";font-size:18px;font-weight:400;line-height:22px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;margin-top:16px;max-width:384px;text-align:center;width:fit-content"><p style="color:rgb(64,64,64);font-size:16px;line-height:26px;margin:0px 0px 20px">Thanks for reading Little Dog Creative Consulting! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><div style="direction:ltr;font-size:16px;line-height:26px;margin:0px 0px 1em"><p style="color:rgb(64,64,64);font-size:16px;line-height:26px;margin:0px 0px 20px;text-align:center"><a href="https://substack.com/redirect/2/eyJlIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9saXR0bGVkb2cuc3Vic3RhY2suY29tL2FjY291bnQiLCJwIjoxNDEwNDM2ODIsInMiOjEyOTA4MDksImYiOnRydWUsInUiOjEyMTI1OTM0NSwiaWF0IjoxNzA2MjAzMDAzLCJleHAiOjE3MDg3OTUwMDMsImlzcyI6InB1Yi0wIiwic3ViIjoibGluay1yZWRpcmVjdCJ9.S_mRpPZ18FqNcCjyhSO4fPoZqc14M19WpsNkIZuurZE?" style="background:transparent;border:1px solid rgb(97,175,244);border-radius:6px;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(97,175,244);display:inline-block;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";font-size:14px;font-weight:600;height:auto;line-height:20px;margin:0px auto;opacity:1;outline:none;padding:12px 20px;text-align:center;white-space:nowrap;text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><img width="20" height="20" style="display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 20px; vertical-align: middle; border: none;" alt=""><span style="text-decoration:none">Subscribed</span></a></p></div></div></div><div style="font-size:16px;line-height:26px;margin-bottom:0px"><hr style="background:rgb(224,224,224);border:none;height:1px;margin:32px 0px;padding:0px"></div></div></div><table role="presentation" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-bottom:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.13);border-top:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.13);min-width:100%"><tbody><tr height="16"><td height="16" style="font-size:0px;line-height:0"> </td></tr><tr><td><table role="presentation" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td><table role="pre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