Fundraising
Are You Ready to Fundraise for a Capital Campaign?
Fortunately, many libraries today are looking at constructing new buildings or undergoing significant renovations. In many cases, the new or renovated buildings are funded by public dollars. However, some libraries face the prospect of needing to raise significant private dollars for a capital campaign. Even before a feasibility study is conducted to assess the potential…
Read More10 Foundation Best Practices
1.) Collaborate With Your Friends Friends groups and Foundations are looking more and more at ways they can collaborate or merge to increase support of the Library and present a more easily understood structure to the community. When members of the general public are confused by more than one group that supports the Library, they…
Read MoreFeasibility Studies: A Necessity for Capital Campaigns
If you are planning to launch a capital campaign for a new building, you will significantly increase your potential for success by conducting a campaign feasibility study. While you may feel you understand your donor base well and don’t need to take this step, the information you will obtain from a feasibility study will impact…
Read MoreCreating a Fundraising Board
Have you ever noticed an organization in your community that seems to have no difficulty raising private funds? It seems that there are certain organizations in each of our communities widely known as being among the strongest, best-funded organizations around, but how did they get to be that way? Very likely, the one factor that…
Read More12 Must-Know Facts about Library Fundraising
From Beyond Book Sales Effective fundraising is about relationships first, money second A clear case for support and strong, consistent messages are crucial To value the library is not enough Libraries have both an intellectual and emotional appeal to donors Everyone on your staff plays a role in fundraising. EVERYONE. A strong fundraising committee or…
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