[PDF] Successful Library Fundraising eBook

Author : M. Sandra Wood
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 49,81 MB
Release : 2014-07-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 144223170X

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Obtaining the funding to maintain and grow library services and resources has always been a challenge. Successful Library Fundraising: Best Practices brings together a wealth of information from public, academic, special, and school libraries who share their successful approaches to raising funds through a variety of traditional and “outside-the-box” methods: Library development (cultivating donors) Endowments Corporate financing Special events Friends’ groups and volunteers Grants, and more Fundraising is critical in today’s economic climate. Tips and ideas from this volume will help library professionals gain confidence to begin a fundraising program or improve their current fundraising activities.

Author : Dwight Burlingame
Publisher : ALA Editions
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 24,47 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN :

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A guide that provides successful fundraising examples for all types of libraries. It includes practical information on what worked, what didn't and what could work better, and offers an insider's look at profitable development programs from a diverse mix of libraries. The contributors of these scenarios come from various backgrounds and levels of fundraising expertise. Library developers should find it easy to adapt these multiple perspectives to their own fundraising environment.

Author : Kathryn Dilworth
Publisher : Chandos Publishing
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 12,18 MB
Release : 2016-10-07
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0081012381

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Successful Fundraising for the Academic Library: Philanthropy in Higher Education covers fundraising, a task that is often grouped into a combination role that may include, for example, the university museum or performance venue, thus diluting the opportunity for successful fundraising. Because the traditional model for higher education fundraising entails the cultivation of alumni from specific departments and colleges, the library is traditionally left out, often becoming a low-performing development area with smaller appropriations for fundraising positions. Most higher education development professionals consider the library fundraising position a stepping stone into another position with higher pay and more potential for professional advancement down the road rather than as a focus for their career. However, for universities that invest in development professionals who know how to leverage the mission of libraries to the larger alumni and friend community, the results include innovative and successful approaches to messaging that resonates with donors. This book provides information that applies to all fundraising professionals and academic leaders looking to strengthen their programs with philanthropic support, even those beyond university libraries. Makes the case for university libraries as a viable avenue for donor engagement that translates to all academic areas of higher education fundraising Highlights the importance of collaborative relationships and fundraising strategies with academic leaders, donors, and fundraising staff Outlines strategies that have resulted in fundraising success for academic and research libraries at universities of varying size and culture

Author : Victoria Steele
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 19,84 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Capital investments
ISBN : 0838907830

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Written by a librarian who has also been a professional fundraiser and by a library fundraiser who is also a public relations professional, this revised and updated book offers an original perspective on the neglected subject of raising money for libraries.

Author : Vanessa Chase Lockshin
Publisher :
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 45,54 MB
Release : 2016-04-29
Category : Fund raising
ISBN : 9780995089303

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"The Storytelling Non-Profit is a portable consultant for fundraisers, communicators and executive directors who want to tell great stories. In this book, professionals will learn a process for telling a story that inspires and resonates with a target audience."--Back cover.

Author : Joyce V. Garczynski
Publisher : Chandos Publishing
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 42,49 MB
Release : 2017-10-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 008102004X

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Fundraising: How to Raise Money for Your Library Using Social Media introduces the phenomena that many members, supporters and fundraisers are not using social media to fundraise for their libraries, and may not be aware of its strengths and pitfalls. The book discusses why social media should be used to fundraise and how to successfully employ social media campaigns, also providing examples from library funding initiatives that libraries can follow. Since social media changes relatively quickly, library staff members, supporters and fundraisers need up-to-date information on how to craft messages for the platforms that they use. This book presents less on best practices for specific social media platform, focusing more on library social media fundraising strategies that have been found to be effective (for example, how libraries have successfully created fundraising campaigns with hashtags). Discusses why social media should be used to fundraise Outlines how to successfully employ social media to fundraise Presents examples from successful library funding campaigns via social media that other libraries can follow

Author : Meredith A. Butler
Publisher :
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 42,83 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :

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The primary purpose of this book it to assist library directors and those who want to become fundraisers for libraries to learn more about fundraising and find answers to their questions. The 12 case studies presented in this book address issues of building a major gift program; developing library capital campaigns; competing for National Endowment for the Humanities Challenge Grants and Kresge Foundation Challenge Grants; building library endowments; finding support for technology and innovation and library renovation; raising funds for a new library; attracting donors through special collections programs; and raising money for international library associations. The book also provides information on the reasons why college and university presidents like to raise money for their libraries. Finally, the book provides an extensive annotated bibliography of the last decades of literature on library fundraising. (AEF).

Author : Karlene Noel Jennings
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 10,16 MB
Release : 2020-06-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1538131307

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With more universities facing financial difficulty and academic libraries being asked to do more with less, fundraising has been transformed from a luxury to a necessity. Now, more than ever, academic libraries need to know how to effectively obtain and steward donors. Most fundraising books are written from perspectives that are not always relevant to the complex environment that academic libraries must navigate. Fundraising for Academic Libraries: A Practical Guide for Librarian is written just for academic libraries. The authors demystify fundraising to enable those to work in an academic library to feel confident in their ability to obtain contributions, sponsorships, and grants for their libraries. From major gifts to events to special collections, this book looks at academic library fundraising holistically. Not a one-size-fits-all approach, chapters explore multiple methods that an academic library can use to identify potential donors, ask for gifts, and retain existing contributors. This book also connects readers with extensive fundraising resources so they can readily apply the book’s tips and techniques to their own library environment. Whether they are interested in approaching a local business to provide a prize for a silent auction or asking for an established donor for an estate gift, novice academic library fundraisers will find step-by-step instructions that help them navigate a variety of situations. By providing readers with practical fundraising tools including flow charts, simple proposal and gift templates as well as sample donor correspondence, this book enables academic libraries to be able to start and advance their own development programs.

Author : Susan Dowd
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 36,94 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1555709125

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Like library users, library donors hail from all walks of life. Regardless of the scope or complexity of library fundraising, successful efforts are always about forging and strengthening relationships with the range of stakeholders throughout the community. Dowd and her team from Library Strategies, a consulting group of the Friends of St. Paul Public Library, share proven strategies that have brought in more than $1 million annually. Believing that private fundraising is a natural for libraries large and small, they start with 12 facts about library fundraising and focus on activities with the highest return. Tips and features include: The gift pyramid model for developing the culture of giving that leads to big gifts Overcoming fears of sponsorship and embracing cause-related marketing Pitching the appropriate charitable gift Confronting common fears of requesting major gifts The pros and cons of membership programs

Author : James Swan
Publisher :
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 10,8 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :

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This book gives a basic overview of fundraising and discusses 25 fundraising techniques, from conducting capital campaigns to writing grants.