Archive for November 2015
10 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 MoreFinding the Right Consultant
Hiring a good consultant isn’t exactly like hiring a new employee but there are a lot of similarities. You want an individual (or a firm) that has the right skill set, related experience – and is a good fit for your library or your library organization. The Right Skill Set Many consultants are “generalists” but…
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