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 10 Quick Tips for Energizing Your Annual Campaign
By Library Strategies
In Foundations, Friends, Fundraising
Posted June 18, 2018

10 Quick Tips for Energizing Your Annual Campaign

The annual fall campaign remains the cornerstone on which strong fundraising efforts are built. Yet, sending out more or less the same direct mail letter year after year can get stale. Here are [...]

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 The Next Wave of Corporate Support
By Library Strategies
In Foundations, Friends, Fundraising
Posted June 2, 2018

The Next Wave of Corporate Support

Corporations and businesses can be great supporters and contributors to your Library and fundraising efforts. Today, corporate giving is taking on some new directions and fundraisers are shifting [...]

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 10 Quick Tips for Growing Your Friends & Foundation
By Library Strategies
In Foundations, Friends, Fundraising
Posted December 7, 2017

10 Quick Tips for Growing Your Friends & Foundation

1. Diversify activities beyond book sales, into such area as special events, advocacy, PR, etc. 2. Get social – hold “friend-raising” events for different targeted age groups (i.e., the local [...]

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 Is Your Library Lobbying? It Should Be!
By Library Strategies
In Advocacy, Foundations, Friends, Fundraising
Posted December 1, 2017

Is Your Library Lobbying? It Should Be!

How often do you hear these words: Lobbying is illegal for a non-profit organization?  It’s amazing how many well-informed people have that mindset, so let’s set the record straight right now. It [...]

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 10 Tips for a Great Annual Fund
By Library Strategies
In Foundations, Friends, Fundraising
Posted November 27, 2017

10 Tips for a Great Annual Fund

There is one type of fundraising that virtually every Friends or Library Foundation should be doing: it’s called the Annual Fund and it is truly the cornerstone of all fundraising activities. The [...]

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 Four Types of Board Members – And Why You Should Recruit Each
By Library Strategies
In Boards, Foundations, Friends, Fundraising
Posted November 16, 2017

Four Types of Board Members – And Why You Should Recruit Each

When a Friends or Foundation board looks for new directors, it can be tempting to prioritize deep pockets over all else. It’s an understandable impulse. After all, fundraising is a major part of [...]

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 Attracting and Retaining Young Donors
By Library Strategies
In Foundations, Friends, Fundraising
Posted November 2, 2017

Attracting and Retaining Young Donors

Nearly 85 percent of employed Millennials (age 18-34) donated to a charitable cause last year, according to a recent Millennial Impact Report. That’s impressive in itself – and doubly so when you [...]

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 Strategic Planning for the Folks Who Raise the Money
By Library Strategies
In Development Planning, Foundations, Friends, Fundraising, Strategic Planning
Posted October 10, 2017

Strategic Planning for the Folks Who Raise the Money

Friends and foundations need a plan as much as the library does. All too often, however, these organizations operate from year to year with no direction or plan in place. So, it’s time to think [...]

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 5 Ways Friends Groups Attract Millennials
By Library Strategies
In Foundations, Friends, Fundraising
Posted October 2, 2017

5 Ways Friends Groups Attract Millennials

Across the country, Friends of the Library groups of all sizes are reporting declining memberships. This is troubling in and of itself, and doubly so because the number of active members willing [...]

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 Six Great Ideas for Library Partnerships
By Library Strategies
In Foundations, Friends, Fundraising, Strategic Planning
Posted September 26, 2017

Six Great Ideas for Library Partnerships

Partnerships have great potential to expand your library’s capacity to offer more, reach broader audiences, and leverage your resources. As libraries continually seek new ways to stretch their [...]

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