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8 Fundamental Principles for Your Board

By Kim Horton | July 1, 2016 | Comments Off on 8 Fundamental Principles for Your Board

Most public libraries today are connected to multiple boards, including library, foundation, and Friends boards, as well as…

14 Tips for a Successful Annual Appeal, Library Consulting, Library Strategies Consulting Group

14 Important Tips for a Successful Annual Appeal

By Kim Horton | June 13, 2016 | Comments Off on 14 Important Tips for a Successful Annual Appeal

Of all the kinds of support activities your library or its fundraising organization can undertake, one provides the…

10 Ways Consultants Can Help, Library Consulting, Library Strategies Consulting Group

Ten Ways Consultants Can Help You

By Kim Horton | June 9, 2016 | Comments Off on Ten Ways Consultants Can Help You

Sometimes it really does take money to make money. You may not need a professional’s advice for a…

Securing Sponsorship for Your Library Program, Library Consulting, Library Strategies Consulting Group

Securing Sponsorship for your Library Program

By Kim Horton | June 1, 2016 | Comments Off on Securing Sponsorship for your Library Program

Business sponsorship of library activities is an example of innovation that is on the rise. It is attractive…

Writing an Effective Solicitation Letter, Library Consulting, Library Strategies Consulting Group

Writing an Effective Solicitation Letter

By Kim Horton | May 18, 2016 |

The solicitation letter may be one of the oldest fundraising strategies out there, and although it is true…

10 Ways For Friends and Foundations to Work Together, Library Consulting, Library Strategies Consulting Group

10 Ways for Friends and Foundations to Work Together

By Kim Horton | May 10, 2016 |

Many libraries wonder if they need both a Friends and a Foundation, and admittedly the answer differs for…