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9 Friends Group Best Practices, Library Consulting, Library Strategies Consulting Group

9 Friends Group Best Practices

By Kim Horton | February 8, 2016 |

Library Friends groups have been around for over 100 years. There are great Friends groups that provide terrific…

Board Roles & Responsibilities, Library Consulting, Library Strategies Consulting Group

Board Roles and Responsibilities

By Kim Horton | February 5, 2016 |

Library’s operate under many structures and with many boards, including governing library boards, Friends and foundation boards, advisory…

Using Data to Tell Your Story, Library Consulting, Library Strategies Consulting Group

Using Data to Tell Your Story

By Kim Horton | January 21, 2016 |

If your library is using or investigating Orangeboy, Analytics on Demand, or one of the other data mining…

10 Ways to Thank Donors, Library Consulting, Library Strategies Consulting Group

10 Great Ways to Thank and Nurture Your Donors

By Kim Horton | January 12, 2016 |

With year-end fundraising wrapped up, it’s time to thank your donors for supporting your library, Friends, and foundation.…

Board Recruitment, Library Consulting, Library Strategies Consulting Group

Secrets to Board Recruitment

By Kim Horton | January 7, 2016 |

What’s the key to being able to recruit the best possible Board of Directors? More than likely, it…

7 Habits of Highly Effective Campaign Leaders, Library Consulting, Library Strategies Consulting Group

7 Habits of Highly Effective Campaign Chairs

By Kim Horton | December 21, 2015 |

No matter how compelling your mission or case statement, the success or failure of a capital campaign largely…