Getting the Money
How to Succeed in Fundraising for Public and Nonprofit Libraries
Published on 30. November 2008
Book
Hardback
164 pages
978-1-59158-597-8 (ISBN)
Description
Get your library the funds you need! Guided by his lifetime of fundraising experience, Ken Dowlin offers suggestions that range from tips for community programs such as story hours and simple book sales to ideas for influencing referendum issues to gain increased or dedicated funding.
Get your library the funds you need! Guided by his lifetime of experience, Ken Dowlin offers readers fundraising suggestions that range from tips for community programs, such as story hours and simple book sales (a good way to clean house of outdated or little-used books to make a little money), to ideas for influencing referendum issues to gain increased or dedicated funding. Dowlin's goal is to help you understand the activities and tools available, and then construct and realize a clear, concise strategy. With Getting the Money, you can secure the funding necessary for the success of your library-or other governmental or nonprofit organization.
Get your library the funds you need! Guided by his lifetime of experience, Ken Dowlin offers readers fundraising suggestions that range from tips for community programs, such as story hours and simple book sales (a good way to clean house of outdated or little-used books to make a little money), to ideas for influencing referendum issues to gain increased or dedicated funding. Dowlin's goal is to help you understand the activities and tools available, and then construct and realize a clear, concise strategy. With Getting the Money, you can secure the funding necessary for the success of your library-or other governmental or nonprofit organization.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
520 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59158-597-8 (9781591585978)
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E-Book
11/2008
1st Edition
Libraries Unlimited Inc
€62.49
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Person
Ken Dowlin holds degrees in history, library and information science and public administration. His 36 year career began as a bookmobile driver, was director of four public libraries ranging in population size from 50,000 to San Francisco's 750,000. His last position was a professor in the largest distance education MLIS program in the country.
Content
Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Getting Them Hungry (Putting Out the Bait) Chapter 2: Cleaning Out the Kitchen Chapter 3: Organizing the Kitchen (Strategic Thinking) Chapter 4: Getting Good Equipment: Skillets, Pots and Pans, Knives and Cookbooks Chapter 5: Nibbles and Starter Recipes Chapter 6: Holiday Menus (Strategies to Get Major Funds) Chapter 7: The Keys to the Financial Castle Kitchen Appendix Index