Show ME the Money$$$$$

Finding the sites and resources for Fundraising & Grants

• Website Resources for Library Fundraising
• Fundraising / Grant Writing
• Resources for NonProfits
• Articles to read
• Ideas to think about - read how others have done it
• General Fundraising Tips
• Libraries - Check out Your own States Resources
• Miscellaneous Resources to explore, Fundraising Ideas for Non-Profits
• Fundraising Software
• Books about Library Fundraising & Fundraising for Nonprofits
• Back to>>Library Marketing resources
• Back to>>Library Strategic Planning

Related: find other book titles re: fundraising & grant writing

Need ideas? - check these  out
Power point presentation:
Invoking the Grateful Recipient in Library Fundraising. 
How Library Staff Can Make a Difference in Development.
Anne Murphy, Assistant Dean for Development.
http:www.library.okstate.edu/scua/jpaust/calendar/ppt/murphy.ppt

Take a look at this program website: LibraryBookSales.org
Excerpt quoted from website
LibraryBookSales.org matches you with rare, collectible and quality books t
hat have been donated to public libraries. 
The money you spend goes directly to the library that sells you the book. 
You benefit because you can find quality books at great prices. Everyone Wins!

Find programs
Book & Magazine Fund Raisers
(To sell to raise funds)
http://www.fundraisingweb.org/listings/magazines.htm

LibraryNet - from Canada
Funding and Promotion
Excerpt quoted from site:
As public library budgets everywhere are shrinking, getting funding for 
an Internet connection or a library Web site from your board may be
more difficult than anticipated. Some of these sites may help you
find money or resources to get connected; others provide ammunition
for raising awareness of and support for libraries and public access in your community.
http://ln-rb.ic.gc.ca/e/advocacy/index.asp#funds

Library Fundraising on the Web - A Practical Guide for Libraries
http://www.lights.ca/how-to/libraries.html

Jan. 2002 - 4th edition is out for this title:
Fund Raising & Marketing in the One-Person Shop, 
Achieving Success with Limited Resources 
http://www.drcharity.com/book.html

Fundraising and Grant Writing Resources
**Note sites may duplicate information and resources

School Library Journal - Online Article
Winning the Grant Game By Judith McGowan -- 3/1/2003
Avoid the pitfalls, get the federal funding you deserve

LARC Fact Sheet - Library Fundraising
http://www.ala.org/library/fact24.html

FRDS Discussion List
Excerpt quoted from website:
Subscribe to FRFDS-L

    * Moderated discussion list which focuses on issues pertaining to fundraising and resource development for libraries

    * Serves as a clearinghouse for exchange of fundraising ideas, information, and techniques
    * Topics include: Foundation, trust, and endowment development and administration; annual giving and direct mail fundraising programs; capital campaign planning and implementation; grantsmanship; and other areas of fundraising activity

    * Send an email message to: Listproc@ala.org
    * Leave the subject line blank or type "subscribe" if your system requires a subject.
    * Put as the only line in the body of the message:

      subscribe FRFDS-L YourFirstName YourLastName

Friends who give:
Excerpt quoted from website
http://www.friendswhogive.com/library_fund_raising.htm
Library Fundraising
This page will show libraries:
how to increase your library's effective budget by reducing current spending for your library magazines 
how to raise funds for your library by offering your patrons a valuable discount magazine subscription service 
how to have patrons donate a subscription AND your library receives 30% of the subscription price 
 "Libraries spend money year after year on magazine subscriptions. 
 Why not recapture 30% of this expenditure each year?" 
This information can benefit and is applicable to most libraries including university libraries,
school libraries, and public libraries.  It may be of special interest to friends of the library groups. 

Library Fundraising on the Web
Adam Corson-Finnerty, 
Director, Library Development and External Affairs
University of Pennsylvania Library 
January, 1998
This article is based upon the experience of a small team at Penn that manages
a "Friends and Benefactors" homepage for 15-library system. 
With adjustments, the tips below will serve other libraries and non-profit institutions 
as they move into fundraising on the Web. 
http://www.fund-online.com/musings/alabook.html
Related see the resources on the Marketing Libraries page:
for using your Library Website for Marketing the Library

See too: Adam Corson-Finnerty's Homepage:
A Resource for Library Fundraisers
pobox.upenn.edu/~corsonf/

Canadian resources - Funding & Promotion for Libraries
ln-rb.ic.gc.ca/e/advocacy/index.html

Nonprofit Fundraising and Grantwriting
http://www.mapnp.org/library/fndrsng/np_raise/np_raise.htm

Librarians Tool Kit
Fundraising : financial support for special projects
http://winslo.state.oh.us/services/LPD/tk_fundrais.html

Power Point Presentation:
Invoking the Grateful Recipient in Library Fundraising 
 How Library Staff Can Make a Difference in Development 
 Anne Murphy
March 2002 
http://www.library.okstate.edu/scua/jpaust/calendar/ppt/murphy.ppt

**New** October 2002
Rita Gibson's
Proposal Writing for Grants - Bibliography.

Article:
The Body, Heart & Soul of Grant Writing
http://www.friendcalib.org/newsstand/f3grant.htm

Nebraska Library Commission
Grants & Writing ~ Internet Resources
www.nlc.state.ne.us/nsf/grants.html

Grants & Grantwriting for Libraries (Western NY Library Resource Council)
http://www.wnylrc.org/Fastfind/grants.htm
Grant Writing and Fundraising Information Resources
for Libraries - A Webliography
http://www.wnylrc.org/Librtalk/Grants.htm

The Foundation Center - which has a wealth of information
Offer an online library of articles & courses
Virtual Classroom
http://fdncenter.org/learn/classroom/index.html
Titles Such as:
Proposal Writing Short Course
http://fdncenter.org/learn/shortcourse/prop1.html
and
Orientation to Grantseeking Process 
http://fdncenter.org/learn/orient/intro1.html
See related:
Foundation Center OnlineLibrarian
The Center's librarians developed this service to respond to 
your need for factual information on foundations, philanthropy, 
and other issues related to nonprofits, and to assist with your fundraising research.

From techLEARNING.com - Online article (June 15, 2001)
Deconstructing a Grant

Read the "answer" to this qustion posed on Techsoup.org - The Technology Place for nonprofits
Does anyone know of a site that offers online courses in grant-writing?
(the answer is at: http://techsoup.org/qod_answer.cfm?qotdid=299&btcfile=qod_answer299 )

Funding & Grant Resources
http://www.libraryhq.com/funding.html

Basics of Grant Writing
http://www.cpb.org/grants/grantwriting.html

School Grants
http://www.schoolgrants.org/welcome.htm
SchoolGrants - your one-stop site for PK-12 grant opportunities
Grant  Writing Resources
http://www.schoolgrants.org/Links/grant_writing.htm
More Grant Writing Tips
http://www.schoolgrants.org/grant_tips2.htm
 

Deborah Kluge: Independent Consultant 
For Proposal Writing and Government Contracting 
Grants & Grant Writing Resources Listing
http://www.proposalwriter.com/grants.html#Grantwriting

Fundamentals of Grantsmanship
by Janet S. Rasey, Ph.D.
http://healthlinks.washington.edu/hsc/rfs/fundamentals.html

PROPOSAL WRITING: INTERNET RESOURCES University of Wisconsin / Madison
Grants Information Center
A Cooperating Collection of the Foundation Center Library Network 
http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/Memorial/grants/proposal.htm

Grantsmanship Techniques from Michigan State Libraries
Fundraising for Educators
Electronic Titles Only
http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/4edfrais.htm

Fundraising 101
**NOTE** This is a PDF document, you'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader, to open**
www.liscnet.org/resources/experts/_events/7_12_01.pdf

Articles:
A Wealth of Information on Foundations and the Grant Seeking Process 
Janet Camarena 
This expert’s article will help you dig for the golden grant money of your dreams. 
Computers in Libraries, 
Vol. 20, No. 5 • May 2000

Eric Digest: March 2001, EDO-IR-2001-01
Library Funding
By: Tracey L. Bremer

Library Fund Raising
A Selected Annotated Bibliography
ALA Library Fact Sheet Number 24
http://www.ala.org/library/fact24.html

Winning money: a team approach to grant writing.
Perry EB.
Computers in Libraries, 20(5):32-6, 2000 May. (2 ref)
Abstract online only
If you're an old hand at grant writing, then this article is for you. 
Find out how to delegate the responsibilities by forming a team. 
It worked for this university library! (2 ref)

Visit the GrantsHotline
http://www.grantshotline.com/

GrantsWeb
GOVERNMENT FUNDING and RESOURCES
The best source on the web for finding all funds available from local, state, federal and international governments. 

Related sites of Interest to Non Profits
Non Profit Pathfinder
www.independentsector.org/pathfinder/index.html
Internet Based Resources links
Journals & Periodicals
Innovations
Throughout the world, communities are rising to meet local challenges by pioneering new programs and experimenting with alternative approaches to problem solving. The Innovations section of NonProfit Pathfinder surveys some of these promising models. 

National Endowment for the Humanities
Quoted from site:
http://www.neh.fed.us/grants/guidelines/pubprograms.html
Public Program Grants for Libraries, Museums, or Special Projects 

Public program grants for libraries, museums, or special projects allow institutions to provide the public with opportunities to explore the humanities through activities such as exhibitions, reading and film discussion series, catalogs, lectures, symposia, and websites. 

Who is eligible? Any U.S. nonprofit, IRS tax-exempt organization is eligible to apply. State and local government agencies are also eligible. Individuals must have an institutional affiliation. 

Grant Program deadlines
http://www.neh.fed.us/grants/grants.html

Grant Programs for Libraries
http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/sflib/libmgnt/grants.htm

Grants for Libraries
This collection of web sites containing information on available grants for libraries
is focused on books, not technology. 
Some of these sites are gateways and indexes to other grant sites and information.
http://www.sru.edu/depts/library/imc/grants.htm

 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Library initiatives
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/Libraries/

Gates Foundation Library Program
In the Spotlight
http://www.libraryspot.com/spotlight/gatesfoundation.htm

Gates Library Grant Initiative
"Staying Connected" Grant Program
Excerpt quoted from:
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/gateslib/staycnct.htm
The Staying Connected Grant Program represents a new and final component of Gates Library Partnership Grants. The goal and focus of the Staying Connected Grant Program is sustainability. The four grant categories are designed to provide the state library agency with the opportunity to leverage the foundation's previous grants to public libraries and to strengthen the state library agency's position in promoting on-going support for the sustainability of public access computing in libraries.

Staying Connected Toolkit
A toolkit to build support in the community for technology programs. 
In addition to specific steps on how to gain financial, political and technical support in your state and community, the kit also includes "good ideas," examples of unique and successful programs created by libraries around the country.
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/Libraries/USLibraryProgram/Stayingconnected/default.htm

Western Massachusettes Regional Library System
Grants & Libraries
http://www.wmrls.org/resources/grant.html

Grants for Libraries - Alaska State Library
http://www.library.state.ak.us/dev/grants.html

NLM INTERNET ACCESS TO DIGITAL LIBRARIES GRANTS
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-LM-02-001.html

Read the Fact sheet for NLM's
INFORMATION SYSTEM GRANT
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/infosystem.html

Funding & Grant Resources for Libraries
http://www.libraryhq.com/funding.html

Grants and Fellowships for Libraries and Staff - MidHudson Library
http://midhudson.org/department/youth/grants.htm
 

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Grants for Education & Libraries
www.gatesfoundation.org/grants/default.htm
Library Initiatives
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/libraries/default.htm

International Library Initiatives
www.gatesfoundation.org/libraries/default.htm

Internet Resource Directory for NonProfits
http://www.ucp-utica.org/uwlinks/directory.html

Joe Ryan's
Information Resources for Information Professionals
Grants & Awards
http://web.syr.edu/~jryan/infopro/grants.html

Internet Library for Librarians
Grant Resources
http://www.itcompany.com/inforetriever/grant.htm

GrantsNet
http://www.grantsnet.org/

US Governments Non Profit Gateway
http://www.nonprofit.gov/

Internet Nonprofit Center
http://nonprofits.org/
Internet Nonprofit Center 
Information for and about nonprofits FAQ (click on Grants and/or Fundraising links)
http://www.nonprofits.org/npofaq/

CASE
Council for Advancement and Support of Education
http://www.case.org/
Providing education professionals
in alumni relations, communications, and development
with essential tools to advance their institution

Read this article found on Find Articles.com
"And Now, a Word from our Sponsors...": Alternative Funding for Libraries.
Searcher, Jan. 2000
Author: Steve Coffman

Also:
Granting Your Wishes. (grants for school technology)
School Library Journal, April, 2001
Author: Walter Minkel
and
LIBRARIES AND E-COMMERCE: Improving Information Services and Beyond.
Information Outlook, March, 2000
Author: Lesley Ellen Harris 

A 1996 article - but still of interest
Buildings, Books & Bytes
Libraries & Communities in the Digital Age
and
Public Libraries, Public Support?
The Mission Behind Buildings, Books and Bytes 
http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue7/books-bytes/

Profit Quests fundraisng articles
http://www.profitquests.com/Articles.html

Computers in Libraries - February 2003 issue
Excerpts quoted from website

Funding a New Training Center
Believe it or not, you can still draw lessons from classic children's stories such as The Little Engine That Could. Witness how the underfunded public law library in this article managed to create partnerships and raise enough money to build a state-of-the-art training center for its users. You'll see just how far you can get on the "I think I can!" attitude.
by Jean M. Holcomb 

Small Library, Big Fundraising: Community Support Is Way Above Par
You don't have to be a pro to master fundraising, as this resort-town public library discovered. Its all-volunteer staff hosted flea markets, raffles, and benefit golf tournaments to raise money, and one volunteer even learned how to write successful grant proposals. They proved that with strong community support, every penny really adds up.
by Stephanie Rawlins Gerding 

Money Makes the Library Go 'Round
by Andrew K. Pace

Online Treasures
Fundraising: It's Not Just About the Money
by Janet L. Balas 

Computers in Libraries - February 2003 issue

Article:
PDF document
Book chapter: From "Becoming a Fundraiser - The Principles & Practice of Library Development"
Chapter 2 : The Art and Science of Fundraising
 

Fund Raising Activities at Colleges and 
Universities in the United States
http://www.ala.org/acrl/paperhtm/b15.html

"And now, a word from our sponsors...": alternative funding for libraries.
Searcher: the Magazine for Database Professionals, 8(1):51-7, 2000 Jan.

Upsize this! Libraries need relationship marketing.
Information Outlook, 4(3):17-8, 20-2, 2000 Mar. (14 ref)

Need funding? Let the net work for you.
Computers in Libraries, 20(5):38-41, 2000 May.
Abstract
When faced with a lack of funding, these librarians got smart and asked themselves, 
"What can we offer businesses in exchange for donations?" The answer: Web pages!

Computers in Libraries
Volume 20, Number 5 • May 2000 
Online Treasures:
Fundraising beyond book sales and bake sales 
by Janet L. Balas 
Abstract
ONLINE TREASURES column focuses on fundraising activities to balance a library budget.
Notes that book sales, often accompanied by bake sales, are time-honored traditions
and may raise respectable amounts of money while serving as a social event to
bring people into the building. However, says that a more comprehensive approach 
is needed and looks to the Web to find sources of information.
Offers a list of state library Web sites to assist librarians and 
library officials with their fundraising strategies. 
**Adds that the ALA has also devoted a 
section of its Web site to fundraising along with a link to the 
LAMA (Library Administration and Management Association) Fund Raising 
and Financial Development Section. 
Describes fundraising projects and provides a list of the resources discussed (p54). 
Contains three screen displays. 

Also in Same issue -of  Computers in Libraries
• FEATURE •
A Wealth of Information on Foundations and the Grant Seeking Process
by Janet Camarena

• EDITOR'S NOTES • 
Who Wants Money? 
by Kathy Miller 

*General* Fundraising articles - Profit Quests
http://www.profitquests.com/Articles.html

Policy Considerations for Public Libraries Accepting Donations
 
 

Ideas and Fundraising tips to think about:

Library Fundraising Idea 
http://www.friendswhogive.com/library_fund_raising.htm

Campaign for America's Libraries
http://www.atyourlibrary.org/

Friends of Libraries U.S.A. is a membership organization of more than 
two thousand local Library Friends groups. 
Our mission is to motivate and support local Friends groups across the 
country in their efforts to preserve and strengthen libraries. 
http://www.folusa.com/
Fund Raising Ideas
http://www.folusa.com/html/fundraising.html

Friends Who Give
http://www.friendswhogive.com/library_fund_raising.htm

Open Directory - Listing of Friends  of the Library websites
http://dmoz.org/Reference/Libraries/Friends_of_the_Library/

Profit Quests Fundraising Ideas
http://www.profitquests.com/FundraisingIdeas.html

Examples of Library fundraising projects and their fundraising products

Library Fundraising Project for Book Purchases
http://www.wlu.ca/wwwlib/libinfo/more/fund.html

Partnerships Creating a Library for the 21st Century
http://www.med.virginia.edu/hs-library/admin/library_fundraising.html

Campbells soup labels - funding book purchases
http://www.kaumualii.k12.hi.us/class/library/fundraising.html

Friends of the Park Forest Public Library 
Fundraising Products 
http://www.lincolnnet.net/friends/products1.html
**Related see my page with ideas  for shopping for Library Lovers, Book Collectors etc.
some programs offer affiliate opportunities
shop4gifts.html
See the Libraries and other library related sites that sell your branded product via

Examples of Partnerships for fundraising:  Janway, Amazon, Gooseberry Patch
Ideas/Partners for selling handmade products
http://www.profitquests.com/IdeasHandmadeSaleItems.html

Take a look at these projects and their associated webpages to keep donors aware of how their donations
are being used and what they will be paying for:

Library gets ready to raise the roof
http://www.svcn.com/archives/saratoganews/06.16.99/library-9924.html

Library Fundraising Project for Book Purchases
http://www.wlu.ca/wwwlib/libinfo/more/fund.html

Library page with link for "make a pledge"
Fond du Lac Public Library is Building for the Future. The City Council and
Library Board have undertaken a $5,000,000 renovation and expansion of our
35 year old library Building. This is a public/private partnership. The City
Council pledged $3.5 million toward the project. The library Board has
agreed to raise $1.5 million in donations.
http://www.fdlpl.org/fundraising.htm

Library page with list of options for donations to fundraising funds
http://www.smcl.org/libraries/ath/involved/fundraising.html

Campbells Soup Labels for Education continues to provide books for our
school library. Peel off the label from your favorite can of Campbell's soup
and turn it into Mrs. Valenciano in the library. Check here for a list of
all eligible label products. On the average the school brings in
over 7,000 labels per year and redeems them for reference books and CD
programs. For more information look at the Campbells Soup Website
http://www.labelsforeducation.com/
http://www.kaumualii.k12.hi.us/class/library/fundraising.html

Page with graphs to show fundraising efforts progress
http://www.provincetowngov.org/library/LibFundraise.htm

Library Fundraising Campaign
Proposal for the Re-orientation of the Main Library of the University of the
Witwatersrand
http://www.wits.ac.za/library/about/lib_fundraiser.htm 
 

Article/ with Bibliography of more resources
Academic Libraries Enriched by Friends 
PNLA Quarterly V. 64 Spring 2000
http://www.pnla.org/quart/Spring2000/friends.htm

More resources / ideas from "Canadian Friends of Libraries" Site
http://www.friendsoflibraries.ca/goodi.html

Fundraising Tips: What Every Educator Must Know
http://www.teachnet.com/how-to/fundraising/efundraising000823.html

Websites with General fundraising tips

• http://www.volunteerinternational.org/fundraising.htm
• http://www.apifund.com/api/fundraising_tips.htm
• http://www.profitquests.com/FundraisingTips.html
• http://www.goerie.com/lightthenight/fundraising_tips.html
• http://www.justfundraising.com/
• http://www.justfundraising.com/html/teamleague.cfm
• http://www.fundraising.com/html/tips/tips.asp
• http://www.mssociety.org.uk/we_need_your_help/ms_events
• http://www.pmc.org/pmchtml/03Sponsorship/03b03_fundraising-tools.htm
• http://roundtablemedia.com/pemc/re_fundraising.html
• http://www.efundraising.com/php/pages/frameset/fundraising.php 

Using Your Library web site to encourage donors to donate
Points to  remember:
Remind donors what the "funds" raised will be funding, and how it will benefit "them".
Keep photographs small enough to be sure the pages load fast. (use graphic software to control size)
Be creative in your writing, keep it short and simple.
Most web visitors don't want to read or click through many pages,  put all pertinent information
on one page. 
Make sure the page stays current, and keep visitors aware of how far you have come, and have to go
in your fund raising goals.
Make it easy to donate, give options for donating:
checks, money orders, credit cards, goods & services.
Be sure to have a "thank you" page appear after a person has submitted a donation per your website.
If you have partnered with local businesses or corporations, make sure that information/ and logos, about them is included.
*donors usually appreciate and/or expect free advertising*

Library page with link for "make a pledge"
Excerpt quoted from website
Fond du Lac Public Library is Building for the Future. The City Council and
Library Board have undertaken a $5,000,000 renovation and expansion of our
35 year old library Building. This is a public/private partnership. The City
Council pledged $3.5 million toward the project. The library Board has
agreed to raise $1.5 million in donations.
http://www.fdlpl.org/fundraising.htm

Use the resources, links, tips & advice
from:
Techsoup.org the Technology Place for nonprofits

Web Building Issue (By The Cup: April 17, 2001)
Features: What You Need to Build a Basic Site; Designing Your Web site for the Disabled;
Publicizing Your Web Site
Q&A: How do I add a message board to our site? 
Resources: Web authoring product reviews; Top 5 Downloads 

Getting Your Website Noticed by Search Engines
also See their
Nonprofit Technology Tools and Resources
and see too Techsoup's listing of:
Tech-friendly funders and grant opportunities surrounding technology. Provided by TechPortal.org.
Also read these  Techsoup articles
Using Email for Fundraising (July 2000)
What Can Email Do For You? (July 2000)
Strengthening communication with your constituents 

And
Visit NetAction and view their online course ~
The Virtual Activist 2.0
A Training Course
http://www.netaction.org/training/

**Related Note: I have resource links about using email, the internet and newsletters, etc. for 
Marketing Libraries
marketinglibs.html
and creating Email Listservs, Newletters etc. 
on my Subscribing to poplular Library Lists pg.
4subscribe.html
and visit ~
Helping.org - Get your website out in front and noticed
Publicizing your online efforts
 
 

This Site has not updated since 1998 - 
but you can get an idea of what "YOUR LIBRARY"
Could do on the web:
Entrepreneurial Libraries
Bright Ideas for Today's Libraries
Multnomah County Library
http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/products/entre/index.html

Book Sales in America
http://www.book-sales-in-america.com/ 
Everything you want to know about book sales and bookstores run by libraries 

How to Love Your Library
http://www.calibraries.org/librarylovers/how.html
Library Lovers Month
http://www.calibraries.org/librarylovers/index.html

Need Volunteers - Print out this Sheet or make up one of your own
"Love Your Library?" Volunteer!
http://www.tulsalibrary.org/volunteer/default.htm

Investing In the Future of Your Library
http://www.vpl.vancouver.bc.ca/MDC/support.html

See  more of what others have done: 
*some sites may no longer be available
as the Libraries may have readed their goal for these projects,
or have decided to remove page from their site.

'Tour de Library' bike ride - the fun in library fund-raising 
http://www.losaltosonline.com/latc/arch/9630/Communit/3library/3library.html

Tickets going fast for library fund-raiser
http://www.s-t.com/daily/03-01/03-05-01/a06lo042.htm

A Library's Appeal: Not by the Book
http://urbanparks.pps.org/topics/funding/fundstrat/libraryappeal

The Disseminator /Nova Scotia Prvincial Library
Regional Library Fundraising Ideas

Celebrate 
Madison Public Library's
125th Anniversary
(It's the Library's birthday, but you get the card!) 
http://www.scls.lib.wi.us/madison/anniversary/annivcard.html

Create a Planned Giving Bequest Program for Your Library
http://www.friendcalib.org/newsstand/f7plangive.htm
 

Check out your own State Library for "funding and grant" opportunities.

State Libraries
http://www.libraryspot.com/statelibraries.htm
US State Library Directory
http://dir.yahoo.com/Reference/Libraries/U_S__State_Libraries/

llinois State Library / Grants
http://www.sos.state.il.us/library/isl/grants/wish.html
Grants You'll Wish You'd Thought Of....
The Library Development Group of the Illinois State Library administers 
both state and federal grants totaling nearly $30 million a year. 
As a new feature, LDG will highlight a few grants a month that merit attention 
as an outstanding and innovative community service. 
Called "Grants You Wish You'd Thought Of," 
they are intended to not only salute statewide those 
selected for the Web Page, 
but to show other libraries how a grant, large or small, 
has the potential to change lives in hundreds of communities 
throughout the state. 

Public Libraries by State
http://www.publiclibraries.com/

United Kingdom Public Libraries
http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/square/ac940/ukpublib.html

Friends of the Library  : Directory
http://handilinks.com/Directory/Reference/Libraries/Friends_of_the_Library/
 

Philanthropy and the Public Library
Libraries for the Future
http://www.lff.org/research/philanthropy.html

LIS News Stories
Library "$$Money$$" Issues in the News
http://www.lisnews.com/Library_Money_News.php3

Fundraising.com has ideas for things
you can sell to raise "fund$"
http://www.fundraising.com/Secrets_Fundraising101.asp
Sometimes "selling" the easiest "sellers" is the "easiest way"
to raise "money" easily!

Use Techsoup.org the technolgoy place for nonprofits
Good articles and helpful advice
http://www.techsoup.org

For More Resources on Marketing Your  Library
Visit these LibrarySupportStaff.com pages

• marketinglibs.html
• libsigns.html

See also: http://www.fundraising.com/ 

Library Funding Associates
http://www.libraryfunding.com
Our primary objective is to provide each library and library-related organization we serve,
with counsel, strategies, information, and materials that will enable them 
to strengthen the library and better serve their communities and/or constituencies. 
Whether your needs are capital or annual giving, planned giving or endowment, 
board development or strategic planning,
Library Funding Associates is prepared to assist you in achieving your objectives.

Report to Read: from Urban Libraries Council
Governing and Funding Metropolitan Public Libraries
Executive Summary

Report from:
The Task Force To Explore Funding Opportunities for Law Libraries

Subscribe to:  The Shy Librarian
http://www.shylibrarian.com
Filled with ideas from Libraries
On Marketing & Public Relations
**Note: site may be offline as of summer/fall 2003**

Consider these General ideas/resources  for Fundraising:

How to Run a Successful Car Wash Fundraiser
by LANCE WINSLOW III
http://www.carwashguys.com/fundraisers/LAschools.html

Sign up for GrassrootsFundraising.org's free monthly e-mail newsletter.
You'll receive the 'Dear Kim Klein' grassroots fundraising advice 
column,and the latest grassroots fundraising tips, new publication 
announcements,and workshop opportunity alerts from
GrassrootsFundraising.org and Chardon Press.
http://www.grassrootsfundraising.org/newsletter/index.html

Fundraising products
http://www.fund-raising.com/fundraising-products.htm

Innovative ideas for Fundraising
http://www.nptimes.com/Apr01/sr2.html

School Fundraising ideas
http://www.schoolgrants.org/schoolgrants2/fund_raising.htm

Software suggestion for "Event Planning"
(for fundraising events, auctions etc.)
Quoted from website:
MaestroSoft designs and produces the most powerful, efficient and
user-friendly event management software available today. Let our 
software manage the monumental tasks, reduce stress, and enable you to produce 
and conduct your event like a consumate professional. Our tools make it 
easy.
And the results are like music to your ears.
http://www.maestrosoft.com/
event software management solutions

Nine Basic Truths
http://www.raise-funds.com/9truths.html

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT GRANTS AND OTHER FUNDRAISING 
http://www.brownandbrown.tv/grants-faq.htm
copyright 2001-2002 by Larissa Golden Brown & Martin John Brown, 
authors of Demystifying Grant Seeking: what you really need to do to get grants

HABITS OF THE FEARLESS GRANT SEEKER 
© 1998 by Larissa Golden Brown, coauthor of Demystifying Grant Seeking: 
what you really need to do to get grants 
http://www.brownandbrown.tv/fearless.htm

Book to order - 1st chapter online
DEMYSTIFYING GRANT SEEKING: what you really need to do to get grants
by Larissa Golden Brown & Martin John Brown
"This guide provides crystal clear, practical guidelines for writing 
grants, based on a five-step program and a definition of the principles that
underpin a successful grant-seeking process." -
http://www.brownandbrown.tv/book.htm

10 QUESTIONS FOR THE SMALL OR ONE-PERSON DEVELOPMENT SHOP 
© 2001 by Larissa Golden Brown, coauthor of Demystifying Grant Seeking: 
what you really need to do to get grants 
http://www.brownandbrown.tv/small-shop.htm

LIBERATE YOURSELF FROM MYTHS AND FEARS ABOUT GRANTS
1st chapter online
http://www.brownandbrown.tv/demyst01.htm

Good advice for fundraisers in 1890 memo
http://www.charityvillage.com/charityvillage/research/rfrm8.html

• http://www.efundraising.com
• http://www.e-philantropyreview.com
• http://www.charitychannel/com
• http://www.philantropy.com
• http://www.affinityresources.com
• http://www.benefitevents.com
• http://www.charitywave.com

Taking payments donations online:
http://www.echarge.com
http://www.epaymentsystems.com

NYS e-Grants project 
Excerpt quoted from website:
The New York State e-Grants Project is a collaborative effort by the 
State of New York and its grantee community. The mission of the project, 
jointly sponsored by the New York State Office for Technology and the Office of 
the State Comptroller, is to increase opportunity, efficiency, and
accountability in New York State's grant making processes. The project 
will achieve its mission by identifying and implementing process 
improvements based on the application of e-Commerce technology and supporting 
legislative and administrative changes. 
http://nysosc3.osc.state.ny.us/egrants/survey.html
 

WHAT'S IN A NONPROFIT'S NAME?
PUBLIC TRUST, PROFIT AND THE POTENTIAL FOR PUBLIC DECEPTION
A PRELIMINARY MULTISTATE REPORT ON CORPORATE-COMMERCIAL/NONPROFIT 
PRODUCT MARKETING ADVERTISING OF COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS
APRIL 1999
http://caag.state.ca.us/publications/nonprofit/index.html
 

Articles to read from TechSoup:
Selecting Fundraising Software How does our organization select fundraising software?

Selecting Fundraising Software
Using a database to aid development 
June 21, 2000 Author: Duff Batchelder Source: Nonprofit Genie 

Fundraising software From About.com - a listing of software solutions 
Nonprofit Fundraising Software Guide picks
Links to companies providing
fundraising software to nonprofit organizations 
 http://nonprofit.about.com 

Here are some further options that may/may not be listed at the About site. 
*Excerpts are quoted from the individual websites*

DonorExpress Fundraising software
http://www.donorexpress.com
DonorExpress fundraising software is a versatile donation management software 
that makes tracking donors and their donations effortless.
DonorExpress is designed with all the features necessary for any nonprofit organization
to manage their donor database without the high cost involved 
with larger more complicated donor software.
 

Fundraiser Basic (32-bit) 
http://www.fundraiser-software.com/index.html 
Keep track of donations to your organization. 
From the developer: "Fundraising (donor management) software that is VERY easy to learn and use.
Here are the tools you need to fundraise like a real pro: record donations, make address changes, 
code donors, print timely thank you letters, labels, envelopes, print a deposit report. 
Form letter merging is super-easy. 
Sorting/selecting for targeted mailings (like all your lapsed donors) is a snap, 
as are the impressive and useful reports. I
mport your existing list from other programs, and export to other programs. 
Handles international addresses." 
Note: The registered version costs $89. 
 

Charity Director
http://www.ads-software.com/char_dir.htm
Manage your charity organization Charity Director is a tool designed to help charities manage 
the assistance they provide to clients, to monitor their fundraising efforts, 
to track and schedule personnel,
to plan and track group projects, and to monitor income and expenses.
The many reports provide charity officials with analysis of the charity operation.
User-defined fields are available to make the program more compatible 
with individual charities' missions. 
This update fixes bugs, includes additional reports and new enhancements, 
and allows 10 additional records
to be created in each module. 
The full package can be purchased for $149. 
This demo version allows a total of 20 records in each of the five modules 

Faithful Steward is Easy, Flexible, and Affordable Membership and Donation Management http://www.church-software.com/fs/fundraising-software-gt.htm 
The fundraising software solution! 
The innovative solution that allows fundraisers to manage their membership 
and donation records with ease. As pressures increase from the I.R.S., Revenue Canada, 
and other government agencies, most fundraisers are looking for tools to meet their responsibilities, 
and operate more efficiently. If this describes you, Faithful Steward is the answer you've been looking for!. 
Easy to Use Join the growing number of fundraisers that are saving time and 
money using Faithful Steward. 
It’s so easy to use, many of our users wonder how anyone could work without this helpful tool.
Easy to Adapt It’s easy to customize Faithful Steward to meet the unique needs 
of your organization with groups and custom reports. 

DonorPerfectis the perfect tool to help grow your organization's fundraising success.
http://www.donorperfect.com/ 
Building on over 15 years serving the non-profit community, DonorPerfect sets the standard as the easiest, 
most flexible and cost-effective fundraising management system available. 
And now you have the choice of installing DonorPerfect on your office computer system 
or using DonorPerfect Online directly over the Internet! DonorPerfect is the only fundraising system 
where screens, fields, and reports can be configured to fit your needs. 
Your organization receives the benefits of a custom solution and the simplicity 
of a ready-to-install, cost-effective, reliable and proven system. 
 

Target Software 
http://www.targetsite.com/ 
A software solution for the present and future Team Approach is a powerful fundraising system
designed for organizations seeking the flexibility and strength other applications lack. 
Complementing this package with superior services, 
ranging from data conversion to end-user support and training, 
Target Software, Inc. offers the definitive answer to your development software needs.
Team Approach puts fundraising power back in the hands of fundraisers and 
minimizes reliance on an Information Systems department.
Designed in consultation with fundraising experts from diverse industries, 
Team Approach combines the wisdom and creativity of seasoned fundraising professionals 
with the database development expertise of Target Software. 
 

Results/PLUSTM Fund-Raising Software 
http://rp.metafile.com/ 
Results/PLUS for Windows is a complete fund-raising system designed to track prospects,
donors, pledges, members, grants, gifts and solicitations. 
The Results/PLUS system with its power, flexibility, and ease of use allows you to manage 
all of these fund raising areas — with one package. 
Results/PLUS provides you with electronic folders 
containing all the detail you want in your paper folders and note cards. 
Only these electronic folders won’t get lost in the office paper shuffle.
Information about your Prospects, Donors, and Solicitors 
is immediately available and is never in someone else’s office. 
You can record Pledge and Gift information on easy-to-use electronic forms and
let the system transfer the records into individual folders. 
You can organize the information in the most convenient manner for your own personal use
without interfering with another user’s access to any folder, group of folders, or report.
Volunteers can enter gifts while the accounting administrator analyzes fund reports —
without interfering with one another. 
 
 

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