Easy Fundraising for Public Libraries: Quick Wins for COHS and other Smaller Projects

Do you need matching funds for a grant project such as Career Online High School (COHS)? Perhaps you need easy-to-implement fundraising strategies for a small library project or program. In this webinar, you will discover successful strategies for raising funds that you can implement immediately. We will explore sponsorships and partnerships, social media and other online appeals, easy grant opportunities, fundraising events and "non-events."

You’ll learn all the steps necessary, including: 1) planning--quickly focus your efforts for a clear path to success 2) who to ask and why they’ll give 3) quick and easy ideas to implement now 4) easy grant opportunities and shortcuts for writing grants and 6) leveraging for bonus fundraising results. Soon you will be ready to fundraise and “friendraise” while gaining community support and promoting your library.

At the end of this one-hour webinar, participants will be able to:

• Utilize quick and easy fundraising ideas to implement immediately
• Identify resources, methods, and models for easy fundraising
• Make the “ask” to the right audience
• Focus library fundraising efforts for COHS and other projects with a clear path to success
• Gain community support and promote the library through fundraising efforts

This webinar will be of special interest to: California Library staff and leadership who are participating in Career Online High School (COHS) and want to learn easy fundraising strategies. Additionally, the webinar would also benefit any library staff, Friends, foundation members, volunteers, who need easy-to-implement fundraising strategies for a small library project or program.

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Presentation Material

Speaker's slides

ppt [1.6mb]

pdf (Full slide) [1.1mb]

pdf (3 slides per page) [503kb]

Handouts

COHS You Can Give Hope Handouts doc [146kb] - pdf [39kb]

Fundraising Plan Template doc [57kb] - pdf [84kb]

Winning Library Grant Sources and Resources pdf [254kb]

COHS Library Brochure pdf [910kb]

Chat

Chat: pdf [59kb]

Keywords: Grant writing, Fundraising