Beyond Book Sales: Fundraising Event Examples

Last Modified: 23 June 2015

Examples shared by libraries in the Beyond Book Sales webinar on June 23, 2015.

Budget Presentation Example

Last Modified: 21 March 2012

An example of how libraries can present their strategic plan and budget details.

Budget Presentation Template

Last Modified: 21 March 2012

The State Library of Iowa developed a great set of tools called Telling the Library Story. This budget presentation template can get you on your way to creating a great presentation and advocating for your library.

Cost Benefit Analysis

Cost Benefit Analysis Manual for Medium Sized and Smaller Public Libraries

Last Modified: 21 March 2012

This manual provides detailed instructions and tools that small to mid-sized libraries can use to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of their services.

Developing the Library Budget

Last Modified: 21 March 2012

This excerpt from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction's Trustee Essentials guide provides a great background into the budget process.

Elements of a Good Grant Proposal

Last Modified: 21 March 2012

The Director of Pittsburgh's Avalon Public Library explains how to put together an effective grant proposal.

From Awareness to Funding (PDF)

From Awareness to Funding: A study of library support in America

Last Modified: 21 March 2012

Principal contributors Cathy De Rosa and Jenny Johnson from OCLC outline why targeting marketing messages to the right segments of the voting public is key to driving increased support for U.S. public libraries.