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What we Learned Building a $120 million Library

Mary Irwin, Libraries Development Officer, Smith CollegeElizabeth Myers, Director of Special Collections, Smith College In 2015, Smith College decided to rebuild rather than renovate the century-old main campus library. In this presentation, we will focus on the steps taken to educate and engage the extended Smith College community to raise funds both for the construction …

All Aboard! Making the Case for Creating a Development Ambassador Group at Your Library

Tywanda L. Cuffy, Director of External Relations, Communications and Development Initiatives, University of Delaware Library Museums and Press Nicole Hernandez, External Relations Coordinator, University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press In fall of 2019, Tywanda created the Library, Museums and Press Development Ambassadors to strengthen the culture of engagement and philanthropy among staff. Currently, Nicole …

Voices: Making the Case for Special and Archival Collections

Cynthia Childrey, Dean and University Librarian, Cline Library, Northern Arizona University Special and archival collections are about people, their voices and stories. Successful and sustained fundraising for archival collections requires building relationships based on a shared commitment to preserving and providing access to the power of distinctive voices, represented in photographs, oral histories, scrapbooks, journals, …

From IceBreak to Inspire: Playing your Strengths When Communicating Value to Donors

Kenna Barrett, Assistant Dean and CDO, University Libraries, University of Maryland, College Park Dr. Adriane Lim, Dean of Libraries, University of Maryland, College Park Some institutions have mature development shops with seamlessly integrated library philanthropy. And then, there’s the rest of us! No matter where your institution is on its fundraising journey, you can create …