Alternative Funding for Libraries #calibconf California Library Association Conference presentation 2010

Alternative Funding For Libraries
Presentation will cover:
Grants
Traditional Funding
Alternative Funding
Stimulus Funding
Preparation for future funding
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Grants What are they good for
Doing Less with less
Looking to grants
Soft benefits
Restrictions
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Traditional Funding Resources
Property Tax (foreclosures)
Sales Tax (job loss)
Supplemental Tax (66% approval)
Others?
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Alternative Funding
Local Businesses
Local Non-profits
Federal Offices
State Offices
Searching for funding
Making connections
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Stimulus Funding
Federal Stimulus Program
Finding a connection with Libraries where none were imagined
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ecstaticist/4343162734/ “ The Stimulus dollars are a strange black box and if you don’t understand how to get it, you’ll get none.”

Being Prepared
Preparing to ask
Wish list and priorities
Strategic Plan
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Making Connections
Federal forum for Stimulus Funding
Searching for USDA and Work Investment Boards
Connections already in community, knew who to ask for money.
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Learning to Pivot
Know and prioritize needs
Be Flexible
Find the Money
Use your imagination
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Future Potential

Thank You! Jeff Scott, Deputy County Librarian, Tulare County Library, [email_address] http://gathernodust.blogspot.com

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