Patrick “PC” Sweeney is the Political Director for Everylibrary.org (the first and only national organization dedicated to building voter support for libraries). The focus of this training is on training and advising libraries to build political power and influence to support library funding. Throughout the workshop we will answer the following questions;
What is your library board doing to increase sustainable, local government funding for your library?
What is your current messaging model?
Are you providing stories or stats?
Does your library have Super Supporters?
Are you cultivating the right relationships?
What influences politics?
How are decisions made in your town?
Who do you need to influence?
What are your tactics for opposition?
Relationships matter for all organizations but how do we make sure we are able to cultivate the kinds of relationships that matter most? Throughout this session we will demonstrate how networks of power influence the community around us and help librarians understand the power structure in their community, their own networks of power, and how to put those networks to work for their library. By the end of this session attendees should have a plan for identifying individuals and organizations of influence, using power mapping and messaging to engage them and give them a role in your library that makes an impact.
This presentation was given at the Michigan Rural Library Conference. For more information about my workshops and trainings for librarians, please visit - pcsweeney.com/speaking
Libraries that can most effectively communicate their value to the community are less likely to lose funding and are more likely to have the support of local politicians and voters. In this presentation, PC Sweeney will discuss some of the most effective strategies used by the most successful organizations and initiatives. We will learn how we can take advantage of these strategies to create and distribute our own messages. We will explore how to create audiences, how to use a message box, the benefits of a 27-9-3 messages, how to implement effective message models, and how we can create messages in the face of opposition. We will also touch on some of best and most advanced platforms and methods for distributing messaging to the public. This presentation was given at the Pennsylvania Trustees Meeting and the North Carolina Directors Workshop.
For more information about my presentations and workshops, visit pcsweeney.com/speaking
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that big data, strong email, and effective Facebook tactics are changing the ways that large and small organizations communicate with their communities. However, each tactic can’t exist independently and in order to effectively win an election, campaigns must take a holistic approach to digital strategy. So, do we go beyond a basic Facebook ad or email and build a more holistic strategy to create effective audiences, reach non-users, and solicit for more donations and volunteers? In this presentation, we will debut some of the overall digital theory, best big data practices, and most effective digital tactics that are used by major organization. We will also discuss many of the ways that even small and underfunded libraries can harness this power for themselves.
These slides are from the Tutor.com presentation on September 19th about creating digital strategies for political power building for library funding.
If you are interested in having me speak at your event, you can find details at pcsweeney.com/speaking
Patrick “PC” Sweeney is the Political Director for Everylibrary.org (the first and only national organization dedicated to building voter support for libraries). The focus of this training is on training and advising libraries to build political power and influence to support library funding. Throughout the workshop we will answer the following questions;
What is your library board doing to increase sustainable, local government funding for your library?
What is your current messaging model?
Are you providing stories or stats?
Does your library have Super Supporters?
Are you cultivating the right relationships?
What influences politics?
How are decisions made in your town?
Who do you need to influence?
What are your tactics for opposition?
Relationships matter for all organizations but how do we make sure we are able to cultivate the kinds of relationships that matter most? Throughout this session we will demonstrate how networks of power influence the community around us and help librarians understand the power structure in their community, their own networks of power, and how to put those networks to work for their library. By the end of this session attendees should have a plan for identifying individuals and organizations of influence, using power mapping and messaging to engage them and give them a role in your library that makes an impact.
This presentation was given at the Michigan Rural Library Conference. For more information about my workshops and trainings for librarians, please visit - pcsweeney.com/speaking
Libraries that can most effectively communicate their value to the community are less likely to lose funding and are more likely to have the support of local politicians and voters. In this presentation, PC Sweeney will discuss some of the most effective strategies used by the most successful organizations and initiatives. We will learn how we can take advantage of these strategies to create and distribute our own messages. We will explore how to create audiences, how to use a message box, the benefits of a 27-9-3 messages, how to implement effective message models, and how we can create messages in the face of opposition. We will also touch on some of best and most advanced platforms and methods for distributing messaging to the public. This presentation was given at the Pennsylvania Trustees Meeting and the North Carolina Directors Workshop.
For more information about my presentations and workshops, visit pcsweeney.com/speaking
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that big data, strong email, and effective Facebook tactics are changing the ways that large and small organizations communicate with their communities. However, each tactic can’t exist independently and in order to effectively win an election, campaigns must take a holistic approach to digital strategy. So, do we go beyond a basic Facebook ad or email and build a more holistic strategy to create effective audiences, reach non-users, and solicit for more donations and volunteers? In this presentation, we will debut some of the overall digital theory, best big data practices, and most effective digital tactics that are used by major organization. We will also discuss many of the ways that even small and underfunded libraries can harness this power for themselves.
These slides are from the Tutor.com presentation on September 19th about creating digital strategies for political power building for library funding.
If you are interested in having me speak at your event, you can find details at pcsweeney.com/speaking
This is my presentation for http://nekls.org/ about moving people from simply being advocates for libraries to taking action for libraries as well as power mapping.
A broad base of community support is essential to a healthy library. Sometimes, though, you have initiatives and plans for your library that are never going to fly without support from key decision makers within your community. So how do you win support from those key people? The answer: Power Mapping. Power Mapping is a political technique that allows you to identify specific influencers and secure their support for your cause.
If you'd like a training for your organization or to hire me to speak or lead a training at your event, please visit pcsweeney.com/speaking
In this presentation I talk about moving from advocates for libraries to becoming activists for libraries. How do we engage the public and rally support more actively for more political power for libraries.
To schedule a training, workshop, or to have me speak at your conference, visit my website at pcsweeney.com
This presentation is about creating more effective and holistic digital strategies that return real results for libraries and library initiatives.
To schedule a training, workshop, or to have me speak at your conference, visit my website at pcsweeney.com
This training was developed for the needs of a library system in Pennsylvania. This was an overview of political action and training library staff, administration, trustees, and boards.
Find out more about working with PC Sweeney to present to your library board, association, or staff training day at https://pcsweeney.com/speaking-at-your-event/
A presentation for the California Library Association’s Legislative Committee to train librarians to build connections with local and state legislators and leaders of power organizations. This training was developed more specifically to help California Librarians learn how they can support the efforts of CLA around statewide legislative action. It encompasses aspects of EveryLibrary’s “Librarian as a Candidate Training,” as well as EveryLibrary’s “Successful Legislative Day Training.” For more information on EveryLibrary visit everylibrary.org and to work with PC Sweeney to develop a political training for your library or library organization, visit pcsweeney.com
Develop a meaningful and engaging message for you library
For speaking engagements please contact PC Sweeney at https://pcsweeney.com/speaking-at-your-event/
How to curate the supporters of your library using community organizing platforms
For speaking engagements please contact PC Sweeney at http://pcsweeney.com/speaking-at-your-event/
This presentation for the Texas Library Association Regional Conference in Arlington TX, Oct. 2016.
For speaking engagements please contact PC Sweeney at http://pcsweeney.com/speaking-at-your-event/
We are each individually tasked with serving our communities but what happens when we come together and include each other and our community members? By utilizing patron driven acquisitions, user created programming, community centered strategic planning, and service models that include the public in planning, we can expand our programs and services in a way that is most meaningful to our communities. After all, who knows better about our patron's needs than the patrons themselves?
For speaking engagements please contact PC Sweeney at http://pcsweeney.com/speaking-at-your-event/
I spent the day in Geneva New York training the local ballot committee in best practices to win election and campaign for libraries.
For speaking engagements please contact PC Sweeney at http://pcsweeney.com/speaking-at-your-event/
This is part two of a bookend keynote at #azla2015 where we connect the networking and schmoozing skills learned in the first session and practiced throughout the conference. We talk about how to keep those connections going, building networks, and supporting each other in the profession.
For speaking engagements please contact PC Sweeney at https://pcsweeney.com/speaking-at-your-event/
A couple of people at #claimagine asked me to share my slides from the hater's ball about QR codes because they didn't get a chance to take any notes.
For speaking engagements please contact PC Sweeney at http://pcsweeney.com/speaking-at-your-event/
Presentation for Internet Librarian 2015. Discussing the current trends of social media in libraries and the future trends require a stronger foundation of data.
For speaking engagements please contact PC Sweeney at https://pcsweeney.com/speaking-at-your-event/
How to Influence Politicians and Win Elections for LibrariesPatrick "PC" Sweeney
Presentation given at the Nevada Library Association Conference October, 2015 about how to engage the public and organize the community and politicians to ensure political success of libraries through ballot measures and influence over politicians.
For speaking engagements please contact PC Sweeney at https://pcsweeney.com/speaking-at-your-event/
Presentation by Karen Lemke and PC Sweeney on marketing and outreach with a focus on signage, direct mail, email, and Facebook.
For speaking engagements please contact PC Sweeney at http://pcsweeney.com/speaking-at-your-event/
Professional networking and schmoozing are two of the most important skills a librarian can have. They are not taught in MLIS programs, and being proficient at both was one of the hardest lessons I had to learn. In order to get the projects done in my community that I was passionate about, move my library forward, and garner political support, I realized that I needed to take advantage of the many professional and political social opportunities going on around me. This presentation shares many of the tips and tricks that I’ve learned that have been successful for me.
For speaking engagements please contact PC Sweeney at http://pcsweeney.com/speaking-at-your-event/
Another version of We is Greater Than Me. How to build a community around your library.
For speaking engagements please contact PC Sweeney at https://pcsweeney.com/speaking-at-your-event/
This presentation gives an overview of some of the things that libraries can learn from some of the largest SuperPACs for advocacy
For speaking engagements please contact PC Sweeney at https://pcsweeney.com/speaking-at-your-event/
What Library Directors can learn from the front lines of library advocacy.
For speaking engagements please contact PC Sweeney at http://pcsweeney.com/speaking-at-your-event/
This is my presentation for http://nekls.org/ about moving people from simply being advocates for libraries to taking action for libraries as well as power mapping.
A broad base of community support is essential to a healthy library. Sometimes, though, you have initiatives and plans for your library that are never going to fly without support from key decision makers within your community. So how do you win support from those key people? The answer: Power Mapping. Power Mapping is a political technique that allows you to identify specific influencers and secure their support for your cause.
If you'd like a training for your organization or to hire me to speak or lead a training at your event, please visit pcsweeney.com/speaking
In this presentation I talk about moving from advocates for libraries to becoming activists for libraries. How do we engage the public and rally support more actively for more political power for libraries.
To schedule a training, workshop, or to have me speak at your conference, visit my website at pcsweeney.com
This presentation is about creating more effective and holistic digital strategies that return real results for libraries and library initiatives.
To schedule a training, workshop, or to have me speak at your conference, visit my website at pcsweeney.com
This training was developed for the needs of a library system in Pennsylvania. This was an overview of political action and training library staff, administration, trustees, and boards.
Find out more about working with PC Sweeney to present to your library board, association, or staff training day at https://pcsweeney.com/speaking-at-your-event/
A presentation for the California Library Association’s Legislative Committee to train librarians to build connections with local and state legislators and leaders of power organizations. This training was developed more specifically to help California Librarians learn how they can support the efforts of CLA around statewide legislative action. It encompasses aspects of EveryLibrary’s “Librarian as a Candidate Training,” as well as EveryLibrary’s “Successful Legislative Day Training.” For more information on EveryLibrary visit everylibrary.org and to work with PC Sweeney to develop a political training for your library or library organization, visit pcsweeney.com
Develop a meaningful and engaging message for you library
For speaking engagements please contact PC Sweeney at https://pcsweeney.com/speaking-at-your-event/
How to curate the supporters of your library using community organizing platforms
For speaking engagements please contact PC Sweeney at http://pcsweeney.com/speaking-at-your-event/
This presentation for the Texas Library Association Regional Conference in Arlington TX, Oct. 2016.
For speaking engagements please contact PC Sweeney at http://pcsweeney.com/speaking-at-your-event/
We are each individually tasked with serving our communities but what happens when we come together and include each other and our community members? By utilizing patron driven acquisitions, user created programming, community centered strategic planning, and service models that include the public in planning, we can expand our programs and services in a way that is most meaningful to our communities. After all, who knows better about our patron's needs than the patrons themselves?
For speaking engagements please contact PC Sweeney at http://pcsweeney.com/speaking-at-your-event/
I spent the day in Geneva New York training the local ballot committee in best practices to win election and campaign for libraries.
For speaking engagements please contact PC Sweeney at http://pcsweeney.com/speaking-at-your-event/
This is part two of a bookend keynote at #azla2015 where we connect the networking and schmoozing skills learned in the first session and practiced throughout the conference. We talk about how to keep those connections going, building networks, and supporting each other in the profession.
For speaking engagements please contact PC Sweeney at https://pcsweeney.com/speaking-at-your-event/
A couple of people at #claimagine asked me to share my slides from the hater's ball about QR codes because they didn't get a chance to take any notes.
For speaking engagements please contact PC Sweeney at http://pcsweeney.com/speaking-at-your-event/
Presentation for Internet Librarian 2015. Discussing the current trends of social media in libraries and the future trends require a stronger foundation of data.
For speaking engagements please contact PC Sweeney at https://pcsweeney.com/speaking-at-your-event/
How to Influence Politicians and Win Elections for LibrariesPatrick "PC" Sweeney
Presentation given at the Nevada Library Association Conference October, 2015 about how to engage the public and organize the community and politicians to ensure political success of libraries through ballot measures and influence over politicians.
For speaking engagements please contact PC Sweeney at https://pcsweeney.com/speaking-at-your-event/
Presentation by Karen Lemke and PC Sweeney on marketing and outreach with a focus on signage, direct mail, email, and Facebook.
For speaking engagements please contact PC Sweeney at http://pcsweeney.com/speaking-at-your-event/
Professional networking and schmoozing are two of the most important skills a librarian can have. They are not taught in MLIS programs, and being proficient at both was one of the hardest lessons I had to learn. In order to get the projects done in my community that I was passionate about, move my library forward, and garner political support, I realized that I needed to take advantage of the many professional and political social opportunities going on around me. This presentation shares many of the tips and tricks that I’ve learned that have been successful for me.
For speaking engagements please contact PC Sweeney at http://pcsweeney.com/speaking-at-your-event/
Another version of We is Greater Than Me. How to build a community around your library.
For speaking engagements please contact PC Sweeney at https://pcsweeney.com/speaking-at-your-event/
This presentation gives an overview of some of the things that libraries can learn from some of the largest SuperPACs for advocacy
For speaking engagements please contact PC Sweeney at https://pcsweeney.com/speaking-at-your-event/
What Library Directors can learn from the front lines of library advocacy.
For speaking engagements please contact PC Sweeney at http://pcsweeney.com/speaking-at-your-event/
Donate to charity during this holiday seasonSERUDS INDIA
For people who have money and are philanthropic, there are infinite opportunities to gift a needy person or child a Merry Christmas. Even if you are living on a shoestring budget, you will be surprised at how much you can do.
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Working with data is a challenge for many organizations. Nonprofits in particular may need to collect and analyze sensitive, incomplete, and/or biased historical data about people. In this talk, Dr. Cori Faklaris of UNC Charlotte provides an overview of current AI capabilities and weaknesses to consider when integrating current AI technologies into the data workflow. The talk is organized around three takeaways: (1) For better or sometimes worse, AI provides you with “infinite interns.” (2) Give people permission & guardrails to learn what works with these “interns” and what doesn’t. (3) Create a roadmap for adding in more AI to assist nonprofit work, along with strategies for bias mitigation.
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Monitoring Health for the SDGs - Global Health Statistics 2024 - WHOChristina Parmionova
The 2024 World Health Statistics edition reviews more than 50 health-related indicators from the Sustainable Development Goals and WHO’s Thirteenth General Programme of Work. It also highlights the findings from the Global health estimates 2021, notably the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on life expectancy and healthy life expectancy.
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Preliminary findings _OECD field visits to ten regions in the TSI EU mining r...OECDregions
Preliminary findings from OECD field visits for the project: Enhancing EU Mining Regional Ecosystems to Support the Green Transition and Secure Mineral Raw Materials Supply.
RFP for Reno's Community Assistance CenterThis Is Reno
Property appraisals completed in May for downtown Reno’s Community Assistance and Triage Centers (CAC) reveal that repairing the buildings to bring them back into service would cost an estimated $10.1 million—nearly four times the amount previously reported by city staff.
About Potato, The scientific name of the plant is Solanum tuberosum (L).Christina Parmionova
The potato is a starchy root vegetable native to the Americas that is consumed as a staple food in many parts of the world. Potatoes are tubers of the plant Solanum tuberosum, a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Wild potato species can be found from the southern United States to southern Chile
Synopsis (short abstract) In December 2023, the UN General Assembly proclaimed 30 May as the International Day of Potato.
3. ‣ Millennials use libraries at a higher rate than any other demographic
‣ Parents are more likely to use libraries than adults without children
‣ The majority of Americans hold very positive views about libraries
Training for Ballot Committees
4. Training for Ballot Committees
55% - an essential local institution
58% - advancing education
53% - a source of community
pride
51% - enhancing the quality of life
In 2018 voters
view the library as:
5. Training for Ballot Committees
37% will Definitely vote yes for the
library
37% are likely to vote yes for the library
26% are likely or will definitely vote no
In 2008 of all voters:
6. Training for Ballot Committees
27% will Definitely vote yes for the library
31% are likely to yes for the library
42% are likely or will definitely vote no
In 2018 of all voters:
7. The positive image of the library has increased.
The willingness to vote for it has decreased.
Honk and wave, rally in front of library, fundaisers,
Honk and wave, rally in front of library, fundaisers,
CREATE A MEDIA CONTACT LIST- UNDERSTAND YOUR LOCAL MEDIA AND THEIR DEMOGRAPHICS BEFORE YOU PUT SOMETHING IN THE MEDIA, REMEMBER WHO WILL READ IT. ITS ALL ABOUT AUDIENCES.