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Emily Silverman
The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances
2009
139 - 141
0888-045X
10.1108/08880450911010979
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide suggestions for communicating library needs and opportunities to prospective donors.
Design/methodology/approach – The paper discusses and gives examples of outreach communications that can inspire support.
Findings – The paper proposes that fundraising opportunities can be communicated and enhanced through a variety of methods.
Originality/value – The value of the paper is in its suggestions for promoting the library's needs and opportunities through external communication means.
Communication, Fundraising, Libraries, Philanthropy
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