Beyond booksales... Friends fundraising ideas By yjami van Haaften
FRIENDS FUNDRAISING IDEAS Friends with charitable status Merchandise Events Book Bags Library Quilts Capital campaigns Other Booksales
Friends with charitable status A review of friends groups charitable tax returns in 2006 revealed that of 137 friends groups in Canada, 70 per cent raised less than $25, 000 per year. Nash, L. (2008) Friends with Benefits.. a look at Friends of the Library across Canada. Report.
Friends with charitable status Of the 125 Friends of Libraries reporting charitable tax returns for 2006 in Canada half (63) were from communities with populations under 10,000000 The top 20 Friends groups based on dollars per capita were from populations under 10,000 Nash, L. (2008) Friends with Benefits.. a look at Friends of the Library across Canada. Report
Friends with charitable status $90,000 $80,000 $70,000 $60,000 $50,000 $40,000 $30,000 $20,000000 Winnipeg Peterborough Cornwall Huntsville Meaford $10,000 $0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 A few examples of Friends annual revenue, as reported to Canada Revenue Agency.
Merchandise Friends in Haliburton sell gift baskets containing used books. They sold approximately 150 baskets and raised, after expenses, about $1,000.00.
Merchandise Best of Friends gift shop in Winnipeg Winnipeg Friends President and Shop manager Susan Fraser, and Kathy Blight, Membership Director.
Merchandise Best of Friends gift shop in Winnipeg Magnifier, key ring, pill box, Paris notes
Merchandise Best of Friends gift shop in Winnipeg Journals, magnets, coasters Local artisans s jewelry on consignment
Merchandise Best of Friends gift shop in Winnipeg Tea, mug with lid/coaster Cat mug and tea Library tea (McMurchie s) and teapot
Friends in Sydney, Nova Scotia Merchandise The group has raised money and awareness through six Read-a-Thons in Wentworth Park, plant sales, bake sales and more.
Merchandise Friends in Vulcan hosted a Christmas bazaar
Merchandise Friends in Vulcan
Friends across Canada partnered with Ex Libris in 2004 to make money through sales of the Libraries That Built Canada calendar. The Book Lover s calendar is also a potential sales item. Merchandise
Merchandise Library Store Managed and run completely by Friends of the Library volunteers in London, Ontario
.. and in Vancouver too Merchandise
Merchandise Friends in Lindsey sold book bags
Merchandise T-shirts sold by Friends of the London Public Library
Merchandise Just one example of bags supplied by Packaging Alternatives in Pickering, Ontario
Merchandise Friends of the Kingston/Frontenac t Public Library have merchandise for sale. Sturdy Book Bags - $10.00 Children's Book Bags - $8.00 Book Mark Cards - $4.00 Hasty Notes (10) - $5.00 The Library Book - $5.00
Events Friends in East Gwillimbury host author readings and make money selling tickets, refreshments and books.
Friends in East Gwillimbury Events REVENUE: Ticket sales $1,150 Book sale $1,040 Total revenue $2,190 COSTS: admin. fee $79 Book purchase $662 Printing $98 Refreshments $55 Total cost= $894 NET INCOME = $1,296
Events Friends in East Gwillimbury GARDEN TOUR 2011: revenue $1,241 versus cost $603 cost per $ raised = $0.48
Events Friends in Tobermory present a seasonal favourite.
Events Scrabble is a fundrasisdre in Smithers, B.C.
Events Trivia Night - http://tscpl.org/library-stories/how-to-trivia/
Events Putting On The Ritz Silent Auction Fundraiser in North Perth Magahay, L. Marshall, V. & Durand, S. (2008). What does it take to sustain a Friends group?. Presentations at Ontario Library Association Super Conference, Toronto, ON.
Events Friends of Bonnechere Union Public Library Spring dinner 2012 Net proceeds $3800 Ticket sales $2880 (96 tickets @$30 each) Silent auction $1040 Sale of left-over food $160 Games $80 Misc $55
Events Spring dinner 2012 Games guess the story... Make a wish...
Spring dinner 2012 Events Silent auction raised over $1000. More costumes
The idea seemed to originate in Ajax, Ontario with Val Marshall and talented quilter Mary Peterson. Library Quilts The book quilt designed by Mary Peterson raised $6500
Mary Peterson then designed quilt panels, representing the birds of the Ajax waterfront. Library Quilts For $10 a child's name could be added to the quilt - potential to make $2500.
Library Quilts Western Counties Regional Library System in Nova Scotia. The quilt is being designed like a bookshelf, complete with knick knacks which will reflect the area. A local radio station wants to be included (perhaps a radio on the shelf tuned to CJLS with the letters embroidered on the radio). In exchange, they will 'talk up' the fundraiser on air. (FOCAL POINT, Fall 2001)
Library Quilts LIBRARY QUILT (2005-2011): revenue $7,255 versus cost $1,315;
Library Quilts
Library Quilts Susan Taylor, Library Board member and Friend of the Library created and donated this quilt to the Friends of the Bonnechere Union Public Library for a 2012 quilt raffle. Net proceeds for the raffle were $1465.40.
Capital Campaigns Friends of the Ajax Public Library A Million Reasons to Smile, a grassroots campaign to raise $1 million for the new main branch library in Ajax, Ontario. Pictured are Val Marshall, Friend and Trustee, and Paul Hamilton, Trustee.
Capital Campaigns River John, Nova Scotia The Friends of the River John Library Society in Nova Scotia formed in 1999 and built the River John Library and Innovation Centre. The facility is leased back to the municipality to house a public library and to develop community technology opportunities.
Other Friends contribute to Adopta-Book Campaign, Western Counties Regional Library, Nova Scotia
Other Friends in Bon Accord
Book Sales Friends of the Ottawa Public Library y( (FOPLA) In2009 Lori Nash reported $250,000 from the sale of used books FOPLA operates three types of book sales 1. Friends volunteer bookshops 2. Self-serve ongoing book sales and 3. Speciality book sales
Book Sales Friends of the Ottawa Public Library In 2009, revenue for the Nepean Centrepointe Branch Library bookstore was reported as $36,000.
Book Sales The Friendshop offers: A selection of cancelled library materials and donated books, magazines, cassettes, records, DVDs and CDs (all of which are changed regularly).
Book Ssales Friends in Victoria report total of sales at the Friendshop in the last 10 yrs 2009 $13,106.15 2008 $ 9,716.15 2007 $10,683.85 2006 $ 8,942.05 2005 $ 9,512.73 2004 $ 9,195.38 2003 $ 8,982.63 2002 $ 8,822.45 2001 $ 4,964.34 2000 $ 2,385.16 1999 $ 4,323.81
Book Sales Friends of the North Greenville Public Library in Kemptville, Ontario raise over $10,000 at their fall booksale.
Book Sales Friends of the London Public Library
Book Sales Friends of the London Public Library
Book Sales Selling books online. Select special interest books with limited local market Monitor book selling websites to learn the market and prices Determine the best site for listing the book Signing up to sell is easy Monitor email daily Package and ship with a day or two Macnaughton, D. & Keuper-Dalton, I. (2011). An untapped fundraising stream - selling books online. Presentation at Ontario Library Association Super Conference, Toronto, ON.
Book Sales Better World Books offers a no cost program to help libraries manage their excess donations and withdrawn books. Macnaughton, D. & Keuper-Dalton, I. (2011). An untapped fundraising stream - selling books online. Presentation at Ontario Library Association Super Conference, Toronto, ON.
Book Sales Book sale sorting/repacking/etc / room Winnipeg pgfriends Big Book Sale grossed almost $9,000.00 High school gym, book sale tables, before opening to public.