2024 United for Libraries Virtual - Foundations and Fundraising Day
Foundations & Fundraising Day: Wednesday, July 31, 2024
- Participate in live Q&A sessions with presenters.
- Network with colleagues across the country.
- Enjoy exclusive access to the keynote speaker and authors.
- View on-demand sessions for one year after the live event.
- Receive a certificate of attendance (for live participation or on-demand viewing).
Affordable registration rates include live attendance and on-demand access.
Foundations & Fundraising Individual Single Day Registration
- Includes live and on-demand access to Foundations & Fundraising Day programs, Keynote Speaker Eric Klinenberg, Book Buzzes, and Microlearning Sessions
- Each registration is for one person to attend and access on-demand.
- Group viewing is not permitted with the purchase of individual registration.
Other Registration Options
Additional Single Day Individual Registration
- Trustee / Board Member Day - Tuesday, July 30, 2024
- Friends Day - Thursday, August 1, 2024
Individual Full Conference Registration
- Each registration is for one person to attend live and access on-demand.
- Group viewing is not permitted with the purchase of individual registration.
Group Viewing Single Day or Multiple Day Registration
Save with Member Discounts, Early Bird, and Multiple Seat Options
Member Discounts
- United for Libraries personal members save 35% off the list price.
- ALA personal members save 10% off the list price.
Multiple Seats
- Purchase 3-6 seats - save an extra 30%
- Purchase 7-12 seats - save an extra 35%
- Purchase 13+ seats - save an extra 40% off
Early Bird
- Save an extra $5 off per seat on Individual Single Day registration through July 17, 2024.
- Discount applies on top off member discount and multiple seat purchase discount.
Foundations & Fundraising Day Programs and Sessions
Keynote - Eric Klinenberg
As public libraries face issues like funding cuts to challenges to books, materials, and programs, how can library boards, Friends, and Foundations best support and advocate for their libraries? In his book Palaces for the People, Eric Klinenberg details how the future of democratic societies rests not simply on shared values, but on shared spaces – one of the most important ones being libraries.
In this session, he will discuss how to leverage these shared values and spaces for public support in the current political environment, and how to move forward following the challenges that COVID brought (detailed in his new book, 2020: One City, Seven People, and the Year that Changed Everything). Many library Foundation directors, library directors, and board presidents give copies of Palaces for the People to their board members and community stakeholders – find out how this book can help garner library support.
Eric Klinenberg is the Helen Gould Shepard Professor in the Social Sciences and director of the Institute for Public Knowledge at New York University. He is the coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestseller Modern Romance and author of Palaces for the People, Going Solo, Heat Wave, and Fighting for Air. He has contributed to The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, Wired, and This American Life. He lives in New York City.
Book Buzzes
Microlearning
Educational Sessions
Scroll down to the bottom of this page for session descriptions and speakers.
Foundations/Fundraising - Wednesday, July 31, 2024- Donor Engagement: Acquiring and Inspiring Committed and Faithful Supporters
- Enhancing the Story - Developing a Smaller-Scale Capital Projects Fundraising Campaign
- Fundraising Tips and Tricks: Some Novel Ideas
- Marketing is the Future: How to Build a more Sustainable Library Foundation Model by Integrating Marketing in the Organizational Culture, Strategy, and Practice
How to Purchase Individual Foundations & Fundraising Day Registration
United for Libraries Personal Member
- Click the "Register" button above or below.
- Click "Login" in the upper right corner. Enter the login associated with your membership.
- United for Libraries personal member pricing. Eligible discounts included in these prices:
- Early Bird (May 30-July 17): $37.25
- Regular Registration (On/After July 18): $42.25
- Enter the sign up code you receive on the dashboard in the Sign Up Code box.
- If you experience any problems registering, please email united@ala.org for assistance.
ALA Personal Member
- Click the "Register" button above or below.
- Click "Login" in the upper right corner. Enter the login associated with your ALA membership.
- ALA member pricing. Eligible discounts included in these prices:
- Early Bird (May 30-July 17): $53.50
- Regular Registration (On/After July 18): $58.50
- Enter the sign up code you receive on the dashboard in the Sign Up Code box.
- If you experience any problems registering, please email united@ala.org for assistance.
Statewide FREE Registration Partners - MA, MI, NE, OR, VA
- Your state has purchased statewide registration making both live attendance and on-demand access FREE to all library directors/staff, Trustees/board members, Friends, and Foundations regardless of library type.
- Already enrolled in your statewide access course? Go the landing page of your statewide course and click the link for 2024 United for Libraries Virtual.
- Not enrolled in your statewide access course? Complete the alternate registration form.
- If you experience any problems registering, please email united@ala.org for assistance.
Statewide All Access Discounted Registration Partners - MD, ND, SC, SD
- Eligible discounts included in these prices:
- Early Bird (May 30-July 17): $37.25
- Regular Registration (On/After July 18): $42.25
- Register, request coupon, or request invoice:
- If you are already registered in you state's training course, go to your dashboard and locate the coupon code on the landing page of your state training course. Enter that coupon code at checkout to receive the 35% off list price discount.
- To request an invoice, submit the 2024 United for Libraries Virtual Invoice Request Form.
- If you experience any problems registering, please email united@ala.org for assistance
Statewide Training Discounted Registration Partners - CO, MO, MS, NV
- Eligible discounts included in these prices:
- Early Bird (May 30-July 17): $47.00
- Regular Registration (On/After July 18): $52.00
- Register, request coupon, or request invoice:
- If you are already registered in you state's training course, go to your dashboard and locate the coupon code on the landing page of your state training course. Enter that coupon code at checkout to receive the 20% off list price discount.
- To request an invoice, submit the 2024 United for Libraries Virtual Invoice Request Form.
- If you experience any problems registering, please email united@ala.org for assistance.
Non-Member
- Click the "Register" button above or below.
- Click "Login" in the upper right corner. If needed, create a free login.
- Non-member pricing. Eligible discounts included in these prices:
- Early Bird (May 30-July 17): $60.00
- Regular Registration (On/After July 18): $65.00
- Enter the sign up code you receive on the dashboard in the Sign Up Code box.
- If you experience any problems registering, please email united@ala.org for assistance.
If you experience any problems registering, please email united@ala.org for assistance.
Educational Session Descriptions
Foundations / Fundraising Day - Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Enhancing the Story - Developing a Smaller-Scale Capital Projects Fundraising Campaign
Join Johnson County Public Library (JCPL) Director Lisa Lintner to learn about the library's fundraising campaign, "Enhancing the Story," that raised over $300,000 for special projects at JCPL's newly constructed branch that opened in 2022. The campaign was designed to raise private donations to enhance intentionally designed spaces with state-of-the-art technology and features, as well as to construct an exterior space promoting art, health and nature. With the "Enhancing the Story Campaign," residents learned of six special project areas that needed additional fundraising to become a reality: public art, a Robotics Learning Lab, a teen gaming center, an early childhood learning area, an Adult Learning Center and a nature trail and community garden.
Marketing is the Future: How to Build a more Sustainable Library Foundation Model by Integrating Marketing in the Organizational Culture, Strategy, and Practice
Often marketing for libraries and library foundations is a footnote to a strategy, limited to designing an appeal, copywriting, or posting on social media. What if we flip the script and make marketing an integral piece of the strategy? This presentation will share the Chicago Public Library Foundation’s marketing journey and the transformative results in awareness building, lead generation, and donor conversion – that you can use and customize for your organization too!
Fundraising Tips and Tricks: Some Novel Ideas
Whether you're new to fundraising or have an established program, join Columbus Metropolitan Library Foundation staff for an overview of tips and tricks that will maximize your success. Columbus Metropolitan Library Foundation has a 30 year fundraising history, and its Director of Development has almost 20 years of fundraising experience in a variety of industries. In the past few years, the Foundation has tripled its donor base and almost doubled its average annual amount raised. Learn which efforts have the biggest ROI based upon library surveys, experience, and proven success. You'll leave with a road map to success that you can manage no matter your team's size.
Donor Engagement: Acquiring and Inspiring Committed and Faithful Supporters
How can you lead your donors and members to increase their donations and stay committed to the library? Learn basic principles of donor-centered fundraising that can increase financial participation and library support. Proven techniques and practical examples of thanking, communicating, and celebrating library supporters will be shared.