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Better with a Crowd! Crowdfunding for Libraries - PPT Presentation

Andrea Simzak Levandowski Reference Librarian Funding Information Connecting people with information through libraries 1 2 By Moses The Crowd For DMB 1 CC BY 20 httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby20 via Wikimedia Commons ID: 641389

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Better with a Crowd! Crowdfunding for Libraries

Andrea Simzak LevandowskiReference Librarian, Funding Information

Connecting people with information through libraries

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By Moses (The Crowd For DMB 1) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia CommonsSlide3

Connecting people with information through libraries

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How do I get my money?

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Source http

://2bgr8stock.deviantart.com/art/Money-Cash-113445826

Author

JerichoSlide7

Should you crowdfund?

Specific program, project, or service

Current, timely, or urgent needStaff time and resources dedicated to running a campaign

N

etwork of potential supporters and sharers

Core group of committed backers

Strong communication channels

Everything is in place, except for the money

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Yes!*

Well, maybe…Slide8

How do we start?

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1. Plan Your Project

Pick the right project

Do your research

Do the math

Delegate

responsibility

2. Create

Your Campaign

Choose the best platform for you

Design your

campaign

Set funding levels

Edit

3. Launch

Now the work really starts!

Monitor activity

Mind the lull

Share your

milestones

4. Follow Up

Say thank you

Do what you said you would

do

Continue to engage your backers

Communicate

F

requently

,

creatively, meaningfullySlide9

Further Reading

http://libguides.njstatelib.org/nonprofits/crowdfunding Cottrell, M. (2014). Libraries Find Success in Crowdfunding.

American Libraries, 45(5), 12-13.

Leman

, H. (2013). Crowd-funding What's In It for Us as Librarians

?

Computers In Libraries

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33

(10), 8-31

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Questions?

Thank you for listening!Andrea

Simzak Levandowskialevandowski@njstatelib.org

(609) 278-2640 x190

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