Collections Care: Catalyst for Funds

• Introduction

• Fund-Raising Fundamentals

  • Where the money comes from
    
  • Individuals
    
  • Foundations
    
  • Corporations
    
  • Government-state and local
    
  • The relationship between fund raising and public relations
    
  • Long-range planning and fund raising go hand in hand
    
  • Balancing resources
    
  • If the program is strong, support will come
    
  • Capitalize on the visual qualities of preservation and conservation
    
  • Be sure to acknowledge support

• Successful Strategies

  • Acquisitions
    
  • Adoption campaigns
    
  • Budgeting
    
  • Capital campaigns
    
  • Direct mail
    
  • Earned income
    
  • Endowments
    
  • Exhibitions
    
  • In-kind donations
    
  • Leveraging federal grants
    
  • Planned giving
    
  • Special events

• Finding Donors

  • Collectors
    
  • Friends groups
    
  • Societies
    
  • Others with a vested interest
    
  • Stretching dollars through collaboration

• Conclusion

• Resource Organizations

  • American Association for State and Local History
  • American Association of Fund-Raising Counsel
  • American Association of Museums
  • American Library Association
  • Association of Research Libraries
  • Business Committee for the Arts
  • Chronicle of Philanthropy
  • Commission on Preservation and Access
  • The Foundation Center
  • The Grantsmanship Center
  • National Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Property
  • National Society of Fund Raising Executives
  • National Trust for Historic Preservation
    
  • Society of American Archivists
  • The Taft Group

• Reference Books

• Books and Articles

Copyright © 1995 National Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Property,
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Last modified on Friday, April 27, 1995.

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