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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">United for Libraries is offering a discount on the following webinar for members:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Michigan Libraries can participate as Members for the discounted cost of $50 to participate live or access the recording.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Please see information below for details on the webinar and registration</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="color:#1F497D">Michigan libraries registering DO NOT need a membership number to register – United for Libraries will use your Michigan Address as confirmation of your membership</span></u></i><u><span style="color:#1F497D">.<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">United for Libraries will present a webinar on “<a href="http://www.ala.org/united/training/webinars">Merging a Friends and Foundation</a>” from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday,
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">In the library world today, there is a huge need for support organizations – friends and foundations – but often the lines between these two groups are blurred and their work counter-productive.
In this webinar, presenters Peter Pearson and Sue Hall will discuss the difference in the roles of friends and foundations and identify areas where there can be conflict – and present strategies for minimizing conflict. They will also address the question
“When is it time for the two organizations to merge?” and share solutions for engaging in a merger process that minimizes pain and maximizes potential. Pearson and Hall will also talk about national challenges and trends for friends and foundations. To register,
visit <a href="http://www.ala.org/united/training/webinars">www.ala.org/united/training/webinars</a>.
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Webinar participants will learn:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">What is happening to friends groups and foundations across the country;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#222222;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To identify the signs that your support organizations should consider merging;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#222222;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">What a merged organization should look like;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#222222;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">How to conduct a process that honors members of both organizations;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#222222;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">How to ensure that the newly-merged organization is successful.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Peter Pearson is the president of The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library (the Library’s foundation) and Lead Consultant with Library Strategies. One of the leading experts on library
development and advocacy in the U.S., Pearson has led The Friends for nearly 25 years and is recognized as one of the most successful library fundraisers in the country. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Sue Hall is the director of Library Strategies, a consulting group of The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library. Hall has more than 20 years of experience working with libraries and
library organizations in the areas of fundraising, strategic planning and capacity building. Since Hall and Pearson founded Library Strategies, the consulting group has worked in 37 states and eastern Europe.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Both Hall and Pearson were contributing writers to<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Public Libraries</span></em>’ bi-monthly
fundraising column and were authors of Library Strategies’ book, <em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Beyond Book Sales: Raising Real Money f</span></em>or <em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Your Library,</span></em> which was published
by Neal Schuman Publishers through ALA Publishing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">The cost of the webinar is $75, $50 United for Libraries members. To register, visit<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.ala.org/united/training/webinars">www.ala.org/united/training/webinars</a>,
call (800) 545-2433, ext. 2161, or email<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:united@ala.org">united@ala.org</a>. Registration is limited for the live webinar.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Jillian Wentworth<o:p></o:p></p>
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