Hello everyone,

Thank you everyone who contacted me! Everyone has such fantastic ideas. Here is a summary:

• Corporate sponsorships

• Including various levels and swag for amounts donated
• Races
• Fun runs, 1 miles and 5ks for all ages
• Local business sponsor the event
• Big annual formal events
• Galas
• Dinners
• Teas
• Chili Feeds
• Board members of the Friends Groups make the chili and friends members serve it
• Piggyback off of other area events/holidays
• Seasonal photo ops where you just pay for the Santa/Mascot and attendees use their own phone as a camera
• One such group highly recommends tagteaming this with a bake sale for extra effect
• Sponsored bus trips to area attractions
• Plays, events, historical areas
• Group antiquing
• Drawings for donated items
• In-house flea market
• Flower sales
• Amazon book sales
• Antiques Roadshow
• $5 for an item appraisal from the local antique store

Best,

Kathy

Kathy Kosinski

Statewide Library Services Analyst

Library of Michigan

Michigan eLibrary team

517-241-2149

From: Kosinski, Kathy (MDE)
Sent: Friday, March 8, 2019 8:10 AM
To: michlib-l@mcls.org
Subject: Best fundraising ideas for boards, friends groups, and foundations?

Hello!

I’m working on a project for United for Libraries and would like to get a nice round-up of some of the great fundraising ideas that are happening in Michigan right now. If your library has done any really cool or unique fundraising, I would love to hear about it! Crowdsourcing, big events, ideas that spanned multiple age groups, your old standbys: I want to hear them all.

Best,

Kathy

Kathy Kosinski

Statewide Library Services Analyst

Library of Michigan

Michigan eLibrary team

517-241-2149