For over ten years, the North Bend Public Library has been targeting services to current and budding nonprofit organizations. These services have included a grants research workshop, other instructional classes, and a targeted collection for nonprofits. By using NBPL's experiences, this presentation will discuss how even small public libraries can support nonprofits in their efforts to build community through classes, collection-building, partnerships, and other services. This is the full presentation, entitled "Prospering nonprofits: How libraries can assist the charitable sector and build their communities," presented by Gary Sharp and Buzzy Nielsen at the Oregon Library Association Conference on April 8, 2011.

1. Prospering nonprofits:
How libraries can assist the
charitable sector and build
their communities
Presented by Oregon Library Association Conference,
Gary Sharp & Buzzy Nielsen April 8th, 2011
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2. Prospering nonprofits
How libraries can assist the charitable sector
Why care about nonprofits?

3. What needs are
they fulfilling? What type of
projects are they doing?
How much
are they worth? Who are they
serving?
Where are
they focused?
How many of
them are there?
Why care about nonprofits?

4. Image sources (L to R):
North Bend Fire Department | South Slough National
Estuarine Research Reserve | “Coos Art Museum,
Coos Bay, Oregon” by Cafe Guerbois on Flickr
What needs are
they fulfilling?
Environment
Public safety
Arts & culture
Why care about nonprofits?

5. Image sources (L to R):
Lou Sennick, The World | “Cold” by
Misserion on Flickr | Coos County Fair and Rodeo
Homeless
Who are they
serving?
Children & families
Rural communities
Why care about nonprofits?

6. Nationwide?
Statewide?
County-wide?
Specific community?
Who are you
serving?
Where are
they focused?
Why care about nonprofits?

7. Image sources (L to R):
North Bend Public Library | Oregon Coast
Community Action | Jefferson Public Radio
What type of
projects are they doing?
Capital projects
Endowments
Program support
Why care about nonprofits?

8. Data source:
Oregon Department of Justice Charities Database
Number: 15,757
What type of
Revenue: >$17.5 billion
projects are they doing?
Assets: >$18 billion
How much
are they worth?
How many of
them are there?
Why care about nonprofits?

9. http://guidestar.org
Why care about nonprofits?
Finding out more

10. Use GuideStar to find out information about
nonprofits operating in your community.
Why care about nonprofits?
Finding out more

11. http://www.doj.state.or.us/charigroup/
Why care about nonprofits?
Finding out more

12. Why care about nonprofits?
Finding out more

13. Prospering nonprofits
How libraries can assist the charitable sector
Collections

14. Oregon Foundation Databook
C&D Publishing Guide to Proposal Writing
Foundation Center
Foundation Directory
Foundation Center
Getting Funded: The Complete
Collections Guide to Writing Grant Proposals
Mary Hall and Susan Howlett
Books - Grants research

15. Collections
Books - Grants research

16. Collections
Books - Grants research

17. Oregon Nonprofit
Corporation Handbook Ten Basic Responsibilities
Cynthia Cumfer and Kay Sohl of Nonprofit Boards
Richard T. Ingram
Nonprofit Meetings,
Minutes, and Records
Anthony Mancuso
Collections Publicity for Nonprofits
Sandra L. Beckwith
Books - Nonprofit management

18. Collections
Books - Publishers

19. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/
Collections
Foundation Directory Online

20. Collections
Foundation Directory Online

21. Scenario:
You're seeking grants to build a new
library building or renovate an old one.
Collections
Foundation Directory Online

22. Collections
Foundation Directory Online - Indexes

23. Collections
Foundation Directory Online - Results

24. http://foundationcenter.org/collections/
Collections
Foundation Center Cooperating Collections

25. Core collection from FC
 Electronic resources
 The Foundation Directory Online Professional
 Foundation Grants to Individuals Online
 Philanthropy In/Sight
 Print resources
 After the Grant: The Nonprofit's Guide to Good Stewardship (2010)
 Board Member's Book (2003)
 The Foundation Center’s Guide to Proposal Writing, 6th ed. (2011)
 The Foundation Directory (2011)
 Foundation Fundamentals (2008)
 Foundation Grants to Individuals (2011)
 Foundation Growth and Giving Estimates (2011)
 Foundations and Public Policy (2009)
 The Grantseeker’s Guide to Winning Proposals, + Spanish edition (2008)
 Guide to Funding for International and Foreign Programs (2010)
 International Grantmaking IV (2008)
 National Directory of Corporate Giving (2011)
 Securing Your Organization's Future (2001)
 Social Justice Grantmaking II (2009)
 The 21st Century Nonprofit: Managing in the Age of Governance (2009)
Collections
Foundation Center Cooperating Collections

26. Multnomah County Library
University of Oregon Libraries
Eugene Public Library
North Bend Public Library
Umpqua Community College Library
Jackson County Library Services
Oregon Institute of Technology
Collections
Foundation Center Cooperating Collections

27. Prospering nonprofits
How libraries can assist the charitable sector
Programming

28. Classes directed toward nonprofits
and grantwriters can be a consistent
draw throughout the year.
Programming
Classes for nonprofits

29. Social media for nonprofits
How to form a
nonprofit organization
Grants research for the
first-time grantwriter
Fundraising during
difficult economic times
An outline of
basic grantwriting
Grant applications:
The funders' perspective
Programming
Special events

30. Programming
Identifying local help and funders

31. Programming you already offer might
be of interest to nonprofits as
continuing education or free training.
Try marketing your computer classes,
workshops, and presentations to the
nonprofit community.
Programming
Leverage pre-existing events

32. Photo source:
Lou Sennick, The World
North Bend Senior Center
Programming
Success stories

33. Prospering nonprofits
How libraries can assist the charitable sector
Partnerships

34. Programming
Membership/
board involvement
Coos County
Literacy Council
Space/sponsorship Programming
Presentations/training
Programming
Partnerships Membership/
board involvement
Levels of partnership

35.  Benefits of partnering
 Visibility/marketing
 Building expertise and competencies
 Securing costs and resources
 Difficulties of partnering
 Insufficient resources/funding
 Tangential to mission
 Logistical difficulties
 Contention among partners
Partnerships
Pros and cons of partnering

36. Before the partnership During the partnership After the partnership
 Analyze costs &  Evaluate on-the-fly  Evaluate any
benefits programs and
 Constantly check
services that
 Establish goals in with each other
occured
 Does it fit your  Look for ways to
 Assess the
mission? improve the
partnership itself:
programs as
 Budget more time did it achieve the
you're engaged in
and $ than you goals you set out?
them
predict  Plan for future
 Make sure that
 Look at how your partnership
everything relates
organizational efforts, if deemed
to the goals you
cultures differ valuable
established
Partnerships
Elements for success

37. Membership/
Why volunteer at nonprofits?
board involvement  To help out by volunteering your time, skills,
and leadership
 To connect with others for a good cause
 To gain experience and new skills in a different
organization and enhance your resume
 To serve in a nonprofit with a mission that's
compatible with your library's, which may lead
to collaborations and grant projects
Partnerships Membership/
board involvement
Volunteering with nonprofits

38. Prospering nonprofits
How libraries can assist the charitable sector
Conclusion

39. Takeaway 1:
Libraries and nonprofits share missions to
address unmet needs in their communities.
Conclusion

40. Takeaway 2:
Nonprofit Collections of print and electronic
resources help nonprofits find grants,
raise funds, and manage their organizations.
Conclusion

41. Takeaway 3:
Programming provides essential information
to help individuals and groups plan, establish,
and maintain nonprofit organizations.
Conclusion

42. Takeaway 4:
Partnering with nonprofits increases visibility
in the community and strengthens projects.
Conclusion

43. Takeaway 1:
Libraries and nonprofits share missions to
address unmet needs in their communities.
Takeaway 2:
Nonprofit Collections of print and electronic
resources help nonprofits find grants,
raise funds, and manage their organizations.
Takeaway 3:
Programming provides essential information
to help individuals and groups plan, establish,
and maintain nonprofit organizations.
Takeaway 4:
Partnering with nonprofits increases visibility
in the community and strengthens projects.
Conclusion

44. Prospering nonprofits
How libraries can assist the charitable sector
Questions?
Contact us!
Gary Sharp, Director of Library Services - gsharp@cclsd.org
Buzzy Nielsen, Assistant Library Director - bnielsen@cclsd.org
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