Fundraising for Small Museums: In Good Times and Bad (American Association for State and Local History)

Philanthropy and the non-profit world The universe of fundraising Stewardship : managing the donor relationship, or, The continuity of approach Methods of solicitation : asking for the order Membership, annual appeal, and special events Managing a capital campaign Grantsmanship Major gifts, transformational gifts, and deferred or planned giving : concepts for the advanced institution.

Fundraising for Small Museums is a clear, accessible manual designed specifically for people running the thousands of small museums, historic houses, and historic sites across the United States and Canada. Typically, these smaller institutions lack endowments and are underfunded. They also tend to be understaffed, so that their administrators wear many hats: curator, researcher, building manager, accountant, and fundraiser to name a few. This guide will help small-museum administrators perform their jobs more efficiently by teaching them how to secure funding for their programs and institutions.

This clear, accessible manual is designed specifically for people running the thousands of small museums, historic houses, and historic sites across the U.S. and Canada. Typically, these smaller institutions lack endowments and are under-funded. They also tend to be understaffed, so that their administrators wear many hats: curator, researcher, building manager, accountant, and fundraiser, to name a few. This guide will help small-museum administrators performs their jobs more efficiently by teaching them how to secure funding for their programs and institutions. This brief manual is designed specifically for people running the thousands of small museums and historic sites across the U.S. and Canada. These smaller institutions tend to lack funding and professional staff, so this book is meant to help the busy administrators perform their job of fundraising better and more efficiently.