CIL2009: Building Community Partnerships- 25 Ideas in 40 Minutes
Posted on March 30th, 2009 by ruth
Kathy Dempsey, Editor, Marketing Library Services newsletter
Presentation notes are here.
Partnerships can help keep the library solvent during times of financial hardship
Don’t rely on just the money! Trade what you have for in-kind services.
Partnership possibilities…
(see presentation notes for details)
- Chamber of commerce or speakers burea
- Community service groups
- Grocery stores
- Shopping malls
- Historical societies, genealogy groups, medical or trade schools, special-interest groups
- Assistants of college deans, secretaries of CEOs, government aides, city/county commissioners, sports coaches
- Small business owners
- IT experts
- College professors
- Scout troops, youth organizations
- Video game stores, skateboard shops, or arcades
- School gaming clubs
- Skilled trainers
- Office assistants and liaisons of government officials
- Membership organizations
- Senior citizen center
- Local politicians and staff
- Lower-level government officials
- Community book sponsors
- News reporters
- Advisory boards of people from target groups
- Social networking spaces
- Parents
- K-12 teachers
- Consultants
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