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Membership*

Creating Your Community

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Who do YOU see?

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What do YOU see?

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How does YOUR FOL affect your

community?

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Get Members

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EverybodySomebodyAnybodyNobody

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Make your OrganizationLook Support Worthy

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Law of AttractionYou do a great Job!

Get out there and tell the story!

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Potential Actions

Reinforce Beliefs

Results

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Structure of

Friends Group

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StructureMembers or Donors?

Gift Policy

Unrestricted Money vs. “Restricted Money?”

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Structure

How many Levels?

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LEVELS - Individual, Family, Sr. Citizen, Retired, Unemployed, Business, Life Membership, Patron, Contributing, Sustaining, Sponsor, Good Friend, Best Friend, Book Lover, Literary Lover, Curator, Junior<18, Donor, Supporter, Angel, Benefactor, Corporate Sponsor, Bookworm, Bibliophile, Book Collector, Friends, Good Friend, Very Good Friend, Life Long Friend, Student, Book Lover, Literary Lion, Special Friend, Corporate, Very Special Friend, Library Angel, Sustaining…….© Patty Foley 2010

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Structure

What dollar amount for each level?

$1 to $1,000

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StructureLevelThen1/1/2000

Level Now9/1/2010

Inflated Amount

5.00 3.88 6.4724.00 18.65 31.0650.00 38.85 64.70

100.00 77.71 129.41250.00 194.28 323.53

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Structure

Dues PaymentsAnnuallyMonthly - automatic

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StructurePayPal –Rate 2.9% of the Sale Price plus a fixed transaction fee of 30cents

Ex- fee of $15 x 2.9%=44cents plus 30cents = cost is 74cents

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Structure

80 members x $15 = $1,200Cost for 80 members x 74cents = $59.20 annual expense

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StructureMonthly give $2Fee 2.9% +.30= 36cents x 12 months = (4.32 ) Membership of $24 = $19.68

Monthly give $3Fee 2.9% +.30= 39cents x 12 months = (4.68 ) Membership of $36 = $31.32

31.2% Increase

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StructureThe Membership Team

Skills & Talent

Board Members

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Fundraising

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CoordinationPlanning

Time LineBudget

Membership

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Coordination

Who is doing the ASKing?

Membership

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Planning

What are YOU going to do?

Membership

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Time Line

When are YOU doing it?

Membership

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Budget

How are YOU doing it?

Membership

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THE LETTERRenewal

RejoinNew

Membership

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AcknowledgementsLetter / hand written

GiftsJust Because!

Membership

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StatisticsNumber of MembersNumber of Households% Renewal% UnRenewed

Membership

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I SEE…..

Great Friends of Libraries!

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More Information….

Patty Foley860.667.1504

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