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Committee Charge:
The WESS Fundraising Committee (FRC)
• conducts or coordinates annual as well as special fundraising campaigns
to support WESS activities
• helps with budget and fundraising for special events (e.g. international
conferences)
• serves as primary liaison to sponsors for fundraising purposes
• works closely with ACRL and the WESS Executive Committee regarding finances
Major Responsibilities:
• projects financial needs for regular activities (e.g. Newsletter, Program,
Cruise, WESS presence at the Frankfurt Book Fair) in collaboration with
WESS committee chairs. Projections are prepared by September 1 for the
rest of the fiscal year and for the next fiscal year
• projects financial needs for special events (e.g., the Paris conference)
• establishes fundraising targets based on projected needs
• requests donations from sponsors
• keeps records of sponsors and potential sponsors
• maintains a WESS Fundraising Web page
• maintains sponsor contact information
• coordinates the receipt and deposit of donations between sponsors and
ACRL
• keeps records of monetary transactions (donations, expenditures, balances)
• reports the organization’s financial status to Executive Committee at
ALA Midwinter and Annual Conferences (including requests, donations, expenditures
and balances)
• reports the organization’s financial status to the Fall and Spring WESS
Newsletter
Committee Members:
(If you would like to join us, please contact the committee chair)
Emily Stambaugh, Chair 2005-2006
Tom Izbicki, Ex-Officio Member 2005-2007
Gerald Heverly, 2005-2007
Gordon Anderson, 2005-2006
Reports to:
WESS Executive Committee
WESS President
Who to contact:
| To make a donation |
any committee member |
| ACRL liaison |
Emily Stambaugh |
| Projected Needs Statement |
Emily Stambaugh |
| Financial Status Report (income, expenditures, balances) |
Emily Stambaugh |
| Records of Donations |
Emily Stambaugh |
| Donor Contact Information |
any committee member |
| Fundraising Committee Website |
Emily Stambaugh |
Calendar:
| WESS President submits ACRL Action Plan for Fiscal Year
(with budget estimates) |
August |
| Fundraising committee projects financial needs and sets targets |
September, October |
| Frankfurt stipends and expenditures paid |
October |
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ACRL sends Section Budget Memo for Fiscal Year to WESS President
Allocations from ACRL established for:
- Basic Services, based on membership
- Program
- Labels
- Newsletters
- Frankfurt
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November |
| Newsletter Expenses paid |
November |
| Membership Committee Chair submits Special Events Request Form to
ACRL (Cruise budget estimate for ALA Annual) |
December, January |
| Fundraising Committee Members request donations |
January-June, and throughout the year |
| Cruise tickets for sale |
February-May |
| Cruise expenses paid |
May-June |
| Speaker expenses paid for ALA Annual |
April-June |
| Newsletter Expenses paid |
May |
ACRL fiscal year: September 30th
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Donate to WESS!
Donation
Form (.pdf)
WESS regularly seeks financial assistance for the following activities.
We sincerely appreciate your assistance and support. Your contribution
is vital to the health and well-being of intellectual exchange and research
between Europe and the United States. By supporting any of these activities,
you contribute to the collegial exchange between librarians, publishers
and information vendors in Europe and the United States. Thank you for
your support.
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Approximate Annual Expense |
Frankfurt Book Fair Travel Stipends and Booth
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$4,500-5,500 |
| Cruise at ALA Annual Conference |
$7,000-9,000 |
WESS Program at ALA Annual Conference: speakers and audiovisual
equipment
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$2,500-3,000 |
| WESS Newsletter (2 annually) |
$3,800 |
| Audiovisual equipment for WESS Discussion Groups |
$500 |
| Total Annually |
$18,300-21,800 |
Sponsors
WESS wishes to express its gratitude to the following sponsors for their
generous support (alphabetical order):
Adam Matthew Publications
Amerika Haus
Aux Amateurs de Livres
Belser Wissenschaftlicher Dienst LTD
Blackwells International
Brepols Publishers
Casalini Libri
East View
Erasmus Booksellers
Frankfurt Book Fair
Gale Group
Goethe Institute Inter Nationes
Harrassowitz, Otto
Haworth Press
Iberbook
IDC Publishers
Jean Touzot Libraries Internationale
K.G. Saur Verlag
Lindsey & Howes
Nedbook International
Praxess Associates
ProQuest
Puvill Libros
Taylor & Francis
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