Friends Groups

• Libraries Need Friends: A Toolkit to Create Friends Groups or Revitalize the One You Have [United for Libraries]
• Friends & Foundations Fact Sheets
• Sample Memo Of Understanding
• Right From the Start: Responsibilities of Directors of Not-for-Profit Corporations [NYS Attorney General]
• Tax Information for Charities & Other Non-Profits [IRS]
• Internal Controls & Financial Accountability for Not-for-Profit Boards [NYS Attorney General]
• Template for a Membership Database [MS Office]
• Advocacy Resources [MHLS]
  
• Fundraising Resources [MHLS] 
  
• Volunteer Management [MHLS]
• Sample Friends Group Brochures
  • Anatomy of a Friends Group Brochure
  • Clinton Community Library – Friends Brochure
  • Poughkeepsie Public Library District – Friends Brochure
  • Starr Library (Rhinebeck) – Friends Brochure
  • West Hurley Public Library – Friends Brochure
• Friends Groups on the Web – Friends Group Websites & Facebook Pages
• Support & Advocacy Organizations:
  • Mid-Hudson Library System Support
    • Sign up for the MHLS Friends & Fundraising Electronic Discussion List
    • Friends Support Group
    • On-Demand Consultations for Friends Groups
  • Friends of Libraries Section (New York Library Association)
  • United for Libraries (American Library Association)