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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)
>Tom Izbicki, Chair (2007-2008)
Melinda Gottesman (2008-10)
Sarah E. How ( (2008-09)
Dennis K. Lambert (2007-09)
Marcus Richter (2008-10)
Kathleen Hunter Rutter (2008-10)
Reports to:
WESS Executive Committee
WESS Chair
Who to contact:
| To make a donation
| any committee member
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| ACRL liaison
| Thomas Izbicki
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| Projected Needs Statement
| Thomas Izbicki
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| Financial Status Report (income, expenditures, balances)
| Thomas Izbicki
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| Records of Donations
| Thomas Izbicki
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| Donor Contact Information
| any committee member
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| Fundraising Committee Website
| Thomas Izbicki
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Calendar:
| WESS chair submits ACRL Action Plan for Fiscal Year (with budget estimates)
| August
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| Fundraising committee projects financial needs and sets targets
| September, October
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ACRL sends Section Budget Memo for Fiscal Year to WESS chair
Allocations from ACRL established for:
- Basic Services, based on membership
- Program
- Labels
- Newsletters
| November
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| Newsletter Expenses paid
| November
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| Membership Committee Chair submits Special Events Request Form to ACRL (Cruise / Social Event budget estimate for ALA Annual)
| December, January
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| Fundraising Committee Members request donations
| January-June, and throughout the year
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| Cruise / Social Event tickets for sale
| February-May
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| Cruise / Social Event expenses paid
| May-June
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| Speaker expenses paid for ALA Annual
| April-June
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| 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 Expenses
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| Cruise / Social Event at ALA Annual Conference
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$7,000-9,000
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WESS Program
at ALA Annual Conference:
speakers and equipment
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$2,500-3,000
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Audiovisual equipment
for WESS Discussion Groups
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$500
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Total Annually [estimated]
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$10,000-12,500
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Sponsors
WESS wishes to express its gratitude to the following sponsors for their generous support in recent years (in alphabetical order):
- Adam Matthew Publications
- Amerika Haus
- Aux Amateurs de Livres
- Belser Wissenschaftlicher Dienst LTD
- Bludeau Partners
- 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 Librarie Internationale
- Lindsey & Howes
- Nedbook International
- Praxess Associates
- ProQuest
- Puvill Libros
- Taylor & Francis
- Walter de Gruyter
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