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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Greetings! Passing this along these free online sessions for directors and members of Friends and Foundation groups:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">United for Libraries will present a free two-part webinar series on
</span><a href="https://www.ala.org/united/webinars/funding"><span style="color:#1155CC">Bringing in the Money: How Friends and Foundations can Find Funding & Grants</span></a><span style="color:black">,<b>
</b>featuring “Applying for ALA Grants: Tips for Friends of the Library Groups and Foundations” presented with the ALA Public Program Office on
<b>April 13, </b></span><b>11a – 12p PT</b><span style="color:black">, and “Tell Your Library Friends or Foundation Story Using Your Candid (Gold Star) Profile” with the Regional Foundation Center of the Free Library of Philadelphia on
<b>April 19, </b></span><b>11a – 12p PT</b><span style="color:black">. </span><a href="https://airtable.com/shrvRaiGlQcvohFae"><span style="color:#1155CC">Register</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="color:black">The April 13 program</span></b><span style="color:black"> will focus on tips for applying, how to write a compelling proposal, best practices, and more. Presenters Samantha Oakley and BeeBee Brown will discuss
current grant opportunities, including the "Great Stories Club: "Imagining Tomorrow: Building Inclusive Futures" and the Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award for Exemplary Humanities Programming.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="color:black">The April 19 program</span></b><span style="color:black">, presented by Claire Lutz of the Regional Foundation Center at the Free Library of Philadelphia, will focus on how Friends of the Library group and/or
library Foundation can reach millions of funders through a profile on </span><a href="https://candid.org/"><span style="color:#1155CC">Candid</span></a><span style="color:black"> (formerly Foundation Center/GuideStar), and demonstrate how to navigate Candid
and update your profile to amplify your fundraising efforts. In addition, participants will learn how to “Go for the Gold” by earning a 2023 Gold Seal of Transparency and gain access to one free year of
</span><a href="https://fconline.foundationcenter.org/"><span style="color:#1155CC">Foundation Directory Essential</span></a><span style="color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fairtable.com%2FshrvRaiGlQcvohFae&data=05%7C01%7CDarci.HANNING%40slo.oregon.gov%7C3a7c02d2bb9c48e6953d08db294a31fc%7Caa3f6932fa7c47b4a0cea598cad161cf%7C0%7C0%7C638149170907208679%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=GBC50QxDx2G5qA6%2BD14VPxj%2BCeY0VsYlaLvzJL32%2B%2B8%3D&reserved=0"><span style="color:#1155CC">Register</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">For questions, please contact: </span>
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black">Jillian Wentworth<br>
Manager of Marketing & Membership <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black">(</span><i>she/her/hers)<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black">United for Libraries
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The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black">A division of the American Library Association
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black">312-280-2160</span><br>
<span style="color:black">Website: <a href="http://www.ala.org/united">www.ala.org/united</a></span>
<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">News & Updates: </span><a href="https://united.ala.org">https://united.ala.org</a>
<i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Darci Hanning, MLIS (she/her/hers)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Public Library Consultant / CE Coordinator<br>
<b>Continuing Education Resources: </b><a href="https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/conted">https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/conted</a><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">State Library of Oregon <b>|</b> Library Support and Development Services
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">971-375-3491 <b>|</b> <a href="mailto:darci.hanning@slo.oregon.gov">
<span style="color:#0563C1">darci.hanning@slo.oregon.gov</span></a> <b>|</b> <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/library">
<span style="color:#0563C1">www.oregon.gov/library</span></a> <u><span style="color:#0563C1"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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