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Author Sweeney, Patrick "PC", author.

Title Winning elections and influencing politicians for library funding / Patrick "PC" Sweeney and John Chrastka ; foreword by Rebekkah Smith Aldrich
Published Chicago : Neal-Schuman, an imprint of the American Library Association, [2017]
©2017

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 272 pages) : illustrations
Contents Getting started -- Surfacing -- Schmoozing and networking -- Early work and political landscape memo -- Power mapping -- Building your vote yes committee -- Committee roles and responsibilities -- Getting on the ballot -- Campaign budget -- Fundraising -- Volunteers -- Theme and message -- Responding to opposition -- Earned media -- Paid media -- Voter data -- Polling -- Website and digital platforms -- Canvassing and phonebanking -- Campaign events -- Email -- Facebook
Summary Funding for libraries cannot be left to chance. Librarians, library trustees and Friends groups must be willing to play the game, focusing on strategies that include educating the community and motivating people to come out and vote to support library issues at the polls. This book will give you the tools you need to think through all the angles and win the elections
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Text in English
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 6, 2018)
Subject Library finance -- Political aspects -- United States
Library fund raising -- Political aspects -- United States
Libraries and community -- Political aspects -- United States
Political campaigns -- United States
Communication in politics -- United States
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Library & Information Science -- General.
Communication in politics
Libraries and community -- Political aspects
Library finance -- Political aspects
Library fund raising -- Political aspects
Political campaigns
United States
Form Electronic book
Author Chrastka, John, author.
Smith Aldrich, Rebekkah, writer of foreword
ISBN 9780838915769
0838915760
9780838915776
0838915779