18 · SPEC Kit 297
Background
1. Does your library have a formal library development program? N=90
Yes 83 92%
No 7 8% Please submit the survey now.
If yes, please indicate which of the following components is a part of the program. Check all
that apply. N=83
A fundraising professional assigned to raise money for the library 83 100%
Printed giving materials 76 92%
Direct mail on behalf of the library’s fundraising priorities 71 86%
Phonathon on behalf of the library’s fundraising priorities 50 60%
A friends of the library organization 50 60%
A history of private support in excess of $500,000 per year 47 57%
If your library development program has at least 3 of these components, please complete the survey. N=80
If your library development program has fewer than 3 of these components, please submit the survey now.
2. Please indicate the year the formal library development program at your library began. (This
should coincide with the hire date of the first chief library development officer (LDO) including
one who worked less than full-time.) N=74
Year Formal Development Program Began
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
N 5 6 14 16 19 11 3
1980 1980–84 1985–89 1990–94 1995–99 2000–04 2004
Background
1. Does your library have a formal library development program? N=90
Yes 83 92%
No 7 8% Please submit the survey now.
If yes, please indicate which of the following components is a part of the program. Check all
that apply. N=83
A fundraising professional assigned to raise money for the library 83 100%
Printed giving materials 76 92%
Direct mail on behalf of the library’s fundraising priorities 71 86%
Phonathon on behalf of the library’s fundraising priorities 50 60%
A friends of the library organization 50 60%
A history of private support in excess of $500,000 per year 47 57%
If your library development program has at least 3 of these components, please complete the survey. N=80
If your library development program has fewer than 3 of these components, please submit the survey now.
2. Please indicate the year the formal library development program at your library began. (This
should coincide with the hire date of the first chief library development officer (LDO) including
one who worked less than full-time.) N=74
Year Formal Development Program Began
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
N 5 6 14 16 19 11 3
1980 1980–84 1985–89 1990–94 1995–99 2000–04 2004
