Data, Budgets and Statistics
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- John Thompson’s webinars/presentations
- DPI Budgets and Funding page
- MORE budgets link
- IFLS group purchase link
- simple deposit forms
- Annual report resources
- Public Library Staff Compensation Survey
- IFLS dashboard link
Fundraising & grants curated resources from IFLS staff
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Budgets & money management
2022 Spring Webinar Series #2: Where Does the Money Come From? Wisconsin Public Library Funding with John Thompson.
2018 Boot Camp Powerpoint on budget development including planning, presentation, and management by John Thompson
Wisconsin DPI Funding and Budgets page
- Simple Deposit printable pdf shared by Hollis Helmici
- Simple Deposit Google template with fillable form shared by Hollis Helmici
Data
Annual report resources
- WI DPI Library Service Data
- IFLS Annual Report resources article: updated regularly with current information starting in January of each year.
- Programming and Activity Count Tracker
Public Library Staff Compensation Survey
- The purpose of the report is to provide staff salaries and position classification information to help library boards determine appropriate compensation to attract and retain the best possible employees for the positions. Prior to using the report, library directors are encouraged to review the Wisconsin Public Library Staff Compensation Summary Report and toolkit to effectively utilize the data presented in the report.
- The complete report and toolkit are available on the System and Resource Library Administrators’ Association of Wisconsin website.
Fundraising & grant resources
2020 Webinar–Finding Grants and Donations: A Realistic Guide Grants webinar recording. Grants webinar slides.
The L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in Eau Claire is a Cooperating Collection of the Foundation
Candid has free fundraising and grant resources on its website, which now includes Guidestar and a foundation directory.
Library Grants is a blog with regular updates about national grant opportunities
Wisconsin Common Grant Application form
Minnesota Common Grant Application form is being updated in 2023. This links to the MN Council on Foundations page with current links.