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Friends and Foundation reports $85,000 raised in MC Gives, outlines priorities for library support
Summary
The Monterey Friends and Foundation told the library board Jan. 22 that it has surpassed its $70,000 MC Gives goal and is directing future fundraising toward e-resources, makerspace staffing and larger community author events. A stock gift of $11,000 helped the campaign reach its current total.
Shannon Connor, president of the Monterey Friends and Foundation, told the Monterey Public Library Board of Trustees on Jan. 22 that the Friends have reorganized fundraising priorities and have already exceeded the group's MC Gives goal for the fiscal year.
Connor said the Friends retained an outside fundraising consultant last July and have moved from reactive, small "wish list" requests toward a set of longer-term priorities: continued support for the library's digital collection and language-learning tools (notably ZipBooks), funding for a part-time position to staff the…
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