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Board presses groups to coordinate fundraising as new library needs ongoing support
Summary
Board members and community participants said multiple independent fundraising groups are operating in parallel and urged clearer coordination, either through swim lanes, an official fundraising entity or city-council convening; board added tracking coordination to future agendas.
Multiple community and board speakers said the transition to the new Rose library has exposed a need for clearer coordination among fundraising and support groups.
A participant who attended the organizing meeting for fundraising and events said groups have been "working in silos," and urged a centralized coordination point or shared calendar. "There are very specific swim lanes," one long-time fundraiser recalled, arguing that different groups serve different donor constituencies but that a shared plan or convening body would reduce duplication.
Several board members and community participants suggested the city council could convene the groups or that an ad-hoc non-Brown Act committee (two representatives from each organizing group) could coordinate branding, schedules and fundraising roles. One council liaison offered to reach out to potential leaders and to ask whether an existing foundation would take on an ongoing fundraising role.
Board action: members agreed to add an agenda item to track coordination of support groups and to invite a city liaison or foundation representatives to future meetings so the board can better understand which entities will fill ongoing fundraising and operational gaps once the new library opens.
