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Board lays out capital campaign goals and fundraising options
Summary
The board discussed capital campaign targets (initially ~$300,000, noted as creeping toward $500,000), branding work, and fundraising channels including grants (T‑Mobile, M&T), recurring donations via Stripe, and using the friends' 501(c)(3) account for donations.
Board members reviewed options to fund the library expansion and discussed campaign goals, grant opportunities and transaction platforms. The chair and staff noted the campaign target had been described previously as $300,000 but had grown in scope; the board is assembling a more precise gap analysis and a proposed budget for the campaign.
Members talked through potential grant sources such as T‑Mobile and the M&T Bank Foundation, discussed using Stripe or PayPal (and possible recurring giving options), and agreed fundraising receipts tied to the building should flow through the friends' 501(c)(3) when appropriate. Maria Riley was reported to be working on a logo and identity, and staff planned to present draft materials to a subcommittee in September.
