Why donate to ESS?
The European Studies Section (ESS) represents librarians and others who specialize or are otherwise professionally involved in the acquisition, organization, and use of information sources originating in or related to European countries. Getting involved with ESS through participation or donation allows a vendor to interact face to face and online with the people who manage European Studies collections across the US and Canada.
Committee Charge:
The ESS Vendor Relations Committee
• conducts or coordinates annual as well as special fundraising campaigns to support ESS activities • helps with budget and fundraising for special events (e.g. international conferences) • serves as primary liaison to sponsors for fundraising purposes • works closely with ACRL and the ESS Executive Committee regarding finances
Major Responsibilities:
• projects financial needs for regular activities (e.g. Program, Social Event at Summer ALA) in collaboration with ESS committee chairs. Projections are prepared by September 1 for the rest of the fiscal year and for the next fiscal year • projects financial needs for special events (e.g., an international conference) • establishes fundraising targets based on projected needs • requests donations from sponsors and acknowledges donations received with letters and public mention of the donor's generosity • keeps records of sponsors and potential sponsors • maintains an ESS Fundraising Web page • maintains sponsor contact information • coordinates the receipt and deposit of donations between sponsors and ACRL • keeps records of monetary transactions (donations, expenditures, balances) • reports the organization’s financial status to Executive Committee at ALA Midwinter and Annual Conferences (including requests, donations, expenditures and balances) • reports the organization’s financial status to the Fall and Spring WESS Newsletter
Committee Members:
(If you would like to join us, please contact the committee chair)
Ann Snoeyenbos, Chair (2017-2018)
Amauri Cerrano (2017-2018)
Agnes Widder (2017-2018)
Katie Gibson (ex officio, 2017-2018)
Reports to:
ESS Executive Committee ESS Chair
Who to contact:
To make a donation
| any committee member
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ACRL liaison
| Megan Griffin
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Projected Needs Statement
| Ann Snoeyenbos
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Financial Status Report (income, expenditures, balances)
| Ann Snoeyenbos
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Records of Donations
| Ann Snoeyenbos
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Donor Contact Information
| any committee member
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Vendor Relations Committee Website
| Ann Snoeyenbos
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Calendar:
ESS chair submits budget estimates to ACRL
| August
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Fundraising committee begins projecting financial needs and sets targets
| September, October
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ACRL sends Section Budget Memo for Fiscal Year to ESS chair
Allocations from ACRL established for:
- Basic Services, based on membership
- Program
- Labels
| November
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Membership Committee Chair submits Special Events Request Form to ACRL for Cruise / Social Event at ALA Annual with budget estimates
| December, January
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Fundraising Committee Members request donations
| January-June, and throughout the year
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Cruise / Social Event tickets for sale
| February-May
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Cruise / Social Event expenses paid
| May-June
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Speaker expenses paid for ALA Annual
| April-June
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ACRL fiscal year: September 30th
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Donate to ESS!
Donation Form
ESS regularly seeks financial assistance for the following activities. We sincerely appreciate your assistance and support. Your contribution is vital to the health and well-being of intellectual exchange and research between Europe and the United States. By supporting any of these activities, you contribute to the collegial exchange between librarians, publishers and information vendors in Europe and the United States.
Thank you for your support.
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Approximate Annual Expenses
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Cruise / Social Event at ALA Annual Conference
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$7,000-9,000
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ESS Program at ALA Annual Conference: speakers and equipment
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$2,500-3,000
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Audiovisual equipment for ESS Discussion Groups
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$500
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Total Annually [estimated]
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$10,000-12,500
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Sponsors
ESS wishes to express its gratitude to the following sponsors for their generous support in recent years (in alphabetical order):
- Adam Matthew Digital
- Amerika Haus
- Amalivre
- Belser Wissenschaftlicher Dienst LTD
- Bludeau Partners
- Blackwells International
- Brepols Publishers
- Cairn.info
- Casalini Libri
- East View
- Erasmus Booksellers
- Frankfurt Book Fair
- Gale Group
- Goethe Institute Inter Nationes
- Harrassowitz, Otto
- Haworth Press
- Iberbook
- IDC Publishers
- Lindsey & Howes
- Nedbook International
- Praxess Associates
- ProQuest
- Puvill Libros
- Taylor & Francis
- Walter de Gruyter
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