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NEKLS Foundation Web Page
Posted on May 24, 2011 | No CommentsNew information has been added to the NEKLS web site about the Northeast Kansas Library Foundation. Go to http://www.nekls.org/foundation/ or click the Foundation tab on the main www.nekls.org home page to see current information on the Foundation’s purpose, activities and board of directors. a page with alternatives for making donations to support library service is [...] -
Literacy Grants for Libraries
Posted on March 4, 2011 | No CommentsDoes your library do early childhood reading readiness programs, adult literacy services or other “literacy and education” programs? The Wish You Well Foundation provides is an interesting grant opportunity for libraries providing such programs. The foundation’s “donation” program is extremely simple to apply for, and typically provides awards ranging from $200 to $10,000. The application consists [...] -
Double your Friends money with FoKL
Posted on September 15, 2010 | No CommentsDoes your library have an organized Friends group? Do they belong to Friends of Kansas Libraries? Joining FoKL will keep your Friends eligible for the annual FoKL awards and grants program. Friends funds go twice as far toward support of library programs and purchases with a FoKL challenge grant. Challenge grants are distributed through competitive [...] -
Friends of Libraries and Foundations Tax Filing Extension
Posted on August 11, 2010 | No CommentsNonprofit organizations including Friends of Libraries groups and Foundations are at risk of losing their tax-exempt status if they have failed to file required federal tax returns for 2007, 2008 and 2009. Small nonprofit organizations that file a 990-N or 990-EZ tax return can preserve their status by filing returns by Oct. 15, 2010, [...] -
The NEKLS Foundation and Your Library
Posted on May 10, 2010 | No CommentsThe newly established Northeast Kansas Library Foundation can be an asset for your library if you do not have a local foundation or Friends of Libraries with IRS 501-c-3 tax exempt status. What can the foundation do for you – and what can it not do? The Northeast Kansas Library Foundation CAN: Accept gifts and grants of [...] -
Northeast Kansas Library Foundation: a New Partner for Library Progress
Posted on November 24, 2009 | No CommentsThe Northeast Kansas Library Foundation is a new organization created to support library services in Northeast Kansas. The foundation has been recognized as a tax-exempt support organization by the IRS, and will pursue the following goals: Apply for grants and other financial assistance that is restricted to 501-c-3 tax exempt non-profit organizations. Provide a legal entity to [...] -
Free Books for Libraries! NEH/ALA Offers "A More Perfect Union"
Posted on November 24, 2009 | No CommentsThe We the People Bookshelf is a project of the National Endowment for the Humanities’ We the People program, conducted in cooperation with the ALA’s Public Programs Office. Each year, NEH identifies a theme important to the nation’s heritage and selects books that embody that theme to build the We the People Bookshelf. The theme [...] -
$60,000 Grant for Lyndon Carnegie Library
Posted on May 8, 2008 | No CommentsThe Lyndon Carnegie Library has been awarded a $60,000 Heritage Trust Fund grant from the Kansas State Historical Society. The grant will modify and replace the library roof. The Heritage Trust Fund finances activities that preserve or restore historic properties. The Lyndon Carnegie Library [...] -
Trustee Workshop: PowerPoint presentations by guest speakers
Posted on July 30, 2007 | No CommentsHere are the PowerPoint presentations used by our two guest speakers at the Trustee Workshops: Sandra Thomas, Bonner Springs City Library (contact: cthomas at kc.rr.com) Marketing a New Library! (Bonner Springs) John E. Flower, Basehor Community Library (contact: sailing at sunflower.com) Advancing Your Library in Your Community (Basehor)