Over the last decade, a separate organization with their own board known as the Chartiers Valley Partnership was created to mount an $8 million capital campaign for restoration of the historic Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall (which includes a small Civil War Museum) in the Pittsburgh suburb of Carnegie, Pennsylvania. This allowed the Library Board of Trustees to concentrate on more pressing library, music hall, and museum issues.

Although not quite all of the $8 million was raised (most was raised), the Chartiers Valley Partnership was dissolved last year.

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Glenn A. Walsh, Project Director,
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--- On Wed, 3/13/13, Jessica Baldwin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> From: Jessica Baldwin <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Board Question
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 2:28 PM
> Oh Wise Listers-
> 
> Quick board scenario for your review.
> 
> A long standing museum has a board of 25.  Less than
> half of those members are active financial contributors,
> only 3 of which give $5,000 or less annually.  There is
> no suggested or required board contributions.  The
> board understands that growing the endowment is ideal for
> financial security.  The board proposes a solution to
> the internal lack of contributions - create a
> sub-organization with its own board that financially
> contributes to the museum, it's buildings, and other
> programs run by the main board.  
> 
> Question: Does anyone have any experience with this type of
> solution?
> 
> Thank you!
> Jessica
> 
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