I feel like "Friends of.." are more common with National Parks than private institutions. You may want to contact someone from a National Park to better understand how that relationship works or just search for "Friends of X" national park to contact them directly. Best of luck with your fundraising! -Robert W. On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 11:40 AM, Andrew Kirkland < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hello, > I'm with a small museum that has just opened up in April. Right now we > are funded by the local Tourism Council but we would like to expand our > funding sources to beyond that. I know that other museums and libraries > use a "friends of..." organization that basically acts as the fundraising > arm. What do I need to do to get one started, without having it as a > separate entity? I realize the question is vague, but I'm not even sure > where to start to ask more specific questions. Any help would be greatly > appreciated. > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail > message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should > read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > -- Robert Wolfe WVU Public History [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] (864)-641-8780 ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).