Presentation Title
Twenty Things: Archives and Development in Collaboration
Presenter Biography
Kim D. Fill is the Assistant Director of Development and Donor Relations at the UMass Amherst Libraries where she has worked since 2011. In her current role, Kim oversees the donor stewardship program, annual fund, and donor events. Prior to joining the Libraries, Kim has held several positions in institutional Advancement including Communications & Marketing, Alumni Association, and Advancement Administration. Kim is a graduate of UMass Amherst.
Caroline J. White is Archives and Manuscript Librarian in Special Collections and University Archives, UMass Amherst Libraries, where she has worked since 2012, initially as Kenneth R. Feinberg Archivist. She has held several positions at Mount Holyoke College, including Project Curator of the exhibition The Uncommon Life of Wendy Wasserstein. A child of Louisville, Kentucky, and a graduate of Princeton University, where she majored in English, Caroline spent nineteen years as an editor at Penguin Books, before earning her MS from Simmons School of Library and Information Science, concentrating in Archives Management. Now an adjunct instructor in the program, she is also an active member of New England Archivists, serving on the Communications Committee.
Document Type
Presentation
Presentation Abstract
Special collections librarians and archivists are committed to caring for their unique collections and making them accessible to users. Library development staff are equally dedicated to the library and its collections and services. Both may play roles in fostering relationships with donors and bringing in donations—but how and when do they need to really work together, and to do so effectively?
Kim Fill, Assistant Director of Development and Donor Relations, and Caroline White, Archives and Manuscript Librarian, both at UMass Amherst Libraries, have been colleagues for nearly seven years, and even they aren’t entirely sure what each other does. With a light touch and a serious intent, each will share five things they want the other to know about what they do and five questions they have for the other department. Such issues as collecting policies and goals, what makes a collection “valuable,” working with “small” donors for big returns, balancing the goals and directives of your library with those of central advancement, taking the long view, and more will be covered, with time for attendees to share their own comments and questions.
*NOTE: We are open to partnering with another library team on this session.
Presentation Objectives/Takeaways
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Twenty Things: Archives and Development in Collaboration
Special collections librarians and archivists are committed to caring for their unique collections and making them accessible to users. Library development staff are equally dedicated to the library and its collections and services. Both may play roles in fostering relationships with donors and bringing in donations—but how and when do they need to really work together, and to do so effectively?
Kim Fill, Assistant Director of Development and Donor Relations, and Caroline White, Archives and Manuscript Librarian, both at UMass Amherst Libraries, have been colleagues for nearly seven years, and even they aren’t entirely sure what each other does. With a light touch and a serious intent, each will share five things they want the other to know about what they do and five questions they have for the other department. Such issues as collecting policies and goals, what makes a collection “valuable,” working with “small” donors for big returns, balancing the goals and directives of your library with those of central advancement, taking the long view, and more will be covered, with time for attendees to share their own comments and questions.
*NOTE: We are open to partnering with another library team on this session.