FODL Raised the Bar in 2024

Written By FODL Website

Broke fundraising & donations records

  • Membership skyrocketed

  • First-time business sponsorships & in-library programs

  • Unprecedented book sales

Broadened outreach efforts

  • DRCA + FODL “Tales of Terror” tour

  • Neighborhood Associations and Del Ray Business Association Meet & Greets

  • Connected with non-profit leaders & organizations

  • Voted “The Heart of Del Ray” by the Del Ray Business Association & Del Ray community

  • Participated in local community events

  • Tested new fundraising activities

  • Populated ‘novel corners’ in local restaurants

Implemented governance updates & improvements

  • Implemented GiveButter, an electronic membership enrollment & donation platform

  • Amended bylaws to strengthen governance, expand FODL Board of Directors & enable youth leaders to serve on board

  • Executed a Memorandum Of Understanding with Duncan Library and created a FODL Board Code of Conduct

  • Negotiated gardens handoff to Master Gardeners

Numbers tell the 2024 story

  • Welcomed 144,000 people to Duncan Library

  • Over 309,000 books borrowed and loved

  • Proudly powered 800+ programs

  • Showcased 32,000 books at two blockbuster book sales

  • Grateful for a $20,000 Boost from Del Ray Citizens Association

  • Boast a community of 342 members

  • Engaged 25,000 young minds at library programs

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