Successful special events planning and execution are part of a library development officer's job. Understanding the need to set goals early and then properly evaluating the event based upon these goals is essential to measuring the success or failure of the event. Often the only measurement...

Purpose – To share the experience of two library fund‐raisers with other development officers. Design/methodology/approach – Uses interviews with two successful academic library fund‐raisers to have them share what they have learned. Findings – Raising funds for any institution can be...