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Dear ARLIS/NA Members,

As the Development Committee begins the fundraising cycle anew for the Denver conference, we wanted to update Society members about an important matter.

Over the years, members have inquired as to exactly how their contributions are being spent to better ARLIS/NA. A very reasonable question with a not so reasonably short answer.

Society Circle contributors (those who make a $100 or more contribution to the Society in a given year), as well as all other contributors have the opportunity to direct their gifts to one of three fund groups: Conference Speakers, Internship, and Travel, or divide them amongst the three as they wish. A fourth option is to make an unrestricted gift.

Each of these funds has an independent endowment from which interest is drawn to support the targeted areas of need. To see the current fund balances for each, please review the 2006 Financial Summary, which is available on the members portion of the ARLIS/NA website: http://www.arlisna.org/arlismembers/financial_summary-2006.pdf

The Conference Speakers Fund provides ongoing Conference budget support for guest speaker honoraria, including Plenary and Convocation speakers, as well as session and workshop speakers. The Internship Fund derives from the 25^th Anniversary Fund, which now funds one annual internship award. The Travel Fund provides annual support for ARLIS/NA-funded Conference Travel Awards, two of which were offered in conjunction with the Atlanta Conference. All three of these funds help to further the Society’s educational and programmatic mission as outlined in our current strategic plan.

The amount of funds drawn from these accounts is determined annually by various committees, such as the Conference Planning Advisory Committee (CPAC), the Internship Award Committee, and the Travel Awards Committee, with oversight from the Executive Board.

Recently, concern has been expressed as to the amount of honoraria available for conference speakers presenting at sessions or workshops. The Denver CPAC recently discussed the issue of honoraria and is reviewing the possibility of an increase. Further, the Board has agreed to address the matter at its mid-year meeting, mindful that the Society wants to a) provide the greatest possible leeway to conference planners and b) encourage session organizers to recruit the best possible speakers, while c) recognizing that we should not diminish the priniciple of any of these endowed funds. As you can see, not an easy task.

In the mean time, should you have any questions about this issue, please feel free to contact me.

Sincerely,

Jon Evans,

Chair, Development Committee

2007-2008 ARLIS/NA Development Committee Members:

Amanda Bowen

Kim Collins

Susan Flanagan

Ted Goodman

Eumie Imm-Stroukoff

Mary Wasserman

Board Liaisons:

Fran Scott

Marilyn Nasserden

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