Answer LibrariesFeed provides a social fundraising and engagement platform for public libraries to fight child hunger. It blends crowdfunding with peer-to-peer fundraising and integrates with social networking tools to make philanthropy more social and interactive. It allows libraries, librarians, donors, parents, friends, employees and staff to support public libraries in their community around philanthropy and child hunger relief. The company is headquartered in York, PA.
Answer LibrariesFeed is an open platform. Staff, students, parents, friends, and community leaders can use LibrariesFeed to connect with public libraries and with one another around fighting child hunger.
Answer This just means that your library hasn’t partnered with us yet. We are eager to partner with them, so please contact us at info@librariesfeed.org and let us know that you would like to see them on the site, and we will contact them immediately!
Answer Any public library located in the United States that is a registered 501 c-3 organization can create a hunger relief campaign.
Answer You can create a hunger relief campaign that ties into any children or youth program at your library. Be creative!
Our mantra is “Every Library, Every Program, Every Child a Snack!
Answer It is free for libraries to sign up and create a hunger relief project and fees are deducted from the funds you raise (not the goal you set).
Our platform fee on all funds raised is 5%. In addition, Stripe (our exclusive payment processor) charges a processing fee of 3% + 0.30 per transaction.
Answer Currently, LibrariesFeed utilizes a “Keep-it-All” campaign model.
There are two types of campaigns: “All or Nothing or “Keep it All”.
In a “Keep-it-All” campaign, donors are charged immediately.
In an “All-or-Nothing” campaign, donors are charged only once the campaign concludes, and they are only charged if your campaign has reached its goal.
Answer Let us know by sending an email to info@librariesfeed.org. We want to partner with as many public libraries as possible. And if you tell us that you want to see your library on LibrariesFeed, we’ll get on it right away!
Answer Each hunger relief campaign consists of the following elements: (1) a short, descriptive name; (2) a goal defined as a dollar figure; (3) a duration (for most campaigns, we recommend 90 days); (4) a video (we recommend no more than about 2 minutes); and (5) a written description.
Our support staff are available to help you think through and generate each of these elements.
Answer Yes. Videos will dramatically increase your hunger relief campaigns’ probability of success, so we’ve made them a requirement.
Answer Yes! In fact, we encourage it. The more people you enlist to help, the more money you’re likely to raise. You should also recruit donors and advocates to join you before your campaign launches.
Answer Even if you create a campaign by yourself, you won’t be alone. A LibrariesFeed expert is assigned to each campaign to answer questions and help along the way. Have a question right now? Please contact us at info@librariesfeed.org
Answer Yes! Unless otherwise specified on the campaign page, all donations on LibrariesFeed are tax deductible. You will receive a donation receipt after your donation is processed.
Answer An Advocate is someone who supports a hunger relief campaign by spreading the word and encouraging others to join in your library’s efforts.
Answer A ‘Story of Hunger” video is a short video in which you explain why you support your library’s hunger relief campaign to fight child hunger and encourage others to do the same.
Answer No. LibrariesFeed does not store or save your credit card information. We take security very seriously, so this sensitive data is handled exclusively by Stripe, our PCI Compliant payment processor.
Answer The LibrariesFeed community thrives on partnerships with public libraries that it supports. Please contact us at info@librariesfeed.org if you work for a library that is interested in partnering with us. We are eager to hear from you!
Answer Contact us at info@librariesfeed.org. We are excited by your interest in engaging libraries to fight child hunger and eager to help you take the next step.
