Additional materials, such as annual reports and newsletters from more than 1,200 funders, provide a snapshot of current philanthropic trends, as well as specific supported projects. Staff continued to introduce that concept to community nonprofit entities, schools, and volunteer organizations through workshops, classes, and presentations throughout the year. The diversity of organizations who visited the RFC over the year demonstrates the comprehensive nature of the materials. Organizations representing the arts, environment, education, health and human services, and children and youth came to use the resources, and often left with the capacity to form new collaborative partnerships that better serve the needs of their target audiences. The library is open between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for a limited number of University of Texas holidays.
Materials are available for room use only.
The facility is barrier-free with special parking available upon request. Raising Executives and the Hogg Foundation continued into the third year of a partnership to make available materials related to fundraising, development, and nonprofit management. Board development, evaluation, volunteerism, and nonprofit management remain the strong points in a growing collection which includes other important issues such as capital campaigns, marketing and advertising, special events, and planned giving. Volunteer management materials are useful to numerous nonprofit organizations looking to tap into volunteers' energy and resources. Through referrals, library staff were able to link organizations looking to enact new volunteer activities with established volunteer programs.