Purpose This paper aims to explore the concept of providing education and guidance to library staff for the purpose of supporting philanthropic activities made on behalf of the library. The need for this type of activity and basic principles of philanthropy are included....

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to reinforce that library staff can be critical to development activities. Design/methodology/approach – This is a discussion of issues involving personal giving and a case study example. Findings – Several factors are discussed related to staff...