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Did you know there are more than 900 resources in the Alliance’s online library? And that we’re adding new items almost every day?

We hope the Resource Library is your first stop when you’re looking for tips and templates to grow your organization, advance your campaigns or find the latest research on bike/ped topics. But we’re in the midst of making it even better, by editing, adding and updating many of the items and categories. To keep you posted, each week on the blog we’ll round up some of the recent additions.

Here’s this Friday’s hit list:

• Need stats on bicycling mode share, demographics, infrastructure or just about any other metric? You’ll likely find the data you’re looking for in the latest paper from John Pucher (Rutgers University) and Ralph Buehler (Virginia Tech): “Analysis of Bicycling Trends and Policies in Large North American Cities”

• A couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to participate in the “Women Can Change the World Through Cycling” webinar presented by APBP, which marked the release of new materials from the Women’s Cycling Survey. Click here to read the survey results, watch the webinar and check out the new analysis of three open-ended questions from the survey, including “What would cause you to start or increase your cycling?”

• If you weren’t able to attend the Alliance’s “Fundraising Fundamentals” Mutual Aid Call this month (and even if you did attend), check out a wealth of resources and templates shared by our expert panelist Andy Robinson, including a fundraising menu for your board and an income diversification form.

• We know many of you are preparing your applications for Advocacy Advance Grants. For inspiration, see what some of our past grant recipients have been able to develop and share with other member organizations, including a variety of resources from the League of Illinois Bicyclists on their incredibly successful Bicycle Planning Workshops.

• New proof Americans also want more livable communities: A survey from the National Association of Realtors revealed that 56 percent of respondents preferred smart growth neighborhoods over neighborhoods that require more driving between home, work and recreation.

• May is just a few weeks away; check out this sample Bike Month proclamation/resolution created by the Missouri Bicycle and Pedestrian Federation and tailor it for your mayor or city council.

• Are you ready to work with the media for your Bike to Work events? Make sure you’ve got a helpful one-page press primer, like this one from the Bicycle Transportation Alliance in Portland.

Stay tuned for another installment next Friday!

You may think you’re not a fundraiser. You may be daunted by the task of asking for money. You haven’t met Andy Robinson.

Having spent years as a successful fundraiser himself and now an expert consultant on the topic, Robinson will explain the nuts and bolts of raising money during our “Fundraising Fundamentals” Mutual Aid Call this Wednesday at 2 p.m. Eastern. Learn where the majority of dollars come from and how to build a fundraising program that honors your mission. Get insight from Robinson on why people give; how to identify prospective donors; how to choose from a variety of fundraising strategies and how to get other people to help. And, of course, come prepared with your questions for this national expert.

Register now!