¨ Smartboard on stand with laptop + projection
equipment
¨ 2 desktop computers with printers (DVD,
rewritable CD, use with projection equipment, digital movie + still
cameras; software--MSword, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Publisher, Adobe pdf
maker, DVD/video editing software, Reading Horizons phonics software)
Marketing materials
¨ bookmarks—print 1,000 (for distribution at
events)
Teaching equipment/materials
¨ instructional skill books, manuals, + support
materials
¨ subscription fees to specific literacy software or apps (e.g., Learning Upgrade)
¨ annual Zoom subscription
¨ high interest/low-level books
¨ used computers (in good condition with
word processing + wireless internet connection) to be used by adult learners
Support
¨ schedule Literacy Action Center as
a speaker at local clubs, organizations, or businesses
¨ donate thank you gifts and incentives for
tutors, such as gift certificates for movies, bagels, or chocolates
¨ donate thank you gifts and incentives for learners, such as gift certificates for movies, bagels, or chocolates
¨ prepare + serve lunch for Tutor
Training Workshops (+ clean up after lunch)
¨ purchase + serve dinner to 200 people
at our annual Recognition Dinner
¨ provide food + space for our June and August
fundraisers
¨ donate a gift basket to our June and August
fundraisers
¨ bring 5 enthusiastic friends to our June and August
fundraisers
¨ write stories for adult learners to
practice reading
¨ gift wrap for us for 2 hours at a time in December
at a bookstore
¨ coordinate gift wrapping in December at a
bookstore
¨ pay monthly phone/internet bill
Sponsor...
¨ an hour of group reading instruction ($50)
¨ a table at our annual Recognition Dinner ($250)
¨ a “set of 4 chairs” at our annual fundraisers ($250)
¨ a 2-day Tutor Training Workshop ($700)
¨ a tutor/adult learner 6-month partnership
($800)
¨ 3 staff at annual national literacy
conference ($5000)
Service
¨ volunteers—tutor (3 hours/week) or Board
of Trustee member (6 hours/month); Treasurer (8 hours/month)
¨ billboards—signage design + printing plus
rental fees for outdoor billboards + outside of buses
¨ posters—design + print (to hang in
public spaces)
¨ annual Adult Learner Writings booklet—bookbinding/print
200 books; provide postage for distribution
¨ annual Recognition Dinner program—print
150
¨ newsletters—print 200 copies quarterly;
provide postage for distribution
¨ invitations—print invitations for
Recognition Dinner; print invitations for June and August fundraisers; provide postage
for distribution
¨ reading materials—print original low-level
reading materials for beginning adult readers
¨ PSA—produce 30-second + 15-second
video/DVD to show on TV; produce 30-second + 15-second audio for radio
¨ PSA—produce 2-minute CD/DVD to show at
work places (to recruit adult learners + volunteers + donors)
Supplies
¨ learning/teaching supplies: reams
of white copy paper; reams of colored paper;
white-erase markers (black, blue); spiral notebooks; #2 soft pencils
¨ address labels: Avery 5160
¨ postage
