The 2016 Bookish Charitable Giving Guide
I’m saying it up front: I completely adapted this idea from boing boing, who put together a great Charitable Giving Guide you should visit.
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Interested in giving to a good cause? Are you a fan of literacy? This is the guide for you. Here are some of the literacy-focused organizations doing good work. Pitch in a few bucks to support them.
(What did I miss? Let me know in the comments.)
826 National
“826 National’s chapters offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills.”
An Open Book
“Our mission is to promote literacy among low-income children and teens
in the greater Washington, D.C. area by giving books to students and schools
and providing access to authors and illustrators.”
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
“Dolly’s vision was to foster a love of reading among her county’s preschool children and their families by providing them with the gift of a specially selected book each month.”
Family Reading Partnership
“The Family Reading Partnership is a non-profit community organization that promotes early literacy.”
First Book
“First Book is a nonprofit social enterprise that provides new books, learning materials, and other essentials to children in need.”
LitWorld
“Our Mission: Strengthening kids and communities through the power of their own stories. Together, authoring a bold new world of equity and opportunity.”
The National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance
“Founded in 1997 by a motley crew of young people’s authors and illustrators, the NCBLA is a small, action-oriented education and advocacy organization with 501(C)(3) not-for-profit status.”
Raising a Reader
“Raising A Reader Helps Families Develop, Practice, and Maintain Home Literacy Routines”
Reading is Fundamental (RIF)
“For 50 years, Reading Is Fundamental has used its experience and expertise to motivate and inspire young children to read. Millions of children need help improving their reading skills. Millions of children need RIF.”
Room to Read
“Room to Read seeks to transform the lives of millions of children in developing countries by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education.”
We Need Diverse Books
“Putting more books featuring diverse characters into the hands of all children.”
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About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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Travis, thank you so much for including First Book in this fantastic round-up!
https://www.roomtoread.org/ has long been an organization I like to support.
Thank you Erika! I added Room to Read to the post.
LitWorld has long been my charity of choice (http://www.litworld.org)
Thank you! I updated the post
The Children’s Book Bank’s mission is to increase the chances for children to succeed as
future readers, learners, and citizens by filling their homes and lives with quality books. Located in Portland Oregon, The Children’s Book Bank collects new and gently used books and with the help of volunteers distributes them to local children.
http://www.childrensbookbank.org/