Needs
Operations: Our operations manage a day-to-day fundraising operation, two major events per year: Authors on the Move and the Walk 4 Literacy, 2-3 smaller author events hosted in Sacramento venues, the Community Literacy Map designed to report on Children's Literacy in Sacramento, and is the local convener for the National Campaign for Grade-level Reading. We host a monthly literacy check-in with literacy professionals in the region.
Endowments: We manage a Children's Literacy Endowment that makes distributions to summer reading programs that help advance grade-level reading for children. We also have an Operations Endowment, knowing that by 2025, 20% of our operational budget needs to be funded by endowment distributions. We are growing the corpus of both endowments which is paramount to the Literacy Foundation's long-term sustainability.
Community Literacy Map: In its 5th year of reporting, the Foundation's Community Literacy Map requires ongoing costs associated with gathering data and maintaining the GIS system underlying the map. The map now measures the COVID-19 slide at the State, County, City, School District and School level.
Volunteers: Event volunteers are routinely needed for Authors on the Move, Walk 4 Literacy, small author events, and the SHRA Promise Zone Book Giveaway.
Board Diversification: We are always focused on diversity and are always looking for community members with a passion for children's literacy who can bring resources to that goal.