Friday, April 3, 2009

Come attend our next 826 National 101 on May 15

Have you ever wanted to get a behind-the-scenes look into a literacy nonprofit and learn about a unique business model?

We are thrilled to announce that registration is open for our full-day nonprofit business and programming seminar featuring 826 National co-founder Nínive Clements Calegari. Teachers, tutors, nonprofit visionaries, and supporters of 826 National gather from around the globe to take part in this workshop to learn what we have done right and bring fresh ideas back home with them.

This full day workshop will give attendees an in-depth look into the nuts and bolts of 826. Attendees will gain insight into organization operations, fundraising and development, volunteer recruitment and retention, 826 programming, our storefront business model, and much more. Join us Friday, May 15, 2009 from 9am-5pm at our founding location, 826 Valencia Street in San Francisco. $300 will get you breakfast, lunch, and take-home materials. Visit here to sign up today! Take a look at the feedback we’ve received from workshop attendees in the past:

“It was tremendously empowering and eye-opening. I appreciated the great energy and candor of the presenters. The information shared was excellent… and often surprising.” — Amy Rogers, Charlotte, NC

“I can’t wait to go back to my school and community and talk to people, do research, [and] plant seeds to get something like this started.” — Jennifer Hekkers, Denver, CO

“Thank you! This will be extremely helpful to our young writing and tutoring center as we begin to offer more regular service. I probably got twenty good answers to small problems that I’ve faced over the past few months. It is invaluable to learn from the people who have made this model work from scratch.” — Mike Agresta, Austin, TX