Tuesday, November 29, 2011
What are the top five ways to support 826 this holiday season?
#1. Donate
When you donate to 826 National, whether it's one dollar or a hundred, you’re helping to keep our innovative tutoring, writing, and publishing programs free. Last year more than 29,000 students, ages 6- 18, from under-resourced public schools in Washington state to Washington, D.C., participated in 826 programs. Our centers and programs provide young people with the freedom and space to explore their creativity and build their self-confidence. Please join our work and help inspire the next generation of readers and writers!
2. Buy your gifts from the 826 National store
Our chapter storefronts help raise money to underwrite our free student writing programs. Our 826 National store is no different - except that it's built out of ones and zeroes, not bricks and mortar. We've got all kinds of great holiday gifts: books, shirts, and our famous Emergency Novel-Finishing Kit. Support the next generation of writers (we've even got a shirt to help you spot them) today! As a special treat, we're giving away a free 826 button with every purchase, while supplies last!
3. Attend our next 826 101 Seminar
Are you curious about what it takes to start a nonprofit? Interested in an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at 826's business model? Looking for insight into operations, fundraising ideas, and volunteer recruitment and retention? Registration is open for our expanded, two-day 826 National 101 nonprofit management and programming seminar on January 20th and 21st from 10am-5pm on Friday and 9am-3pm on Saturday. Join us at 826 Valencia in San Francisco, or if you've already attended a 101, tell a friend about it. Spots fill up fast, so sign up today!
4. Join our work as an 826 intern or volunteer
Do you have a passion for the arts and education or a hunger to learn about nonprofit administration? If so, then an internship at 826 National is for you.
As an 826 National intern, you volunteer at least 20 hours a week for at least 16 weeks assisting with the day-to-day operations of 826 National in many of the following areas: fundraising, publishing, administration, design, web/tech projects, research and evaluation, or public relations. If you’re interested in starting your own nonprofit, want event planning and development experience, or are looking for a fruitful college internship, then this is the job for you. Apply today!
You can also give your time by volunteering at your local 826 chapter. Last year, nearly 6,000 dedicated volunteers helped 826 centers with tutoring, workshops, and in-school projects. Find out more here.
5. Share our work
If your New Year's resolution is to keep up with all latest from 826 (and whose isn't?), may we suggest signing up for our newsletter? It's the best way to learn about our brilliant students, find out what our chapters are up to, and meet the outstanding members of the 826 community. If e-mails aren't your thing, we'd love for you to follow us on Twitter or like us on Facebook.
If you already do one or all of those things, thank you! Consider telling your friends, social networks, or favorite barista/librarian/haberdasher about us. By the simple act of sharing our work, you're growing our community. That will help us widen our impact as we move into 2012.
