We are offering our highly anticipated one-day session at our founding location, 826 Valencia in San Francisco on Friday, February 26, 2010 from 9am-5pm.
The day will be packed with comprehensive presentations and interactive workshops, providing an open book inside the world of 826 programs and administration. You’ll also get the chance to meet and chat with 826 National’s co-founder Nínive Clements Calegari.
The registration fee for the 826 National 101 is $300, which includes breakfast, lunch, and take-home materials.
The total cost of the seminar is $300.
Programming topics during the seminar include:
- Running exciting Storytelling & Bookmaking fieldtrips
- Creating beautiful student publications
- Coordinating Summer Writing Camps and English Language Learner Writing Camp
- Organizing workshops for students and adults
- Working in schools and at satellite Writers’ Rooms
- Running after-school tutoring
- Managing and retaining volunteers
Administration topics during the seminar include:
- Writing successful grants
- Seeking and sustaining individual donors
- Creating exciting fundraisers
- Operating a whimsical storefront
- Managing a growing nonprofit
