Meet the staff members that make the First Book magic possible!
Name: Kim R.
Hometown: Beantown (Boston MA)
What do you do at First Book? I head up the Outreach and Advisory Board Team. We have a big goal in 2010 of doubling the number of groups we serve by getting the word out to more programs [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Advisory Boards'
Meet the First Book Staff: Kim R.
March 4th, 2010 · No Comments · Advisory Boards, Around the First Book Office
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Bringing Books to the Mountain State
December 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Advisory Boards, Book Distributions, Book Recipients, First Book Events
Early Tuesday morning, First Book staff took a drive to Martinsburg, WV to visit our good friends at the James Rumsey Technical Institute.
The Materials Distribution program at James Rumsey has been helping First Book distribute 800,000 Little Golden Books that we received from a generous donation from Random House. We had a great time moving [...]
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Welcome New Campus Advisory Boards
November 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Advisory Boards
We are excited to announce two new additions to the First Book family this fall – First Book-Central Michigan University and First Book-Duke University! First Book-Central Michigan University was established in September by students from several campus organizations including the Student Michigan Education Association, Alpha Sigma Alpha, and Kappa Delta Pi. The Board is off [...]
Tags: Advisory Boards·Central Michigan University·Duke University
First Book Falls into Maine
September 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Advisory Boards, First Book Events
As First Book goes into the second year of our two-year U.S. Department of Education Fund for the Improvement of Education grant, we packed up and hit the road to continue to spread the magic of books throughout Maine.
This trip we decided to spread our wings throughout the state, last week we held a “Starting [...]
Tags: Department of Education·Fund for the Improvement of Education·Maine
Welcome First Book-MOKAN!
September 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Advisory Boards
We are proud to announce a new addition to the First Book family—First Book-MOKAN! Established in August, the Advisory Board will serve recipient groups in the urban core and surrounding suburbs of the Kansas City, MO area. Please join us in welcoming First Book-MOKAN to the First Book Advisory Board network!
If you would like to join [...]
Ho’omaika’i (Congratulations!) First Book-Molokai, HI
July 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Advisory Boards
First Book-Molokai, HI was awarded a $5,000 grant on behalf of the Friends of Hawaii Charities, Inc. Friends of Hawaii Charities, Inc. was formed in 1998 with the sole purpose of raising funds for Hawaii Charities. Through their charity partnership with The Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Inc., Friends of Hawaii Charities, Inc. has distributed [...]
A Different Kind of CAB Driver
July 16th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Advisory Boards, Literacy
I am one of three co-chairs who head up the Campus Advisory Board (CAB) at the University of Pennsylvania. Let me tell you that being at the helm of a campus advisory board is not an easy thing to do – the best comparison I can come up with is that it is kind of [...]
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First Book Advisory Boards Celebrate Milestones
July 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Advisory Boards
This year we are thrilled to recognize the 22 Advisory Boards that are reaching their five and ten year anniversaries. Please join us in congratulating the following Boards for their significant achievements and contributions to the First Book family!
5 Year Anniversary
Berea College, Madison County, KY
Union College, NE
University of Cincinnati- Raymond Walters College
Heritage University, WA
University of [...]
Peers Leading Peers: Successful Nonprofit Fundraising Ideas
May 20th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Advisory Boards
Recently, Colleen Ludington of First Book-Charlotte, NC; Chuck Bell of First Book-Greater Akron, OH; and Ted Robb of First Book-Philadelphia, PA served as panelists on the Open Forum: Successful Fundraising conference call hosted for First Book Advisory Boards. Colleen, Chuck and Ted shared their valuable fundraising strategies, ranging from tips for grantwriting to best-practices for [...]
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Spreading the Magic of Books in Maine
May 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Advisory Boards, Book Recipients, First Book Events
First Book recently secured a two-year U.S. Department of Education Fund for the Improvement of Education grant to provide new books to children in need throughout Maine. With the grant, First Book is strengthening its volunteer Advisory Board network and connecting with Recipient Groups to distribute a minimum of 100,000 new books.
Last week we held a fun Meet [...]
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