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Essentials of Running a Literacy Program~ or ~
How does Your Garden Grow?
Diane Moseley Marcia Tungate
READ/Orange County2006
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Your Program
• Multi-sites Large county programs City programs
• Single site programs
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Overview Till the Soil Plant the Seeds Feed the Roots Make it Bloom Nurture your Program
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Till the Soil
Essential Knowledge• Mission Statement• Organizational fit• Adult literacy facts• Literacy needs in the community
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Till the Soil: Mission Statement
Learn the Mission Statement Every good organization has one Do you know yours?
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Till the Soil: Where do I fit?
Know Where You Fit Organizationally in the library In the local city and county government
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Till the Soil: Adult Literacy Facts
Gather the facts—just the facts National: ProLiteracy / NALS / Census Statewide: Literacyworks / Department of Education County: Library Reference desk / Registrar of Voters
Learn the facts
Create a facts sheet
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Till the Soil: Community Needs
Community Needs Assessment Existing services Trends
Demographic Educational Economic
Where are the gaps?
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Plant the SeedsFar-sighted PlanActive Support GroupValuable LinkagesGood, Solid Management
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Seeds: Strategic Plan
Multi-yearExternally focusedDeveloped by Program Leadership
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Seeds: Operational Plan
One yearInternally focusedCreated by Staff
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Seeds: Support Group
Governing or Advisory Forwards the mission Reflects Stakeholders’ interests Ensures stability Develops resources
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Seeds: Community Linkages
Further the mission Integrate literacy into the community Contribute to the well-being of the
community Comprehensively serve program
participants
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Seeds: Solid Management
PeoplePaperMoney
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Seeds: Solid Management
People Employees Volunteers Learners Other library staff
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Seeds: Solid Management
Paper Accountability
Accurate On-time
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Seeds: Solid Management
Money Budget
My responsibilities On-going record-keeping
Accountability Resource Development
Potential grants must align with the strategic plan
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Feed the RootsRaise AwarenessBe Client-OrientedDevelop PeopleBuild Leadership
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Feed the Roots: Raise Awareness
Utilize Marketing Tools Partner, Partner, Partner Collaborate with Community Partners
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Feed the Roots: Raise Awareness
Partner with local businesses
Identify Big companies Small companies
Offer Know what you can offer Remember the WIFM’s!
Ask Don’t start here Do your research
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Feed the Roots: Raise Awareness
Collaborate with your Collaboratives! Take advantage of opportunities to piggy-back Don’t just sit there – Do something Stay alert for opportunities to serve Don’t overextend
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Feed the Roots: Be Client-Oriented
How do you meet participants’ needs? Continually assess your services
What do you have now? What do your volunteers want? What do your learners want?
Watch Trends
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Feed the Roots: Be Client-Oriented
Everyone is your client External
Participants: Tutors, learners, etc. Businesses
Internal Library staff City staff
Advocate internally & externally
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Feed the Roots: Develop the People
Prepare for succession Nobody stays forever
Build Staff Volunteer Paid
Provide opportunities Growth makes people stay Limits Attrition
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Feed the Roots: Build Leadership
Leaders beget Leaders Volunteer staff Community businesses Trainers Public speakers Advocates Experts to train special classes
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Make it Bloom Grow Level of Service Utilize a Support Board Increase Public Awareness
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Make it Bloom: Grow Level of Service
Learners Support, Support, Support Train, train, train
Give ’em a job and get ’em involved Remember your succession plan
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Tutors Support, Support, Support Retain, Retain, Retain
Give ’em a job and get ’em involved
A cautionary note: Sometimes you need to free up a volunteer’s
future for other opportunities.
Make it Bloom: Grow Level of Service
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Make it Bloom: Utilize a Support Board
They already love you! Expand your net – get experts from
other fields Let your Support Board find other good
members
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Make it Bloom: Increase Public Awareness
This is On-Going Apply for every award on earth Keep your name in the paper Remember your marketing tools Become your local literacy guru
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Nurture Your Program
Remain abreast of literacy facts Be positive with learners and all
volunteers Draw on your support board Maintain positive public relations Keep management policies and records
up to date
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Review Till the Soil Plant the Seeds Feed the Roots Make it Bloom Nurture your Program
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Best Practices Pay attention! Ask:
“What works?” “What doesn’t?”
STAY POSITIVE & ENJOY!
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Resources
Books Web pages People Handouts