by John MennellThis is to introduce and to thank Carrie Scherpelz a very talented designer who knows her way around the children’s media and magazine publishing industries – and herContinueContinue reading “Making Rain for Grassroots Literacy”
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The Humble Humanity of Connecting with a Stranger
by John Mennell Today, on the way to a coffee shop, I met a man sitting pressed into the corner of a stoop asking for spare change. I said I’dContinueContinue reading “The Humble Humanity of Connecting with a Stranger”
MagPower – a crowdfunded Magazine Literacy Marketplace for sharing the magazines we love with new readers
MagPower – a crowdfunded Magazine Literacy Marketplace for sharing the magazines we love with new readers.
Instructional Video – How to create magazine bundles for literacy
By Anna Chen “Bundlers” — take a few extra steps to prepare recycled magazines for new readers, such as handling mailing labels, sorting, and listing the magazines in each flatContinueContinue reading “Instructional Video – How to create magazine bundles for literacy”
Magazine Harvest to stock food banks to feed kids and families hungry to read
Our vision is to marry the magazine publishing supply chain to the food bank supply chain to get the magazines we love into millions of hands and homes for literacy.ContinueContinue reading “Magazine Harvest to stock food banks to feed kids and families hungry to read”
ShopLocket fuels Magazine Literacy Market
By Jenna PalmerMadison, WI—MagazineLiteracy.org, a non-profit organization dedicated to meeting literacy needs, has announced its partnership with the Toronto-based e-commerce company, ShopLocket, to open the first online Magazine Literacy Market.TheContinueContinue reading “ShopLocket fuels Magazine Literacy Market”
Crowdfund magazines for children in foster care and domestic violence shelters
We are marking Foster Care Month, celebrated each May, by shining a spotlight on two organizations seeking magazines for children in foster care. The literacy needs for Project Shoe BoxContinueContinue reading “Crowdfund magazines for children in foster care and domestic violence shelters”
Family recycles American Girl and National Geographic Kids for homeless kids
Look at the beautiful magazines that just arrived – sent to us by a family for our Magazine Literacy Marketplace. They will be bundled and sent to children and familiesContinueContinue reading “Family recycles American Girl and National Geographic Kids for homeless kids”
Miami Family Bundles Magazines for New Readers
In a reversal on the classic image of newspaper delivery from the seat of a bicycle, a Miami brother and sister – Nate and Amelia Rich – are riding a bicycle aroundContinueContinue reading “Miami Family Bundles Magazines for New Readers”
Cricket Magazine Group Delivers 10,000+ Children's Magazines for Literacy
Cricket Magazines, a division of ePals, and along with Cobblestone, a long-time champion of MagazineLiteracy.org, has provided 10,000+ surplus magazines for literacy from across their entire magazine portfolio. This isContinueContinue reading “Cricket Magazine Group Delivers 10,000+ Children's Magazines for Literacy”
Notre Dame High School Kicks off Magazine Literacy Recycling Drive
Notre Dame High School sophomores Erin Maloney, Liz O’Donnell, Caroline Bottega, and Allison Safranek have kicked-off a magazine recycling drive this week for literacy. The team is bundling magazines for deliveryContinueContinue reading “Notre Dame High School Kicks off Magazine Literacy Recycling Drive”
New Jersey teens opt to spend a Friday night in to promote magazine literacy cause
by Kathrin Walter …this is a great service opportunity to help people less fortunate who love to read and those who are just learning. Sophomores attending Notre Dame High SchoolContinueContinue reading “New Jersey teens opt to spend a Friday night in to promote magazine literacy cause”
Boy Scout earns Eagle Rank by Pioneering Magazine Recycling for Literacy
by Kathrin Walter I was very compelled by the idea of promoting literacy since I have always loved reading since a young age and I have learned so much fromContinueContinue reading “Boy Scout earns Eagle Rank by Pioneering Magazine Recycling for Literacy”
Print magazines for real-time reader engagement
The number one question I get about MagazineLiteracy.org relates to the future of print magazines. In his interview with Samir Husni, Chris Johns, Editor in Chief of National Geographic makesContinueContinue reading “Print magazines for real-time reader engagement”
Incubating magazine literacy at Bendyworks
We’ve just moved in to a fabulous incubation space at Bendyworks, an agile technology juggernaut in Madison, WI. The move empowers MagazineLiteracy.org to tap the enormous spirit of the MadisonContinueContinue reading “Incubating magazine literacy at Bendyworks”
Literacy takes flight in New Jersey with Boy Scout Eagle Project
Surya has been organizing a very successful Magazine Harvest as his Boy Scout Eagle Project in New Jersey – collecting over 1,200 magazines for new readers. The magazines are beingContinueContinue reading “Literacy takes flight in New Jersey with Boy Scout Eagle Project”
Magazines from dentists make new readers smile
My lifelong love for magazines started with reading Highlights at the dentist office – and I know I’m not alone in that experience. To this day, I can’t pass aContinueContinue reading “Magazines from dentists make new readers smile”
Harvest magazines at work to recycle to new readers
Here’s a sample email you can send to your colleagues to collect and recycle magazines to new readers. Pack and ship clean, gently read magazines with no torn or cutContinueContinue reading “Harvest magazines at work to recycle to new readers”
Beautiful Maggie the Literacy Bee is born today!
MAGnificent Maggie the Literacy Bee joins Max to promote our magazine recycling to new readers. Maggie and Max were created by a most talented children’s illustrator, Aja Mulford. We areContinueContinue reading “Beautiful Maggie the Literacy Bee is born today!”
Max hams it up for MagazineLiteracy.org
Just hours old, Max the Literacy Bee is already buzzing around town to encourage people everywhere to recycle their magazines to new readers. This is another great illustration by theContinueContinue reading “Max hams it up for MagazineLiteracy.org”
Introducing Max the Literacy Bee!
We are so thankful for the wonderful illustration work done by the very talented Aja Mulford to bring Max to life to represent and promote our magazine recycling to new readers.
Aligning the planets for Magazine Literacy on (EARTH) Day
We are aligning the planets for our (EARTH) Day magazine recycling juggernaut – sharing magazines with new readers. (MERCURY) – get the word out to friends (VENUS) – share yourContinueContinue reading “Aligning the planets for Magazine Literacy on (EARTH) Day”
Crowdsourcing magazine literacy
We are exploring ways to crowdsource components of our literacy work to broaden and deepen our community impact. We are building a simple, global, assembly line process for the collection,ContinueContinue reading “Crowdsourcing magazine literacy”
Organize a food and magazine drive to get food and reading materials into homes to feed hungry minds and bodies.
We have had very good success finding new readers for the magazines we love to share at shelters and food pantries. Also, there are programs that support homeless teens inContinueContinue reading “Organize a food and magazine drive to get food and reading materials into homes to feed hungry minds and bodies.”
Post our banner ads on your web site and blog
A very talented and generous group of crowdSPRING creatives have designed and delivered a full portfolio of online advertising to promote MagazineLiteracy.org. Help us connect to supporters and literacy leadersContinueContinue reading “Post our banner ads on your web site and blog”