Literacy First

Amplify Austin 2021
2021-03-04 18:00 - 2021-03-05 18:00 UTC
This Year Matters. Your Gift Matters.
Give to Literacy First during Amplify Austin and help hundreds of students learn to read during this especially challenging year. Click here to give today.
On March 4 @ 6pm – March 5 @ 6pm, Literacy First will participate in Amplify Austin, a community giving day hosted by I Live Here I Give Here, and we need your help. Our goal is to raise $15,000 in 24 hours.
3 Ways to Amplify Literacy First
Preschedule your gift to Literacy First today! Your gift of any size will help provide students with daily virtual one-to-one literacy lessons from a highly trained tutor. And as soon as we register your gift, we will remove you from all Literacy First Amplify Austin emails, reducing your inbox while brightening the future of Austin.
Become a peer-to-peer fundraiser. Nonprofit organizations that have peer-to-peer fundraisers signed up raise 3.6X more than those that don’t! Turn your connections into donations as a Fundraising Champion! We’ve developed a step-by-step guide, including email and social templates!
Share the love for Literacy First! Over 750 nonprofits participate in Amplify Austin. Help us stand out from the crowd! Like, comment, and share our social media posts. Don’t forget to tag us and include the hashtags #thisyearmatters #amplifyatx #amplifyliteracyfirst
Amplify Austin is an annual citywide day of online giving that seeks to inspire community members to build a better Austin by giving back to the causes they’re passionate about. Please, schedule a donation to Literacy First here. Your gift will be amplified through an incentive pool and may help Literacy First win monetary prizes.

Give Back with Kendra Scott + Literacy First
2021-10-01 00:00 - 2021-10-02 23:59
Shop online with Kendra Scott and support Literacy First October 1-2!
20% of your purchase will support Literacy First when you enter promo code GIVEBACK-ANIED at checkout!

Amplify Austin 2022
2022-03-02 18:00 - 2022-03-03 18:00
We need you to Amplify Literacy First and our community’s growing readers! Let’s change the world with reading as our superpower!
On March 2-3, Literacy First will participate in Amplify Austin, the annual 24-hour citywide fundraising event hosted by I Live Here I Give Here. Find out below how to make an impact starting today.

3 Ways to Amplify Literacy First
Preschedule your gift today!
Your gift of any size will go toward teaching hundreds of students to read this year. And as soon as we register your gift, we will remove you from all Literacy First Amplify Austin emails, reducing your inbox while brightening the future of Austin. Give today!
Serve as a Fundraising Champion!
Nonprofits with Fundraising Champions raise 3.6x more than those that don’t have Champions on Amplify Austin Day. Turn your connections into donations! We’ve developed a step-by-step guide, including email and social templates. Sign up now!
Share the love for Literacy First!
Over 700 nonprofits participate in Amplify Austin. Help us stand out from the crowd! Like, comment, and share our social media posts. Don’t forget to tag us and include the hashtags #readingisoursuperpower #amplifyatx #amplifyliteracyfirst

Virtual Retirement Celebration Honoring Dr. Mary Ellen Isaacs
2022-03-29 15:00 - 16:00
You’re invited to a virtual retirement celebration honoring Dr. Mary Ellen Isaacs! Join us for a program featuring tributes from friends, supporters, and former Literacy First tutors.
REGISTER NOW
Space is limited, so register today. You’ll be brought to a page confirming your registration submission, and will receive a separate email at a later date with instructions for joining the event.
Whether you’re able to attend the celebration or not, please consider adding your well-wishes (and an optional photo or video) to our digital guestbook. We’ll keep this portal open until the conclusion of the event on March 29th, after which the entries will be shared with Dr. Isaacs.
SIGN THE GUESTBOOK
Click “Add to board” in the upper left corner to begin your entry. You’ll be asked to enter your email address if you would like the option to edit your entry, but will not be automatically signed up to receive communications from the platform by doing so.
Dr. Isaacs has transformed countless lives – of students, staff, tutors, and more – through her many years of service with Literacy First. You can transform lives by supporting the program’s continued work to ensure all children learn to read so they may read to learn. Honor Dr. Isaacs’ legacy by building bright futures with your gift to Literacy First.
MAKE AN HONORARY GIFT

Literacy Launch
2022-10-06 08:30 - 11:45
Literacy First invites you to the 2022 Literacy Launch! Join us to learn more about the program, the state of early literacy in Central Texas, and how we’re responding to support more students. The morning will begin with a light breakfast networking reception and expert panel discussion, followed by the official swearing in of 2022-2023 Literacy First AmeriCorps tutors.
Not in Austin? Please mark your calendars – a livestream of the Swearing In will be available around 10:30am, for those who aren’t able to attend in person.
Access the Facebook livestream HERE.
RSVP: CLICK HERE
WHEN: Thursday, October 6th, 2022, 8:30am. Program will run from 9:00am-11:45am.
WHERE: Joe C. Thompson Conference Center
2405 Robert Dedman Dr.
Austin, TX 78712
HIGHLIGHTS:
Meet Dr. Claire Hagen Alvarado, Literacy First Director
Expert panel discussion on high-impact tutoring

Dr. Alexis Juusola, Managing Director of Multilingual Education at KIPP Texas Public Schools
Dr. Annette Tielle, Del Valle ISD Superintendent
Dr. David Kauffman, Kauffman Education LLC & Assistant Professor of Practice at UT-Austin
Marisol Foster, Executive Director of Webber Family Foundation & Literacy First Advisory Board Chair

Read aloud with filmmaker, author, and youth literacy activist e.E. Charlton-Trujillo
Official swearing in of 2022-2023 Literacy First AmeriCorps Tutors. Remarks from AmeriCorps alumni, Juan Tornoe and Sheena Moore
PARKING: Guests should park in Lot 40 at the corner of E Dean Keeton and Red River. Following submission of your RSVP, you will be emailed a printable parking pass prior to the event. Please RSVP by Tuesday, October 4th to obtain your parking pass on time.
QUESTIONS: Please contact Rachel Mallernee at rmallernee@austin.utexas.edu

Amplify Austin 2023
2023-03-01 18:00 - 2023-03-02 18:00
We need you to Amplify Literacy First and our community’s growing readers! Let’s launch learners that will change the world!
On March 1-2, Literacy First will participate in Amplify Austin, the annual 24-hour citywide fundraising event hosted by I Live Here I Give Here. Find out below how to make an impact starting today.

3 Ways to Amplify Literacy First
Preschedule your gift today!
Your gift of any size will go toward teaching hundreds of students to read this year. And as soon as we register your gift, we will remove you from all Literacy First Amplify Austin emails, reducing your inbox while brightening the future of Austin. Give today!
Serve as a Fundraising Champion!
Nonprofits with Fundraising Champions raise 3.6x more than those that don’t have Champions on Amplify Austin Day. Turn your connections into donations! We’ve developed a step-by-step guide, including email and social templates. Sign up now!
Share the love for Literacy First!
Over 700 nonprofits participate in Amplify Austin. Help us stand out from the crowd! Like, comment, and share our social media posts. Don’t forget to tag us and include the hashtags #literacylauncheseverything #amplifyatx #amplifyliteracyfirst
