Non Profit Assignment

1. By Kevin Pichardo

2. Who We Are Capitol City Young Writers is a non profit organization dedicated to educating and honing the art and craft of writing to young, aspiring writers. Our goal is not only to educate, but to provide opportunities for young writers to write and to pursue their writing and literary dreams

3. What We Do We currently hold a variety of programs in operation such as: The Master-Mentor Program- A program that matches experts in the writing community with our very own members who show exceptional potential and dedication so as to guide them and educate them Summer Writing Workshops – where we provide instruction to those who desire to improve their writing skills

4. Contd. Internship opportunities Outreach Programs- where we improve the lives of youths impacted by the mental health system by presenting a writing for healing workshop

5. The Writer’s Conference Program Currently, our most prominent program is the Writer’s Conference At different locations and facilities, we host many different workshops lead by prominent and successful writers of different writing categories who will explicatethoroughly on their field

6. Contd. Each workshop will have its own special topic and members who choose to attend a workshop will learn about the techniques used and understand what that genre is about They will also have a chance to discoursewith a professional writer and learn more about them and their work They will then have the chance to obtain books from the writers who attended at the conference bookstore

7. What It Takes (Inputs) Facilities with adequate space are needed to host our conferences A well structured an organized staff to run the conference Professionals and experts in writing to give workshops Enough funds to maintain miscellaneous needs of the program i.e. food and beverages, projectors, microphones for speakers, etc.

8. How We Make It Work We ask professional and experts in the field of writing such as published writers and educators to come in and set up workshops We would then choose a facility and set everything up While our members are there, they will be able to attend whichever workshop they are interested in, each teaching and informing a specific aspect or style of writing We will also provide lunch There will also be a bookstore so our members can obtain books from the writers

9. How Much (Outputs) There will be a total of 18 workshops available More depending on the facility Depending on the size of the facility, we can have as many as 18 writers present There will be more than 50+ of our members attending the conference

10. The Outcomes They will learn the substantive elements of writing They will have a better grasp the breadth of the elements of writing. Not only will they have become better writers, they will understand why they have become better writers

11. Contd. Not only will their writing improve, so will their reading and cognitive abilities. There will also be an increase in positive results in writing assessments and it will increase their opportunity of gaining success in life

12. Writing As A Whole Our main focus is writing but it is not our only focus. Your organization, The Thinking Foundation, supports research on cognitive research development (such as literacy) from pre-school and through the college years. In short, you support critical thinking and metacognitive skills What we do may not be research but it is effective and it certainly impacts the literacy of our members.

13. Community Need Here are some statistics on our nation’s current literacy status: Approximately 50 percent of the nation's unemployed youth age 16-21 are functional illiterate, with virtually no prospects of obtaining good jobs. (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) U.S. adults ranked 12th among 20 high income countries in composite (document, prose, and quantitative) literacy. (according to a report by Educational Testing Service) Children who have not developed some basic literacy skills by the time they enter school are 3 - 4 times more likely to drop out in later years. (National Adult Literacy Survey, (1002) NCES, U.S. Department of Education) To participate fully in society and the workplace in 2020, citizens will need powerful literacy abilities that until now have been achieved by only a small percentage of the population. (National Council on Teachers of English Standards for the English Language Arts)

15. Writing is a form of Critical Action

16. But as stated before, one must be able to Read Critically

18. Writing I feel that writing is important Throughout our long history, it can be said that he who writes makes others read What that means is that writing is an incredibly powerful ability that is often overlooked Our logo, the feathered pen, is that symbol of power More importantly, it is a symbol for writing one’s destiny in the blank pages of life which is what we strive to achieve for our youths: for them to follow their dreams. Even though in our modern time almost everybody can write letters and sentences on paper, there are few who can write well and convey their purpose in writing This is why I feel it is important to support the development of writing in our youths

19. What You Can Do Donate You can donate books, funds, or your time and knowledge Sponsor You can sponsor us or one of our members in which you can help one of our members in reaching their goals Support Visit us to find out what you can do to help

20. Thank You For Your Time