The document is a directory for businesses and organizations in the Westside Gazette community newspaper. It includes contact information for local funeral homes, tax preparation services, optometrists, and more. It also announces a partnership between the Black Child Development Institute's Fort Lauderdale Affiliate and Magnorbrain Games to distribute educational board games to local elementary schools to improve literacy.

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NOVEMBER 3 - NOVEMBER 9 2016 • PAGE 11www.thewestsidegazette.com
Dear Broward County Community Leaders
The Black Child Develop-
mentFortLauderdaleAffili-
ate partners with Magnor-
brain Games to increase the
literacy rate in elementary
schoolstudentsFortLauder-
dale, Fla, on Tuesday, Oct.
18, 2016 – The Black Child
Development Institute
(BDCI) Fort Lauderdale Af-
filiateispleasedtoannounce
its community partnership
with Magnorbrain Games to
increase the literacy rate in
elementary school students
in Broward County, Florida.
BDCI and Magnorbrain
Games will be distributing
over 500 literacy games to
studentsat5selectedelemen-
tary schools between Octo-
ber and December of this
school year. The events will
be free of charge and open to
allstudentsandparentswho
attend the selected schools.
Magnorbrain’s mission is to
changethewaystudentsand
teachers play and learn
through fun and educa-
tionalboardgames.Thefirst
event was held on Thurs-
day, Oct. 20, 2016 at Park
Lakes Elementary School in
Lauderdale Lakes, Fla.
About The Black Child
Development Institute:
For more than 40 years,
the National Black Child
DevelopmentInstitute
(NBCDI) has been at the
forefront of engaging lead-
ers, policymakers, profes-
sionals, and parents around
criticalandtimelyissuesthat
directlyimpactBlackchildrenand
theirfamilies.NBCDI,throughits
affiliates,focusesondeliveringcul-
turally relevant resources that
respond to the unique strengths
andneedsofBlackchildrenaround
issues including early childhood
education, health, child welfare,
literacy, and family engagement.
The Fort Lauderdale Affili-
ate was chartered in 2010 and
has been recognized on a national
level for its outstanding program-
ming in furtherance of the organi-
zation’s mission through partner-
shipswithlocalorganizationsand
nationalsponsors:Wal-Mart,State
Farm and United Postal Services.
Mostrecently,theAffiliatereceived
the Mobility Award at BDCI’s na-
tional conference held in Orlando,
Florida.
FortLauderdaleAffiliateChap-
ter President ,Teresa Kelley, is
available for interviews about
BDCI-Fort Lauderdale programs
and this community partnership.
Teresa Kelley
FUNdraising Good Times
Whogetscreditforthegift?
By Pearl and Mel Shaw
November and December
are times of increased giv-
ing. So many of us are rela-
tionship and philanthropy
focused. We open our homes
to friends and family, and
we open our wallets to non-
profits.
(Read full story on www.thewestsidegazette.com)
Knowing that many choose to make financial gifts during this
time, nonprofits focus on reaching out to donors through direct
mail, on-line campaigns, and in-person requests for support.
Altruismisintheair.Butsoisthebusinessofnonprofitfundraising.
With this column we explore the balance between internal
nonprofit fundraising pressures, and the external realities of
donor focused fundraising.
Internally, organizations put attention on reaching their
fund-raising goal. This manifests in different ways. Board mem-
bers may want to ensure they get “credit” for their efforts and are
recognized as fulfilling their board-related fundraising responsi-
bilities.