Books for Keeps: Recent Episodes
Books for Keeps
The Books for Keeps podcast is simply meant to be used internally among staff, board members, and other community stakeholders to help keep everyone informed of what's going on with the organization.
Books for Keeps is an Athens, GA based nonprofit that started in 2011 that's dedicated to providing books and literacy resources to people that might otherwise not have access to them.
Catch up with BFK by listening to the Friday Feel-Good, bi-weekly! This week we're talking about:
- Book Access!
- Giving Season Results!
- Welcoming our newest member!
- Pre-K Book Bundle survey results!
Catch up with BFK by listening to the Friday Feel-Good bi-weekly! This week we've got special giving season updates! We're talking about:
- Book Access!
- Giving Season Progress!
- Mentor Program!
- A warm 2023 send off!
And our 2023 Holiday Video!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHZ-Q6JwfrA
Catch up with BFK by listening to the Friday Feel-Good bi-weekly! This week we've got special giving season updates! We're talking about:
- Giving Tuesday
- Giving Season Progress
- Board Donations
- Thank You Calls & Notes Requests
- BFK Holiday Party!
Catch up with BFK by listening to the Friday Feel-Good bi-weekly! This week we're talking about:
- Bookmobile Happenings!
- Storytellers Program Update!
- Fundraising!
- End-of-year Giving!
- Upcoming Events!
Catch up with BFK by listening to the Friday Feel-Good bi-weekly! This week we're talking about:
- Community Book Fair Wrap-up!
- Storytellers Program Progress!
- Book Drives!
- Wild Rumpus!
- Housekeeping!
Catch the Friday Feel-Good every 2 weeks to keep up with all the happenings at Books for Keeps!
This week we're talking
- Athens Pride Festival!
- New Interns!
- UGA Terry EMBA Program!
- Pre-K Book Bundles Update!
- Community Book Fair!
Catch the Friday Feel-Good every 2 weeks to keep up with all the happenings at Books for Keeps!
This week we're talking about:
- Book Access!
- The Mentor Program Year 2 Kick-off!
- Community Book Fair!
We're talking about:
- PreK Book Bundles!
- Literacy Mentor Program Updates!
- Community Book Fair!
- Funding Updates!
We're talking about:
- 100,000 books packed!
- Literacy Mentor Program Updates
- CCSD T-Shirt Campaign Collaboration updates!
- Volunteer Trainings!
- Professional Development!
Check out our website and save the date for a book distribution this Spring at your neighborhood school! Fill out the form here to let us know about a group you'd like to bring.
It's been a minute, but don't you fret, we're back with the goods - the Friday Feel-Goods.
We're talking about:
- Black Author Showcase
- Literacy Mentor Program Updates
- Read Across America Week with CCSD
- The National Book Provision Association Virtual Summit
- CCSD T-Shirt Campaign Collaboration
- An Update on Distribution Prep
If you'd like to be a Literacy Mentor for the 2023-2024 School year, fill out our interest form here.
If you'd like to attend one of our upcoming Key Volunteer Training, fill out our interest form here.
Check out our website and save the date for a book distribution this Spring at your neighborhood school! Fill out the form here to let us know about a group you'd like to bring.
Check out these Feel-Goods! We're celebrating the Community Book Fair wrap-up, program milestones, new staff, and more!
Talking Points for this weeks episode:
- Grant Updates
- Community Book Fair!
- Some Mentor Program numbers thus far!
- BFK M E R C H
- Bookmobile is (almost) rolling!
Talking points for this week's episode:
- Book Access Coordinator position
- Literacy Mentors have entered the school!
- Community Book Fair Updates
- A big ole book pick-up
- Upcoming Dates!
- A big ole book pick-up
- Final design for the bus is here!!!!!
- Meeting with the Stratton Foundation