First Book

First Book

First Book ist eine Non-Profit-Organization mit Sitz in Washington, D.C., die altersgemäße Bücher an Kinder aus finanzschwachen Familien vermittelt.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Geschichte

First Book wurde 1992 von Peter Gold, Elizabeth Arky und der aktuellen Präsidentin Kyle Zimmer gegründet. In Zusammenarbeit mit bestehenden Programmen wie "Head Start centers", Büchereien, und "after school initiatives" konnte First Book mittlerweile 65 Millionen Bücher an Kinder verteilen. [1]

Auszeichnungen

  • Fast Company Magazine, Social Capitalist Award (2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004)
  • Charity Navigator, Four-Star “Exceptional” rating (2007)
  • Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneur of the Year in the U.S. (2007)
  • Cause Market Forum, Gold Halo Award (2007).
  • Yale School of Business – The Goldman Sachs Foundation partnership on Nonprofit Ventures Business Plan Competition, Grand Prize Winner (2005)
  • Author’s Guild, Award for Distinguished Service to the Literary Community (2005)
  • Forbes Magazine, Gold Star Charity (2003)
  • Promotion Marketing Association, Reggie Gold Medal (2005).
  • United States Coast Guard, Signature Charity since 2001

Partner

  • Disney Worldwide Outreach Program

Weblinks

Einzelnachweise

  1. ↑ First Book Official Website

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