Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g9JGBeX22570; Sat, 19 Oct 2002 12:11:40 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2002 12:11:40 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <p05100300b9d72e1923ad@[209.244.181.179]> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Gail Spangenberg <gspangenberg@caalusa.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1316] CAAL Report: National Coalition for Literacy: Options for the X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Status: O Content-Length: 1705 Lines: 36 Colleagues, CAAL recently completed an independent study of the history and leadership potential of the National Coalition for Literacy. The report by CAAL's Vice President Forrest Chisman, is titled The National Coalition for Literacy: Options for the Future. It is available in pdf format for download from the website of the NCL (http://novel.nifl.gov/coalition/index.html) and also from CAAL at (http://www.caalusa.org). The report is part of the Year 2 activities of the Summit Initiative Task Force of the NCL and was funded by NIFL and the U.S. Department of Education. CAAL examines three options for the future of NCL: (a) to close down altogether, (b) to continue on as an informal network with minimal leadership capacity, and (c) to reform as a 501(c)(3) organization, with paid staff, appeal to fundraisers, direct control of its own finances, restructuring of the membership, and a greatly strengthened capacity for national leadership. CAAL strongly recommends option 3 and provides a blueprint for achieving it. The NCL will consider the report's recommendations at its upcoming quarterly meeting on November 14th. In the meantime, this posting by CAAL is being made as part of a cooperative effort to make the report widely available to the adult education and literacy field. Comments are welcome and should be addressed to Robbin Sorensen on behalf of the Summit Task Force and the Coalition. Her e-mail address is rsorensen@erols.com. Listserv discussion of the report is also encouraged. -- Gail Spangenberg President Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy 1221 Avenue of the Americas - 50th Floor New York, NY 10020 212-512-2362, fax 212-512-2610
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