NEWS RELEASE - March 6, 2006 - New York, NY -- The Council for 
Advancement of Adult Literacy released a major, new report today, 
titled THE ROLE OF CORPORATE GIVING IN ADULT LITERACY. It addresses a 
topic of high national importance that, until now, has received 
little or no attention. The 76-page publication grows out of a study 
funded by the Verizon Foundation and is coauthored by CAAL's Gail 
Spangenberg and Forrest Chisman. It examines the role and impact of 
corporate giving in adult literacy at both the national and local 
levels.

The study -- which includes findings from a web-based survey of local 
literacy programs -- concludes that by any number of measures, 
corporations play an critically important funding role in adult 
literacy, supporting innovation and other essential activities at 
both the national and local levels that would otherwise go unfunded. 
Its role is particularly important to national leadership 
organizations and, at the local level, to programs services offered 
by community-based organizations, literacy councils, and libraries -- 
organizations and programs that do not depend primarily on funding 
from public/governmental sources.

The study concludes that corporations have good reason to be proud of 
their role. It urges current corporate donors and the general 
corporate community to consider the benefits of philanthropy in adult 
education and literacy -- because the strength and quality of this 
system bear directly on the nation's well-being and economic 
competitiveness. It also discusses special issues that corporate 
donors might consider in planning and assessing their future giving 
roles.

The report provides a framework and baseline of information for 
understanding corporate philanthropy in adult literacy as well as a 
basis for increased dialogue among corporate donors and literacy 
leaders. It also signals a need for grantor and grantee organizations 
to better communicate and document their expectations and outcomes.

THE ROLE OF CORPORATE GIVING IN ADULT LITERACY is available at no 
charge in PDF form from the CAAL website at www.caalusa.org. However, 
voluntary donations to CAAL to help offset production costs will 
extremely helpful and welcome. (CAAL is a nonprofit organization.)

Bound copies of the report are also available directly from CAAL at 
$10 each plus postage for a simple spiral-bound version, or $25 a 
copy plus postage for a higher-end bound version. Phone 212-512-2363 
to place an order.



Other CAAL publications still available from the CAAL website are:

*  Literacy and a Prepared Workforce (presentation by CAAL president 
at the November 14, 2005 Verizon Literacy Summit)

*  To Reach the First Rung and Higher: Building Healthcare Career 
Ladder Opportunities for Low-Skilled Adults (2005)

*  To Ensure America's Future: Building a National Opportunity System 
for Adults -- Strengthening Links Between Adult Education and 
Community Colleges. Also available, as part of CAAL's Community 
College Series, are eight research papers commissioned to help inform 
the two-year study that led to "To Ensure America's Future..." (2005)

*  Current Issues in Correctional Education (2004)

*  Leading from the Middle:The State Role in Adult Education and 
Literacy (2002)

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Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy
1221 Avenue of the Americas - 46th Floor
New York, NY 10020
212-512-2363, fax 212-512-2610
www.caalusa.org
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