Significant Grant From The Teagle Foundation Propels Books@Work

Significant Grant From The Teagle Foundation Propels Books@Work

We are extraordinarily excited to share the news of our new partnership with The Teagle Foundation, enabling Books@Work to take a giant step toward significantly furthering its reach. Last week, the Foundation announced a $150,000 two-year grant to support and scale our programs and research activities. Established in 1944, The Teagle Foundation works to support and strengthen liberal arts education, as a prerequisite for rewarding work, meaningful citizenship and a fulfilling life. Books@Work forms a part of a new special project entitled, “Liberal Arts Education Beyond the Academy.” This initiative supports programs for individuals in underserved communities who may not have access to higher education but who may derive substantial benefit from exposure to the liberal arts and university communities.

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Lifelong Learning – Three New Ways

Lifelong Learning – Three New Ways

We are excited to report on three exciting Books@Work developments that allow us to reach new audiences, deepen our engagement with the communities in which participants live, offer new ways for readers to reflect on texts and build relationships with one another, and build momentum toward transformational change across entire institutions.

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Looking Forward to 2015

Looking Forward to 2015

As we consider our highest priorities – program growth and reaching more community settings – our most important measure remains the experience of the individual. Learning from the stories of our participants, we aspire to focus much of our work next year on assessment and evaluation – to improve the program and begin to gauge its results along the three dimensions we care most about: personal growth, company outcomes and community impact.

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