Building for the Future

It's time now for Reach, Inc. to begin building on the momentum of our new 501(c)(3) status.  In doing so, we will be able to pursue many more funding opportunities as we move forward.  In another exciting first, we received our first multi-year gift from Tom Brown of Gibbons Law.  He provided us with a generous gift to be given over the next three years.  It's a wonderful thing to have some money in the bank for the future.  In addition to this gift, I received information about two additional potential funding sources - CB Richard Ellis and The M.B. and Edna Zale Foundation - through personal friends.  Finally, now that we have our determination letter, we will complete the necessary paperwork for DC Tax Exemption.  I am very excited to complete the tax paperwork once and for all (though, in reality, it never actually ends).

In addition to the money-related issues, we will continue to work on programmatic issues as well.  Through George Murphy, another connection at Gibbons, it appears that I will have the opportunity to discuss Reach, Inc. with Peter Edelman, an accomplished lawyer and activist who now works at Georgetown University Law Center.  Professor Edelman's experience working on issues surrounding disadvantaged youth and poverty will be hugely helpful in framing Reach, Inc.'s approach.  Additionally, in the coming weeks, I will have the opportunity to work on our Tutor Training Guide with Kelly Emminger, a skilled literacy teacher at King Elementary School in Southeast DC.  I have no doubt that she will provide some great guidance about ways that our adolescents will be able to effectively teach key literacy concepts to their elementary school students.

We have another exciting week ahead.  Thanks for reading!

Mark

Founder and President - Reach, Inc.