A Foundation for the Future

Friends of Reach, Inc:

As a brand new nonprofit, the arrival of 2010 provides Reach, Inc. with a number of exciting opportunities. In the coming months, we will confirm a pilot partnership, secure necessary funding, and solidify our program model as we prepare for launch in October. We have already made great strides toward this goal as evidenced by our recent selection as a semi-finalist for the Echoing Green fellowship, a huge honor from one of the world’s foremost incubators of social innovation.

We have exciting plans for 2010. While our founding Board has served us well, we know that a growing organization has diverse needs, so we plan a major expansion of our Board of Directors during 2010. Additionally, we will continue to gain credibility through fellowship applications and business plan competitions. Most important, we will make continued improvements to our instructional framework to ensure that we are able to facilitate dramatic improvements in reading ability during our pilot program. In these months before program launch, we will truly be building the foundation on which Reach, Inc. will stand.

To succeed, we need a broad base of support, so it is with great excitement that we announce our first major fundraising campaign: A Foundation for the Future. In two years, we will raise $500,000 to support our pilot program and our first year providing services in multiple schools. Through the generosity of some of Reach, Inc.’s core supporters, we secured $50,000 in cash and pledges in the year’s first ten days. To encourage you to join us on this exciting journey, The Patricia Kind Family Foundation has offered to match up to $5,000 of your donations in the next 30 days.

The current climate is not friendly for innovative, new nonprofits, yet we have and will continue to thrive through your support. At this moment, we have an opportunity to write a new way forward for some of the District of Columbia’s most underserved students. Will you join us in building a foundation for the future?

To discuss opportunities for supporting our work, please contact me directly. To learn more about our improved model, click here. For information about donating, click here.

With Appreciation,

Mark Hecker 

Founder and President - Reach, Inc.