A year-long campaign · 2026–2027
Reading well is how a person keeps learning for life.
#LiftingLiteracy brings organizations together to strengthen reading comprehension for children, teens and adults.
Comprehension is the second reading
When Mae opened the letter, she read it twice. The first time she read the words. The second time she read what they meant.
Why literacy
Sounding out the words is the start. Understanding them is the skill.
Reading comprehension carries into every class, every job application, every lease, every ballot and every prescription label. It is the basis for lifelong learning and for everyday life skills. This campaign is for readers of every age.
Children
The joy of reading comes first: stories that make children want to turn one page, then another.
Teens
Learning to read and comprehend is critical now, because from here on teens read to learn in every subject.
Adults
Reading with confidence at work, at home and in the community. It is never too late.
How the campaign works
Many organizations, one shared year of reading.
Literacy organizations join as partners. Schools, libraries, after-school programs, tutoring programs, home schools, families, nonprofits and community groups that help people read.
Each partner runs its own fundraiser and adds a #LiftingLiteracy page to its own website.
This site connects them. One place to find every partner, give to the one you choose, and join as a member.
Where your gift goes
Every gift goes straight to the partner you choose. #LiftingLiteracy does not collect or hold donations.
Who is behind it
#LiftingLiteracy was started by Amy Kelly, a writer, editor and curriculum writer in Sumter, South Carolina. To confirm
Partners
Find a partner and give directly.
to come
Enduring Families Project
La Crosse County Historical Society
Children's stories and classroom materials that bring the history of Black women's clubs to young readers. To confirm
See their pagelogo
Your organization here
Partners get a page on this site, a ready-made page for their own website, and a link to their fundraiser.
Become a partnerSponsors
The businesses and people backing a year of reading.
Sponsor names and logos will appear here.
Sponsorship levels
One sponsorship covers the 2026–2027 campaign year. To confirm the amounts and what sponsorships pay for.
Page Sponsor
$250
Name listed in the Sponsors section
Thank-you in one newsletter
Chapter Sponsor
$500–$1,000
Logo with a link in the Sponsors section
Thank-you on social media
Two passes to every live event
Volume Sponsor
$2,500
Everything in Chapter
Logo on every partner page on this site
A named shelf in the Resource Library
Logo in each newsletter
Five passes to every live event
Presenting Sponsor
$5,000 and up
Everything in Volume
“Presented by” beside the campaign name on the home page
Named sponsor of a conference or webinar series
Ten passes to every live event
One sponsor only
In-kind Friend
Goods or services
Name listed in the Sponsors section
For donated books, printing, venue space or expertise
Get involved
Three ways to join.
Members
For individuals. Newsletter updates, an online Resource Library of enrichment content, and discount prices on live events such as conferences and webinars.
Partners
For literacy organizations. Add your work to the campaign, get a page here, and link your own fundraiser.
How partnering worksSponsors
For businesses and individuals. Put your name behind the campaign and be recognized here all year.
Ask about sponsoringJoin #LiftingLiteracy.
Choose how you are joining. Members are individuals, partners are literacy organizations, and sponsors back the campaign.
Members get newsletter updates, access to an online Resource Library of enrichment content, and discount prices on live events such as conferences and webinars.
To confirm: whether membership is free, how live events are priced, and whether sponsors pay the campaign. These forms collect sign-ups only.
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