Your provincial organization, with financial support from the National Literacy Secretariat and the Cygnus Foundation, has initiated the following projects in the past twelve months:

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Produced a Life Skills Handbook to be used as a learning tool by LLNB tutors and students (this will be distributed to all LLNB Councils in October)

Compiled a provincial
Policy and Procedures Manual and a Historical Record of LLNB Motions

 

Developed a Student Leadership Guide (in progress)

 

Supplemented the Provincial Lending Library
  

Provided basic Voyager materials to all requesting councils

  

Conducted an extensive Public Relations & Student Recruitment Campaign which included: Television Ads; Radio Jingle; Fridge Magnets; LLNB Recruitment Brochures; and Student Business Cards. (Results from the student recruitment campaign have been extremely positive with a decided increase in both student and volunteer inquiries.)

  

Finalized and distributed a "Volunteer Screening" document provincially which was then provided to Laubach Literacy of Canada for national adaptation

  

Engaged in Strategic Planning

Over the past quarter century, LLNB has progressed to a point where it is difficult to conduct business using "old ways." The current Strategic Planning process will focus on moving the organization ahead to meet the new reality of conducting business as a nonprofit organization in the 21st century as well as the specific challenges of delivering literacy services in the current political and economic environment. Sadly, we are just barely scratching the surface when considering the illiteracy rates in New Brunswick. We can do better...we must do better to meet the needs of the New Brunswick population! In order to achieve this goal, we must be receptive to change and open to new ways of doing things. With your support and the input of key stake- holders, a new 4-year Strategic Plan will be presented to the LLNB membership for approval in October 2002 which will provide the foundation for LLNB to not only remain viable but to thrive in the coming years.

Executive Action:

LLNB Executive meetings were held: October 14, 200 I; January 27, 2002; April 6, 2002 .

   Financial Resource Generation:

  1. Submitted three National Literacy Secretariat grant proposals for 2002/2003. .Results to be announced late June.

  2. Applied for and received $2,000 from LLC for "Conference Training" support.

  3. Applied for and received a $3,000 grant from the Cygnus Foundation for training materials.

  4. Assisted the Student Advisory Committee in preparing a successful grant application for the LLC "Dr. Bob Laubach Student Fund".


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