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Summer 2023

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Sharing insights on all things literacy, from highlights of CLI’s work and impact in communities nationwide to the latest research in literacy instruction, helpful practices for implementation, and book titles to expand your classroom and at-home libraries.

News & Updates

Dr. Diana Greene Joins Children’s Literacy Initiative as New CEO

Last month, we announced a new chapter in CLI's journey, welcoming Dr. Diana Greene as our new CEO! With over 34 years of empowering educators and fostering powerful learning outcomes, her vision and experience will undoubtedly take us to greater heights in our mission to create a brighter future for children in Pre-K - grade 6 schools.

Read the full story here >>

Literacy Resources

Welcome Back to School

The summer is officially over, and students, parents, and teachers are a couple of weeks into a brand new school year. A new school year can be a time of great excitement and even some anxiety. With this in mind, we have put together some tips for parents and teachers to lay the groundwork for the exciting year ahead.

News & Updates

Run 4 Reading

Coming in the spring of 2024, Our NEW annual fundraising celebration, Run for Reading (R4R). R4R will be a 5K, hybrid opportunity to support our work across the country. The event will help CLI continue to transform early literacy instruction for Black and Latinx children across the country. Join us to support this movement! More details coming soon.

To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, contact Stephanie Tallman at stallman@cli.org.

Interested in getting involed?

News & Updates

Perfection! CLI Maintains 4-star rating from Charity Navigator & Earns Perfect Score

CLI is proud to announce that in addition to maintaining its 4-star charity rating with Charity Navigator, the organization has for the first time earned a perfect score of 100%.

Charity Navigator recognizes nonprofit organizations earning perfect scores as highly impactful in their given cause area, fiscally responsible and transparent, and following leadership and organizational culture best practices.

Charity Navigator’s 4-star rating and its review of CLI have often served as an introduction of our organization to new donors who are seeking to support a charity committed to literacy, early childhood education, and social justice.

Stories from our Community

Her Legacy. Their Future.

A Donor's Story

Children’s Literacy Initiative has received an anonymous charitable bequest of over $72,000. As CLI honors the life and legacy of the donor, this generous gift is advancing CLI’s development of its new diagnostic coaching tool that aligns targeted literacy outcomes with teacher outcomes to create safe, caring, and equitable classrooms for learning.

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News & Updates

Dr. Greene shares the love of reading in Jacksonville, FL at the ASALH Conference

Last week, CLI's CEO, Dr. Diana Greene, participated in a book fair hosted by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) as part of its 108th Annual Conference.The conference brings together educators, students, community builders, business professionals, and others who share an abiding interest in learning about the contribution of African Americans to this nation and the world.

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Literacy Resources

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

At CLI, we strive to empower our community of staff, supporters, and partners to be anti-racist leaders, which includes growing our knowledge and advocating for ourselves and others. This month provides us with an excellent occasion to do just that.

See a few ways you can participate and encourage others to engage in the celebration. Check out our HHM reading list too.

Gratitude Gallery

We are grateful to you, our community of supporters who have chosen CLI for your charitable giving over the past year—whether as a first gift, annual contribution, monthly recurring donations, or major gift.

Some donors choose to be recognized anonymously. Contact us at give@cli.org if you prefer to be recognized anonymously.

Click here to see CLI's Gratitude Gallery. >>

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Children deserve the opportunity to achieve their dreams, and learning to read is a critical step in that journey. Help us provide Black and Latinx children the high-quality & culturally sustaining literacy instruction they deserve.

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