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Dear Broward County Community Leaders

The Black Child Develop-ment Fort Lauderdale Affili-ate partners with Magnor-brain Games to increase theliteracy rate in elementaryschool students Fort Lauder-dale, Fla, on Tuesday, Oct.18, 2016 – The Black ChildDevelopment Institute(BDCI) Fort Lauderdale Af-filiate is pleased to announceits community partnershipwith Magnorbrain Games toincrease the literacy rate inelementary school studentsin Broward County, Florida.

BDCI and MagnorbrainGames will be distributingover 500 literacy games tostudents at 5 selected elemen-tary schools between Octo-ber and December of thisschool year. The events willbe free of charge and open toall students and parents whoattend the selected schools.Magnorbrain’s mission is tochange the way students andteachers play and learnthrough fun and educa-tional board games. The firstevent was held on Thurs-day, Oct. 20, 2016 at ParkLakes Elementary School inLauderdale Lakes, Fla.

About The Black ChildDevelopment Institute:

For more than 40 years,the National Black ChildDeve l opment Ins t i tu te(NBCDI) has been at theforefront of engaging lead-ers, policymakers, profes-sionals, and parents aroundcritical and timely issues that

directly impact Black children andtheir families. NBCDI, through itsaffiliates, focuses on delivering cul-turally relevant resources thatrespond to the unique strengthsand needs of Black children aroundissues including early childhoodeducation, health, child welfare,literacy, and family engagement.

The Fort Lauderdale Affili-ate was chartered in 2010 andhas been recognized on a nationallevel for its outstanding program-ming in furtherance of the organi-zation’s mission through partner-ships with local organizations andnational sponsors: Wal-Mart, StateFarm and United Postal Services.Most recently, the Affiliate receivedthe Mobility Award at BDCI’s na-tional conference held in Orlando,Florida.

Fort Lauderdale Affiliate Chap-ter President ,Teresa Kelley, isavailable for interviews aboutBDCI-Fort Lauderdale programsand this community partnership.

Teresa Kelley

FUNdraising Good Times

Who gets credit for the gift?By Pearl and Mel Shaw

November and Decemberare times of increased giv-ing. So many of us are rela-tionship and philanthropyfocused. We open our homesto friends and family, andwe open our wallets to non-profits.

(Read full story on www.thewestsidegazette.com)

Knowing that many choose to make financial gifts during thistime, nonprofits focus on reaching out to donors through directmail, on-line campaigns, and in-person requests for support.Altruism is in the air. But so is the business of nonprofit fundraising.

With this column we explore the balance between internalnonprofit fundraising pressures, and the external realities ofdonor focused fundraising.

Internally, organizations put attention on reaching theirfund-raising goal. This manifests in different ways. Board mem-bers may want to ensure they get “credit” for their efforts and arerecognized as fulfilling their board-related fundraising responsi-bilities.