Carole Weitzel President

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What is Authors and More ? ● A booking agency for authors, storytellers and other presenters. ● An agency owned by a librarian who knows what a presenter needs and what a school needs in a presenter. ● An agency that will work with you to help you find the right author for your event.

What is Authors and More? ● Listed on many of the district vendor lists ● Supplies contracts and invoices ● Helps with booking travel and hotels ● Obtains books for a visit ● Works with you on the schedule ● Liaison with the author

Visit Tips: ● Start your planning ● What's your budget a. Honorarium or fee b. Travel expenses 1. Flight, car rental, and/or mileage 2. Hotel 3. Meals or per Diem

What's most important to you? ● Identify the author or storyteller that best fits your event. ● Date: It would be best to have 3 available dates. ● If you must have a specific date – are you flexible with the presenter? ● Price range

How to make a great event: ● Prepare the audience ● Publicize the event ● Buy the books ● Read to the students ● Create excitement for the author visit ● Check for equipment needs

What the author needs: ● Have the schedule ready at least 2 weeks in advance. ● Allow time for autographing of books, materials. ● Provide refreshments during the day. a. bottled water or other beverages b. lunch ● Stay on schedule. ● Have payment ready for Authors and More, or the author, the day of the event.Authors and More

$$$ Saving Ideas: ● Is there another school in your district which also wants to schedule the author the same week? Sharing costs will help not only you; but Authors and More when working with you.Authors and More ● Sometimes an author will discount their fee when they are booked for more than one school in the same week in the same area. ● Authors and More can help with booking authors for more than one day at a time thus saving costs for everyone. Authors and More

Funding Sources: ● TCA - Texas Commission on the Arts – Anina Moore ● PTAs - Be proactive with the PTA, ask to be on the programs committee. ● Book Fairs - Tell parents the book fair is raising money to bring authors to the school. Let them know that the profits benefit the students and how you plan to use it.

Funding Sources (cont.) ● Corporate grants Most large companies have a grant program ● Education grants Some of these are listed later in the slides

Corporate Grants ● A Plus educational foundation rewards ● Applications available Feb. with a May ● Bank of America: Corporate Philanthropy

Corporate Grants (cont.) ● Capital One: Contributions and partnership ● Kohls: Associates in Action When a minimum of 5 Kohl associates from one location volunteer for 3 consecutive hours for a youth-serving nonprofit organization, associates help the nonprofit earn a $500 grant. ● Starbucks Foundation

Corporate Grants (cont.) ● Target: Arts and culture in schools ● Target: Take charge of education Redcard holders give 5% to the school of their choice on their purchases. Promote this with your parents and staff. Checks are given to the school in September. School's status can be checked online at anytime for the balance.

Corporate Grants (cont.) ● Wachovia and Wells Fargo ● Walmart and Sam's Club Giving Program

Education Grants ● Adopt-A-Classroom ● American Library Association ● Donors Choose ● Institute of Museum and Library Services

Education Grants (cont.) ● International Reading Association ● Lee and Low Books ● National Endowment for the Humanities ● National Storytelling Network

Education Grants (cont.) ● School grants ● Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Texas chapter ● U. S. Department of Education

Education Grants (cont.) ● The Wallace Foundation