2. Midwest Writing Center Who we are What we do How we do it

3. Midwest Writing Center Incorporated in Iowa in 1980 501 (c) 3 Not-for-profit Corporation 15 Active Member Board of Directors Located in Rock Island District in 2002 Moved to condo loft office in Bucktown Center for the Arts downtown Davenport in 2005 Mission Driven The only nonprofit organization in the Quad Cities that devotes 100% of our time and money to literary arts programming

4. Midwest Writing Center Our Mission: Fostering Appreciation of the Written Word, Educating and Supporting Its Creators

5. How we accomplish our mission Provide a Professional Library for Writers

6. How we accomplish our mission Offer workshops in many writing genres for all ages

7. How we accomplish our mission Offer open readings at least monthly

9. How we accomplish our mission Host local writing groups

11. How we accomplish our mission Host book signings for local authors

12. How we accomplish our mission Host nationally known authors

13. How we accomplish our mission Host the David R. Collins Writers’ Conference

14. How we accomplish our mission Offer the Young Emerging Writers Summer Internship Program

16. How we accomplish our mission Support and sponsor the Quad Cities Book Fair

17. How we accomplish our mission Host the David R. Collins Children’s Literature Festival

21. How we accomplish our mission MWC Press publishes at least four publications per year

23. How we accomplish our mission Offer national and regional competitive opportunities Mississippi Valley Poetry Contest Mississippi Valley Poetry Chapbook Contest Great River Writers’ Retreat Collins Poetry Residency

25. How we accomplish our mission Provide a directory of literary services for our members and the community

26. How we accomplish our mission Spent nearly $11,000 last year to hire local artists/writers to teach and provide design services

27. How do we do all of this? Annual Funding-memberships, Birdies for Charity, Tuition, Grants, Gifts, Sponsorships Good fiscal practices Volunteers! Over 4,500 hours logged last year. MWC spends 87% of our budget on our literary arts programs and services and 13% on fundraising and administrative fees. Endowment Fund Use local vendors whenever possible