1. Collegiate Chapter Guide 7-Step Plan

2. Who We Are
Mission: Coaching for Literacy uses the unique power of sports to create a movement, raise awareness, fund literacy work, teach children to read and change the future.
Goal: To create a brighter future for every community in America.
Our Programs: CFL is creating a movement through our following programs:
Coaching for Literacy Awareness Games
Coaching for Literacy Experience Games
Collegiate Chapters
Revitalizing Literacy Through Sports

3. Step 1: Get Started
Goal: Establish your chapter with Coaching for Literacy and begin to build a foundation for future success
Next Steps:
Complete the Coaching for Literacy Form A Chapter Application to start a chapter
Apply with your school to be an official organization on campus
Seek a faculty advisor to guide your effort and be resource on campus

4. Step 2: Chapter Management
Goal: Organize the Collegiate Chapter to achieve success
Next Steps:
Recruit the right members
CFL Recommendation: Chapter size should be members who are representative of a diverse student body and passionate about helping others and CFL’s work.
Complete the basic membership requirements:
Fill out the Policy Statement
Complete the Join A Chapter form
Elect leaders for specific positions and then have the remaining members join their teams based on their interests and skill-sets
CFL Recommendation: President, Vice President, Public Relations Chair, University Liaison, Athletics Liaison, Fundraising Director, Event Coordinator, Volunteer Coordinator, Treasurer, Recruitment Chair
Establish and enforce rules for membership:
Ensure all forms are completed
Require a certain level of attendance during your chapter meetings
Set expectations for involvement and communicate that if a member is not participating they will be asked to step-down
Remember to keep recruiting! You always need new members!

5. Step 3: Volunteer
Goal: Provide consistent volunteer support to CFL’s local literacy partner
Next Steps:
CFL staff will connect your team to the local literacy program
Send members to local literacy program for volunteer work
CFL Recommendation: Encourage each member to commit to volunteer weekly and no less than 2 hours per month with the literacy program
Chapter provides monthly report of volunteer hours to CFL staff
Each member must adhere to the policies of CFL and the partner literacy program

6. Step 4: Host A CFL Event
Goal: Host a Coaching for Literacy event to raise money and awareness for your local literacy program
Next Steps:
CFL staff will meet with you to plan and support your fundraising effort
You select an approach to host an event on your campus
Option 1: You may be able to help us with a Coaching for Literacy Experience Game
Option 2: Get creative! You can do whatever works for your chapter to raise funds and awareness on your campus!
CFL Recommendation: Book a bar, grab a band and have a party. Tell the bar you that you want to charge a cover and that they will make 100% on drinks. Throw the party. Give the money raised to your partner literacy program.
CFL staff will support your execution of the event

7. Step 5: Fundraise
Goal: Each member finds two people to donate to Coaching for Literacy’s monthly donor campaign – The HomeField Advantage (HFA)
Next Steps:
CFL staff will provide an for you to share
Send out provided to friends and family to support the work you’re doing to Fight for Literacy
Each member needs to find two people to become HFA donors and will then be entered into a raffle to win $1,000 toward an experience or purpose approved by CFL staff (for each additional 2 donors, member will be entered again into raffle)
HFA donations range from $10 - $250 per month
Helpful Links
Donate Page
Impact Promise

8. Step 6: Raise Awareness
Goal: Help us raise awareness in the Fight for Literacy
Next Steps:
Social
Join the Fight for Literacy by signing our pledge
Follow / Like Coaching for Literacy on our social media channels
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
LinkedIn
Complete the Get Social initiative
Social Media Activities
One elected member will coordinate all social media
Each chapter will have its own Facebook
All other social media is through CFL’s accounts (passwords and usernames will be provided by CFL staff)
Post photos of meetings, volunteer work, event, etc

9. Step 7: We Support You
Goal: CFL staff provides the support necessary for Collegiate Chapter members to have an amazing experience
Next Steps:
New members will receive a Peter Millar knit-polo
Member who raises the most funds for the HomeField Advantage program will have $500 towards a trip, event or concert of their choice
Let us know whenever you need a recommendation for work or internships
We will sign-off on volunteer hours
We will work to offer class credit when applicable
Interested in learning how to run a non-profit? Apply for our summer internship program

10. Resources Contact News Collegiate Chapter Page
Collegiate Chapter Resources