PHILADELPHIA — Billionaire philanthropist and author MacKenzie Scott announced Tuesday she is giving $640 million to 361 small nonprofits that responded to an open call for applications. Several nonprofits in the Philadelphia region received a donation. Yield...
Beyond Literacy Receives Transformative $2 Million Gift from MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving Open Call Competition Philadelphia, PA — Today, MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving announced Beyond Literacy (BeLit), Philadelphia’s largest nonprofit organization dedicated...
BeLit’s Chief Program & Impact Officer, Dawn Hannah, testified at the Appropriations and Education Committee Joint Public Hearing on School Funding on October 24, 2023. For millions of Americans, adult literacy programs make the difference between earning a...
In recognizing national Adult Education and Family Literacy Week (September 18-22), we need to be honest that for many Philadelphians, literacy is not a given. If you grow up in a home where reading is rare or English isn’t spoken, the path to literacy is difficult....
What is BeLit’s Young Friends Advisory Board? YFAB are literacy allies who share a passion for uplifting their fellow Philadelphians with the transformative power of education. Through volunteerism and community engagement, YFAB makes meaningful connections and...