Founded in
1961, the Newspaper Association of America Foundation is the educational
and charitable arm of NAA. It is dedicated to developing tomorrow's
readers by encouraging them to acquire and value information from
newspapers and other media. The Foundation achieves these objectives
by:
- Operating
programs that promote newspaper use by young people.
- Forming
strategic alliances.
- Making
targeted grants to leverage its resources.
- Improving
youth literacy through family and community initiatives.
The Foundation's
programs are targeted to students in elementary school through
early college. These programs emphasize the use of newspapers
by young people, but also include use of and facility with other
media. Foundation programs are concentrated in three major areas:
- Newspaper
In Education: NAA Foundation provides resources and training
to newspapers and educators on the use of newspapers in schools;
helps newspapers develop strategic plans for promoting and marketing
their NIE services; and represents newspapers with a broad variety
of education partners.
- Newspaper
Content for Youth: The Foundation serves as an information clearinghouse
on youth readership initiatives by newspapers and will help
newspapers plan and evaluate youth features and other content
for young readers and their families.
- Student
Newspapering: The Foundation provides information and resources
to newspapers, educators and young people to support the publication
of school newspapers.
The NAA
Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization. Contributions
are tax deductible and may be made in the form of cash, securities
and bequests. Contact Toni Laws (703) 902-1725, lawst@naa.org.
