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Midwest Writing Center. Who we are What we do How we do it. 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 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Midwest Writing Center
Who we are
What we do
How we do it
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
Midwest Writing Center
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Our Mission: Fostering Appreciation of the Written Word, Educating and Supporting Its Creators
How we accomplish our mission
• Provide a Professional Library for Writers
How we accomplish our mission
• Offer workshops in many writing genres for all ages
How we accomplish our mission
• Offer open readings at least monthly
How we accomplish our mission
• Host local writing groups
How we accomplish our mission
• Host book signings for local authors
How we accomplish our mission
• Host nationally known authors
How we accomplish our mission
• Host the David R. Collins Writers’ Conference
How we accomplish our mission
• Offer the Young Emerging Writers Summer Internship Program
How we accomplish our mission
• Support and sponsor the Quad Cities Book Fair
How we accomplish our mission
• Host the David R. Collins Children’s Literature Festival
How we accomplish our mission
• MWC Press publishes at least four publications per year
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
How we accomplish our mission
• Provide a directory of literary services for our members and the community
How we accomplish our mission
• Spent nearly $11,000 last year to hire local artists/writers to teach and provide design services
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
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