Book aid international works with partners in developing countries to create opportunities for people to realise their potential and alleviate poverty. The robert and pamela mace legacy caf charitable legacies. Our costs are closely managed by our board of trustees, to whom we submit financial reports every quarter. Our international board of trustees is made up of professionals, return volunteers and alumni from various fields including communications, the international development sector, finance sector and many others. Our trustees have a wide variety of backgrounds and experience and bring different skills and expertise to the board. Book aid international 2018 annual report book aid. Book aid international officers free information from.
To obtain more information on what types of books they accept, visit the book aid international web site or contact them at 914 4731652. Our vision is a world where everyone has access to the books. In addition to being chair of the board of trustees of the gtu she is treasurer of niantic charitable fund. Book aid charitable trust collects and ships secondhand christian books to areas of need around the world. Books are gathered by volunteers through a network of.
On our beautiful lakeside campus, students gain the knowledge, skills and experience to create their own unique path. Realising our vision in 2017, we launched our vision 2020. Charlotte hall individual giving manager book aid international. We are looking to appoint a number of new trustees to join our board. Book aid international 3941 coldharbour lane camberwell, london se5 9nr phone. New yorks statewide association for library boards and trustees. Book aid international is the uks leading book donation agency supporting library development in subsaharan africa. You are also responsible for taking recommendations and directions of the council. Board of trustees open session book, november 20, 2019. Book aid international 2018 reports biggest year yet, in. International womens day celebrations at the pankhurst. International donation and shipment of books about ala. Robert bobby hilliard, jr board chair chief medical officer altus ace managed care practice houston, tx. Board of trustees open session meeting book april 17, 2019.
We can only reach millions of people every year because of the dedication of our staff, partners, trustees and supporters. The skills and knowledge you bring will enhance the board and support book aid. Furthermore, 60 percent of children aged 15 to 17 are not enrolled in schools. As the uks leading agency in book provision and library support for developing countries, book aid focuses on subsaharan africa, working with partner organisations across 12 countries. The trustee handbook is your complete guide to succeeding in your role as a trustee of a multiemployer plan. To get to book aid you need to continue much further on down the road and book aid is on the right after stanmore steel. Book aid international is a greater londonbased company founded in 1954. If you are the chairperson of the trustees, you, or a trustee representative, are a member of the church council 252. Board of trustees open session meeting book may 15, 2019. Irene duncan adanusa, chair educationist, former secretarygeneral, ghana national association of teachers.
Our board of trustees board of trustees aet is governed by a board of trustees who bring a wide range of experience in education, development, legal affairs, regional history and politics, ngo management, fundraising to support the work of the organisation. As a member of the board of trustees you will help set the strategic aims, objectives and direction of the charity. Princess anne book aid for africa bafa is a uk registered charity that is making a difference in the educational landscape in africa and within local communities in the north east of england. Sat nav users please note that the postcode only takes you to the bridge leisure centre in kangley bridge road. Agendas are posted 72 hours in advance for committee meetings, called meetings and regular monthly meetings. Every year, we aim to ship around one million brand n. American international group aig trustees testified about the use of public bailout funds by the company and previous claims that all or most of the funds would be returned to the government.
Book aid internationals board of trustees share ultimate responsibility for governing the charity and directing how it is managed and run. Our vision is a world where everyone has access to the books that will enrich, improve and change their lives. Every year, we ship one million books to people around the world who need them. How book aid international is fostering academic growth in africa. Book aid international is a registered charity in england and wales charity number 3869 and. Join us for international womens day at the pankhurst centre. Book aid international free company information from companies house including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual return, officers, charges, business activity. It is not possible to directly contact book aid international for book donations, but a list of local partners is available for ngos to contact for benefiting from this programme. Well be inconversation during the afternoon with the creators of the rather fabulous first in the fight as they launch their brilliant book about inspirational women who helped to make manchester the radical city we know and love. The books we send to our library partners are donated to us by publishers and the value of these books is reflected in our accounts. They form the board of trustees which is the governing body of vision aid overseas and are directors of vision aid overseas limited, a company limited by guarantee. We are the uks leading book donation and library support charity. In february 2015, we awarded book aid international.
Board of trustees open session book, september 18, 2019. London, greater london, united kingdom424 connections. You are an integral part of gods church and gods plan. Every year, the charity sends around one million books to thousands of libraries, schools, universities, hospitals, refugee camps and prisons where people would otherwise have few books, or even no books. All the book aid shops are now closed temporarily to the public due to the coronavirus. Book aid international reaffirms its shipment to africa educational trust in news by porter anderson october 23, 2017 following the horrific truckbomb attack in mogadishu, the uks book aid international declares its solidarity with africa educational trust. Weve got a day packed with fantastic things to do, see and hear. Rebekah deboo office and hr manager book aid international. Building capacity and promoting reading in addition to wonderful books, children need inspirational librarians, empowered teachers and a welcoming space if they are to begin a lifetime of reading.
Book aid bromley house kangley bridge road lower sydenham london se26 5aq tel. This card depicts a festive rustic book shelf in the shape of a christmas tree. Fifty years and several other threats and aid suspensions later, pakistan continues to nurture a sentimental opposition to aid, while seeking foreign assistance remains an integral part of the economic strategy pursued by successive governments, both military and civilian. View charlotte halls profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. She has held senior roles at new york university, the legal aid society, the american cancer society and served as executive director of the swarovski foundation. Consultant, center for public leadership kennedy school of government and senior adviser, salzburg global seminar mellon fellow community initiative. Book aid international is a registered charity in england and. The bestselling handbook will help you understand your personal responsibility and prepare you to make. Book aid charitable trust providing christian literature in. Since 2012, the mace legacy fund has been a key funder in our work with schools. The beit trust also grants considerable sums towards the provision of books in the three countries. Every year, the charity sends around one million books to thousands of libraries, schools, universities, hospitals, refugee camps and prisons where people would otherwise have few books, or even no books at all. Board of trustees open session book, october 16, 2019.
Robert joined the book aid international board of trustees in may 2015. Mar 23, 2020 she has chaired several boards, including junior league of san francisco, modern art council, the legacy foundation, international womens forumnorthern california, and 640 heritage preservation foundation. In particular book aid supports christian bookshops, mainly in africa, asia and the caribbean. It manages its book donation programme through local partners in some countries. Robert is a member of the international board of the uk publishers association and served a three year term as an elected councillor at reading borough council between 1992 and 1995. Book aid international increases access to books to support literacy, education and development in subsaharan africa. We are grateful that book aid is still able to sell books. Where books change lives strategy and set four key aims that would be crucial to meeting the global need for books. Book aid charitable trust was set up in order to make large shipments of new and secondhand christian books and bibles to these needy areas. Lta library trustees association of new york state. Book aid international is a registered charity in england and wales charity number 3869 and company number 880754. Book aid international is the uks leading book donation and library support charity. Every year the charity sends around one million new books to public and community libraries as well as libraries in prisons, refugee camps, hospitals, schools and universities. Boards that spend their time myopically focused on the shortterm crisis of the moment a change in dress code, the dropoff pattern for.
Book aid international promotes literacy in developing countries by creating reading and learning opportunities. Established through the state legislature as part of the community college act, the board of trustees is made up of seven members, all elected by voters of the schoolcraft community college district. Book aid international is a uk registered charity which provides books and supports libraries in africa and around the world. The objectives of the charity are to distribute bibles and christian books supplied by donors and supporters of the trust for the advancement of the christian religion, public benefit or education and the relief of the aged, poor, sick or disabled either in the uk or overseas. The mace legacy has allowed book aid international to expand their reach and scale up their project so that they can provide more books to schoolchildren across subsaharan africa. Board of trustees mgh institute of health professions. Alison tweed, director of book aid international, said the charity was grateful to have been chosen. General book donation organizations are listed first, followed by regional book donation organizations.
Dan happily borrows a book ion the library by book aid international. Book aid international is a small charity located in the united kingdom that offers free books to organizations in africa and palestine. Leading the development and management of book aid international s book donation programme and the organizations strategy for the support and development of african libraries, through innovative. Cameroon, eritrea, ethiopia, kenya, malawi, namibia, occupied palestinian territories, south. In due course book aid will be pleased to receive your books, but it may be some time before you can pass them on to us. Book aid charitable trust providing christian literature in areas of. For information on how to donate books within the united states, please visit the book donation site.
Our mission is for every student to think critically, reason wisely and act humanely as they cultivate meaningful lives. They provide, upon request, book packs of about 750 books to. Book aid international competitors, revenue and employees. To find out if there is a collection point near you, click on your location on the map. All our trustees work for us on a voluntary basis and are members of the board because of their specialist knowledge and experience. Books for africa books for africa is the largest shipper of donated books to the african continent. We are an independent international ngo with over 50 years experience and a leader in the field of book provision to the developing world. To maintain the confidentiality of our collectors we do not list their individual addresses on this site. Corporate officers honorary trustees holding fiduciary responsibility for the academic integrity and financial health of the mgh institute, members of the board of trustees volunteer their time, resources, and expertise in setting the strategic direction of the institute, stewarding its resources and furthering its reputation.
Princess anne book aid for africa bafa is a uk registered charity that is making a difference in the educational landscape in africa and within local. Book aid international works for a world where everyone has the books that will enrich, improve and change lives. The rit board of trustees consists of 48 active trustees including the president of the university and representatives of the rit alumni association, the womens council of rit, and the national advisory group of the national technical institute for the deaf and 33 trustees of emeritus status. He has served as president of the board of trustees in 200001, 200607, and 2014 and as vice president in 199899, 200405, 201112, 201819. This cry for help from vast numbers of christians suffering from book famine became impossible to ignore. The board of trustees is charged with establishing policy for the financing, governance, operation, and administration of illinois eastern community colleges iecc. Book aid charitable trust providing christian literature. The board of trustees meets the fourth monday of each month at 1. The board of trustees serves as the policymaking body for schoolcraft college. In addition to working through book aid international, the trust works with biblionef, an educational charity based in cape town. Individual giving manager at book aid international.
In the 1980s a desperate plea came from africa and other countries where economic crises and foreign currency restrictions had reduced supplies of christian books to an alltime low. Every year, we ship over one million brand new books to people around the world who need them. Erin is a member of the board of trustees of international alert, center for civilians in conflict and the global leadership board of seeds of peace. Board of trustees open session meeting book june 19, 2019. In the meantime, if you are sorting through your library during long days restricted to your home, heres a update of the books we cancannot use for our programme. Our people international board of trustees restless.
A majority of people in these surveys also said that america gives too much aidbut when they were asked how much america should give, the median answers ranged from 5 percent to 10 percent of government spending. Every year, we ship one million books to people around the world who. Every pack of cards sold helps to send another brand new book to someone who needs it. See book aid international s revenue, employees, and funding info on owler, the worlds largest communitybased business insights platform. Distributing books to libraries, schools, hospitals, prisons, refugee camps and rural communities, book aid international works to encourage literacy and access to reading materials in subsaharan africa and the middle east.
For help in addition to this guideline and the book of discipline, see resources at the end of your. Seven voting members are elected from the district at large and a nonvoting student trustee is elected by student referendum during the fall semester, to serve from april to april. In other words, people wanted foreign aid cut to an amount five to ten times greater than the united states actually gives. Book aid international is the uks leading international book donation and library development charity. Book aid international has made it its mission to change this by. Lekha klouda was the founder director of the charity retail association, a uk voluntary organisation with a membership of over 200 charities operating retail outlets from 1999 up until her retirement. Book aid international s board of trustees share ultimate responsibility for governing the charity and directing how it is managed and run.