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What is your mission?
Help English language learners become thriving members of our community by offering one-on-one tutoring and building bridges that foster cross-cultural respect, understanding and friendship.
What is your yearly budget, and how many paid employees do you have?
We operate on an annual budget of less than $17,000. Our part-time program Coordinator is PiELL's only paid staff member. We occupy a small office at Lyman Gilmore Middle School, donated by the Grass Valley School District.
What is your nonprofit's history?
PiELL has been serving western Nevada County residents since 1985. At that time, our name was Literacy Council of Nevada County, and we partnered with the county's Library Literacy program.
In 1998, the council split into two entities when our program's mission became the teaching of English as a second language. In 2008, we changed our name to Partners in English Language Learning to better represent our role as language mentors and in helping our clients assimilate into the local culture and community.
Who is your primary audience?
Hundreds of hard-working residents whose primary language is not English but who are highly motivated to become proficient in the language.
List your biggest achievements.
Reaching out to the non-native speakers in our community who want to learn English and become a more integral part of the community.
Attracting dedicated people who want to tutor our clients for 11⁄2 to 2 hours a week.
Making a difference in the lives of our adult clients, which in turn, helps them deal more effectively with the everyday issues their children face in school.
List your biggest challenges.
While we operate on an extremely modest budget, we always need money for new student materials and equipment.
Attracting more volunteer tutors. No other language but English is necessary; we have an excellent in-house new tutor training program.
Attracting one or two people from the business community to be on our board of directors.
What is your No. 1 short-term goal?
To grow our client and volunteer base by 15 percent in 2009.
What is your No. 1 long-term goal?
Continue to reach out to our community of nonnative speakers and to adults who want to help teach English as a second language.
What are your major fundraisers and dates?
We mail our newsletter with a donation request letter in May and November.
What is the best way to help?
By donating or volunteering.
Contact information:
Partners in English Language Learning
• 274-8428 or via email at admin@piell.org
• Online: www.piell.org.piell
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To be featured in The Union's Know Your Nonprofit column, contact City Editor Trina Kleist at tkleist@theunion.com or call 477-4230.
Help English language learners become thriving members of our community by offering one-on-one tutoring and building bridges that foster cross-cultural respect, understanding and friendship.
What is your yearly budget, and how many paid employees do you have?
We operate on an annual budget of less than $17,000. Our part-time program Coordinator is PiELL's only paid staff member. We occupy a small office at Lyman Gilmore Middle School, donated by the Grass Valley School District.
What is your nonprofit's history?
PiELL has been serving western Nevada County residents since 1985. At that time, our name was Literacy Council of Nevada County, and we partnered with the county's Library Literacy program.
In 1998, the council split into two entities when our program's mission became the teaching of English as a second language. In 2008, we changed our name to Partners in English Language Learning to better represent our role as language mentors and in helping our clients assimilate into the local culture and community.
Who is your primary audience?
Hundreds of hard-working residents whose primary language is not English but who are highly motivated to become proficient in the language.
List your biggest achievements.
Reaching out to the non-native speakers in our community who want to learn English and become a more integral part of the community.
Attracting dedicated people who want to tutor our clients for 11⁄2 to 2 hours a week.
Making a difference in the lives of our adult clients, which in turn, helps them deal more effectively with the everyday issues their children face in school.
List your biggest challenges.
While we operate on an extremely modest budget, we always need money for new student materials and equipment.
Attracting more volunteer tutors. No other language but English is necessary; we have an excellent in-house new tutor training program.
Attracting one or two people from the business community to be on our board of directors.
What is your No. 1 short-term goal?
To grow our client and volunteer base by 15 percent in 2009.
What is your No. 1 long-term goal?
Continue to reach out to our community of nonnative speakers and to adults who want to help teach English as a second language.
What are your major fundraisers and dates?
We mail our newsletter with a donation request letter in May and November.
What is the best way to help?
By donating or volunteering.
Contact information:
Partners in English Language Learning
• 274-8428 or via email at admin@piell.org
• Online: www.piell.org.piell
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To be featured in The Union's Know Your Nonprofit column, contact City Editor Trina Kleist at tkleist@theunion.com or call 477-4230.
