[Publib] corporate sponsorship for online homework help

[Theyer, Hillary]

So far, nobody on any list I sent the question to has had a problem with corporate sponsorship.  Most don't have it. Some are sponsored by a Foundation that may get corporate help, but the direct sponsor to them is the Foundation.  One person wrote that it may be a misuse of the public funds to offer a corporate sponsorship at all, but our City says that would be OK here, so that may be a state or city/county thing.  Nobody has said they have had blowback from the type of sponsor - though most are not sponsors that are already associated with something bad for children in the media.  (no tobacco or alcohol companies, casinos, etc.)

We did a presentation before City Council on our homework help services as a whole (2 Homework Centers, 4 sites with volunteer Homework Helpers, and Live Homework Help) and the challenges we were facing with all three.  The first thing everyone suggested was corporate sponsorship.

So I may be putting on my nice suit and taking the presentation on the road ... who knows!

Hillary

Hillary Theyer
Principal Librarian
Torrance Public Library
3301 Torrance Blvd.
Torrance, CA 90503
(310) 618-5950
htheyer at torrnet.com
www.library.torrnet.com