Membership Benefits

Elevating Your Voice & Increasing Your Audience

Learning Opportunities

Access to Professional Trainings
Professionalize your staff with access to free training opportunities on topics that will help you build capacity. Past trainings include: Social emotional learning, the Science of Reading, Dyslexia, Anti-racist capacity building.
Leadership Capacity Building
Empower your staff and build their expertise through presentation opportunities at membership events and quarterly meetings.


The Oakland Literacy Symposium
Free tickets to the annual event showcasing and championing equitable and innovative literacy practices. Promote your agency and demonstrate your expertise to 300 teachers/system leaders/community leaders.

Showcase and Promote

Member Newsletter
Promote opportunities and elevate your work in our monthly newsletter for literacy practitioners, stakeholders and members.
The Member Page and Directory on the OLC Website
See your organization’s logo and website featured on our public website with information for your programs linked. Empower members to connect with your organization and individuals on your team through a searchable directory.


Social Media reposts on Facebook and Instagram
Free tickets to the annual event showcasing and championing equitable and innovative literacy practices. Promote your agency and demonstrate your expertise to 300 teachers/system leaders/community leaders.

Collaborate and Align

Networking Opportunities
Align your work, collaborate and partner with other literacy organizations, schools and partners. Past forums have included a funder’s round table.
Professional Learning Circles
Engage with other literacy service providers, educational leaders, and stakeholders to advance your professional capacity and develop expertise.

Member Announcements at monthly Member Meetings
Share your upcoming events and opportunities with an audience of members, literacy practitioners, and community stakeholders.


Showcase and Promote

Lit Map
Present and highlight your programs on our public facing, data mapping board of school sites in Oakland for strategic planning and alignment.
Lit-sources on the OLC Website
Promote your organization’s online resources to the public through a curated list benefiting families throughout Oakland and beyond.


The Jobs and Volunteer posts at Member Organizations page of the OLC Website
Submit a public posting, visible to other members and the general public.
