First Book
First Book is a Washington, DC - based non-profit organization that distributes age-appropriate books to children from financially disadvantaged families.
history
First Book was founded in 1992 by Peter Gold, Elizabeth Arky, and current President Kyle Zimmer . In cooperation with existing programs such as “ Head Start Centers ”, libraries and “after school initiatives”, First Book has meanwhile been able to distribute 65 million books to children.
Awards
- Social Capitalist Award ( Fast Company Magazine) - 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
- Four-Star “Exceptional” rating ( Charity Navigator ) - 2007
- Social Entrepreneur of the Year in the US ( Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship ) - 2007
- Gold Halo Award (Cause Market Forum) - 2007
- Grand Prize Winner (Yale School of Business - The Goldman Sachs Foundation partnership on Nonprofit Ventures Business Plan Competition) - 2005
- Award for Distinguished Service to the Literary Community ( Author's Guild ) - 2005
- Gold Star Charity ( Forbes Magazine ) - 2003
- Promotion Marketing Association, (Reggie Gold Medal) - 2005