Helping ALA Cruise to Success

[...]members can give to projects, offices, programs, divisions, committees, and departments in four categories: * ALA major initiatives: For this year's Giving Tuesday (November 29), the campaign will include "because" statements, explaining why the public should support ALA and how they can help transform the library world: * Because ALA is working to help school libraries and librarians support students' success (ALA's work to push for the passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act [ESSA]) * Because ALA strives to keep information free and available to everyone (the work of the Washington Office and the Office for Intellectual Freedom) * Because ALA trains and supports future library leaders (Spectrum and all other scholarships) * Because ALA supports you (21st Century Fund support for new initiatives) ALA's advocacy trainings include strategies for improving funding or dealing with specific legislation that has negatively affected libraries, as well as tactics for making the case for libraries in bad economic times.