Our Fundraising Goal A Cooke education incorporates academics, adaptive services and social skills into one curriculum which fosters independence. At Cooke, students develop the knowledge, skill and confidence necessary to navigate everyday life and become productive adults. Your connections enable Cooke to serve
COOKE
CO O K E C E N T E R F O R L E A R N I N G A N D D E V E L O P M E N T
thousands of students from all 5 boroughs in New York City.
Foundation
Corporate
19%
23% Total:
$1.5M
58% Individual
Corporate Partnerships CO O K E CEN T ER FO R LE ARNING AND DE VELOPMENT 475 Riverside Drive • New York, NY 10115 advancement@cookecenter.org cookecenter.org/donatenow 212.280.4473
The Cooke Center for Learning and Development is a non profit private provider of special education services in New York City, offering schools for students ages 5 through 21, and consulting and training services. At Cooke, we are driven by the belief that all children deserve an education that leads to an independent future – one in which they can be included as integral members of their community.
Our Goal
Our Need
In our experience, it is often easy to convince generous donors of the worthiness of the work being done at Cooke. The most difficult part is knowing where to find these funding sources and making an initial
20 new corporate foundation connections to help us raise $400,000 this year. connection. We need
How YOU Can Help Cooke Needs Your Connections As the only independent provider of special education in New York city who makes a conscious effort to accept students regardless of the family’s ability to pay tuition, Cooke Center must rely on fundraising efforts to secure the financial stability of our organization.
learning needs of every Cooke student. Additional supports, such as personal technology devices that may be considered special at another school, are in fact fundamental attributes to a Cooke education.
tehnology devices
• Nurse’s office cookecenter.org
or corporate giving policy.
• Friends, family, neighbors about their corporate or philanthropic connections.
Corporate giving ensures that we have the resources to meet the unique
Funded at Cooke: • Fully equipped sensory gym • Paid student internships • Classroom and assistive
Ask... • Your employer about your company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Future Funding Opportunitues: • Soundproofing for classrooms • Technology upgrades • Afterschool program scholarships • Enhanced Alumni programming
Share... • The internship brochure and use the opportunity to open up a conversation about partnerships - www.cookecenter.org/internships
• Cooke’s Annual Report, website, other materials to introduce others to Cooke - www.cookecenter.org/annualreports
Connect the Advancement Team with potential partners - let us take it from there! Contact Michaeal Eaton: advancement@cookecenter.org