Launching Activities

graphic: Toolbox Launch Checklist and Reminders

Here is a checklist that will help community agencies plan and implement
their launch event and serve as a reminder of key dates and tasks.


Planning of Launch Due Contact Name Contact Phone Status Done
Orientation meeting, design launch          
Prepare launch timeline and inform all participants          
Community Partners
Identify community partners to participate          
Identify roles for each community partner in launch          
Prepare and send out invitations to community partners          

Provide fact sheet about campaign and FAQs about literacy to community partners

         
Provide speaking notes to community partners, if applicable          
Entertainment
Book entertainment, if applicable          
Special Guests and VIPs
Identify and invite special guests and speakers, mayor, politicians          
Provide fact sheet about campaign and FAQs about literacy to VIPs          
Provide key messages about campaign to VIPs so they can incorporate into their speaking notes          
Adult Learners
Identify adult learners, staff or volunteers as spokespeople          
Invite adult learner speakers or other volunteers to speak at launch and other events, if possible          
Provide speaking notes to adult learners          
Coach adult learners for their presentation and possible media interviews          
Volunteers
Identify volunteer roles and schedule volunteers, e.g. crowd control, hosting VIP’s, displays, parking attendants, transportation of VIPS, hosting media, bookmark collection, hosting entertainers          
Provide fact sheet about campaign and FAQs about literacy to VIPs          

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