Become an AVKO Commissioned Salesperson -- Now Even Easier

Posted by Brian McCabe, Brian@AVKO.org

AVKO has a commissioned sales program where you can earn 10% for each and every sale that you refer to us. We have now made it even easier for you to earn money: All you have to do is enroll as an AVKO commissioned salesperson ("associate") and then when people click on the link that you send them or that you have posted on your blog, e-mail signature, website, etc. and purchase something from us, you earn 10%. You can even log in and track your earnings.

Enroll as an AVKO Associate Now!

For more information and tips on how to earn more money, see the sales section of our website; also visit the Retailer Resources section of the website for advertising and product graphics, ISBNs and SKUs, and more. Remember that you can also earn bonuses for getting new schools and bookstores to carry or purchase AVKO materials. Also, do not hesitate to contact Brian at Brian@avko.org for more information.

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As Unemployment Rises, So Should Education

Unemployment rates keep rising. More and more manufacturing jobs are lost. Chrysler is filing for bankruptcy. Literacy and education are vital to success, but it is even more the case now. We need to become a stronger, smarter nation in order to get ourselves through these economically challenging times.

AVKO urges you to channel the frustration that you may feel with taxation, government spending, joblessness, corporate malfeasance, corporate greed, and anything else going wrong in the world today by helping your fellow man (and children) become the best readers and spellers they can be.

• Help your community by starting up a local adult literacy training course, become a tutor, or hep your own children. Learn how here. Download the free e-book with lesson plans for an adult education course.
  
• Become a volunteer for AVKO or other non-profit organizations and charities. AVKO and other non-profits need volunteers both in our physical locations but also "virtually", through the internet. Volunteer and make a difference from home!
  
• Donate to AVKO and other non-profit organizations and charities.
• Earn extra cash at home as an AVKO affiliate. Share this information with others you know who need to supplement their income and/or want to help spread the news about the great materials that AVKO has to offer.
• Let us know about the other ideas that you have and ask us how we can help you out. Do you want to set up a spelling camp? Do you want to create your own website? Do you want to become a tutor? Do you want to create a video training series? Write books or curriculum? Let us know.

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Help Spread the Word About AVKO

Help spread the word about AVKO's services. Tell your friends, family, teachers, students, and community members about the services and resources that we provide, including our free and low-cost materials for language arts and keyboarding. We have added some more literature to the website to help others share what they love about AVKO.

- Overview of AVKO Services (PDF)
- Sequential Spelling tri-fold Brochure (PDF)
- Flyer to Help Create an Adult Literacy Course (PDF)
- Flyer to Recruit Volunteers for AVKO (PDF)
- A form letter to send to potential AVKO retailers (DOC)
- A form letter to send to libraries informing them of the resources we can provide them to better serve their community (DOC)
- A form letter to send to companies who might be interested in donating time, donations in-kind, or advertising to AVKO (DOC)
- A form letter to send to other non-profit organizations who might be interested in partnering with AVKO, establishing a referral network, and pooling our respective resources (DOC)

Become a volunteer for AVKO yourself!

Get involved in your community -- here are some ways to help out your community.

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Write for AVKO's Blog

Are you passionate about homeschooling, educating, literacy, dyslexia, disabilities, or the English language? Consider writing articles for this blog. Review other homeschooling/educational websites; review curriculum; share your lesson plans; etc. Help the other educators and parents via the blogosphere. E-mail Brian at Brian@avko.org for more information.

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AVKO Needs Volunteers

AVKO is always in need of energetic and passionate volunteers to help further its missions of eradicating illiteracy and problems associated with dyslexia. Visit our Volunteer page for more information on the various tasks with which we could use your help.

The roles that are most needed are:

- Marketing volunteers to perform Google searches to find new distributors and schools interested in carrying AVKO materials
- Supplemental curriculum writers (make worksheets, games, etc. out of the AVKO materials)
- Homeschool support volunteers to seek out current trends, new materials and resources, and current research that would be helpful to our homeschool clients.

Please contact Brian at brian@avko.org for more information about becoming a volunteer or visit the Volunteer page.

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