Membership

The Iowa Literacy Council was established to make a concentrated effort to coordinate literacy programs statewide, to minimize the duplication of such services, and to provide assistance to those individuals in need of the basic skills. The Iowa Literacy Council is committed to improving the literacy and basic skills levels of Iowa adults in the context of family, community, and workplace.

The Iowa Literacy Council (ILC) is a state association affiliated with the Coalition on Adult Basic Education (COABE) and ProLiteracy. Iowa Literacy Council members automatically become Coalition on Adult Basic Education (COABE) members and members of ProLiteracy.

Why become a member?

Being a member offers many benefits including:

• Reduced registration fee for COABE conferences
• Reduced registration fee Iowa Adult Education & Literacy Summer Conference
• Discounts on registration to ProLiteracy’s biennial national Conference on Adult Education and virtual conferences
• Assistance with advocacy for adult education and literacy
• Access to the COABE Journal which emphasizes innovative ideas for adult education practitioners
• Access to COABE adult educator resources including lesson plans, apps, videos and monthly professional development webinars
• Access to COABE’s award winning campaign toolkit which enables you to educate the public, funders, and legislators about your important work of changing lives through adult education
• Free online and downloadable ProLiteracy Tutor Training for basic literacy and English as a second language to easily train volunteers on a rolling basis
• Access to ProLiteracy members-only webinars with practical information and the latest trends
• Free subscription to ProLiteracy’s Network News, a monthly newsletter with the latest membership news, training events, pilot projects, webinars, funding opportunities, and new resources.
• ProLiteracy administrative and promotional tools, including their Member Toolkit with advice for emailing marketing, fundraising, SEO, and more as well as customizable posters, ads, and videos
• Access to ProLiteracy’s Statistical Report infographic identifying national trends that can be used to support awareness and fundraising efforts
• Exclusive pricing on New Readers Press instructional materials

Membership for 2025

Membership in the ILC is open to individuals, organizations, adult learners as well a non-profit organization. The Dues Structure for 2025 is listed below. Membership runs from March 1 – February 28. Join the Iowa Literacy Council today by completing our membership application.

Use this template to submit your listing of employees for membership: Membership Listing