The most recent issue of Mosaic was published in July 2009 -yuck! We are making every effort to get back on a quarterly schedule. The goal is to have the next issue available in March, then subsequent issues in June, September, and December.

As the recession supposedly eases, Mosaic continues to develop ways to grow stronger and wiser in 2010. Our strategy has always been to develop a strong earned-income model to serve our mission of restoring the importance of reading books as an essential tool for creating intelligent, productive, and engaged young people. Our main expense remains printing. We hope to shift to digital printing, which will allow shorter print runs.

Literary-arts workshops for educators will be launched this April. Participants will be required to pay a nominal fee to attend. We will also start community-based workshops in the fall for students and parents. Fees will be charged directly to the CBO. Our workshops focus on the crucial need for reading and expository writing skills as essential elements for increased cultural identity, vocational prospects, and education opportunities.

To offer better transparency we now list our most current financial statements, bylaws, IRS 501c3 tax-exempt letter, charities registration letter, and certificate of incorporation. Our IRS 990 forms can be found on Guidestar.org. All are available at
http://literaryfreedom.org/docs.htm. We've also set an ambitious schedule of three grant submissions per month, which we hope to also chart online.

If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact me, ron@mosaicmagazine.org