It's time again for GiveBIG, the one-day nonprofit fundraising event in which local charitable organizations batter your inbox in hopes of a donation. Many of these organizations rely on GiveBIG to raise a large portion of their annual funds, and lots of them have acquired additional matching funds to maximize your donation, so you really should consider donating if you can afford it.
Here is a list of local literary nonprofits that could use your support. Please note that many of these organizations could easily be categorized in two or three different listings — Hugo House, for instance, does writing education, but it's also a venue and a performance hub — so please look through the whole list before making your donation.
Bellevue Friends of the Library
Friends of the Library of Kirkland
Friends of the Shoreline Library
King County Library System Foundation
Seattle Public Library Foundation
Washington Talking Book & Braille Library
International Dyslexia Association
Page Ahead Children’s Literacy Program
Slingerland Institute for Literacy
The Greater Seattle Bureau of Fearless Ideas
That's what we have. Go forth, give big, and remember to spread the wealth. It's hard out there for nonprofits.