How is an Authors for Earth Day event coordinated?
Each participating author and/or illustrator schedules their own Earth Day school visit for April 22nd, charging no less than their standard speaking fee (minimum $500). During the author visit, the staff at the scheduled school will hold a student vote—a vote that is solely coordinated by the author/illustrator but which follows guidelines developed by Authors for Earth Day—to select one 501(c)(3), not-for-profit conservation organization to which the author/illustrator will donate their full fee in honor of the participating school. The author will provide a list of “nominees” for their school’s students prior to the author visit. That list should include a brief synopsis about each organization with its IP address. The kids can then research the organizations and browse their websites in an effort to make educated votes. On Earth Day, between the author’s literacy presentations, the teachers will facilitate the voting process (paperless, if possible). Classrooms will pass on their n
