Munro Richardson

About Munro Richardson

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Experience

1. Executive Director

   Read Charlotte

   May 2015 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

   Read Charlotte is a community initiative to improve children’s reading in Mecklenburg County, N.C. We don’t run programs. We are an intermediary that coordinates community resources behind evidence-based practices to improve early literacy outcomes from birth through third grade. We make it easier for adults to take actions proven to help children learn to read.Selected accomplishments (20••••22):Partnered with Reach Out and Read Carolinas to scale up the Reach Out and Read program in Mecklenburg County from serving 29% of low-income children ages 0-5 in 2016 to 70% in 2020. In Summer 2017, partnered with the YMCA of Greater Charlotte to import the Summer Literacy Infusion project from Philadelphia to stop summer reading loss. From 20••••21, more than 4,500 children served with 70%+ maintaining or improving their reading each summer.In Fall 2018, partnered with Helps Education Fund to launch the evidence-based HELPS fluency program in Charlotte-Mecklenburg. Over 1,500 children tutored as of Spring 2022 with average 1.5+ years growth for students who get 50+ tutoring sessions in an academic year.In Summer 2020, partnered with Learning Ovations to launch the Reading Checkup, helping Charlotte-Mecklenburg families identify & respond to their child\'s reading needs. 4,500+ students served as of Spring 2022. In Fall 2021, partnered with 9 nonprofits to support integration of the A2i After School platform within their after school programs to provide targeted, high-impact K-3 literacy tutoring. Over 800 children served through Spring 2022.From 20••••22 coordinated over $8 million in local funder co-investments in a portfolio of projects.Received Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Pacesetter Awards in 2016 and 2017, and Bright Spot Award in 2020.For more information on our approach and results, go to

Education

• Harvard University

  A.M.

  1993 — 1994

• University of Oxford

  M.Phil.

  1994 — 1996

• University of Kansas

  B.A.

  1989 — 1993

• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Ph.D.

  2006 — 2010

Skills

• Statistics
• Education
• Project Planning
• Ngos
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Social Media
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Staff Development
• Mandarin
• Fundraising
• Marketing Strategy
• Media Relations
• Business Strategy
• Philanthropy
• Analysis
• Digital Marketing
• Organizational Development
• Market Research
• Entrepreneurship
• Team Building
• Management
• Program Development
• Public Speaking
• Marketing
• Start-Ups
• Strategic Planning
• Higher Education
• Social Media Marketing
• Strategic Communications
• Program Management
• Data Analysis
• Nonprofits
• Customer Service
• Finance
• Community Outreach
• Writing
• Strategy
• Non-Profits