Lead by Caroline Jane Knight, Jane Austen’s fifth great niece, the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation is run be a global network of volunteers who enjoy Jane Austen and want to support literacy today.

Our Impact

Thousands of people around the world read and write more with our online literacy activities and the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation Community

Jane Austen Literacy Foundation volunteers have supported literacy programs in over 100 schools

The literacy learning of over 1100 children in developing communities is supported by funding from the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation

Thousands of people enjoy our events, fun activities and informative content, and being part of a diverse community connected by Jane Austen and making a positive contribution to the world we live in.

We are looking for volunteers with one or some of the following skills:

CAMPAIGN/PROJECT MANAGEMENT:

Create and manage community engagement, fundraising or literacy campaign project plans, set up and manage campaign operations and systems. Coordinate with other volunteers to prepare and execute campaigns and review campaign performance for benchmarks and learnings for future campaigns.

LITERACY ACTIVITY DESIGN:

Use your literacy expertise to create content for literacy activities, e.g. 30 Day Literacy Challenge and other resources for schools.

MARKETING/PROMOTION MANAGEMENT

Create and execute promotional campaigns, online and through other channels. Update CRM records from campaigns and simple analysis of campaign performance.

SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT:

To manage social media platforms ongoing and/or to create and execute specific social media campaigns.

GRAPHIC DESIGN/ARTISTS:

Create branding and visual assets for specific campaigns. Design bookplates.

To express your interest and receive more information about any of these roles, please complete the form below: