Fostering community through the literary arts
GET INVOLVED BY BECOMING A MEMBER
Donate or Become a Member
Low cost living and working space for literary artists and organizers is vital to building the "Greatest Small City for the Arts." But we can't do it without your support. Join our member and sponsor community.
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PorchLight is a 501c3 organization, and member of the Iowa Downtown Arts Alliance.
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All donations are tax deductible
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Becoming a working member with PorchLight is a great way to get involved with the local literary community, to meet other writers and to give back to the community at large.
There are several ways working members can volunteer their time at PorchLight:
Supervise the space during open salon hours at PorchLight or in the PromptPress reading room.
Qualified volunteers can lead Fairweather Writing Sessions with Shelter House.
Help maintain our Little Free and Writer’s Resource Library.
Help with gardening and maintenance work.
Members can contribute to the “PorchLight Recommends” blog.
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Attend PorchLight planning meetings and contribute to our vision.
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Join a co-op team to help with such things as programing, and fundraising.
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Attend events to help with setup and cleanup.
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Working Member
Working memberships are 100$ a year or 8$ a month, with the pledge of one hour of volunteer work a month. Working Memberships include:
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Borrowing privileges from the Writers’ Resource Library
Invitation to member meeting where we design our programming and build our future.
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15% discount off workshops
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Invitation to read from work in progress at final-Friday Open Mic nights.
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Free use of the salon for individual work sessions, book groups or readings.
Opportunities for literary professionals to offer workshops or meet with clients.
Borrowing privileges from the Writers’ Resource Library
Invitation to member meeting where we design our programming and build our future.
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Invitation to read from work in progress at final-Friday Open Mic nights.
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15% discount off of workshops
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A sustaining membership is 300$ a year. This membership is perfect for those who can't pledge service time but would like all the benefits of a co-op membership.
Sustaining Member
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Community hours are Saturdays: 11-3
We are open to members by appointment. The salon can be reserved for individual or group work sessions by following this link: book a salon session.
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A supporting membership is $5 a month. This membership is great for anyone who wants to support PorchLight, but doesn't need to use the space for work sessions, or doesn't have the time to be an active part of the co-op team.
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This membership comes with:
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Borrowing privileges from the Writers’ Resource Library
Invitation to bi-monthly member meeting where we design our programming and build our future.
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Invitation to read from work in progress at final-Friday Open Mic nights.
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15% discount off of workshops
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