By Missy
Friday,
May 30, 2008 at 11:43am
Help us spread the word about a new job opportunity at DonorsChoose.org: Northwest Executive Director
Northwest Executive Director
About the Position:
The Northwest Executive Director will be a critical driver of the DonorsChoose.org national expansion. Based in San Francisco, the Northwest Executive Director will lead a 2 person team focused on expanding DonorsChoose.org across an 8-state region including Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Northern California, Washington and Wyoming. This growth will involve building partnerships with corporations, foundations, high net worth individuals and other nonprofit organizations.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement a regional strategy for engaging corporate and foundation partners through DonorsChoose.org managed giving programs: “Giving Cards,” “Double your Donation,” Tipping Point, Corporate and Community Challenges, Youth Philanthropy, and Direct Grants
- Prospect, cultivate, execute, and evaluate corporate partnerships to score branded marketing campaigns ensuring the highest levels of customer service
- Utilize our customer relationship management system, Salesforce.com, to drive team performance and manage partnerships with an annual revenue goal of $1.5-$2 million
- Initiate and develop relationships with education leaders in key markets at the district and state level as well as with our 3-5 national education partners
- Serve as an industry expert in the area of cause marketing
- Manage a team of 2 staff members
- Collaborate across regional and national teams to share best practices and inform the systems and process that will influence the future of DonorsChoose.org
Qualifications:
- 4-8 years of achievement in the private or nonprofit sectors with demonstrated success delivering ambitious sales, fundraising and/or partnership goals, including exceptional strategic planning and operational skills
- Experience in a complex start-up and/or entrepreneurial environment is preferred
- Team player with a strong passion for the mission and vision of DonorsChoose.org
- Proven track record of initiating, cultivating and managing relationships with key constituencies; significant networks within San Francisco and the Northwest region preferred
- Outstanding communication skills, with the ability to build, cultivate and leverage personal and professional networks and relationships, develop and deliver successful presentations, and collaborate and negotiate effectively
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required
Compensation:
DonorsChoose.org offers a competitive salary with excellent benefits, which include health, dental, and vision coverage; a non-contributing 401K plan; and 5 weeks paid vacation plus national holidays. This position is a unique opportunity to be part of an innovative, fun, high-profile and rapidly growing organization that is changing the face of philanthropy and the lives of students from low-income families.
Application Procedure:
Please email a resume and thoughtful cover letter, outlining how your skills and experience meet the qualifications of the position and stating how you heard about this opportunity, (both in Word format) to Missy Sherburne at DonorsChoose (at) cgcareers (dot) org. The subject line should read: Northwest Executive Director. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
About Commongood Careers
DonorsChoose.org has partnered with Commongood Careers to conduct the search for a Northwest Executive Director. Commongood Careers is a nonprofit search service that connects talented individuals to organizations that are dedicated to creating positive social change. Founded and staffed by nonprofit professionals, Commongood Careers offers personalized, engaged services to jobseekers and organizations throughout the hiring process, as well as access to a wealth of knowledge about nonprofit careers.
DonorsChoose.org is an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds.
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By Mike
Thursday,
May 29, 2008 at 8:36pm
We were delighted by “yertle,” a former high school teacher who chose DonorsChoose.org as the subject of her Haiku Friday post:
am so far behind
in reading and in writing
so overwhelming
hard to jump back in
both with life and with blogging
don’t know where to start
a new addiction
check out DonorsChoose.org
I can’t stop giving
funded 5 projects
supporting math and science
helping feels so good
One of our Ops staff wrote, “I guess a sense of rueful contemplation and references to the wind rustling through the cherry blossoms aren’t requirements for haikus? Good to know.”
Inspired by yertle’s example, I composed this haiku, written from the perspective of a DonorsChoose.org teacher. Apologies to Basho.
I got an email:
My project has been funded.
Bliss overwhelms me.
Feel free to leave your own DonorsChoose.org haiku in the comments.
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By Katie
Thursday,
at 2:00pm
Below is a press release that Washington DC Mayor Fenty and Deputy Mayor Victor Reinoso issued about our partnership. A big THANK YOU to the Mayor’s office for its support!
You can also hear Kate Hays, DonorsChoose.org Atlantic Deputy Director, talking to NPR about our efforts in Washington DC.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 19, 2008
Government of the District of Columbia
Executive Office of the Mayor
Washington, DC - Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and Deputy Mayor Victor Reinoso today announced a partnership with DonorsChoose.org, an innovative program designed to connect district teachers and students with local philanthropists. DonorsChoose.org puts individuals directly in touch with teachers seeking support for educational tools ranging from school supplies to field trips. Since the start of the school year, 28 District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) have received over $137,000.
“I am excited about this partnership with DonorsChoose.org because it provides an opportunity for individuals to review teacher proposals, fund projects, and see firsthand, how exactly their money is spent,” said Mayor Fenty.
“This partnership encourages innovative teaching by providing a simple way to fulfill small, teacher-directed needs,” said Deputy Mayor Victor Reinoso. “This exciting opportunity will help bring more resources to the city’s teachers and students.”
DonorsChoose.org invites teachers to submit a proposal for school supplies and projects that support the healthy development of students. Individual donors can search teacher proposals on the DonorsChoose.org website by areas of interest, learn about the classroom needs, and fund projects that they find most compelling. Students and teachers have a direct connection with their donors and often send thank you letters along with photographs of the projects.
CONTACT: Dena Iverson
202-727-6914 (office)
Below is a picture of Mayor Adrian M. Fenty:
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By Kelly
Tuesday,
May 27, 2008 at 10:20am
Since May 2006, KGO-TV reporter Lyanne Melendez has featured a story about DonorsChoose.org every month. The San Francisco-based reporter travels to the classroom of a teacher who has a project request posted on the DonorsChoose.org website and discusses with the teacher the resources he/she needs to bring learning to life for his or her students. The idea is to involve the television station’s generous viewers in supporting teacher innovation and student learning in Bay Area public school classrooms, while promoting the use of the DonorsChoose.org website by local teachers. This series has brought critical resources into public schools and local appreciation from teachers and donors. But recently, the series brought acclaim of a different sort!
The California Teachers’ Association annually presents the “John Swett Award” to a media professional who displays outstanding coverage on issues that touch California schools. This year, in honor of her DonorsChoose.org stories each month, Lyanne Melendez was the recipient of this award–the CTA’s highest honor for media professionals!
Thanks to Lyanne Melendez, KGO-TV, and their mutual commitment to education, teachers in the San Francisco Bay Area have been granted their wishes, month after month! Last month’s story focused on “Urban Kids Learn to Beat Drums, Not Each Other,” in which the teacher requested rhythm instruments for her young music students. Thanks to Lyanne’s story, the project was fully-funded the next day, and the drums will soon be used by eager musicians in this high-poverty elementary school.
Congratulations to Lyanne Melendez for being honored with this prestigious award! Her dedication to run a monthly story on a DonorsChoose.org project has inspired ABC affiliates in other communities to establish similar series for the benefit of their local teachers and students!
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By Erica
Friday,
May 23, 2008 at 4:26pm
The DonorsChoose.org team is looking for a few more top contributors who would enjoy making a big social impact with a small, fast-moving org!
Help us grow our great team by spreading the word about these two Marketing & Development opportunities: Senior eCommerce Analyst & Online Applications Manager
Senior eCommerce Analyst
About the Position
DonorsChoose.org seeks a highly talented, self-directed Senior eCommerce Analyst to help meet aggressive goals for donation revenue growth. This critical member of the Marketing & Development Team will analyze and interpret data and synthesize information from a variety of online sources, translating the findings into recommendations for effective and actionable marketing plans. S/he will deliver recommendations to the senior management team and assist in campaign execution.
Responsibilities:
- Instrument, measure, analyze and report on online marketing programs, website user behavior, and website traffic.
- Use query and analysis tools to define and track key performance metrics related to business performance, identify failure points or opportunities for improvement, and provide insights into key business and customer activities on the website.
- Identify and recommend changes to improve website conversion based on analysis. This will include creating and managing multivariate or a/b/c tests that drive fundamental improvements to the site experience and working with business owners to implement change.
- Manage Search Engine Marketing and Optimization
- Develop and maintain holistic dashboards by pulling data from multiple sources for presentations to senior management team.
- Work with the technology team to identify gaps in the data capture strategy and collaboratively implement enhancements.
Troubleshoot instrumentation and reporting issues and anomalies.
- Consolidate and validate data from multiple sources.
Qualifications:
- 2 - 4 years experience in quantitative analysis of marketing programs or website performance. Proven results in increasing ROI of campaigns and initiatives.
- Experience with search engine marketing, email campaigns and other direct marketing, partner and affiliate marketing programs, and/or other forms of online advertising.
- Strong analytical background, demonstrating an ability to collect data, analyze trends, find opportunities, draw conclusions and make recommendations.
- Experience with web tracking analysis via tools such as Google Analytics, WebTrends, HBX, Index Tools, Omniture, DoubleClick, or similar tools for web usage traffic pattern analysis required.
- Detail orientation, personal organization and ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously.
- BS/BA Degree in Business, Math, Statistics, Computer Information Systems or related field preferred.
- Passion for the DonorsChoose.org mission and an eagerness to learn and have fun!
Application Procedure
Please send a cover letter, resume, and link to your online portfolio via email to Erica (at) Donorschoose (dot) org with “Senior eCommerce Analyst” in the subject line.
Online Applications Manager
About the Position
DonorsChoose.org seeks an Online Applications Manager to help the organization exploit enterprise marketing applications, including Customer Relationship Management systems (Salesforce.com), email marketing software (Exact Target), and survey software (ClickTools).
A successful candidate has a solid understanding of these or similar marketing technologies, and possesses the ability to configure robust applications to meet business objectives. (Engineering background is not necessary). The DonorsChoose.org work environment is informal, fast-paced, and fun.
Responsibilities:
- Manage Salesforce.com: Responsible for ongoing refinements and configuration of this application, including developing reports, establishing protocols, and mapping relationships between fields.
- Launch Email Marketing Campaigns: Execute campaigns in Exact Target, including test-and-learn campaigns using dynamic email content. Monitor data quality. Run analytics. Oversee the system for users to subscribe/unsubscribe. Identify improvements and draft functional specifications for enhancements.
- Execute Donor Survey: Execute segmented surveys via Salesforce and Clicktools.
- Manage ad hoc projects to enhance the website experience: Identify improvements to website experience and draft functional specifications. Facilitate communication with developers to ensure that requirements are translated to design specifications. Provide follow-through to production deployment. Conduct user acceptance testing for new features.
- Help the Marketing & Development team to plan email marketing and other campaign strategies.
Qualifications:
- 2+ years experience with CRM software, email marketing applications, and/or interactive survey applications
- Superb self-management skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment with little supervision
- Project management and excellent organizational skills are critical, including attention to detail, ability to handle multiple priorities and manage tight timelines
- Passion for the DonorsChoose.org mission
- Ability to think through a new process or technology solution, in order to assess dependencies, risks and implications
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- An eagerness to learn and have fun!
Application Procedure
Please send a cover letter and resume to Missy (at) donorschoose (dot) org with “Online Applications Manager” in the subject line.
**DonorsChoose.org is based in New York City. No relocation assistance. No phone calls or faxes please.
**DonorsChoose.org is an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds.
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By Natalie
Friday,
at 12:04pm
Thanks to a generous donation from The Simmons Foundation, Citizen Philanthropists have the opportunity to fund Houston ISD (HISD) science and math projects at half the cost.
Proposals ranging from graphing calculators to microscopes to LCD projectors are sure to make a huge difference in the lives of HISD students now and for years to come.
Help make much-needed resources a reality for Houston students. Click here to double your impact and give to teacher proposals matched by The Simmons Foundation.
Houston ISD teachers: Be sure to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity. Post proposals for science and math materials!
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By Katie
Thursday,
May 22, 2008 at 3:00pm
Warmest congratulations to Bob Heck and Paige Tatum!
Bob Heck, Maryland Public Television’s “Bob the Vid Tech”, on-air host of MPT’s Kids and Family programs, has been a strong advocate for DonorsChoose.org in Baltimore City among teachers, parents and community members. Bob was recently nominated for a Capital Region Emmy for Program Host / Moderator. Let’s keep our fingers crossed for Bob that he will win on June 14th, and add to the eight Capital Region Emmys awards that he has won since 1996.
Paige Tatum, Executive Producer of Fox News in Boston for the 10 o’clock and 11 o’clock shows, helped our Northeast Team coordinate an awesome segment this fall. As the daughter of a school district superintendent in Virginia, Paige is passionate about public education! On May 10th, Paige received a Boston / New England Emmy for News Producer; you can see her accepting her award here. Paige now has a total of two Emmys!
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By Natalie
Wednesday,
May 21, 2008 at 3:43pm
The South Team is thrilled to report that DonorsChoose.org has raised $1 million for the Lone Star State! Texas teachers have received books, technology, science equipment, and other much-needed classroom resources.
DonorsChoose.org became available to Texas public school classrooms in December of 2005 after being named the “Most Innovative Charity in America” by Amazon.com and the Stanford Business School. DonorsChoose.org committed the awarded funds to help rebuild classrooms destroyed by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Since then, the $1 million in donations has funded over 2,100 teacher projects and impacted more than 50,000 students! Teachers in nearly every part of the state have visited DonorsChoose.org and posted requests for classrooms materials.
We would like to thank all of the donors who helped us reach this huge milestone! There are still more Texas projects in need of funding. Click here to make a positive impact in the lives of Texas students.
$1,002,031 to 51,224 Texas students, from donors in 49 states
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By Alex
Tuesday,
May 20, 2008 at 9:45am
Students at E.K. Powe Elementary in Durham, NC capped off several weeks of lessons focused on alternative forms of energy at a mural unveiling on Thursday, May 15. Students worked with science teacher Treva Fitts, second grade teacher Meg Goodhand and art teacher Malcolm Goff to explore alternative forms of energy through multiple disciplines while working with local artist Debra Wuliger to create a permanent energy-themed mural.
Durham Public Schools Superintendent Carl Harris and Progress Energy representatives were on hand as students showcased what they had learned to parents and staff. The materials for all of the lessons, and the mural itself, were funded as part of a $50,000 grant made by Progress Energy to DonorsChoose.org last year to inspire innovative energy education in Carolina classrooms.
Progress Energy has committed $75,000 in funding to support energy education project requests made through DonorsChoose.org next school year. If you are a North or South Carolina teacher interested in learning how your class can participate, please email alex@donorschoose.org.
Read more about the mural project at Durham Public Schools North Carolina.
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By Kirk
Thursday,
May 15, 2008 at 11:30am
We are excited to announce that Lumina Foundation for Education has committed $100,000 in support of college preparatory and advanced placement high school student projects in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky. This partnership reinforces Lumina Foundation’s overall goal of increased higher education accessibility across the country, while building upon the success of their KnowHow2GO campaign, which helps prepare high school students for college by providing them with resources, educational opportunities, and guidance.
Please spread the word to high school teachers in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio! From Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate classroom supplies to science equipment and student technology, it is now easier for high school teachers in these four states to get supplies for academically rigorous courses, thanks to the generosity of Lumina Foundation.
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