We are thrilled that HP is sponsoring the DonorsChoose.org Social Media Challenge and helping dedicated bloggers and twitterers improve classroom experiences.
To kick off the Challenge, HP supported every single Giving Page with a $50 donation to a classroom project. This contribution really jump-started the contest and inspired other donors to join in the fun.
Next week, we will distribute the remaining $200,000 of HP’s contribution to all Social Media Challenge Giving Pages. But this time, the participant’s share will be calculated based on the percentage he or she raises by Sunday, October 25, 2009.
Tens of thousands of dollars for classroom resources are up for grabs, so if you are participating in the Challenge this year, keep those blog posts, tweets and status updates coming! Or support your favorite blogger or twitterer here!
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Save the earth and win an expenses-paid trip for your class to the Disneyland® Resort with Disney’s Planet Challenge! Disney’s Planet Challenge is a fun, free and highly-acclaimed project-based environmental competition for 4th, 5th, and 6th grade classrooms across the United States. This year Disney has partnered with DonorsChoose.org to spread the news to teachers AND help you get the resources you need to do a hands-on project to help the environment.
Thanks to Disney’s Planet Challenge, DonorsChoose.org is offering a “Double Your Impact” challenge for all 4th, 5th, and 6th grade eligible environmental class projects under $650 in materials submitted before November 1st. Any project posted to DonorsChoose.org that meets these criteria will receive 50% funding via this offer once other donors choose to join in and fund the rest of the project. So get creative and think of classroom projects that encourage students to think and act environmentally at school and at home. Click here for examples of some cool hands-on environmental projects.
Additionally, any teacher that is registered for Disney’s Planet Challenge and submits a qualifying environmental project to DonorsChoose.org by November 1st will receive full funding by 12/18/2009. For more information on Disney’s Planet Challenge click here.
To participate in Disney’s Planet Challenge, teachers must register at Disney’s Planet Challenge website by December 18, 2009. Then, in addition to the regular DonorsChoose.org thank you process, teachers will be asked to complete this project with your class and submit the results to Disney by February 26, 2010. If your project wins this contest, you will earn a class trip for 3 days to Disneyland or 56 other prizes.
Teachers, submityour environmental project today to take advantage of this funding!
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Yahoo!, a long-time partner of DonorsChoose.org, is inviting everyone to share your creative singing voices by customizing and uploading your own Yahoo! Yodel. That’s right, the catchy Yahoo! trademark, which is part song, part celebration shout, is ready for you to modify, mix and simply make your own—in the Yahoo! Yodel Studio.
And, if you are lucky enough to be in the Big Apple on Tuesday, October 13, Yahoo! will be in Times Square to help New Yorkers unleash their inner rock star with a little help from Randy Jackson, LeAnn Rimes, Rob Cavallo, Kimberly Caldwell, Ryan Leslie, Pete Wentz and Jewel.
In return for submitting your own Yodel by 10/31/2009, Yahoo! will immediately provide you with a $10 DonorsChoose.org electronic Giving Card to help fund the classroom project of your choice on DonorsChoose.org. To learn how you can take advantage of this offer (and possible internet stardom), visit yodelstudio.yahoo.com.
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This fall, math and science teachers from across five states (Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia) have an opportunity to receive half-funding for their classroom projects, thanks to a Double Your Impact campaign offer from the Merck Company Foundation. The Merck Company Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the global, research-driven pharmaceutical company, Merck & Co., Inc.: The foundation’s overall mission is to create and support philanthropic initiatives to improve the quality of human life through charitable contributions, partnerships, and employee volunteering. Merck has a long and proud history of promoting science education in schools to help develop and train future leaders in science by stimulating interest and excellence from an early age and now they have chosen DonorsChoose.org as a conduit for educational support.
Thank you Merck for helping to bring these classroom projects to life!
To support projects in these states at half the cost, check out these projects.
Thanks to the generosity of the Koret Foundation, California teachers, both familiar with and new to DonorsChoose.org, will receive help in bringing their classroom projects to life. All teachers who are members of the California Teachers Empowerment Network (CTEN) and one lucky colleague will receive a $50.00 DonorsChoose.org giving card to use on books, microscopes, paintbrushes or whatever these teachers need for their classrooms!
CTEN is comprised of teachers dedicated to providing fellow teachers with reliable and balanced information about professional affiliations and positions on educational issues. CTEN believes that advocating for open dialogue and informed choices will empower teachers to experience greater satisfaction and success in this profession. We are grateful to the Koret Foundation for supporting these informed and dedicated professionals!
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This year Best Buy launched www.at15.com, an innovative site that harnesses the power of online interactivity to provide a platform for teens to speak their minds and, among other things, direct $1M in Best Buy corporate giving.
One component of this site is the Best Buy @15 Change Exchange, in which Best Buy selects four non-profits to vie for $250,000 each quarter. DonorsChoose.org is part of the current Change Exchange campaign that runs until October 31st. From now until October 31st teens can register at www.at15.com and earn points completing different activities. Then at the end of the campaign (October 15 to 31st) they allocate their points to the non-profit they want Best Buy to support. Each non-profit receives the percentage share of $250,000 that matches the percentage of the total points they received from @15 members.
We’d like to thank Best Buy for this awesome opportunity!
Teens – check out our profile on www.at15.com/changeexchange and give your points to DonorsChoose.org to support public school classrooms in need!
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As we gear up for the back-to-school season DonorsChoose.org has partnered with Interactive One, a leading digital connection network for African Americans. In partnership with its radio broadcasting division, Radio One, Inc. they have launched BlackPlanet Rising (www.blackplanetrising.com), a central resource that provides tools, information and news for giving in the community. Interactive One seeks to activate African-Americans through their influential social networking site and to engage members who are interested in doing good by connecting them with opportunities that cater to their interests.
One of the key components of BlackPlanet Rising’s social mission is education and they have partnered with DonorsChoose.org to address this goal. In an effort to ensure students are receiving the best education possible and developing the next generation of future leaders BlackPlanet Rising has created a giving page. They are calling on all members to support projects on DonorsChoose.org by matching their pledge and help distribute $10,000 worth of materials and experiences to students across the country!
Thanks to a generous grant from The Simmons Foundation, citizen philanthropists have the opportunity to fund Houston ISD projects from high-need schools at half the cost!
Proposals ranging from composition books to a collection of read-along CDs to document cameras are sure to make a huge difference in the lives of Houston ISD students now and for years to come.
Help make much-needed resources a reality for Houston ISD students. Click here to view all the teacher projects matched by The Simmons Foundation.
Houston ISD teachers: Be sure to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity. Kick off the new school year by posting projects for your classroom needs on DonorsChoose.org!
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Last Friday, we came across a compelling (if not audacious) 140-character proclamation from a person going by the moniker MiltownKid, “I have an EXCELLENT plan to raise $20,000+ for @DonorsChoose with social media.” Inspired by Tim Ferriss’ own “Tweet to Beat,” Casey (aka MiltownKid) has embarked on what he calls an “epic month of fundraising.” His plan: to fully fund EVERY DonorsChoose.org classroom project in Milwaukee during the month of August.
Enlisting his friends and followers, Casey has declared “social activism” his own personal mission for this month. If his website dedicated to tracking his progress is any indication, he will not be stopped.
Check out this video (below) he made describing his motivations for helping schools in need, visit his website Social Milwaukee and follow him on Twitter @miltownkid for minute-by-minute updates. If you live in the Milwaukee-area, he’ll be hosting a TweetUp later this month.
Interested in using Social Media to spread the word about DonorsChoose.org? Feel free to reach out to our team.
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Through a new cause campaign, Limeades For Learning, SONIC will put more than a half million dollars into classrooms in local communities across the country, thanks to a new partnership with DonorsChoose.org!
“SONIC and our franchisees have supported schools in local communities for some time,” said Cliff Hudson, chairman and chief executive officer-Sonic Corp. “During a time when teachers need help the most, we look forward to working with DonorsChoose.org to place supplies into classrooms and ultimately help students reach their full potential.”
From August 31 through October 1, when customers purchase any small to Route 44 fountain or frozen drink at SONIC, they can go online to LimeadesForLearning.com and vote for their favorite teachers’ project. SONIC will fund up to $100,000 of projects with the most votes each Friday during the five-week campaign.
Click here to read national partnership announcement.
*Teachers who are interested in being eligible for SONIC funding are encouraged to read and share the following items:
