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By Candice
Friday,
Nov 6, 2009 at 7:33pm
We are thrilled to be partnering with the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation again this school year to bring math and science resources to classrooms in the Bay Area. Last year, the Foundation helped to fund over sixty compelling math and science projects, impacting more than 3,000 students! During the 2009-2010 school year, the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation is happy to fund classroom projects that provide robust learning experiences for K-12 public school students.
As science folks themselves, the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation truly understands the need to provide rigorous and meaningful learning experiences to students. The Foundation believes that a nation’s strength in the fields of math, science and engineering enables its capacity to perform, enhances its opportunities for innovation and leads to a better quality of life for society as a whole. To further this mission, the Foundation will provide partial or complete funding for math and science projects in which the teacher describes how the requested materials will enhance the curriculum or provide a way for the students to meet required standards. So, if you are a science or math teacher in Contra Costa, Alameda, San Francisco, Santa Clara or San Mateo County with some great ideas for your classroom, submit your project at www.donorschoose.org/teachers. Make sure to include the words “curriculum” or “standards” in your project for funding consideration.
Thanks so much to the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation for partnering with DonorsChoose.org to bring science and math learning to life!
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By Yaritza
Wednesday,
Sep 23, 2009 at 3:20pm
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.
For more information on The Merck Company Foundation visit: www.themerckcompanyfoundation.org
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By Candice
Thursday,
Sep 17, 2009 at 3:56pm
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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By Candice
Thursday,
Sep 10, 2009 at 5:27pm
Teachers in Sacramento have an opportunity to receive half-funding for their classroom projects submitted to DonorsChoose.org, thanks to a Double Your Impact offer from the Sacramento City Educational Foundation (SCEF). SCEF provides financial and other resources to benefit students and classrooms in the Sacramento City Unified School District. The Foundation is dedicated to enhancing student achievement and educational opportunities in innovative ways and we are excited to work together to bring resources to students and teachers.
To support a project at half the cost, check out the SCEF giving page. Thanks so much to SCEF for helping to bring these classroom projects to life!
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By Kirk
Tuesday,
Sep 8, 2009 at 4:18pm
After one week of SONIC Drive-In’s national Limeades for Learning campaign, over 300 projects have been fully funding, resulting in over $100,000 of new supplies in classrooms across the country! Check out this link to see more details on the projects funded to date. Thanks to SONIC customers’ votes (over 16,500 so far!), students will have greater educational opportunities this fall.
Have you been to a SONIC Drive-In yet to buy a limeade and cast your vote? The campaign lasts through September, so get moving!
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By Alicia
Thursday,
Aug 27, 2009 at 3:17pm
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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By Yaritza
Tuesday,
Aug 11, 2009 at 5:50pm
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!
Check out BlackPlanet Rising projects that need your support today!
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By Natalie
Tuesday,
at 5:11pm
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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By Katie
Monday,
Aug 10, 2009 at 8:49pm
Open Society Institute - Baltimore (”OSI-Baltimore”) invites Baltimore City teachers to tap into $25,000 in funding to improve student attendance.
Examples of classroom projects OSI-Baltimore will be supporting:
- Elementary: Giving out certificates or snacks at an awards ceremony - for the student of the week or the whole class!
- Middle: Giving out play money for each day of attendance; allowing students to purchase rewards.
- High: Holding regular contests for strong attendance and improved attendance, and giving out rewards.
How OSI-Baltimore will be funding projects:
- Teachers should submit projects for materials $350 or lower.
- This funding will be offered as a 50% match offer, so OSI-Baltimore funding will activate automatically when other donors choose to join in and fund the rest of the project!
- High school teachers: If your project also is preparing students for the rigors of college, mention this in your short essay, so that your project will receive 50% funding from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Click here to see the teacher flyer with examples of the types of classroom projects that OSI-Baltimore is supporting (file is 1 MB; allow 10 - 15 seconds to download).
Visit OSI-Baltimore’s website to learn more about OSI-Baltimore or student attendance.
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By Kirk
Wednesday,
Jul 8, 2009 at 2:39pm
The Arkansas Community Foundation (ARCF) is happy to partner with DonorsChoose.org to implement the 2009 SIMS (Science Initiative for Middle Schools) program in Arkansas! Funding for this mini-grant program is made possible by an endowed gift to ARCF from the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation.
Each year, SIMS mini-grants are available to Arkansas public school teachers in grades 5, 6, 7, and 8 who are teaching science in counties served by one of ARCF’s 26 local offices. ARCF and its local offices will consider projects that meet the criteria listed below and determine which projects receive funding. Follow this link or visit www.arcf.org and click “local offices” to determine if your school is located in a county served by ARCF.
Arkansas Counties Served:
Ashley, Baxter, Calhoun, Carroll, Chicot, Clark, Cleburne, Columbia, Conway, Craighead, Cross, Desha, Faulkner, Fulton, Garland, Greene, Hempstead, Howard, Izard, Jefferson, Johnson, Lee, Lincoln, Little River, Marion, Miller, Mississippi, Monroe, Montgomery, Ouachita, Phillips, Pope, Pulaski, Sebastian, Sevier, Sharp, St. Francis, Washington, and White.
Mini-grants may be used to purchase consumable science materials; kits are permitted if they are grade standard based and meet the State Science Frameworks requirements. All projects should conform to the current science frameworks as published in February 2006, and the framework(s) applicable to the project should be cited within the project narrative. Please see this document for the Science Curriculum Framework.
Use DonorsChoose.org to submit your project narrative and request for materials. Follow this link to create a teacher account and get started. To participate, you will be asked to write a short description of your project and, using an online shopping cart, select the supplies required to implement your project. Please note the following eligibility requirements:
- You must teach science in grade 5, 6, 7, or 8 in a public school in a county served by a local office affiliated with Arkansas Community Foundation. See above to determine geographic eligibility.
- Your project must meet the State Science Curriculum Framework, linked above.
- Your project materials must cost $500 or less. If the materials you select cost more than $500, your project will not qualify for this grant from ARCF
- You must submit your project between August 15th and September 15th. Projects submitted after September 15th will not qualify for this grant.
- If you meet these qualifications, your request will be referred to local ARCF committees who will select up to 300 projects for full funding. If your project is selected, you will be notified by DonorsChoose.org via e-mail by October 31st, and DonorsChoose.org will order your supplies to be shipped to you at your school address. If your project is not selected, you will still have the opportunity to be funded by the thousands of generous individual donors visiting DonorsChoose.org every day.
For further information, please read the DonorsChoose.org FAQ for Teachers. Once you register for a teacher account, you will have access to an online tutorial to answer any other questions you may have.
Arkansas Community Foundation, in partnership with DonorsChoose.org, looks forward to encouraging hands-on middle school science projects in schools throughout the state!
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