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By Dan
Monday,
Mar 1, 2010 at 1:28pm
Throughout March, DonorsChoose.org is in the running to win $250,000 for classroom library projects, but we need your help! By voting for us in the Pepsi Refresh Project, you can help improve classroom libraries for students across the country with the click of your mouse.
How to help supply new books, rugs, and literacy resources to classroom libraries:
• Vote today! Go to www.refresheverything.com/donorschoose, sign up instructions below), and cast your vote.
• Vote tomorrow, and the day after, and the day after… Until March 31st. You can cast a new vote once a day. If you want help remembering, set the DonorsChoose.org page as your homepage or create a recurring calendar entry.
• Multiply your impact by spreading the word. Share this post www.refresheverything.com/donorschoose on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc., and tell you friends to vote early and often.
$250,000…just think – that’s over 23,000 copies of Dr. Seuss’s Oh, The Places You’ll Go, or over 27,700 copies of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird!
Thank you in advance for helping students everywhere get hooked on reading!
How to vote:
• Visit www.refresheverything.com/donorschoose
• Click “Vote for this idea”
• If you have not yet registered, click “No, I’m new here!”
• Enter your name, email address, birthday, create a password, and the text from the automated box (to prove that you’re not a robot!) and click “Done” (Pepsi will not email you unless you opt-in to their mailing list).
• Now you are registered and signed in!
• Click on “Vote for this idea” once more for your vote to be counted.
• Repeat once a day until March 31st!
Thanks for your support!
By Dan
Friday,
Feb 12, 2010 at 1:45pm
Yesterday we launched the most generous match offer ever seen on DonorsChoose.org. And thanks to the incredible support of the Pershing Square Foundation and citizen philanthropists across the country, our first ever Presidents’ Day sale has SOLD OUT!
Don’t worry, if you missed this sale opportunity, you can still help by donating to classroom projects for under $100.
Starting Thursday morning, the Pershing Square Foundation funded American history and civics projects down to $98 – on the condition that citizen philanthropists (you!) took the projects across the finish line. And you did it! Over 600 citizen philanthropists funded the remainder of more than 675 projects, directing over $315,000 to classrooms in need in one day.
You helped support projects primarily in high poverty public school classrooms, that are helping students learn about the Constitution, compete in a nationwide history contest, and read about American government.
Thank you Pershing Square Foundation, and thank you citizen philanthropists for making our first Presidents’ Day sale an overwhelming success!
Would your company or foundation consider sponsoring a Double Your Impact or Almost Home match offer?
By Candice
Thursday,
Feb 11, 2010 at 4:19pm
HP is giving folks an even bigger opportunity to help classrooms. Now through May 30, 2010, when you purchase any HP product through the Create Change program, HP will contribute 4% of the purchase to the charity of your choice, including DonorsChoose.org. That adds up to a lot of critical supplies for students!
You can also check out this video for more information about how you can give back to schools when you purchase HP products. Thanks so much HP for helping students and teachers get the resources they need to succeed!
By Dan
Thursday,
Feb 4, 2010 at 2:36pm
Currently at DonorsChoose.org, teachers in Durham, NC have the opportunity to receive half of the funding for their classroom projects, thanks to a Double Your Impact campaign funded by DurhamCares.
DurhamCares is an inspirational community organization whose mission is to engage Durham residents in loving their neighbors – the people next door, across town, and around the world. What’s a better way to love your neighbor than supporting local classrooms?
By Katie
Monday,
Jan 25, 2010 at 3:49pm
The Abell Foundation is funding $25,000 in teacher project requests for under $500 in materials. These funds are available for Baltimore City Public School teachers who are first-time users of DonorsChoose.
The funding will be offered as a 50% matching offer, so The Abell Foundation funding will activate automatically when other donors choose to join in and fund the rest of the project.
TEACHERS using DonorsChoose.org for the first time, log in and post a project request!
DONORS, help support the classroom projects that are currently qualifying for this offer.
By Alex
Monday,
at 3:40pm
Teachers in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools have the opportunity to bring arts, science and history projects to life for their students thanks to a partnership between the Arts & Science Council (ASC) and DonorsChoose.org.
Citizen Philanthropists who donate to arts, science and history-based projects submitted by CMS teachers at http://www.donorschoose.org/asc, will have their gift doubled by a dollar-for-dollar match from ASC.
The $30,000 matching offer from ASC means $60,000 in art, science and history lessons will come to life in Charlotte, North Carolina!
“Education and participation in the arts, science and history are vital to the development of our children,” said ASC President Scott Provancher. “This is an innovative way for ASC to help support our dedicated teachers in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in their efforts to increase student achievement.”
“DonorsChoose.org is thrilled to partner with the Arts & Science Council in helping bring to life innovative arts, science and history projects in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools,” said DonorsChoose.org Vice President Katie Bisbee. “It is equally exciting that anyone can join us in this effort and double their donations at http://www.donorschoose.org/asc.”
ASC, founded in 1958, builds appreciation, participation and support the arts, science, history and heritage in Charlotte-Mecklenburg through fundraising, grant making, planning, advocacy, programs and services. ASC is investing nearly $900,000 in education programs in fiscal year 2009-2010.
By Nicole
Tuesday,
Jan 12, 2010 at 10:13pm
This January, math and science teachers from across California (see below for a full list of counties and districts) have an opportunity to receive half of the funding for their classroom projects, thanks to a Double Your Impact campaign offer from Chevron Corp. Chevron will contribute half of the necessary funding for each classroom project proposed in the school districts below. Matching funds contributed by other donors accelerate how quickly teachers will be able to put their projects into motion for students.
Chevron has partnered with DonorsChoose.org as part of its California Partnership, an initiative to invest in education and economic development in their home state. Under the initiative, Chevron is expanding its partnerships with nonprofits focused on supporting underserved communities, including relationships with more than 20 new nonprofit partners providing programs for education, entrepreneurs and job training.
Thank you Chevron for helping to bring these classroom projects to life!
To support classroom projects in the state at half the cost, check choose from the areas below:
Northern California
San Ramon
High Poverty East Bay
Martinez
Mount Diablo
Oakland
Walnut Creek
West Contra Costa
Southern California
Bakersfield
El Segundo
For more information on Chevron’s philanthropic endeavors in California visit: Partnering with California | Chevron
By Candice
Tuesday,
Jan 5, 2010 at 7:27pm
The Ravalli Republic recently featured The Greater Ravalli Foundation and its efforts to bring educational materials to Ravalli County classrooms. Inspired by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Double Your Impact program supporting high need and rural high schools, the Greater Ravalli Foundation is partnering with DonorsChoose.org to help fund college prep projects in Ravalli County, Montana.
So, if you are a high school teacher in Ravalli County, now is a great time to submit a classroom project to www.donorschoose.org/teachers. As the Foundation spokesperson explained to the Ravalli Republic, “small amounts of money can be donated by people and when combined with donations from other people, it really can make things happen. It’s a wonderful way to engage in the community.”
To check out the full article, click here. Thanks so much to The Greater Ravalli Foundation for helping to bring these classroom projects to life!
By Candice
Monday,
Dec 7, 2009 at 8:00pm
For any of you who participated in the DonorsChoose.org Social Media Challenge, you already know that HP is a strong supporter of teachers and students. Now, our heroes at HP are partnering with DonorsChoose.org to bring technology resources to public school classrooms!
Thanks to HP’s generosity, teachers across the country who submit classroom projects that request only HP products will be eligible for a “Double Your Impact” match. Any project posted to DonorsChoose.org that meets the above criteria will receive 50% funding via this offer once other donors choose to join in and fund the rest of the project. Funding will be spent on a first come, first served basis until the grant is spent out.
So, for all you teachers who have been dreaming of an HP printer or scientific calculators for your students, or if you just need to replace some HP ink cartridges to create more tangible learning experiences, now is the perfect time to submit your project idea! To get started and take advantage of this great offer, submit your HP technology project at www.donorschoose.org/teachers. Teachers, for the best and most up-to-date selection of HP products, try Quill and CDW. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, try one of our other vendors, such as Best Buy. Big thanks to HP for helping us to bring learning to life!
You can also follow HP on Twitter and Facebook:
www.twitter.com/hpnews
www.facebook.com/hp
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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