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Employees of The Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation honored DonorsChoose.org, and 13 other nonprofit organizations working to make a difference in Baltimore City, Maryland, at their Employee Giving Luncheon on Tuesday, July 15th. The Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation has a cool way of involving their own employees in creative grantmaking. Once a year, The foundation encourages its employees to take a close look at the work being done by nonprofit organizations in Baltimore City, choose one making a meaningful impact on the community, and nominate the nonprofit of their choosing for a $10,000 grant.

This year DonorsChoose.org was chosen by Amy Gross, Program Director of The Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation. Gross surprised the luncheon audience by announcing that each attendee would receive a DonorsChoose.org Giving Card so that they could help distribute the $10,000 employee giving grant among projects in their community.

Gross said of her decision to share the gift of giving with attendees, “I was so excited to be able to have this opportunity to use my employee giving grant to share the ‘gift of giving’ with others. I felt great, everyone who received the gift certificates felt great receiving them, those that have redeemed them got to feel good again as a giver, and hopefully the teachers and students we help will also feel great! It’s a win-win.”

Giving Card recipient Donn Weinberg, Vice President & Trustee of The Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, said of his DonorsChoose.org experience, “The whole idea behind DonorsChoose.org is great. I was able to review many teacher proposals for funding and choose which one I wanted to fund with a gift certificate given to me. If I want to go back and personally fund other proposals, I can do so at my convenience. I have suggested to a public school guidance counselor I know that she should look into adding her proposal to DonorsChoose.org.”

On behalf of the 1,900 students who have already benefited from this philanthropic gift, a big THANK YOU goes out to The Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation and Amy Gross!

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Scientists often make the impossible a reality and inspire us through their work. They challenge our thinking and help us understand our environment and each other. Some scientists were born with a natural curiosity, and others had teachers who sparked their interest and helped science come alive for them.

This is why Pfizer, BigThink, and DonorsChoose.org have partnered to promote Pfizer’s Inspiring Science Challenge .

For 10 weeks, beginning June 24th and ending September 1st, website visitors to Big Think will be able to vote for the scientist whose research and enthusiasm inspires them the most. For each vote cast online, Pfizer will donate $1 to science projects posted on the challenge page at DonorsChoose.org.

Pfizer is also issuing a challenge to viewers and voters to raise $20,000 in support of the science projects featured on the Inspiring Science Challenge. With your support, science classrooms across the nation will be filled with the resources they need to succeed.

Let’s be inspired to vote and give students across the country the encouragement to pursue achievement in science!

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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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