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By Jeana
Thursday,
Mar 4, 2010 at 1:09pm
Shopping has never been so rewarding! Thanks to all shoppers (and window-shoppers!) who downloaded the CauseWorld App and spent their karma points to support a classroom, CauseWorld users have helped fund their first project on DonorsChoose.org.
The first batch of karmas will supply a high-need Chicago classroom with netbooks. But the fun is not over! You can download the free CauseWorld app to your iPhone or Android-compatible phone and start earning karma points today just by walking into stores. After you’ve scored some karmas, choose to support a classroom and help some students in need. Your karmas will help fund selected projects on DonorsChoose.org – no purchase or donation necessary!
DonorsChoose.org likes how CauseWorld is pioneering an innovative way to use technology to connect people and needs – and we’re not alone! CuaseWorld has been featured in popular blogs and websites such as Tech Crunch and The Washington Post as an easy way for shoppers and businesses to partner up and do good.
Download the app today and stay tuned for more news on projects funded – by you – through CauseWorld!
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 Yaritza
Thursday,
Feb 4, 2010 at 5:32pm
The DonorsChoose.org team would like to extend a heartfelt THANK YOU to the Dice Holdings team for volunteering their time in our office. Dice Holdings, Inc. is a leading provider of specialized career websites for professional communities including: Dice.com, eFinancialCareers.com, ClearanceJobs.com, AllHealthcareJobs.com, JobsintheMoney.com, and Targeted Job Fairs.
The team worked enthusiastically screening and processing classroom feedback and even processed their own Dice Holdings thank you package from support given to math and science classrooms in Washington DC, New York City, San Francisco and Chicago this fall.
Thank you Dice Holdings for your time and for your great energy!
If your company is interested in volunteering in our NYC office, please contact Associate Director, Yaritza Olmeda, at yaritza (at) DonorsChoose (dot) org.
By Nicole
Wednesday,
Feb 3, 2010 at 2:51pm
For School Visiting Day, the San Francisco office had the opportunity to visit two fantastic kindergarten classes at El Dorado Elementary in Visitacion Valley, and meet their amazing teachers!
Marisa Martinez, the self-styled “Queen of DonorsChoose” at El Dorado Elementary has worked tirelessly on behalf of her students—to date Ms. Martinez has had forty projects funded, transforming her classroom and the lives of her students. We loved the dinosaurs that the students had made, and it was great to see Ms. Martinez’s beautiful classroom library, funded mostly through DonorsChoose.org–including the recent addition of a set of science books!
Ms. Martinez has also taken on the role of ambassador, inspiring other teachers at El Dorado to post projects. One such teacher is Jennifer Moless, who has used DonorsChoose.org to fund gardening projects in the school’s community garden and summer sacks for students so that they can continue their learning over summer break. According to Ms. Moless, these packs are particularly helpful for her ESL students.
We would like to thank Ms. Martinez and Ms. Moless at El Dorado for their generosity in opening their classrooms to us, and for their incredible efforts on behalf of their students!
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 Binna
Thursday,
Jan 21, 2010 at 4:30pm
We want to recognize vendors that met or exceeded our service expectations in January, one of our peak seasons for purchasing classrooms resources for projects. Congratulations!
DonorsChoose.org has an ordering spike in January because we hold orders through December so materials do not arrive at closed schools during the winter holiday season. We’ve sent over 10,000 orders this month and rely on our vendors to help serve our teachers and donors most effectively.
We want to thank these vendors for their commitment to delivering resources to high-need classrooms.
By Katie
Thursday,
at 3:25pm
In the largest employee giving campaign in the 10-year history of DonorsChoose.org, 4,331 employees from Credit Suisse chose to donate to classroom projects in need as part of this year’s Holiday Charity Initiative.
The average donation was incredibly generous – $150 per employee, 75% more than our average donation. Over 100 employees gave more than $1,000 each. Overall, Credit Suisse employees from 25 states gave to classroom projects in their own backyards and across the country.
Credit Suisse employees chose to support a large range of classroom projects, from basic classroom needs like pencils and paper, to a $20,000 field trip to Europe for low-income middle school students. Employees made many inspirational comments to the classrooms they supported, such as:
- ”I gave to this project because I am a mother of two boys and have many young loved ones. I want to support our children and be one more helping hand. Together we can do it. They’re counting on us!”
- “I gave to this project because my company Credit Suisse is a strong supporter of giving back to our community, and helping its employees find meaningful ways to contribute.”
- ”I remember every great teacher that inspired me throughout my childhood and I am incredibly happy that I can contribute to the learning and education of our youth. Keep up the good work and I hope you are able to inspire these kids as much as I was inspired by my teachers.”
Below is a heartfelt thank-you note from a teacher whose project, “College Bound“, that Credit Suisse employees funded:
Below are pictures from the classroom projects Credit Suisse employees supported:
Credit Suisse, on behalf of the students and teachers we serve, THANK YOU!
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