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By Jonathan
Tuesday,
Feb 23, 2010 at 12:57pm
Three years ago, Ariba and DonorsChoose.org embarked on a unique partnership to use spend management technology to help DonorsChoose.org expand nationally and serve millions of students from low-income families. Now, over 60 men from Ariba are using their upper lips to help even more kids.
DonorsChoose.org uses Ariba’s software to manage the procurement of the materials teachers request, from sourcing and ordering through invoicing and payment. But last February, Ariba took the partnership to a new level, when some staff bravely sprouted sweet mustaches for four weeks to raise cash for schools. Going stache-to-stache with titans of industry, these growers made Ariba the top fundraising company of 2009.
This February, Ariba growers aim to beat their performance and are now over halfway through their facial hair marathon for kids. To show your support, visit Ariba’s hair-raising Giving Page today. Besides helping kids, you’ll get to see the fuzzy faces of folks at the company behind the procurement process that helps bring classroom projects to life.
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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 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 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 Jonathan
Wednesday,
Dec 23, 2009 at 8:21pm
Calling all iPhone users: There’s a new iPhone app called CauseWorld. It lets you help the world while you shop. And the kicker? It’s completely free and features DonorsChoose.org among a few well-known charities!
How It Works:
1) You walk into a store, pull out your phone, and check in. No purchase required.
2) By checking in, you earn points from CauseWorld sponsors.
3) You then give those points to a specific cause. For DonorsChoose.org, you can help provide laptop computers to an elementary school class in Chicago!
CauseWorld is available in the iPhone App Store now, with an Android version coming soon. To download the app, visit CauseWorld today.
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 Katie
Tuesday,
Nov 24, 2009 at 12:12pm
CLICK HERE to see the full details on the Program Associate role.
Position Overview: The East Region of the Partnerships & Development Team is tasked with delivering $4 million in resources into classrooms from South Carolina to Maine this school year. We work with companies, foundations and individual donors to achieve these goals. At any given time, our lean team of five staff is managing 150+ different partnerships and bringing thousands of donors to our website. This position is a unique opportunity to be part of an innovative, fun, high-profile and rapidly growing organization that is changing the face of philanthropy and the education of students from low-income families.
Responsibilities: See the full job description for a list of responsibilities.
Qualifications: The right candidate is motivated by our mission and by our entrepreneurial goals-driven culture. We seek a team player who is/has:
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required
• College graduate and up to three years of work experience
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, focused, results driven, and motivated by project management
• Able to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong with verbal and written communications
• A problem-solving orientation, a customer-service orientation, and strong analytical skills
• Comfortable with tasks relating to administration and office management
• Adept with Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel, and willing to learn new programs
• Desire to work in a fast-paced, startup-like environment with aggressive growth plans
To apply: Please email a resume and thoughtful cover letter, addressed to Katie Bisbee, to eastjob (at) donorschoose (dot) org. In your cover letter, outline how your skills and experience meet the qualifications of the position, state how you heard about this opportunity, and state your salary requirements. Include “East Region Program Associate” in the subject line. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. No calls please.
CLICK HERE to see the full details on the Program Associate role.
By Julie
Tuesday,
Nov 10, 2009 at 4:18pm
Thanks to the California Community Foundation and the FEDCO Charitable Foundation, DonorsChoose.org has a “Double Your Impact” offer for K-12 teachers in the following districts: ABC/Cerritos, Culver City, Norwalk-La Mirada or Pasadena Unified. The match offer is valid for hands-on, classroom projects or field trips requests for under $500 in resources that will help bring learning to life!
For this opportunity, we are looking for projects that include engaging and creative experiential learning activities, such as a hands-on math or science projects. Your project should increase student academic achievement in one of four areas: language arts, math, science or social studies and your essay should make these benefits clear. Priority will be given to projects that incorporate experiential learning that is linked to class curriculum or integrates community-related topics. Please note, NO requests for computer hardware or cameras will be considered.
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. Funding will be spent on a first come, first served basis until the grants are spent out.
The FEDCO Charitable Foundation was created when the FEDCO chain of stores closed in 1999. More than $7 million was used to establish the FEDCO Charitable Foundation at CCF. CCF awards FEDCO Teacher Grants each year to fund hands-on, classroom projects or field trips that help bring learning to life. Grants range from $500 to $1,000 and support teachers of students in grades kindergarten through 12 in Cerritos, Culver City, Norwalk-La Mirada, Pasadena and Los Angeles Unified school districts.
CCF is L.A.’s foundation. It has been around since 1915 and has about $1 billion in assets. As the 53rd largest foundation in the nation, CCF grants out the second biggest proportion of its assets – 17 percent – among U.S. foundations. In fiscal year ended June 30, 2009, CCF granted $191 million as investments in the future of local communities. The foundation is known as one of L.A.’s most innovative investors in permanent, low-income housing and the biggest supporter of individual artists in the region. CCF is the largest scholarship fund manager in L.A., managing more than 150 scholarship funds worth $85 million, and it is a national leader in increasing services for returning vets from Iraq and Afghanistan. CCF holds more than 1,600 funds. To learn more, visit calfund.org.
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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