“DonorChoose is an online crowdfunding source. Most fundraising for schools involves just the students, their parents, relatives, and friends—the fundraising effort rarely moves outside the community. At DonorsChoose, 74 percent of the funding for classroom projects comes from outside the school’s social network. The pool of donors comes from all over the world, including large, multimillion-dollar companies such as Google, Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc., the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Staples Inc. DonorsChoose partners with large corporations to either fund or match donations for projects. By going outside of the school’s social network, Simo’s teachers have gotten many of the resources they need, including Chromebooks.“
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