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Two decades after founding DonorsChoose out of his classroom in a Bronx high school, the nonprofit’s CEO is preparing to hand over the reins

Teachers and districts are turning to DonorsChoose — a nonprofit crowdfunding site for public educators — to leverage financial support.

DonorsChoose helps fill a gap since teachers often spend money out of their own pockets on classroom supplies that aren’t provided by their school.

Charles Best and W.Kamau Bell on supporting students. Interviewed by Raisa Bruner.

Listen as Charles tells the DonorsChoose story to Reid Hoffman, host of the podcast Masters of Scale

A teacher gets a $1,000 DonorsChoose grant to surprise students with work-from-home supply kits.

It doesn't always require money to help those facing financial shortages.

Thanks to the Keep Kids Learning Grant through DonorsChoose, a teacher received $1,000 in Walmart gift cards.

Mark Fox, a STEAM teacher, received $1,000 from the DonorsChoose Keep Kids Learning grant to purchase distance learning materials.

By going outside of the school’s social network, Simo’s teachers have gotten many of the resources they need, including Chromebooks.