Comments on: Learning about our awesome donors

By: REBECCA HEWITT

REBECCA HEWITT — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:34:51 +0000

WHAT WAS THE RESPONSE TO DONATING IF YOU HAD MATCHING FUNDS?

By: Hendrik Laverge

Hendrik Laverge — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:02:24 +0000

Thanks for the feedback, excellent work.
About the return of donations for underfunded projects, I suggest you set up a ’suspense’ account to which the donations are credited while you go back to the donor(s)and ask them to make another choice, possibly including suggestions of comparable projects which are underfunded. If the original donor doesn’t respond, you can refund them, if they do, you debit the ’supense’ account and transfer the funds to the indicated project.

By: Sarah Caldwell

Sarah Caldwell — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:24:10 +0000

When I got the thank-you notes and pictures, I waited until I was with a group of highly educated people who have more disposable income than I do–just so they could see what can happen if you share some of that money. It seemed to be much more powerful than an email.

By: towhee47

towhee47 — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:56:57 +0000

My husband’s company provides corporate matching for donations, but it’s hard to use that at donorschoose. I wish there was a way to establish a donor account, put a chunk of money into it as a donation, get the donation matched by my husband’s company, then dole it out project by project.

Anyway, I love donorschoose. I have had the best experiences here. There’s nothing like receiving the teacher’s letter and those student letters to feel like you’re actually accomplishing something with your donation.

By: Leslie Nolen

Leslie Nolen — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:09:14 +0000

Fascinating results…thanks for sharing!

Our firm provides sales, marketing and strategy expertise to health and wellness businesses.

Every year we invite our clients and customers to direct our DonorsChoose contribution every year by voting on a short list of nutrition, fitness and health-related school projects.

I always tell them it’s the best check I sign all year!

Here’s what they’ve chosen since 2005:

http://www.radialgroup.com/helpinghands.htm

By: EmGusk

EmGusk — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:33:09 +0000

Do you have the breakdown by question? I’d be interested in learning everything. Keep up the great work!

By: Bruce Kasanoff

Bruce Kasanoff — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:26:48 +0000

By its very name, DonorsChoose.org pledges to make giving personal. I get to control who I support. I get to feel like a hero, sometimes single-handedly enabling an entire classroom of students to leapfrog their obstacle.

A few years back, I wrote a book called, “Making It Personal,” and in the process learned how gratified people are by a “personalized” approach. So it pleases but doesn’t surprise me that your net promoter score is off the charts. Keep up the great work.

By: jon

jon — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:19:33 +0000

TJ’s Fresh Seafood Market in Dallas, Texas is proud to support Donorschoose.org!

TJ’s was named the 2009 “Most Innovative Seafood Market in America.”

By: Paisely Cloyd

Paisely Cloyd — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:18:37 +0000

I knew there were a lot of SMART women out there!

I think the Thank You notes are as important a learning tool for the students as they are for the donors who receive them.

I wish there was a way for a teacher to elect to transfer money from partialy funded grant about to expire into another posted grant.
The donors would need to be contacted about the transfer.