We are thrilled that HP is sponsoring the DonorsChoose.org Social Media Challenge and helping dedicated bloggers and twitterers improve classroom experiences.
To kick off the Challenge, HP supported every single Giving Page with a $50 donation to a classroom project. This contribution really jump-started the contest and inspired other donors to join in the fun.
Next week, we will distribute the remaining $200,000 of HP’s contribution to all Social Media Challenge Giving Pages. But this time, the participant’s share will be calculated based on the percentage he or she raises by Sunday, October 25, 2009.
Tens of thousands of dollars for classroom resources are up for grabs, so if you are participating in the Challenge this year, keep those blog posts, tweets and status updates coming! Or support your favorite blogger or twitterer here!
I think you guys are an incredible organization. And this HP sponsorship is fantastic!
Question: I’m trying to start a grassroots effort to get more personal finance and entrepreneurial education in our classrooms. Our severe lack of financial literacy is a big reason why we’re in the mess we’re in today. And our high schoolers’ ignorance of business (what it takes to start and run one…how they work…how they create jobs and prosperity…how they help further the cause of freedom and free enterprise) is frightening.
Is DonorsChoose doing anything to help promote these types of projects to teachers? More specifically, what would it take to get MORE teachers to come up with project ideas around these two important topics?
I’ve been contributing to projects via DonorsChoose since this summer, but I rarely find any in these areas. I truly believe that if more teachers committed to posting such projects, we could find MANY donors to step up to the plate…and dozens of bloggers to help spread the word.
Thoughts?
Comment by Ed Gandia — October 21, 2009 at 6:19pm