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Posted by Dan on
Friday,
March 26, 2010 at 3:00am
We all love our vitamin D, but there’s so much more than sunshine to be happy about this week.
Since Tuesday, our pals at the Pershing Square Foundation have been planting seeds throughout the site – funding art, music, health, and sports projects down to just $98 in honor of Spring. Our ever-reliable (and exceedingly generous) citizen philanthropists then got them blooming in no time. In just three days, over 700 donors completed 681 projects.
Now, though this opportunity has ended, there are still many great match offers available, and a boatload of projects needing less than $100 to complete. Have at ‘em.
Thanks again to the Pershing Square Foundation, and to every citizen philanthropist that helped make this celebration of Spring a supreme success!
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Posted by Dan on
Thursday,
March 25, 2010 at 11:43am
Huge thanks to our friends at Reprise Media for volunteering their time in our NY office yesterday! They’re leaders in the search marketing field, helping the world’s largest brands increase their revenue and site traffic.
They worked vigorously yesterday, helping us screen and process thank you packages from classrooms while jamming out to a mix CD created just for our volunteers!
Thanks, Reprise Media, for your time and great energy! Come back and visit anytime.
If your company might be interested in volunteering at our NYC office, and enjoying that sweet mix-CD, email Dan: dan (at) DonorsChoose (dot) org. (Appreciation for / ability-to-tolerate Lady Gaga strongly recommended.)
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Posted by Nicole on
Wednesday,
March 17, 2010 at 3:49pm
Bing is partnering with DonorsChoose.org for their first ever Earth Day Photo Contest. Students from around the country will compete to have their very own photo take over Bing’s homepage on Earth Day. Bing users will vote for their favorite photos while also supporting DonorsChoose.org projects
Starting March 29th, students are invited to submit their best photo celebrating the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Students can submit one (1) photo at www.earthdayphotocontest.com and finalists will be selected in four age groups (ages 5-10, 11-13, 14-17 and 18+). During the final round, Bing will reward people who vote for their favorite photo, while rewarding DonorsChoose.org at the same time! Bing is giving a DonorsChoose.org GivingCard to the first 20,000 voters per day! So each day of the voting (April 13 – 19th) phase there’s a new opportunity to get a new GivingCard. The winning photo will be featured on the Bing homepage on April 22.
In addition to the grand prize winner seeing their photo on Bing.com, Bing has pulled together some great prizes for both students and their schools. Winners across the four age groups will receive a trip for two to the Microsoft Campus to take part in a Bing editorial team meeting where Bing picks images for future homepages. Additionally, each winner will receive equipment from HP and Canon to help build digital photo resources at their school. Prizes for individual winners and their schools across the four age groups will total over $70,000.
1st place prizes: Individuals receive an HP Pavilion desktop and monitor and a “Digital Photo Lab” for their school.
2nd place prizes: Individuals receive an HP Pavilion desktop and monitor and a “Digital Photo Kit” for their school.
3rd place prizes: Individuals receive an HP Pavilion desktop and monitor and a “Digital Photo Starter Set” for their school.
We’re excited about Bing’s commitment to helping students and teachers by providing outstanding tools for learning and exploration.
We cannot wait to see all of the great photos from DonorsChoose.org students!
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Posted by Katie on
Tuesday,
March 16, 2010 at 4:44pm
This morning, at the South by Southwest panel titled “Donations 2.0?“, an amazing thing happened. By using Twitter, the panel audience mobilized to fund a local Austin, TX classroom music project. Check out how it happened:
This was the call to action:
@yoavlurie: Let’s fund Austin @donorschoose music proj @katiebisbee talked abt b4 end of #donate2 session http://bit.ly/aWD42F
Then the other attendees started to spread the word:
@laurenbacon: RT @yoavlurie: Let’s fund Austin @donorschoose music proj @katiebisbee talked abt b4 end of #donate2 session http://bit.ly/aWD42F
@reubenthiessen: RT @yoavlurie: Let’s fund Austin @donorschoose music proj @katiebisbee talked abt b4 end of #donate2 session http://bit.ly/aWD42F
And then they started to donate:
@yoavlurie: I just gave $25 to @donorschoose project http://bit.ly/aWD42F #donate2 let’s get this done during this session
@reubenthiessen: I just gave $25 to @donorschoose project http://bit.ly/aWD42F #donate2 let’s get this done during this session
@devonvsmith: I just gave $10 to @donorschoose project http://bit.ly/aWD42F #donate2 let’s get this done during this session
And then the celebration began!
@laurenbacon: We did it! Nice work, everyone. http://bit.ly/aFlZIh @donorschoose #donate2 #sxsw
@aolanoff: RT @sbosm: Cool #sxsw moment: audience gave enough $ during #donate2 session to fulfill @donorschoose austin classroom music project
THANK YOU to the panel attendees for bringing this project to life! You can already see the thank-you note from the teacher. You can tell Mr. V is inspired to keep using DonorsChoose.org to request resources for his music students!
And THANK YOU to our fellow panelists, below. From left to right, Ruth-Anne Renaud from Opportunity International, Michael Cervino from Beaconfire Consulting, Katie Bisbee from DonorsChoose.org, Skylar Woodward from Kiva, and Milo Sybrant from Amnesty International:
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Posted by Nicole on
Monday,
March 15, 2010 at 11:48am
Since January, Chevron Corporation has been matching Math and Science Projects across California and has helped more than 78,000 students and counting! Last week, all Chevron employees in California began supporting classrooms as well. Over the next two months, Chevron employees will use DonorsChoose.org GivingCards to fund new microscopes, markers, trips to local museums and more.
Chevron has partnered with DonorsChoose.org as part of its California Partnership, an initiative to invest in education and economic development in their home state. Under the initiative, Chevron is expanding its partnerships with nonprofits focused on supporting underserved communities, including relationships with more than 20 new nonprofit partners providing programs for education, entrepreneurs and job training.
Thank you Chevron and Chevron employees for helping to bring so many classroom projects to life!
To support classroom projects in California at half the cost, choose from the areas below:
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Posted by Katie on
Thursday,
March 11, 2010 at 9:28am
DonorsChoose.org will be attending South by Southwest Interactive in Austin, TX, over the next few days, and we’d love to see you there.
DonorsChoose.org staff Katie Bisbee will be serving on a “Donations 2.0” panel, facilitated by Beaconfire Consulting. The panel will discuss how traditional nonprofits may need to adopt new technologies and fundraising models as donors demand greater accountability for their funds.
Joining DonorsChoose.org on the panel will be Skylar Woodward from Kiva, Ruth-Anne Renaud from Opportunity International, and Milo Sybrant from Amnesty International USA.
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Posted by Jeana on
Thursday,
March 4, 2010 at 1:09pm
Shopping has never been so rewarding! Thanks to all shoppers (and window-shoppers!) who downloaded the CauseWorld App and spent their karma points to support a classroom, CauseWorld users have helped fund their first project on DonorsChoose.org.
The first batch of karmas will supply a high-need Chicago classroom with netbooks. But the fun is not over! You can download the free CauseWorld app to your iPhone or Android-compatible phone and start earning karma points today just by walking into stores. After you’ve scored some karmas, choose to support a classroom and help some students in need. Your karmas will help fund selected projects on DonorsChoose.org – no purchase or donation necessary!
DonorsChoose.org likes how CauseWorld is pioneering an innovative way to use technology to connect people and needs – and we’re not alone! CuaseWorld has been featured in popular blogs and websites such as Tech Crunch and The Washington Post as an easy way for shoppers and businesses to partner up and do good.
Download the app today and stay tuned for more news on projects funded – by you – through CauseWorld!
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Posted by Dan on
Monday,
March 1, 2010 at 1:28pm
Throughout March, DonorsChoose.org is in the running to win $250,000 for classroom library projects, but we need your help! By voting for us in the Pepsi Refresh Project, you can help improve classroom libraries for students across the country with the click of your mouse.
How to help supply new books, rugs, and literacy resources to classroom libraries:
• Vote today! Go to www.refresheverything.com/donorschoose, sign up instructions below), and cast your vote.
• Vote tomorrow, and the day after, and the day after… Until March 31st. You can cast a new vote once a day. If you want help remembering, set the DonorsChoose.org page as your homepage or create a recurring calendar entry.
• Multiply your impact by spreading the word. Share this post www.refresheverything.com/donorschoose on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc., and tell you friends to vote early and often. This is my custom more text
