Vote daily for the grade level of your choice (Mathematics voting is open April 2 – 15 and Applied Science voting is open April 16 – 29)
Share with your friends to help your grade level earn more votes
A $25,000 Almost Home offer will launch for qualifying projects in the winning grade level in Mathematics and another $25,000 Almost Home offer for Applied Science
DIRECTV is committed to K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math education and wants to make sure students have the resources they need. Learn more about DIRECTV’s commitment to K-12 education at directv.com/school.
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Posted by Katie on
Wednesday,
February 8, 2012 at 9:30pm
As many DonorsChoose.org fans in Southern California know there has been a lot of buzz recently because of the Wasserman Foundation campaign. Our partnership was launched to help fulfill classroom needs, foster innovation in education, and create a new corps of micro-philanthropists in Los Angeles. Our goals were lofty, and we set aside two years to accomplish them. Due to unprecedented support and participation from the Los Angeles Community, we accomplished these goals in just 12 weeks.
Take a look at the amazing impact this has had in Los Angeles Unified School District:
More than 9,400 teachers have posted projects
9,500 classroom projects have been fully funded in (this is 19% of all California projects ever funded through DonorsChoose.org!)
773 Schools had projects fully funded (nearly 75% of all schools in Los Angeles)
146,614 Angelenos used their gift cards to support a local classroom
356,309 students’ education have been enriched by the materials and experiences this partnership has enabled
“I am heartened by the amazing outpouring of support that our community has shown for our teachers and children,” said Superintendent of LAUSD, John Deasy. “Although the initial $4 million Wasserman investment in this campaign has been spent, I encourage all teachers to continue to post to DonorsChooseLA.org and I call on all Angelenos to continue to support our teachers through donations of any amount. This is only the beginning of the endless possibilities of ways we can help our teachers and improve education in LA.”
Our own founder, Charles Best agrees, “This partnership is historic, representing the strongest participation we have seen in the eleven years we’ve been around. We are deeply appreciative that the leadership of the Wasserman Foundation agreed to shift all of their resources into one school year to make sure the maximum number of teachers were funded immediately.”
We hope our partnership will continue and grow the connection between Angelenos and the needs of their schools, and support will continue for the more than 5,000 Los Angeles projects that are will in need of funding.
About Wasserman Foundation
The Wasserman Foundation is a private family foundation based in Los Angeles. The Foundation, created by Edie and Lew Wasserman in 1952, provides grants to organizations in the following areas: education, health, arts & culture, and global initiatives. For more information, please visit www.wassermanfoundation.org.
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Posted by Katie on
Friday,
February 3, 2012 at 7:21pm
LeapFrog Tag Readers (the #1 selling reading system) help children to read by bringing words and pictures to life. The Tag library of 60+ adventures include award-winning books, maps and more that help build the fundamentals for reading, writing, geography and science.
Since 2009, LeapFrog Reading Systems has partnered with DonorsChoose.org. Over 130 classrooms have already received Tag readers and Tag accessories through the Double Your Impact offer live right now. Projects should request Tag Readers, books, maps and accessories only, total $350 or less in materials and must include the phrase “LeapFrog Tag Readers” in order to qualify. Post your project request today and get these materials into your classroom.
Looking for more ways to bring Tag books to your classroom? Check out this wish list and $3 Tag coupon for in store use and build your library of Tag books! Coupon offer ends 3/31. Print Coupon.
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Posted by Katie on
Monday,
December 12, 2011 at 1:57pm
Over the past month we’ve been working with ABC Family to champion some really cool high school students and teachers. Their new program, Bright Students, Big Ideas has been dramatically changing classrooms from St. Louis, MO to Robbins, NC.
ABC Family’s new program, Bright Students, Big Ideas!, is helping high school students get the funding they need to bring their projects to life. Since launching their Double Your Impact offer, they’ve funded over 98 student-generated ideas, and there are lots more great ones that still need additional support.
ABC Family believes that everyone has the power to think big! So get your creative juices flowing and get started at www.abcfamily.com/brightstudents!
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Posted by Nicole on
Monday,
May 2, 2011 at 12:04pm
We’re excited to announce the launch of an inspiring initiative with AT&T. Today, in honor of teachers everywhere and to celebrate our favorite week, AT&T is launching an offer to bring hundreds of public school projects “Almost Home.”
What is AT&T Funding? For more than 25 years, AT&T and the AT&T Foundation have been committed to strengthening communities through advancing education. In 2008, the company launched AT&T Aspire , specifically focused on confronting the high school dropout crisis to help ensure students graduate prepared for the future challenges of continuing education and the workforce. AT&T’s support of DonorsChoose.org will target projects focused on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education and college and career preparation.
How does it work? Starting May 2nd, AT&T will match funding for eligible projects at DonorsChoose.org up to $100,000. All eligible projects need less than $100 to make them a reality for a teacher and his/her classroom. You can pick a project to support in honor of a teacher that made an impact in your life.
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Posted by Candice on
Monday,
April 11, 2011 at 12:13pm
As you have no doubt heard by now, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon had a hilarious showdown all in the name of supporting teachers and students. It all started with Stephen Colbert auctioning off his self-portrait for $26,000, which will bring art projects to life. Then, Jimmy Fallon got in on the fun, raising another $26,000 for public school projects on DonorsChoose.org. To learn more, check out this blog post.
Now, longtime DonorsChoose.org supporter Craig Newmark, of Craigslist, is getting in on the action by kicking in his own $26,000 for school projects supporting students of military parents. In his own words, “I figure that a lot of military families send their kids to schools that could really use a hand, not only for classroom projects, but even basic supplies. DonorsChoose.org helps out, where a teacher can list projects and the funding they need to proceed, and provides serious accountability per project … The folks at DonorsChoose.org have located a bunch of schools that serve large numbers of the kids of military families, and about fifty thousand dollars worth of projects.”
On behalf of all of the teachers and students who will benefit, thanks so much to Craig Newmark for following in the generous footsteps of Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon, and helping to bring projects to life!
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Posted by allyson on
Friday,
December 17, 2010 at 7:36pm
When we moved into our new office space this year, our stellar vendor Quill was kind enough to donate whiteboards for all of our conference rooms, as well as many shared workspaces. We get so much more done because of them! :)
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Posted by allyson on
Wednesday,
December 15, 2010 at 7:13pm
In April, we moved offices and needed some awesome furniture for our new space. HUGE thanks to Crate and Barrel and CB2 for coming to our rescue with a generous donation of office furniture! Please see the before and after photos below to see what a tremendous difference their donations have made.
A special shout out to the wonderful Vance Williams, Mikel Welch, and Vicky Williams for all of their help designing, hanging, and securing donations. You guys ROCK!
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Posted by Dan on
Wednesday,
October 20, 2010 at 10:00am
The celebration of our Tenth Anniversary continues! The incredible family behind the education publisher, Townsend Press, generously donated a whopping $1 million to bring select classroom projects requesting books, “Almost Home”.
You may know Townsend Press as the folks behind the acclaimed Bluford Series and the new King School Series. Their compelling library of paperbacks are sold at the nonprofit price of only $1 because they are committed to helping students achieve the reading and language skills needed for success—in the classroom and beyond. In addition, they may be the nicest people with whom we have ever spoken :-)
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Posted by Nicole on
Monday,
August 30, 2010 at 10:00am
We are thrilled to announce today that we have received a tremendous and unexpected gift of $1,304,300 from the Claire Giannini Fund! The donation will be used specifically to fully fund all 2,233 school projects in California, currently live on DonorsChoose.org. In addition to fulfilling all California-based projects, the Claire Giannini Fund, located in San Francisco, is making a second grant of $100,000 to bring urgent projects from other states on the DonorsChoose.org site to under $99, with the hope that it inspires widespread donor support in bringing these projects to fruition.
This gift of over $1.3 million in funding will immediately impact 67,000 children in California with the vital resources they need to thrive in their classrooms. We are so grateful for this chance to help so many teachers and students begin their next school year with the materials they need to succeed and truly enjoy learning.
We are humbled and truly appreciate the generosity of the Claire Giannini Fund!
Check out a sampling of the amazing projects that are being brought to life.
Read more about the origin of this partnership and the incredible Claire Giannini Fund in the press release and see answers to frequently asked questions about this unique initiative!
