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Posted by jenny on
Monday,
December 12, 2011 at 11:12am
The Real Simple Pop-Up Shop kicked off Thursday morning, and our Founder, Charles Best, was involved in the ribbon-cutting ceremony! He stood alongside Real Simple Editor-in-Chief Kristin van Ogtrop, Good Morning America’s Sam Champion, and celebrity stylist and designer Carson Kressley to ceremonially began the start of the 6-day shopping extravaganza.
The Real Simple Pop-Up Shop runs December 8 -13, at CitiPond at Bryant Park.
Check out Carson sharing his fond school memories:
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Posted by jenny on
Thursday,
December 1, 2011 at 7:00am
We here at DonorsChoose.org loveReal Simple. Flipping through the magazine or exploring the website always results in several time-saving shortcuts as well as fun and innovative ideas for organization. So you can imagine our delight when we were offered a chance to team up for the Real Simple Holiday Pop-Up Shop!
We would like to cordially (er, electronically!) invite you to join us:
Who: Real Simple, DonorsChoose.org, and you!
Where: CitiPond at Bryant Park, New York City
What: Real Simple Holiday Pop-Up Shop
When: December 8 – 13, 2011, 11am – 8pm.
Why: to check out items (all $50 or less!) from the Real Simple Gift Guide.
We were honored to be among Real Simple’sUnexpected Gift Card Ideas, which will also be available for purchase at the Pop-Up Shop. If you haven’t done your holiday shopping yet (and maybe even if you have!), we’ll see you there!
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Posted by Andrew on
Monday,
August 29, 2011 at 3:03pm
Do you work for a nonprofit organization, or are you considering starting one and want to incorporate some DonorsChoose.org-like aspects?
In response to frequent requests from folks like you, we’ll host an informal webinar on Wednesday, September 21st at 2:30pm ET.
In this 1-hour webinar, Katie (Chief Marketing Officer) and Missy (Chief Partnerships Officer) will spend the first 30 minutes covering the topics below, following up with 30 minutes of Q&A:
How do you get businesses and corporations involved in your organization?
What are key strategies around marketing and business development to achieve your goals?
How do you get renewals?
How do you figure out who are the right people for your team and what roles do you need to make your ideas work?
What are your lessons learned from marketing and business development?
The webinar is open to anyone interested in learning more about DonorsChoose.org’s marketing and business development, and how they’ve evolved into what they are today.
The turn-out was great, the participants were totally engaged, and the apps demoed at the end of the 10-hour hackathon were amazing.
The inspiring results of just a half-day of brainstorming and building got everyone super excited to see the final Hacking Education contest submissions!
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Posted by Nicole on
Wednesday,
March 9, 2011 at 9:12pm
Last week more than 150 teachers (more than half of which were new to DonorsChoose.org) joined DonorsChoose.org and Raft at Microsoft’s campus in Silicon Valley to learn more about our organizations.
We were amazed by the amazing questions and stories we heard from teachers and the impressive array of projects that have come from that event. But don’t take our word for it, check out some of these photos and videos from the event:
Lisa Marie Carlson, Community Relations Specialist, presenting about Microsoft's opportunities for educators
Microsoft gave out gift cards to all event attendees.Teachers won prizes from Raft and DonorsChoose.orgTeachers won prizes from Raft and DonorsChoose.org
Teachers won prizes from Raft and DonorsChoose.org
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Posted by Andrew on
Thursday,
February 24, 2011 at 6:49pm
Do you work for a nonprofit organization, or are you considering starting one and want to incorporate some DonorsChoose.org-like aspects?
In response to frequent requests from folks like you, we’ll host an informal webinar on Wednesday, March 30th at 2:00pm ET.
In this 1-hour webinar, Cesar (our COO) and Oliver (our CTO) will spend 15-20 minutes answering questions such as the ones below, followed by a Q&A session:
How did DonorsChoose.org get started?
What would we have done differently if we were starting today?
What are some common pitfalls to avoid when starting an online giving marketplace?
How do you maximize the efforts of your volunteers?
How do you decide between investing in technology and doing things manually?
The webinar is open to anyone interested in learning more about how DonorsChoose.org works from a technology and operations perspective. We don’t intend to spend time on traditional non-profit development tactics, focusing instead on the unique technical and operational aspects of our organization.
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Posted by Nicole on
Friday,
September 24, 2010 at 6:39pm
Last Friday, Bing and DonorsChoose.org launched a new way to search for projects! This amazing application shows live projects on an interactive Bing map. You can zero in on projects seeking help in your neighborhood or take a step back and see how great the need is across your state. Either way, this map will help you find projects with the same great search features you’re used to using at DonorsChoose.org.
This app is a great way to find projects you might be interested in supporting, but it’s also really easy to share. Schools, school districts and donors can now put a DonorsChoose.org Bing Map on their own website to help spread the word. Want to help drive support for Cincinnati schools? Just add this to your website:
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Posted by Alex on
Thursday,
September 9, 2010 at 2:31pm
Literacy expands student knowledge!
And helps you grow from pre-K to college.
- Grover, Sesame Street
DonorsChoose.org was invited to attend the International Literacy Day Symposium held September 8 at UN Headquarters where leading educators and policy makers discussed partnerships and best practices for achieving universal literacy. Keynote speakers included Honorary UN Ambassador Laura Bush; Jacob Atem, Founder of Southern Sudan Health Care and former “Lost Boy of Sudan”; and Gary Knell, President and CEO of Sesame Workshop who brought along Grover from Sesame Street!
Panelists discussed how teachers and educators are currently working together and integrating technology to advance basic reading skills, in addition to childhood development of social media and emotional literacy. “We are here to share stories of hope, faith, and commitment to improving literacy for all children, no matter where they grow up,” said CBS news correspondent Byron Pitts. Pitts moderated the session and shared his inspirational story of finally learning to read at age 12 after years of being “functionally illiterate.”
DonorsChoose.org currently lists over 6,000 requests for classroom literacy projects in search of funding. Thanks to the generous support from our donors, last year we provided over 300,000 books to students nationwide. Here are just a few of the great titles that students are reading right now:
James and the Giant Peach, Roald Dahl
Coming of Age in America: A Multicultural Anthology, Mary Frosch
Dinosaurs!, Gail Gibbons
Tears of a Tiger, Sharon M. Draper
Cupcake Tycoon, Matt and Jennifer Holm
If You Lived at the Time of Martin Luther King, by Ellen Levine & Anna Rich
Planet Earth: 25 Environmental Projects You Can Build Yourself, Kathleen Reilly
One Minute Mysteries: 65 Short Mysteries You Solve with Math!, Eric & Natalie Yoder
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Posted by Nicole on
Wednesday,
September 1, 2010 at 6:45pm
We’re excited to announce the launch of Chevron’s pilot promotion, Fuel Your School. Today, in partnership with DonorsChoose.org, Chevron customers in Alameda and Contra Costa counties can begin earning up to $1 million for their local public schools!
What is Fuel Your School? It’s a promotion from Chevron for the month of September that will help generate up to a $1 million for schools in Alameda and Contra Costa counties!
How does it work? From September 1st – 30th, Chevron will give $1 for each 8 gallon (or more) fill-up at an Alameda or Contra Costa county Chevron station. That dollar will then be used to support a teacher project at DonorsChoose.org in the same city in which it was generated!
What can I do? Visit a Chevron station in your city! By visiting a Chevron station in your city, you can ensure that your local schools will benefit from this opportunity. If you are a teacher, you should also post a project. Visit www.fuelyourschool.com to get started.
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Posted by Kirk on
Monday,
August 16, 2010 at 1:00pm
As many of you know, Build-A-Bear Workshop has been a big supporter of DonorsChoose.org in the past, and we couldn’t be more thrilled for their support. Now they are beginning a new campaign to engage their customers in helping fund classroom projects across the nation. From August 16 through September 6, the company is inviting its guests to donate $1 at checkout registers to benefit DonorsChoose.org classroom projects. So go to your local Build-A-Bear Workshop store and after you are done making your new furry friend, please consider making a donation to help kids learn…and tell your friends!
