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As part of Goldman Sachs’ Community TeamWorks initiative, ten Goldman Sachs employees spent an exciting afternoon volunteering their time at DonorsChoose.org’s new NYC headquarters where they were able to visit and ask questions of our CEO Charles Best and our CTO Oliver Hurst-Hiller.

Goldman Sachs is a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities and investment management services to a wide array of clients across the globe. They’re also committed to volunteering in communities where they work and live through unique partnerships with nonprofit organizations. In fact, through Community TeamWorks, the office of corporate engagement at Goldman gives ALL employees one day off each year to volunteer in team-based projects coordinated with local and international nonprofit organizations.

Employees from the Goldman Sachs New York City and Jersey City offices toured the DonorsChoose.org office and then volunteered their time to process classroom thank-you packages from teachers across the country. They even set an all-time record: processing more thank-you packages than any other corporate volunteer group! They have superpowers, we think.

THANK YOU Goldman Sachs for your time and energy!

The DonorsChoose.org team would like to extend a heartfelt THANK YOU to the Dice Holdings team for volunteering their time in our office.  Dice Holdings, Inc. is a leading provider of specialized career websites for professional communities including: Dice.com, eFinancialCareers.com, ClearanceJobs.com, AllHealthcareJobs.com, JobsintheMoney.com, and Targeted Job Fairs.

The team worked enthusiastically screening and processing classroom feedback and even processed their own Dice Holdings thank you package from support given to math and science classrooms in Washington DC, New York City, San Francisco and Chicago this fall.

Thank you Dice Holdings for your time and for your great energy!

If your company is interested in volunteering in our NYC office, please contact Associate Director, Yaritza Olmeda, at yaritza (at) DonorsChoose (dot) org.

Phillips Academy alumni and parents sure know how to volunteer! As part of Andover’s Non-Sibi Day, alumni and parents spent an exciting Saturday morning volunteering their time at DonorsChoose.org’s NYC headquarters.

Non -Sibi Day is celebrated every year by the school in celebration of a day that is “not for self.” Alumni, parents, and friends join a project and volunteer to help others. This year we were excited to learn that a New York City group chose to help process thank you packages at DonorsChoose.org.

When asked what the highlight of the day was, Andover volunteers responded- here are some of their thoughts:
- Reading the letters from students and hearing about DonorsChoose; it was great to learn about the mission, see the office and read letters from students across the country.

- When one of the volunteers read something like “we don’t have a pencil sharpener in school” made me realize how badly some schools are in need of supplies.

- Meeting some great alumni and current parents and introducing people to this great organization!

- The hysterical letters.

- I had no idea what to expect coming to DonorsChoose but the atmosphere couldn’t have been more welcoming. It was great to read all of these letters from students thanking their donors – the comments were priceless – I am so glad I participated!

THANK YOU Non-Sibi Day participants for your time and energy!

Wachovia employees recently teamed up with DonorsChoose.org, volunteering their time to process teacher thank you packages at our NYC headquarters for a memorable afternoon!

Wachovia, one of the largest providers of financial services in the United States, offers a broad range of asset management, wealth management and corporate and investment banking services to clients nationally.

Wachovia is dedicated to improving education and strengthening their surrounding neighborhoods by giving back to their communities. In fact, Wachovia’s paid time away for community service policy gives every employee a few paid hours a month to volunteer. Last year, Wachovia employees logged more than 600,000 hours of volunteer community service!

THANK YOU Wachovia for your time and energy! It was much appreciated!

If your company is interested in volunteering in our NYC office, contact Northeast Associate Director, Yaritza Olmeda, at yaritza(at) DonorsChoose (dot) org.

Goldman Sachs employees sure know how to volunteer! As part of Goldman Sachs’ Community TeamWorks initiative, eight Goldman Sachs employees spent an exciting afternoon volunteering their time at DonorsChoose.org’s NYC headquarters.

Goldman Sachs is a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities and investment management services to a wide array of clients across the globe. They are also committed to volunteering in communities where they work and live through unique partnerships with nonprofit organizations. In fact through Community TeamWorks, the office of corporate engagement at Goldman gives ALL employees one day off each year to volunteer in team-based projects coordinated with local and international nonprofit organizations.

Eight employees toured the DonorsChoose.org office then volunteered their time to process classroom feedback packages from teachers. They also joined the DonorsChoose.org staff and sat in on a talk from Craigslist founder Craig Newmark!

THANK YOU Goldman Sachs for your time and energy!

If your company is interested in volunteering in our NYC office, contact Northeast Associate Director, Yaritza Olmeda, at yaritza(at) DonorsChoose (dot) org.