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Watch a Road Trip Help Classrooms Across California and Arizona

January 27, 2016 Jason Yun Behind the Scenes

Watch a Road Trip Help Classrooms Across California and Arizona

For the last few years, we’ve set our sights on a big goal: funding a project from every single high-need public school in America. That's tougher than it sounds, but thanks to help from our friends at Kia, it's now a little bit [Read More...]

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Ann Fudge on the Delicious Business of Doing Good

January 13, 2016 Eric Vilas-Boas Behind the Scenes

Ann Fudge on the Delicious Business of Doing Good

The story of Honey Nut Cheerios, the Wild West of product management, how all’s fair in love and business, and the future of philanthropy. Ann Fudge, revered businesswoman and known DonorsChoose.org supporter, sat down with [Read More...]

On the Ground with Tennessee Teachers: 3 Things We Learned from These Amazing Educators

January 4, 2016 James Walter Doyle Behind the Scenes

On the Ground with Tennessee Teachers: 3 Things We Learned from These Amazing Educators

I went to Tennessee to connect with teachers and learn how DonorsChoose.org can help them. What I got was an inspiring sense of community… and one phenomenal haircut. As part of my DonorsChoose.org teacher outreach work, I [Read More...]

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How We Leverage Gratitude to Drive a Business Model

November 24, 2015 Julia Prieto Behind the Scenes

How We Leverage Gratitude to Drive a Business Model

PLUS: Our Top 15 Student Thank You Notes of 2015 You might already know how DonorsChoose.org got its start. In 2000, almost a decade before “crowdfunding” became a buzzword, Charles Best, a high school teacher at Wings Academy [Read More...]

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Tales from the Board Room

June 24, 2015 Guest Blogger Behind the Scenes

Tales from the Board Room

Guest Article by Genein Letford (@GeneinLetford), teacher board member Fruit, coffee, presentation folders, the little croissants with the jelly preserves in the middle: all the normal components of a typical board were [Read More...]

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How did the 2008 recession impact schools?

January 26, 2015 The DonorsChoose Team Behind the Scenes

How did the 2008 recession impact schools?

DonorsChoose.org works at addressing educational inequity, which explains our interest in analyzing broader macro economic trends. This time, we were curious about how the great recession of 2008 impacted what teachers from [Read More...]

The Odds Are In Your Favor: How To Get Funded

February 17, 2014 The DonorsChoose Team Behind the Scenes

The Odds Are In Your Favor: How To Get Funded

We love teachers. Our CEO, Charles Best, made it clear in Fast Company feature story, highlighting DonorsChoose.org as one of the Top 10 Most Innovative Companies In the World. We also get lots of questions about teachers [Read More...]

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