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DonorsChoose. org
Type Non-profit organization
Founded 2000
Headquarters New York, NY
Key people Charles Best, Founder
Revenue $4,615,576[1]
Website donorschoose.org

DonorsChoose. A non-profit organization ( abbreviated "NPO" also "not-for-profit" is a legally constituted Organization whose objective is to support or engage The City of New York In business revenue or revenues is Income that a company receives from its normal business activities usually from the sale of goods and services A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages org is a United States based nonprofit organization that provides a way for people to donate directly to specific projects at public schools (sometimes known as peer-to-peer philanthropy). The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A non-profit organization ( abbreviated "NPO" also "not-for-profit" is a legally constituted Organization whose objective is to support or engage Peer to Peer or P2P for short in this context refers to the Meme of Egalitarian networking that is currently emerging throughout Society

DonorsChoose. org was started in 2000 by Charles Best, a teacher at a public high school in the Bronx. Since then, it has grown to serve all the public schools throughout the United States. As of February 2008, more than 20 million dollars had been donated to over 45,000 projects, helping more than 1,100,000 students in need. [2]

The organization collects proposals from teachers and makes them available to the general public through its website. Individual donors can select projects and contribute as much as they are prepared to. DonorsChoose. org then purchases necessary supplies and provides them to the schools, and generates a line-item budget which is sent to the donor. In addition, donors who contribute $100 or more to a project, or who complete the funding for a project, also receive a "feedback package" of thank-you notes from students, photographs of the project, and a letter from the teacher.

DonorsChoose. org is supported by fulfillment costs optionally added to each donation, as well as private funding sources, such as Omidyar Network. Pierre Omidyar, the founder of eBay and his wife Pam established Omidyar Network based on the belief that every person has the potential to make a difference

DonorsChoose. org appeared in a Doonesbury strip on September 9, 2007. Doonesbury is a Comic strip by G B Trudeau that chronicles the adventures and lives of a vast array of different characters of different ages professions [3] It was also mentioned in an interview with Craig Newmark on the October 18, 2007 episode of the Colbert Report,[4] and again on March 19, 2008. Craig Alexander Newmark (born 6 December 1952 in Morristown New Jersey) is an Internet entrepreneur best known for being the founder of the The Colbert Report (/kolˈbɛr rəˈpɔr/&mdashthe t is silent in "Colbert" is a Peabody Award and Emmy Award winning American [5][6]

Awards

DonorsChoose. org has won several awards for its work, such as:

Notes

  1. ^ 2004/5 IRS 990 Form submitted for EIN 13-4129457 on 2005-12-15. The Tech Museum of Innovation, or simply The Tech, is a museum located in the heart of Silicon Valley, in downtown San Jose, California The Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Retrieved 2007-01-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Available online from Guidestar.org (registration required)
  2. ^ DonorsChoose.org Impact Statement
  3. ^ "Doonesbury", September 9, 2007
  4. ^ "Colbert Report", October 18, 2007
  5. ^ "Colbert Report", March 19, 2008
  6. ^ "For the First Time-Ever 'The Colbert Report' Hits the Road," Fox Business, March 18, 2008
  7. ^ "Social Capitalists: DonorsChoose.org"
  8. ^ 2007 Crunchies: The Winners
  9. ^ "50 Best Websites 2007"
  10. ^ "Social Capitalists: DonorsChoose.org"
  11. ^ "DonorsChoose.org Receives 2005 Amazon.com Nonprofit Innovation Award"
  12. ^ "Best of the New Web"
  13. ^ "2004 Education Award Laureate DonorsChoose.org"

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