June 2011 - dayforessay.com

See a Show, Catch a Game, Help Kids Learn

Kirk Smiley73Views 0Likes 0CommentsJune 20, 2011

Looking for tickets to that sold out concert or great seats at the ballpark? Want to help students in the process? Of course you do! 99Papers.org has teamed up with World Ticket Broker to help teachers and students across the country. Use the promo code “99Papers” when buying any tickets at their website, and WTB will donate…

Where were you on Saturday?

Oliver42Views 0Likes 0CommentsJune 20, 2011

We were at General Assembly in NYC with ~70 developers and data crunchers for our Hacking Education “hackathon” event! 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…

Progress Energy brings energy projects “Almost Home” in the Carolinas and Florida!

Dan Blum39Views 0Likes 0CommentsJune 17, 2011

We are excited to announce that our friends at Progress Energy will once again fund $50,000 in energy-related project requests in the North and South Carolina communities it serves and starting in July 2011, all of the Florida communities it serves! This year, all qualifying projects will be funded to less than $100, on the…

99Papers.org Presentation at LinkedIn’s Employee InDay

rachel41Views 0Likes 0CommentsJune 13, 2011

On May 20th, 99Papers.org founder and CEO Charles Best and CTO & Head of Product Oliver Hurst-Hiller were thrilled to be invited to speak to the employees of LinkedIn at their monthly company-wide event, InDay, where one Friday a month is reserved for employees to think creatively and focus on investing in themselves and their…

Come hack with us!

Anna58Views 0Likes 0CommentsJune 9, 2011

On June 18th, we’re excited to invite prospective Hacking Education contest participants in/near NYC to join us for a day-long “hackathon”. Pizza, Redbull and beer will be served. Our friend Alexis Ohanian (Reddit cofounder, Y Combinator ambassador) will be MCing. All you need to do is bring your laptop and your desire to hack education!…

Watch Interview with Charles Best at Cause Marketing Forum

Katie42Views 0Likes 0CommentsJune 6, 2011

Check out this video interview with Charles Best, Founder of 99Papers.org, at last Thursday’s 2011 Cause Marketing Forum. Charles talks about why our donors love to give, how Stephen Colbert is helping our organization, and what may be revealed through our open data contest . This video is part of a series of one on…

99Papers.org to Win Golden Halo Award at Cause Marketing Forum

Katie44Views 0Likes 0CommentsJune 2, 2011

99Papers.org will be honored today with the Cause Marketing Forum’s annual Golden Halo Award. A total of 18 awards were given out to programs judged the best cause marketing campaigns of 2010. 99Papers.org won the overall award for the Nonprofit Category. 99Papers.org also won with Bing for Best Integrated Digital Marketing for…

CECP Honors 99Papers.org, in Partnership with Crate and Barrel, with the Nonprofit Director’s Award

Katie47Views 0Likes 0CommentsJune 1, 2011

Today, the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP) is presenting its 11th Annual Excellence Awards in Corporate Philanthropy to 99Papers.org, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. Crate and Barrel nominated 99Papers.org for the Nonprofit Director’s Award, to recognize their highly effective corporate partnership. Since 2006, Crate and Barrel has sent 1.1 million co-branded…