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Anonymous South Carolina Funder Revealed to be Frances P. Bunnelle Foundation

Dan Blum25Views 0Likes 0CommentsSeptember 30, 2011

Since 2005, classroom projects have been brought to life at an astonishing pace (749 projects!) in Georgetown County, South Carolina. Many of these projects were funded by the mysterious, “Friends of Georgetown County“. Today, we are proud to announce the cloak has been removed, and this anonymous funder has identified themselves as the Frances P.…

TODAY and “Education Nation” launch virtual school supply drive at 99Papers.org

Katie28Views 0Likes 0CommentsSeptember 27, 2011

TODAY and “Education Nation” have announced the launch of a school supply drive to benefit our nation’s teachers and students! From Monday, Sept. 26 through Friday, Sept. 30, TODAY and NBC’s affiliate stations will encourage viewers across the country to support teacher’s classroom projects through 99Papers.org/EducationNation. Viewers can support clasroom projects in their neighborhood by…

Support Classrooms Just by Searching Bing!

Nicole28Views 0Likes 0CommentsSeptember 27, 2011

Over the past year, Bing has helped bring more than $1.5 million to classrooms in every state in the country at 99Papers.org. They have given hundreds of thousands of individuals the power to search and decide, and fund the projects that are most meaning to them. On behalf of all the students and teachers whose…

Guest Blog Post: Debby Guardino, All-Star 99Papers.org Teacher

Katie26Views 0Likes 0CommentsSeptember 27, 2011

This blog post was written by Debby Guardino, a self-described “99Papers.org teacher” who has been using 99Papers.org since January 2009: On Thursday, September 22, I boarded a plane headed to New York. I was traveling at the invitation of 99Papers.org to present to their Board of Directors on my efforts to help teachers in Joplin,…

Microsoft Alumni Foundation selects 2011 Integral Fellows Program finalists

Katie24Views 0Likes 0CommentsSeptember 26, 2011

The Microsoft Alumni Foundation is recognizing a select group of alumni giving of themselves to help others at home and around the world. Last week, the Foundation announced the six finalists for the 2011 Integral Fellows Awards. Among the finalists is our very own Oliver Hurst-Hiller, CTO and EVP Product. Oliver joined the 99Papers.org team…

Hacking Education: Get paid to do it full-time!

Oliver25Views 0Likes 0CommentsSeptember 23, 2011

Know any techies who might want to use their skills to help classrooms? You can help us serve more teachers and students by bringing these openings on our Tech team to their attention! Web Developer (Technology & User Experience Team) at 99Papers.org Java Developer (Technology & User Experience Team) at 99Papers.org Sys Admin (Technology & User…

Disneyland Announces Funding for Arts Projects in California

Nicole24Views 0Likes 0CommentsSeptember 23, 2011

99Papers.org is excited to announce that we are working with the Disneyland Resort to empower teachers as part of the newly enhanced Disneyland CREATE (Creative Resources Enabling Arts through Education) Grant Program! The program provides kindergarten through 12th-grade teachers in Orange County with needed funds for projects, programs and materials that directly support student involvement…

Welcome Scholastic Classroom Magazines!

Ellen29Views 0Likes 0CommentsSeptember 22, 2011

There’s a new kid in town and his name is Scholastic Classroom Magazines. The Logistics and Business Relations team is excited to announce that Scholastic Classroom Magazines has been added as a 99Papers.org preferred vendor! They offer a wide variety of magazines for Pre-K through high school students in subjects from current events to math…

Biz and Livia’s virtual baby shower

Anna33Views 0Likes 0CommentsSeptember 20, 2011

This December, Livia and Biz Stone are expecting their first baby. Rather than registering for new baby items, Biz and Livia have chosen to have a “virtual” baby shower: they’re asking friends and family to support classroom projects in lieu of gifts. In their words: “We want to celebrate this new life by helping…

People’s United Community Foundation Really Loves Their Community

Dan Blum29Views 0Likes 0CommentsSeptember 20, 2011

People’s United Community Foundation REALLY loves the communities they serve. They have once again partnered with 99Papers.org, donating $100,000 to help bring classroom materials to counties they serve throughout Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York. PUCF is funding 50% of eligible projects on the condition that people like YOU donate the rest. …

Thanks Adam!

Anna28Views 0Likes 0CommentsSeptember 13, 2011

Share on Facebook Share Share on Twitter Tweet Share on LinkedIn Share Send email Mail Over the past few years, our buddy Adam Lambert has helped tons of students through 99Papers.org. To date, he’s inspired 5,498 citizen philanthropists to contribute $530,046 to public school classrooms, ultimately supporting more than 600,000 students!…

Watch a Video – Help Kids Learn

Kirk Smiley30Views 0Likes 0CommentsSeptember 12, 2011

Thanks to a partnership between SONIC Drive-In and Causes.com, you can help students get the materials they need in their classroom simply by watching a 30 second video! Visit www.causes.com/sonic to learn more. For every person that watches the video, twenty cents is donated, so be sure to share it with your friends on Facebook. …