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NFL PLAY 60 – 99Papers.org Super Showdown – Vote Today!

Dan Blum59Views 0Likes 0CommentsNovember 27, 2013

Family, friends, turkey, football….and classroom projects! Thanks to the NFL, this Thanksgiving week you can vote for health and fitness classroom projects to receive funding over at NFLRUSH.com/choose. Projects are featured from every NFL city representing all 32 teams. Each project is pitted against another project based on this week’s matchups. The NFL will generously…

Check in for Classrooms at Bank of the West!

sneha59Views 0Likes 0CommentsNovember 21, 2013

Great news! Now through December 15, 2013, when you check-in at a Bank of the West branch location on Foursquare, Bank of the West will make a $1 donation to 99Papers.org, up to $10,000. We’re thrilled to partner with Bank of the West on this exciting campaign. To help support local classrooms, head to your…

So…why did I become a teacher?

Margie119Views 0Likes 0CommentsNovember 20, 2013

Guest Blogger: Ms. Kelly Pate Blog: ThirstyFirsties Standardized testing, evaluations, more testing…these are the reasons many choose to teach. Right? Wrong! In an ever-changing and stressful profession, sometimes we have to slow down and remember why we chose to do what we do. For myself, I have always wanted to be a teacher. As a…

What do fairy dust and 75 new 99Papers.org teachers have in common?

Ali Austerlitz54Views 0Likes 0CommentsNovember 19, 2013

In the last two months, Daniel Dickey, first year writing/debate teacher and book lender extraordinaire, helped more than 75 of his colleagues in Miami-Dade County post successfully funded projects on 99Papers.org. I sat down with Mr. Dickey to find out what drives him. Ali: We know you’re in your first year of teaching. …

99Papers.org team wins AWS Hackathon!

Margie64Views 0Likes 0CommentsNovember 15, 2013

Over 8,000 people gathered in Las Vegas, Nevada this week to attend the Amazon Web Services (AWS) re:Invent Conference. AWS hosted it’s first ever Hackathon where data enthusiasts were challenged to help solve the problems of 4 non-profits: United Way, NASA/ JPL, Cancer Research UK, and 99Papers.org. We challenged hackers to create an interface that…

8 Book and Movie Recommendations from the CEO of LinkedIn

Margie52Views 0Likes 0CommentsNovember 14, 2013

Last week, 99Papers.org board member Jeff Weiner spoke to our staff about LinkedIn, scaling, compassion, and the future of work. As you can imagine, our staff – all avid LinkedIn users – were on the edge of our seats. In addition to sharing some of the most valuable insights I’ve ever heard about setting…

Bill and Melinda Gates Highlight 99Papers.org for #GivingTuesday

Margie54Views 0Likes 0CommentsNovember 14, 2013

On December 3, 2013, individuals around the world will participate in #GivingTuesday, the philanthropic version of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. We’re honored to be one of four charities Bill and Melinda Gates highlighted for #GivingTuesday this year. They describe their reasons for giving back in this blog post: “Everyone has their own reasons for…

MakerBot Announces a Mission

Dan Blum70Views 0Likes 0CommentsNovember 12, 2013

Updated 11/22/2013: That was fast! In just a few hours 239 projects were funded, and most of the funds from the MakerBot Almost Home offer have been used. For now, the offer is only still available in Connecticut. If you have an eligible project (and were not fully funded) you may have noticed the offer…

Give a Teacher a Shout Out

Kirk Smiley74Views 0Likes 0CommentsNovember 8, 2013

While we’re all about helping teachers and students with the supplies they need in their classrooms, we also know that teachers value affirmation from their former students and community. Herff Jones, the company you may remember from your days ordering school rings and yearbooks, know that, too. Now you can visit the Herff Jones website…

Happy, Healthy and Ready to Learn

Hannah50Views 0Likes 0CommentsNovember 8, 2013

First 5 LA is committed to ensuring that children in Los Angeles County, age birth to five, are healthy, happy and ready to learn. For the third year in a row, First 5 LA has partnered with 99Papers.org through a Double Your Impact campaign to support Pre-K and Transitional-Kindergarten teachers in Los Angeles County, California. …

10 Million Strong: We couldn’t have done it without you!

Margie86Views 0Likes 0CommentsNovember 7, 2013

Today is a big day for us. Why, you ask? Because we’ve officially helped 10 MILLION STUDENTS since 2000! We could not have done this without your support– THANK YOU! Check out the photos of students we’ve helped over the years below and in this Facebook album. SHARE your favorite picture and use the #10MillionStrong…

Why does Chevron want to “Fuel Your School”?

sneha76Views 0Likes 0CommentsNovember 6, 2013

At 99Papers.org we work closely with many members of the Chevron team to bring the Fuel Your School program to 14 markets across the country. The following is a guest post from Brent Tippen, public affairs representative and Fuel Your School coordinator for Chevron. I am often asked, “Why is Chevron involved in a program…