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Optimize Your Outreach: 4 Tips for Project Success

Emilia Murphy11Views 0Likes 0CommentsMarch 29, 2016

You’re busy. (Okay, okay. For a teacher, that’s probably the understatement of the century.) Regardless, you took the precious time to post a DonorsChoose.org project for your students and now you want to make sure everyone knows how much this matters to you. Whether you fundraise through email, social media, word-of-mouth, or have your own personal success strategy, these four tips will help…

The DonorsChoose.org Teacher’s Guide to Social Media

Emilia Murphy10Views 0Likes 0CommentsMarch 21, 2016

As part of the Teacher Success team here, I’m always looking for new ways to help teachers spread the word about their projects. Recently, I sat down with Eric Vilas-Boas, DonorsChoose.org’s own social media guru, to get some tips about how teachers can use social media to their advantage. Teachers—like everyone else—use social media…

16 Irresistible Videos of Students and Teachers

Emilia Murphy18Views 0Likes 0CommentsMarch 18, 2016

The educators and supporters who use DonorsChoose.org create countless occasions to celebrate, and—when we’re lucky—a camera is rolling to capture the moment. Here are 16 favorite videos from 16 years of memories shared by our teachers, donors, partners, and staff. (Prepare your brain for a delightful endorphin rush.) 16. When these kids reminded us what it’s like to be surprised by a brand-new book…

The 10 Best Moments from #BestSchoolDay

Eric Vilas-Boas13Views 0Likes 0CommentsMarch 17, 2016

Last week we did something a little different at DonorsChoose.org. Here’s what we saw and what we loved. Thursday, March 10, was the culmination of months of planning, excitement, and and a lots of nervous jitters (we were never good at keeping secrets). The biggest flash funding of classrooms we’ve done, with 58 funders,…

5 Quotes from Our Friends Who Helped Make #BestSchoolDay Happen

Eric Vilas-Boas8Views 0Likes 0CommentsMarch 10, 2016

By now, you may have heard already, but #BestSchoolDay centers on a pretty simple idea: Every student and teacher deserves an awesome day at school. “We all remember a few of those special days at school, whether it was a field trip to a local museum, or conducting a science experiment, or performing in a…

Teachers: Choose Your Own (Crowdfunding) Adventure

The DonorsChoose Team9Views 0Likes 0CommentsMarch 3, 2016

You go above and beyond for your students. That’s why you landed here in the first place. However, getting others excited about your classroom projects can be a challenge, whether you’re time-strapped and nervous or enthusiastic and looking to branch out. Fortunately, there are so many ways to share your DonorsChoose.org projects that you…