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Saving the Quail and Riding Space Mountain

Julie11Views 0Likes 0CommentsMay 28, 2010

Way back in September we announced a partnership with Disney’s Planet Challenge – a project-based learning environmental competition for 4th – 6th grade classrooms across the country. As part of this nationwide challenge, Disney offered 50% funding to DonorsChoose.org projects…

Teachers Getting “Furry”

Julie9Views 0Likes 0CommentsApril 21, 2010

Things are getting a little furry around DonorsChoose.org these days. In honor of Earth Day and the release of the movie Furry Vengeance, DonorsChoose.org is offering a 50% match for projects that help teach kids about wildlife preservation and…

Good news for SoCal teachers in Cerritos, Culver City, Norwalk, La Mirada, and Pasadena

Julie7Views 0Likes 0CommentsNovember 10, 2009

Thanks to the California Community Foundation and the FEDCO Charitable Foundation, DonorsChoose.org has a “Double Your Impact” offer for K-12 teachers in the following districts: ABC/Cerritos, Culver City, Norwalk-La Mirada or Pasadena Unified. The match offer is valid for hands-on,…

SoCal Arts, Music, and Dance Projects Get Some Help from Dancescape

Julie9Views 0Likes 0CommentsNovember 9, 2009

We’re thrilled to announce that Southern California teachers will once again be the recipients of proceeds from this year’s Dancescape (the tenth annual!) event on November 14th in Beverly Hills at the Aqua Restaurant & Lounge. This all-night event will…

Disney Challenges DonorsChoose.org Teachers to Save the Planet!

Julie9Views 0Likes 0CommentsOctober 15, 2009

Save the earth and win an expenses-paid trip for your class to the Disneyland® Resort with Disney’s Planet Challenge! Disney’s Planet Challenge is a fun, free and highly-acclaimed project-based environmental competition for 4th, 5th, and 6th grade classrooms across the…

27 Los Angeles Schools Receive Support From In A Perfect World Foundation

Julie7Views 0Likes 0CommentsOctober 12, 2009

We’re very excited to partner with In A Perfect World foundation again this year to support 27 schools in Los Angeles. The foundation is offering a 50% match offer for project requests for $500 or less in materials submitted by…

School Transformation from a Student’s Perspective

Julie8Views 0Likes 0CommentsOctober 8, 2009

We love all the schools in Los Angeles and we’re especially fond of Green Dot Schools, an organization that has done an amazing job turning around some local schools. On this week’s Huffington Post, you can read about one Green…

Free internet marketing class = donations for art supplies. Lucky you!

Julie8Views 0Likes 0CommentsSeptember 16, 2009

Our friends over at Lucky Marketing will be teaching several free Internet marketing classes in the Los Angeles area in September and October. Even better — mention promotion code “Donors Choose” when you enroll, and Lucky Marketing Firm will…

These Classrooms Sure Can Cook

Julie8Views 0Likes 0CommentsSeptember 8, 2009

I’m always impressed with the passion and creativity of teachers on DonorsChoose.org. It’s amazing to see how much dedication each teacher feels for his or her classrooms. Our friends over at Participant Media managed to capture this dedication and hard…