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The Dallas Foundation Brings Projects to Life in Dallas County!

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Thanks to The Dallas Foundation’s generosity, Dallas County teachers from high-need schools who submit classroom projects will be eligible for a “Double Your Impact” match. Any project posted to DonorsChoose.org that meets the above criteria will receive 50% funding via…

Matching Funds Available for Glynn County, Georgia Projects!

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A generous Georgia family is funding $25,000 in teacher project requests on DonorsChoose.org. These funds are available for all public school teachers in Glynn County, Georgia (including the cities of Brunswick, Country Club Estates, Dock Junction, St. Simons). The funding…

Rainwater Charitable Foundation Supports Hands-On Environmental Projects in North Texas

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Rainwater Charitable Foundation is offering $100,000 in match funding to hands-on environmental project(s) submitted by North Texas teachers. This funding is a great opportunity for teachers to help students to learn about the world around them through hands-on methods, whether…

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Invites Community Members to Support Detroit Teacher Projects

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The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is providing a dollar-to-dollar matching grant up to $100,000 to support Detroit teacher projects on DonorsChoose.org. Knight Foundation is encouraging community members within and outside of Detroit to take advantage of this…

Sonic Drive-In Funds Teacher Projects at Surprise School Visits!

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On August 31, SONIC kicked off their new Limeades for Learning program by making surprise visits to schools in Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Dallas and Fort Worth. SONIC staff and executives arrived unbeknownst to teachers to award large checks representing full…

Half-off Houston ISD Projects Thanks to The Simmons Foundation!

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Thanks to a generous grant from The Simmons Foundation, citizen philanthropists have the opportunity to fund Houston ISD projects from high-need schools at half the cost! Proposals ranging from composition books to a collection of read-along CDs to document cameras…

A PAWsitively Great Give-Back Birthday Story!

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George the Good Dogg, a Golden Retriever from Texas, is doing his part to help public school students across the country. This year for his birthday, he is asking his friends (with the help of his owner of course!) to…

Texas Fifth Graders Create Lewis & Clark Museum Thanks to Mustaches For Kids “Grower”

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Last December, Mrs. Hardgrave’s proposal “Lewis and Clark” was funded thanks to Dallas Mustaches For Kids grower, Jon Alexis and the generous donors who sponsored his mustache. The classroom received 30 copies of the book, “Captain’s Dog: My Journey with…

Tulsa Classroom Goes Green with the Help of DonorsChoose.org

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Students at MacArthur Elementary are learning valuable lessons about preserving the environment thanks to materials received through DonorsChoose.org. Ms. Cummings’s kindergarten classroom now has recycling bins and their own compost bin, which gives the students a chance to get their…

Community Foundation of Central Georgia Supports Local Classrooms!

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Great news for Central Georgia teachers! The Community Foundation of Central Georgia is sponsoring a “Double Your Impact” challenge grant to provide classroom resources to local schools. Teacher projects in the following Central Georgia counties are eligible for half-funding through…

Oklahoma projects half off thanks to the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation!

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We are thrilled to announce that the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation has generously given a challenge grant to match donations to projects posted by Oklahoma teachers. Oklahoma projects currently eligible for the match offer include, “For Mosaic Sake”…

ABC Action News in Tampa Highlights DonorsChoose.org!

Natalie10Views 0Likes 0CommentsNovember 24, 2008

Tampa ABC Action News visited Ruskin Elementary School in Hillsborough County, Florida last week to spread the word about DonorsChoose.org to Tampa teachers and potential citizen philanthropists. Reporter Porcha Johnson interviewed first grade teacher “Ms. R” who has had proposals…