I went to NYC a few months back for a Vanity Fair photo shoot with DonorsChoose.org staff, board members, and advisers.

Okay, teachers in a lot of schools never get a break, and that's often true in schools that serve military families. Remember that the families of ac...

WASHINGTON -- Google is announcing $23 million in grants to spur innovation among charities and increase education for girls and minority students in ...

One of the things I remembered hearing in Joplin was Will's mom saying to, "Live Your Life Like Will". Her loss and message helped guide me in those early days.

Budget cuts and a struggling economy have left teachers without the tools to foster dreams and achievement in kids. So naturally, as I think about impact outside the basketball court, I'm drawn to education.

Today's favorable income tax rates make it attractive for the mega-rich to give their dollars away. But how much of this private funding for social good wields influence over public policy?

Hey, you've already seen our support for DonorsChoose.org, where you can help kids in school by supporting their teachers' projects. The deal is that ...

When it comes to 2011's top stories of crises, the call for action doesn't end just because the year is coming to a close. HuffPost Impact's news stor...

There's a lot happening which provides real support for military veterans and their families. Lots more needs to be done, but things are getting better. Here's a sampling of ways we can all help.

The folks at DonorsChoose have located a bunch of schools that serve large numbers of the kids of military families, and about fifty thousand dollars worth of projects.

Okay, the deal with DonorsChoose.org is that you can give a hand to kids and teachers that they sometimes really need. (This is part of an ongoing th...

DonorsChoose.org helps teachers get the stuff they need via a kind of microfinance model, helping fund a lot of schools in the US. (I've been focusing...

Every day on HuffPost, we're highlighting one 'Greatest Person' -- an exceptional individual who is confronting the country's economic and political c...

Amid grim reports about the significant decrease in charitable giving, ABC's Good Morning America highlights a Consumer Reports study that reveals t...

Whether you want to start a movement, do something to give back or just share your story -- here are some great platforms that are enabling different ways for people to participate and make a difference.

Born from an idea hatched in his high school teachers' lounge, Charles Best's DonorsChoose.org has now raised over $58 million to fund tens of thousa...

As part of an ongoing effort to convince Stephen Colbert to host a faux political rally at our nation's capital, members of the community-based news s...