I believe literacy is the most basic skill that empowers a person to succeed, and so the projects on my Donors Choose Giving page all have to do with promoting literacy in high-poverty classrooms.
Posted 10.20.2009 | Impact
In her blog post about Donors Choose, Livia McRee talks about why she created a Giving Page featuring programs promoting literacy in high-poverty clas...
Reyna Booth | Posted 09.30.2009 | Technology
Starting October 1st, DonorsChoose.org is kicking off its Social Media Challenge, a friendly competition among online media personalities to help thousands of public school students.
Alan McGee | Posted 07.06.2009 | Living
Whether to support the fundamental understanding the judicial system, or to inspire a career in politics or law, each DonorsChoose.org project reflects one teacher's hope for the future of their students.
Tim Ferriss | Posted 06.12.2009 | Business
My hope is that more non-profits and hybrids will share their best practices and experimental findings so that everyone can benefit.
Charles Best | Posted 06.05.2009 | Media
Stephen Colbert generously donated his birthday (May 13th!) to DonorsChoose.org and created a video about it.
Arianna Huffington | Posted 08.02.2008 | Living
America's economic downturn presents a daunting double-edged challenge to charitable organizations. Hard times mean that more people than ever will be in need of help -- and that fewer people will be in a position to help.
Katherine Goldstein | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics
While I reject the notion that it's my "patriotic duty" to buy more junk I don't need, here are 3 ideas of worthy ways to spend the money that could do some social and economic good.
Livia McRee | Posted 10.20.2009 | Impact