Matching All First Time Colorado DonorsChoose.org Projects
Amy and I decided to match all of the funding for first-time projects in Colorado on DonorsChoose.org. We are doing this through a gift from the Anchor Point Foundation and will be running it through the end of 2018. We believe deeply in the value of education and particularly like the DonorsChoose.org model of teacher-initiated projects.
There are currently 108 projects that fit this profile. We launched yesterday and nine have already been fully funded (and 330 students have been helped.) The criteria for our match is that these are projects put up by new teachers on the DonorsChoose.org platform.
Our hope is that two things will happen before the end of the year.
First, if you want to support a teacher and students in Colorado, go make a contribution of any amount on DonorsChoose.org from this link and we’ll automatically match it. Or, you can also click this link if you want to do a search on the active projects that Anchor Point Foundation is matching. You’ll notice a mention of the Anchor Point Foundation next to the projects we match – it’ll look like the following.
Clicking through will show a page like the following where you actually make the contribution.
Second, we hope any teacher in Colorado who has never had a fully funded project on DonorsChoose.org before, submits a project before the end of the year. We’ll match those projects as well, so getting more online is an awesome thing.
We believe DonorsChoose.org is an outstanding platform for getting additional funding into classrooms. Please help us support education in Colorado.
Entrepreneur | Portfolio Manager and Angel Investor
5 年Donorschoose.org is a wonderful organization. It helps so many teachers bring important tools to their classrooms which would otherwise be unattainable.
Fantastic idea! ?Thank you for your leadership!
Chief Development and Innovation Officer
5 年Thanks, Brad!
Founder @ Integrated Capital Strategies | Social Impact
5 年What a great idea and a fun thing. I'll sit with my kids and pick something to fund. I'll be sure to ask their teachers if they need anything that they could post, too. Thanks to you and Amy for your leadership!
CFO/Sales Operations/M&A/Online Author
5 年Way to go Brad!!! ?Donors choice is a favorite of mine for local school needs