At DonorsChoose.org, we believe that teachers are unsung heroes. — Charles Best Believe Copy Share Image
Whenever there are changes to school budgets, we know teachers feel it first. — Charles Best Change Copy Share Image
Our mission is to help students in need and to democratize philanthropy. — Charles Best Goals Copy Share Image
People on the front lines have the best ideas for how to improve things. — Charles Best Best Copy Share Image
I was a social studies teacher at a high school in the Bronx for five years. — Charles Best Education Copy Share Image
You have to wade through tons of 'no's' to get one 'yes,' and you can't let it go to your head when… — Charles Best Go Copy Share Image
Our name is not great. It doesn't evoke anything about school or teachers. It doesn't roll off the tongue or stick in… — Charles Best Anything Copy Share Image
We are so humbled and grateful to Google for their devotion to our teachers and students. — Charles Best Devotion Copy Share Image
A really large number of teachers contact us offline testifying how valuable iPads are for their students. — Charles Best Education Copy Share Image
Every day, teachers across the country excite their students with new opportunities and experiences. — Charles Best Country Copy Share Image
It just felt wrong that the kids I was teaching didn't have the same access to materials that I did when I… — Charles Best Access Copy Share Image
Arianna Huffington is one of the greatest champions of this idea - that anyone can make a difference. — Charles Best Champions Copy Share Image
People not only want to support public schools, but people warm to this idea of being a philanthropist, even if they might… — Charles Best Being Copy Share Image
Access to sports is an important part of a well-rounded education, and it takes committed communities and companies like Dick's to make… — Charles Best Education Copy Share Image
If anything, we hope that DonorsChoose.org is going to be a prompt, a nudge in the side of the public school system… — Charles Best Anything Copy Share Image
To take on the jobs of tomorrow, students must become more than good test takers. They need to become makers who design,… — Charles Best Design Copy Share Image
Committed teachers know their students' needs better than anyone in the system. Traditionally, however, teachers have little control over the purchase of… — Charles Best Better Copy Share Image
DonorsChoose enables teachers not just to go public with learning needs in classrooms but also to unleash their imaginations about the best… — Charles Best Best Copy Share Image
My colleagues and I would spend a lot of our own money on copy, paper, and pencils. I just figured there are… — Charles Best Colleagues Copy Share Image
I'd listened to my colleagues in the teachers' lunchroom. I could tell they were passionate, fired-up people who had great ideas for… — Charles Best City Copy Share Image
One thing that gets missed a lot is that DonorsChoose is merely a place where teachers post wish lists. That doesn't do… — Charles Best Innovation Copy Share Image
Why is it that, when we want to think outside the proverbial box, we often put ourselves in one? We gather our… — Charles Best Ideas Copy Share Image
I get my share of 'cold' requests via LinkedIn from people who are launching non-profit or for-profit ventures and who request a… — Charles Best Cold Copy Share Image
Our only political stance is this: listen to these teachers. — Charles Best Education Copy Share Image
Learning is a critical part of our mission and organizational culture. — Charles Best Critical Copy Share Image
One question we'll ask is, 'Who are you grateful for,' and a surprising number of people can't name anyone beyond their mother. — Charles Best Beyond Copy Share Image
We think the ability to rattle off people you are grateful to and thankful to is often sort of a proxy for… — Charles Best Grateful Copy Share Image
To get DonorsChoose.org to scale, we first need to increase the viral appeal of our website. — Charles Best Appeal Copy Share Image
We've long believed teachers know best what their students need to succeed, and that includes the creation of healthy, supportive school communities. — Charles Best Best Copy Share Image
We want to use our site to galvanize people to give but also to take important steps toward real change. — Charles Best Change Copy Share Image
I'd love DonorsChoose.org to become a place where teachers can post innovative, out-of-the-box projects that they can't get funding for traditionally. — Charles Best Become Copy Share Image
Well, just as in the quality of public schools, there is massive disparity and the compensation given to the public school teachers. — Charles Best Education Copy Share Image
Within a single school, teachers often encounter differences in poverty levels, parent involvement, and student readiness. — Charles Best Differences Copy Share Image
Our brains are designed to solve some of our most complex problems when we're distracted by routine habits. — Charles Best Brains Copy Share Image
