Donors are sick of writing that $200 check to the Red Cross and not knowing whether it goes for the executive director's… — Charles Best Director Copy Share Image
Students who learn to collaborate and negotiate - on Capitol Hill, in the board room, in everyday life - will outperform peers… — Charles Best Capitol hill Copy Share Image
Our partnership with Dick's Sports Matter program aligns perfectly with our mission to address inequity in schools nationwide. — Charles Best Football Copy Share Image
I think philanthropy is so much more in keeping with spirit of shouting someone out than a material reward. — Charles Best I think Copy Share Image
For my 9th birthday, my only wish was to eat like a farmer boy. I had devoured 'The Little House on the… — Charles Best Birthday Copy Share Image
The most incredible businesses are started by entrepreneurs who relentlessly pursue their passion, but passion works best with a thoughtful, ambitious-yet-grounded business… — Charles Best Best Copy Share Image
Ideally, DonorsChoose.org wouldn't be necessary for basic supplies, but I hope we'll always be a platform for teachers to request resources that… — Charles Best Always Copy Share Image
We aren't prescribing anything. We're not claiming to be the experts. We aren't advocating for or against any program. We are going… — Charles Best Anything Copy Share Image
At DonorsChoose.org, we believe that classroom teachers often know their students better than anybody else in the system and that their front-line… — Charles Best Believe Copy Share Image
Imagine someone with $10 finding a classroom project that speaks to them personally, seeing where their money is going, and realizing that… — Charles Best Make a difference Copy Share Image
KIPP schools would be just a shining example of schools where students aren't just given homework and taught imaginative ways, but they're… — Charles Best Culture Copy Share Image
My colleagues and I were always having the same conversation in the teachers lunchroom about books we wanted our students to read,… — Charles Best Books Copy Share Image
Whether you're raising money for a cause, a personal need, or a project, most crowdfunding sites center on you hitting up people… — Charles Best Money Copy Share Image
Donorschoose.org is the one place where somebody with $10 gets the same level of impact and feedback from the recipients that Bill… — Charles Best Feedback Copy Share Image
My colleagues and I would spend a lot of our own money on copy paper and pencils, and often we couldn't get… — Charles Best Colleagues Copy Share Image
I was lucky enough to go to boarding school for my high school years, and I had all the resources that I… — Charles Best Art Copy Share Image
If you just believe in our democracy, and you want an informed electorate, public schools are in your interest, and I think… — Charles Best Believe Copy Share Image
When I began teaching, my colleagues and I quickly realized that our students didn't have access to the same resources we had… — Charles Best Colleagues Copy Share Image
If you track your organization's creativity by the number of brainstorms on your calendar, you're missing out. It's more important to capture… — Charles Best Cooking Copy Share Image
Public school teachers from every corner of America post classroom project requests on DonorsChoose.org. Requests range from pencils for a poetry writing… — Charles Best America Copy Share Image
At DonorsChoose.org, you can give as little as $1 and get the same level of choice, transparency, and feedback that is traditionally… — Charles Best Choice Copy Share Image
We really are based on this idea that teachers have all this pent-up classroom expertise and that if we could just empower… — Charles Best Classroom Copy Share Image
We've heard people say that teachers have no business going rogue and trying to select their own books, technology, and classes -… — Charles Best Believe Copy Share Image
At DonorsChoose.org, we've seen what technology can do for a classroom. We make it easy for teachers to request the materials they… — Charles Best Classroom Copy Share Image
America's best teachers are always looking for new ways to bring learning to life. — Charles Best America Copy Share Image
We've established a free marketplace of teacher ideas and donor interests. — Charles Best Donor Copy Share Image
We reflect on our successes and failures at monthly staff meetings. — Charles Best Failure Copy Share Image
In the sixth grade, I planned to start my own business making custom fishing lures. — Charles Best Business Copy Share Image
No matter the circumstances, teachers show up each day ready to give their students every opportunity possible, and they never give up. — Charles Best Day Copy Share Image
I saw first-hand that all schools are not created equal, and the students shouldn't have to go without all of the materials… — Charles Best Education Copy Share Image
Teachers know how to improve education, but they are a voice that is consistently overlooked or ignored. — Charles Best Education Copy Share Image
We think we can contribute something toward the improvement of public education in our country. — Charles Best Country Copy Share Image
I had really good relationship with my students; it definitely took me a few months before I had my students' respect. — Charles Best Good Copy Share Image
We evaluate all business decisions based on how we can best serve public school teachers and their students. — Charles Best Best Copy Share Image
I think it's the strength of the idea that's made Donors Choose work, not me. I mean, I'm determined, and I work… — Charles Best Donors Copy Share Image
We think there's nothing like sunlight to mobilize and energize citizens to demand change of their elected officials. — Charles Best Change Copy Share Image
Hardworking, passionate teachers know their students' needs better than anyone else in the school environment. If we can tap into their needs,… — Charles Best Better Copy Share Image
We're thrilled to be a part of PNC's longstanding commitment to early childhood learning. Their generosity will help us expand the DonorsChoose.org… — Charles Best Art class Copy Share Image
We make friends with people we admire, including those you might consider competitors, like charity: water, Kiva, and Global Giving. We get… — Charles Best Admire Copy Share Image
