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
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
Within a single school, teachers often encounter differences in poverty levels, parent involvement, and student readiness. — Charles Best Differences 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've long believed teachers know best what their students need to succeed, and that includes the creation of healthy, supportive school communities. — Charles Best Copy Share Image
To get DonorsChoose.org to scale, we first need to increase the viral appeal of our website. — Charles Best 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
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
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 Copy Share Image
I created DonorsChoose by putting pencil to paper - literally - and sketching out each screen of the web site and how… — Charles Best 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
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 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 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 Copy Share Image
We evaluate all business decisions based on how we can best serve public school teachers and their students. — Charles Best 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 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
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 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 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
America's best teachers are always looking for new ways to bring learning to life. — Charles Best America 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
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 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
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
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 just believe in our democracy, and you want an informed electorate, public schools are in your interest, and I think… — Charles Best Copy Share Image
If we can show the world that there are students in all sorts of communities who don't have the material they need… — Charles Best Education 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
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 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
