DonorsChoose

DonorsChoose is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit founded by Charles Best "in the spring of 2000 at Wings Academy, an alternative public high school in the Bronx where he taught social studies for five years." 

On the DonorsChoose web site, "teachers submit project proposals for materials or experiences their students need to learn. These ideas become classroom reality when concerned individuals, whom we call Citizen Philanthropists, choose projects to fund." 

National Office Team Members

 * Charles Best, founder and CEO
 * Brita Lombardi, Executive Vice-President for Marketing and Expansion
 * Alfonso Malabag, Chief Operating Officer
 * Claire Gershon, Vendor Relations and Fulfillment Officer
 * Rachel Gurshman, Director of Volunteer and Teacher Communications
 * Reyna Feighner, Development Associate
 * Mitsu Hadeishi, Technology Director
 * Michael Pacchioli, Senior Software Engineer
 * Andrew Weiss, Finance and Operations Officer

National Board of Directors

 * Jonathan Alter, Senior Editor and Columnist, Newsweek
 * Seppy Basili, Vice President of Learning and Assessment, Kaplan, Inc.
 * Charles Best, Founder, DonorsChoose
 * Peter Bloom, Board Chair, General Partner, General Atlantic Partners
 * Michael Brader-Araje, Founder and Managing Partner, truePilot
 * Peter Currie, Special Advisor, General Atlantic Partners
 * Edwin A. Goodman, General Partner, Milestone Venture Partners
 * Jacqueline Holmes, Founder and President, Midori Management
 * Michael Lynton, Chairman and CEO, Sony Pictures International
 * Michele Sacconaghi, Executive Director, Time Warner Foundation
 * Susan Solomon, Director, National Public Radio
 * William Wright, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley


 * Other Boards and Advisory Boards.

Contact Information
National Office DonorsChoose 347 West 36th Street Suite 503 New York, NY 10018 Phone: 212 239-3615 Fax: 212 239-3619 Website: http://www.donorschoose.org/

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