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Charles Best
American Businessman
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KIPP schools would be just a shining example of schools where students aren't just given homework and taught imaginative ways, but they're really brought into a culture of education. Charles Best
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Teachers know how to improve education. Charles Best
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I'd listened to my colleagues in the teachers' lunchroom. I could tell they were passionate, fired-up people who had great ideas for strategies and projects to help kids learn better. They just didn't have the resources. I was frustrated, but I also knew it was a frustration felt by teachers all over the city. Charles Best
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My colleagues and I were always having the same conversation in the teachers lunchroom about books we wanted our students to read, a field trip we knew would really bring a subject matter to life... And most of us would go into our own pockets to buy just paper and pencils. Charles Best
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Laptops are important, but before you spend a million dollars per school providing one laptop per child... won't you please spend $5,000 per school equipping every classroom with a document camera? Charles Best
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We really are based on this idea that teachers have all this pent-up classroom expertise and that if we could just empower them to come up with micro-solutions, they're going to come up with smarter ideas than anybody would at the top. Charles Best
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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
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Imagine someone with $10 finding a classroom project that speaks to them personally, seeing where their money is going, and realizing that they don't need to be a millionaire to make a difference. Charles Best
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We think the ability to rattle off people you are grateful to and thankful to is often sort of a proxy for openness to learning from others. Charles Best
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Our name is not great. It doesn't evoke anything about school or teachers. It doesn't roll off the tongue or stick in your head. Charles Best
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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
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One thing that gets missed a lot is that DonorsChoose is merely a place where teachers post wish lists. That doesn't do justice to the level of innovation that we see taking place on our site. Charles Best
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I founded DonorsChoose.org because I care about learning, and I believe every student in our country deserves a great education. Charles Best
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We evaluate all business decisions based on how we can best serve public school teachers and their students. Charles Best
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We love that our platform allows people to give. Charles Best
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My colleagues and I would spend a lot of our own money on copy, paper, and pencils. I just figured there are people out there who would want to help teachers like us if they could see exactly where their money was going. Charles Best
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People not only want to support public schools, but people warm to this idea of being a philanthropist, even if they might have only have $5 to spare. Charles Best
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I think philanthropy is so much more in keeping with spirit of shouting someone out than a material reward. Charles Best
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Donors are sick of writing that $200 check to the Red Cross and not knowing whether it goes for the executive director's salary or the office rent. Charles Best
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Our mission is to help students in need and to democratize philanthropy. Charles Best
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We've heard people say that teachers have no business going rogue and trying to select their own books, technology, and classes - and citizens have no business deciding what is worthy. We believe in teachers. We believe in the wisdom of the crowd. Charles Best
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