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DonorsChoose is a nonprofit organization that funds public school education via a unique model wherein educators submit proposals detailing the projects they'd like to accomplish and the funding and resources needed. Contributors then pledge donations to the project(s) of their choice.
Last year, the ScienceBlogs community raised over $30,000 for DonorsChoose, which included $10,000 in matching funds from Seed Media Group. This year, Seed Media Group is pleased to announce a commitment to match up to $15,000 in donations for DonorsChoose, as part of our newly announced Seed Media Group Science Literacy Grants program.
Many of the bloggers have started their own DonorsChoose challenges. Keep an eye on the bloggers' progress, read up on fundable projects, and find one to pitch in to, at the ScienceBlogs Leaderboard at DonorsChoose.
So go on -- donate to DonorsChoose, help increase science literacy and win some great prizes while you're at it.
Visit the ScienceBlogs Leaderboard at DonorsChoose to see the ScienceBloggers' challenges and fund your project(s) of choice.
After donating, forward your email receipt to .
If you've already donated to DonorsChoose, you're still eligible. Just send us a DonorsChoose receipt for a ScienceBloggers' challenge dated from 2007 to enter.
Winners will be chosen at random every Tuesday from now through the end of the DonorsChoose Challenge. Each week we'll give away:
• 7 of our coveted, collectible ScienceBlogs mugs
• 7 "Seed ♥'s Threadless" t-shirts, in the winner's choice of size.
• 7 subscriptions to a lovely magazine called Seed
• 3 copies of The Best American Science Writing 2007
And we'll select one grand prize winner at the end who will receive an iPod Nano.
You can keep eye the progress of the ScienceBlogs DonorsChoose Challenge by signing up for the ScienceBlogs Weekly Recap.
