I'll be attending BlogHer 2009 on behalf of DonorsChoose.org, a non profit that connects public school teachers in need of classroom resources with donors who want to help. Last year, BlogHer was instrumental in raising thousands of dollars to support classrooms and we thought it was fitting to pay it forward by coming out to say 'thanks' for spreading the word. If you see me at the conference, please say 'hi!' I'm looking forward to sharing our site with you and to meeting all of the awesome women (and men!) who make the BlogHer community as vibrant and *amazing* as it is.

More info on the Social Media Challenge below--

SOCIAL MEDIA CHALLENGE DETAILS

During
the month of October, hundreds of bloggers will partake in the DonorsChoose.org
Social Media Challenge, a philanthropic “smackdown,” aimed at inspiring online
communities to support classroom projects. It’s a friendly but fierce
competition, to find out which bloggers have the most engaged and philanthropic
readership. More than 165 bloggers, ranging from Craigslist.org founder Craig Newmark,
to VC Fred Wilson and Mommy Blogs rallied for the cause, offering to perform
various stunts to encourage their readers to donate. All told, they raised over
$275,000 for educational projects to benefit nearly 67,000 students in
low-income neighborhoods around the country. This year’s challenge promises to
have an even bigger impact… Interested in participating? Email challenge@donorschoose.org

ABOUT DONORSCHOOSE.ORG

DonorsChoose.org,
a nonprofit website, is a simple way to provide students with the books,
technology, and supplies that they need to learn.  At DonorsChoose.org,
innovative teachers propose ideas for classroom projects, such as “Magical
Math Centers” ($200) or “Big Book Bonanza” ($400). Individuals around the
nation can search student projects by areas of interest, learn about classroom
needs, and choose to fund the project idea they find most compelling. Whether
it's books or beakers, for second graders or sophomores, in Honolulu or
Hartford there are thousands of classroom needs represented. Donors
receive classroom feedback including photographs, student and teacher thank-you
notes and an expenditure report showing that their gift was spent as directed.

DonorsChoose.org
has been highlighted as “the future of philanthropy” by The New York Times.
 Since being founded by a high school teacher in 2000, DonorsChoose has
delivered more than $35 million in resources to over 2 million students
across the country.