5. Charles Best, CEO of DonorsChoose.org at PP55 Reunions Panel

Charles Best, CEO of DonorsChoose.org speaking about his own path of service at the Princeton Project 55 Moments of Obligation Panel (Princeton Reunions 2009). In 2009-10, Princeton Project 55 celebrates 20 years of engaging alumni in the public interest. PP55 has placed over 7 yearlong Princeton fellows at DonorsChoose.org.

Charles Best founded DonorsChoose.org at Wings Academy, a public high school in the Bronx where he was a social studies teacher for five years. He formulated the concept of DonorsChoose.org during a lunch conversation with colleagues, and his students volunteered to help start the organization. DonorsChoose.org, a web-based charity where donors select specific needs listed by teachers, has been growing ever since. By end of 2008 DonorsChoose.org coordinated the giving of over $29 million to more than 1.8 million students in more than 50 states.

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• Princeton Project 55
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