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Everyone has a "dream job" lying dormant in their hearts. Unfortunately, it's usually plagued by one negative thought: that it can't become a reality. But many people have turned their dreams into daily realities. How did they get there? What inspires them? Surely they took all the right steps at the exact right time, without suffering any detours. I spoke to a few very successful people working their own "dream jobs" hoping to glean some insight.
Childhood memories exist between our conscious and subconscious minds as a reel of colorful highlights and feelings. Naturally, a large number of them are made up of school activities; fitting since children spend so much time in school. I'm sure we all remember the time our volleyball team won in gym class practice; or we created what our teacher proclaimed to be a "masterpiece" in art class; or took that amazing field trip to the natural science museum. I would hate to think of what childhood memories would look like without those highlights. Wouldn't you?
A wise man once said that, "Necessity is the mother of invention" and the phrase's truth is indisputable. Just ask Charles Best, the CEO of DonorsChoose.org the nonprofit he founded out of, well... necessity.
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DonorsChoose
American nonprofit organization
DonorsChoose is a United States–based nonprofit organization that allows individuals to donate directly to public school classroom projects. The organization has been given Charity Navigator's highest rating every year since 2005.[4] As of June 2024, the organization has funded 2.95 million projects and raise $1.64 billion for teachers and students.[5] 88% of public schools in the United States have at least one project has been requested on DonorsChoose.[5] Schools from wealthy areas are more likely to make technology requests, while schools from less affluent areas are more likely to request basic supplies.[6] It has been noted that repeat donors on DonorsChoose typically donate to projects they have no prior relationship with, and most often fund projects serving financially challenged students.[6]
History
[edit]DonorsChoose was founded in 2000 by Charles Best,[7] a social studies teacher at Wings Academy in The Bronx.[8] Charles and his colleagues often spent their own money on school supplies for their students, and discussed materials they wished they could afford in the teachers' lunchroom. With the help of his students, he built the first version