Donors Choose wins!
Paraphrasing for the announcement on their website, Donors Choose was one of the smallest organizations in a group of finalists selected from nearly 1,000 applicants for the Nonprofit Innovation Award offered through Amazon.com. The finalist which raised the most money through Amazon.com had the opportunity to have the money it raised doubled.
Donors Choose won the Innovation Award by raising $790,000, all through gifts of $1,000 or less. Every one of those dollars will go to classroom needs posted on the Donors Choose web site. And the donations made will be matched by Amazon.com, bringing the total to over $1.5 million.
The wearwithstyle.com contest raised about 300 bucks, through the generosity of knitters. I know it was a close contest between Donors Choose and the next runner-up. Therefore, I personally choose to believe that it was knitters who put Donors Choose over the top.
Donor prizes are in the mail for the most part, although a few are still being packed. Way to go, guys, this is thrilling news. 🙂