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“Double Your Impact”: A Grant Announcement to DonorsChoose.org, Hosted by Stephen Colbert

On April 21, 2009, comedian Stephen Colbert moderated an education panel at New York’s Manhattan Bridges High School in which the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a grant of $4.1 million to nonprofit DonorsChoose.org. Colbert, a board member and supporter of the charity, explained how this online organization allows teachers to request needed funding from individual donors for classroom projects not covered by school budgets.

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8 Responses to ““Double Your Impact”: A Grant Announcement to DonorsChoose.org, Hosted by Stephen Colbert”

  1. Stephen’s spanish …
    Stephen’s spanish is very bad, i don’t know how he speak with Esteban in his show

  2. whatiwasgoingtosay on May 7th, 2009 at 3:06 am

    Wow, the way this …
    Wow, the way this is filmed, it looks like a movie. The lighting and the set-up and the shots. Whoever did this gets big kudos.

  3. MY SCHOOL!
    MBHS FTW!
    MY SCHOOL!
    MBHS FTW!

  4. The production …
    The production design of this announcement is really smart. I love that the three representatives of the organizations are in school desks. Brilliant!

  5. THingOLooooooo on May 7th, 2009 at 3:06 am

    Colbert is the man
    Colbert is the man

  6. Wow. What an …
    Wow. What an awesome foundation:D And awesome for Stephen to participate. I love him so much<3

  7. i love his cute …
    i love his cute little desk with his name badge, apple, pencils etc.
    love stephen too <3

  8. conciergemktg on May 7th, 2009 at 3:06 am

    Great information – …
    Great information — Thanks for posting. Stephen Colbert is a class act and is a great communicator. I wasn’t stuffed into lockers, but I was a dork! :) Lisa Pelto

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