User:Brehnen Knight/sandbox

 DonorNation From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search "Contributions" redirects here. For information about the Wikipedia user contributions log, see Help:User contributions. For other uses of "Contribution", see Contribution (disambiguation). DonorNation (a portmanteau derived from "donor nation") is a San Diego, California-based company that provides a way for people and businesses to donate</a> directly to specific schools and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonprofit_organization">non-profit organizations</a> (sometimes known as peer-to-peer philanthropy). The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-commerce">e-commerce</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundraising">fundraising</a> solution provided by DonorNation enables individuals and businesses to buy and sell products, services and gently used items with a percentage (10% to 100%) of the proceeds donated to local schools and nonprofits. History [ <a href="/w/index.php?title=DonorNation&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: History">edit</a> ] Karim Pirani, a San Diego technology entrepreneur, started <a href="http://donornation.org/" target="_blank">DonorNation.org</a> in 2013. During the down economy of 2012, he recognized that cash donations were becoming more difficult to obtain and schools needed an effective fundraising alternative that allowed parents, community members and local businesses to donate items and services in an effort to raise funds for schools. As of 2014, more than $30,000 had been donated via the DonorNation platform to San Diego County schools. <P></P> Press [ <a href="/w/index.php?title=DonorNation&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Press">edit</a> ] DonorNation appeared in <a href="http://sdnews.com/" target="_blank">sdnews.com</a> on April 11, 2013 and Pomerado News on May 11, 2013. It was also mentioned in the San Diego Union-Tribune on May 24, 2013, 92130 Magazine on June 7, 2013, Imperial Beach Patch on June 19, 2013, KUSI News on June 19,2013, Del Mar Times on July 15, 2013, and again in the San Diego Union Tribune on June 27, 2013 and July 15, 2013 for its School Volunteer of the Year Award. <P></P> <span class="mw-headline" id="Eligible_Schools_Nonprofits">Eligible Schools &amp; Nonprofits [ <a href="/w/index.php?title=DonorNation&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: Eligible Schools &amp; Nonprofits">edit</a> ] <a href="http://donornation.org/" target="_blank">DonorNation.org</a> is open to all schools and nonprofits in the United States.