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Revision as of 16:33, 30 June 2010
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ClassWish is (run from classwish.org) is nonprofit organization in New York, United States. ClassWish helps teachers find a way to get free classroom supplies and materials for their students. Teachers visit the site to create Wish Lists of the resources they need. Parents and others in the community see exactly what is needed and how their tax-deductible contributions can help.[1]
ClassWish is currently a project of ImportantGifts Inc, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit[2], whose chairman is Steven Spiegel, a former Skadden Arps attorney. The professionals working on the ClassWish.org team have held senior positions at such firms as Citi,iVillage and Xing.
Board of Advisors for ClassWish
- Jed Alpert, Chief Strategy Officer, Mobile Commons
- Betsy Brand, Director, American Youth Policy Forum
- Pamela Civins, Executive Director, Boston Partners in Education
- James Cleveland, President, JumpStart
- Laurie Coots, CMO, TBWA
- Christopher Cross, Principal, Cross and Joftus
- Scott Cutler, EVP, NYSE-Euronext
- Ellen Dempsey, President & CEO, Teachers Network
- Jory Des Jardins, Co-Founder, Blogher
- Lucy Friedman, President, The After School Corporation
- Nelson Gonzalez, Chief Strategy and Program Officer, Stupski Foundation
- Jodi Grant, President, Afterschool Alliance
- Adam Hirsch, COO, Mashable
- Bibb Hubbard, Vice President, Widmeyer Communications
- JD Lasica, Principal, Socialmedia.biz and Socialbrite.org
- Mark Linaugh, Chief Talent Officer, WPP
- Wayne Loosigian, Director of Annual Giving, Phillips Exeter Academy
- Betsy Morgan, former CEO, Huffington Post
- Judy Nee, President and CEO, National Afterschool Association
- Nancy Pelz-Paget, Director, Education and Society Program, Aspen Institute
- Delia Pompa, VP of Education, National Council of La Raza
- Greg Richmond, President & CEO, National Association of Charter School Authorizers
- Sharon Robinson Ph.D., President and CEO, American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education
- Steven Rosenbaum, Founder, Magnify Media
- Gary Steuer, former Executive Director, Arts & Business Council, Americans for the Arts
- Esther Wojcicki, Google Education, Creative Commons Board[3]