Ariba, Inc. (Nasdaq:ARBA), the leading spend management
solutions provider, is gearing up to make a difference. The company
today announced its participation in the DonorsChoose.org Social
Media Challenge, a unique charity event in which the Blogosphere’s
elite will compete to solicit donations from their online
communities to support critical educational projects across the
nation’s schools.
“The DonorsChoose.org Social Media Challenge is a fun way to
involve online communities in bringing classroom wishes to life,”
said Jonathan Evans, Vendor Relations Director, DonorsChoose.org.
“It’s a friendly but fierce competition to find out which bloggers
have the most engaged and generous readership to drive support for
school projects that benefit students from low-income neighborhoods
around the country.”
Ariba has long recognized the value of building online
communities. In 1999, the company launched the Ariba Network to
help buyers and suppliers around the world connect and do business
more efficiently. In 2003, it began tapping social media outlets to
fuel even greater collaboration among people and organizations,
starting a blog, SupplyExcellence.com, creating LinkedIn Groups and
establishing a presence on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
“The Internet has completely revolutionized the way that people
and businesses connect and communicate,” said Justin Fogarty,
manager, online communities, Ariba. “At Ariba, we’ve built a strong
network of online communities through which professionals from
around the world freely share insights, information and best
practices to advance their own objectives and those of their peers.
We’re now challenging these communities to extend their support to
one of our nation’s most critical objectives – the education of our
children – and a worthy charitable organization –
DonorsChoose.org.”
An online charity that makes it easy for anyone to help students
in need, DonorsChoose.org enables public school teachers from every
corner of America to post classroom project requests, from pencils
for a poetry writing class to violins for a school recital. Donors
can search requests and give any amount to projects that speak to
them. Once a project reaches its funding goal, DonorsChoose.org
delivers the materials to the school, and donors hear back from the
classroom in the form of thank-you notes and photos.
Throughout the month of October, members of Ariba’s various
communities can donate to classroom projects at DonorsChoose.org by
visiting the Ariba DonorsChoose.org Social Media Challenge site,
where participants can also ask Ariba to feature specific projects
or areas of interest.
Last year, more than 165 of the country’s most prominent
bloggers, including Craigslist.org founder Craig Newmark, venture
capitalist Fred Wilson, and Wall Street Journal reporter Kara
Swisher rallied in support of DonorsChoose.org and raised over
$275,000. “We’ve got some heady competition, but we’re more than up
to the challenge,” Fogarty said. “With more than 25,000 unique
visitors to our communities each month, we’re confident we can make
a difference for DonorsChoose.org and the schools and children that
they support.”
About DonorsChoose.org
DonorsChoose.org is an online charity that makes it easy for
anyone to help students in need. Public school teachers from every
corner of America post classroom project requests, from pencils for
a poetry writing class to violins for a school recital. Then, you
can search requests and give any amount to the project that speaks
to you. Once a project reaches its funding goal, we deliver the
materials to the school, and you hear back from the classroom in
the form of thank-you notes and photos. Learn more about how it
works.
About Ariba, Inc.
Ariba, Inc. is the leading provider of
on-demand spend management solutions. Our mission is to transform
the way companies of all sizes, across all industries, and
geographies operate by delivering technology, service, and network
solutions that enable them to holistically source, contract,
procure, pay, manage, and analyze their spend and supplier
relationships. Delivered on demand, our enterprise-class offerings
empower companies to achieve greater control of their spend and
drive continuous improvements in financial and supply chain
performance. More than 1,000 companies, including more than half of
the companies on the Fortune 100, use Ariba solutions to manage
their spend from sourcing and orders through invoicing and payment.
For more information, visit www.ariba.com
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