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Creating DonorsChoose’s UX Research Library
Creating DonorsChoose’s UX Research Library
Without a catalog of the UX Research Team’s work, our work could be found everywhere: a Trello board, Slack threads, Google Drive, UserZoom…
Aurora Alparaz
Jun 6
Representation in UX Research Participant Recruiting
Representation in UX Research Participant Recruiting
DonorsChoose hit a milestone in our racial equity work in 2021, by launching our Equity Focus. Our Equity Focus shines a spotlight on…
Aurora Alparaz
Nov 18, 2022
Research Ethics 101: How We Approach Data Privacy & Confidentiality
Research Ethics 101: How We Approach Data Privacy & Confidentiality
Welcome to the first post in a series on ethics in UX research at DonorsChoose. We’re kicking things off with an introduction to our…
Josh Rosenberg
Apr 22, 2022
Putting Research Ethics Into Practice at DonorsChoose
Putting Research Ethics Into Practice at DonorsChoose
Hi! This post is an introduction to a series about how the DonorsChoose UX Research team weaves research ethics throughout our practice…
Josh Rosenberg
Apr 22, 2022
Research Team of ̶O̶n̶e̶ Two: Scaling the DonorsChoose Research Practice
Research Team of ̶O̶n̶e̶ Two: Scaling the DonorsChoose Research Practice
Research Team of One
Josh Rosenberg
Jun 29, 2021
Pushing the Limits of Axure to Make Our Prototypes Feel Real
Pushing the Limits of Axure to Make Our Prototypes Feel Real
Learn about how we use Axure to make “real” prototypes that we use for usability tests.
PJ Rosa
May 12, 2021
How We Recruit Research Participants
How We Recruit Research Participants
I distinctly remember the core value ‘user focus’ decal written in emboldened “DonorsChoose” orange on the wall of the conference room as I…
Liam Cates
May 5, 2021
The Tools We Use
The Tools We Use
On the product team at DonorsChoose, our work touches every facet of our product and supports an array of stakeholders with different…
Gwendolyn Royer
Mar 4, 2021
It’s All About the Journey: How We Mapped Onboarding at DonorsChoose
It’s All About the Journey: How We Mapped Onboarding at DonorsChoose
As DonorsChoose grows, more teachers are finding our site through word of mouth, but don’t have a solid understanding of how the site…
Josh Rosenberg
Jan 8, 2020
What Happened When We Treated Our Checkout Redesign Like the Hunger Games.
What Happened When We Treated Our Checkout Redesign Like the Hunger Games.
May the odds be ever in your favor, form fields.
Tea Ho
May 20, 2019
Improving Our Teacher Sign Up Flow
Improving Our Teacher Sign Up Flow
At DonorsChoose.org, our teachers are our content creators. Their requests for classroom resources and experiences, descriptions of their…
Dan Betz
Feb 13, 2019
Redesigning Project Screening
Redesigning Project Screening
The DonorsChoose.org crowdfunding model works by connecting teachers who need funding for their classroom with generous donors who want to…
Dan Betz
Dec 13, 2018
Can you spot the difference in this redesign?
Can you spot the difference in this redesign?
People love write-ups on huge redesigns with flashy before and afters, but every redesign doesn’t have to be like Anne Hathaway’s makeover…
Tea Ho
Aug 27, 2018
Product Principles
Product Principles
Our humble product team has been rockin’ and rollin’ for about three years now. We’ve been making steady improvements to the teacher and…
Dan Betz
Jul 27, 2018
Research Team of One: How DonorsChoose.org Learns More With Less
Research Team of One: How DonorsChoose.org Learns More With Less
Here’s a familiar scene: You’re a product researcher gearing up for a usability test. You draft a research plan, get feedback from…
Josh Rosenberg
Jun 28, 2018
TrendFinder: How We Developed a “Trend Detection” BI Tool for DonorsChoose.org (guest post)
TrendFinder: How We Developed a “Trend Detection” BI Tool for DonorsChoose.org (guest post)
This blog post is part of a series of guest posts from the CKM Advisors Pro Bono Team recapping a recent 4-month collaboration, where CKM…
Michael Zhang
Jun 19, 2018
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