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Donors Choose

Donors Choose. Heidi Coleman Coordinator of Grants and Program Evaluation 560-2668 Heidi.coleman@dpsnc.net. Created Sept. 2009. What It Is. http://www.donorschoose.org/. For teachers to get classroom materials/projects funded- generally less than $400 Nation-wide, “citizen philanthropy”

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Donors Choose

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  1. Donors Choose Heidi Coleman Coordinator of Grants and Program Evaluation 560-2668 Heidi.coleman@dpsnc.net Created Sept. 2009

  2. What It Is http://www.donorschoose.org/ • For teachers to get classroom materials/projects funded- generally less than $400 • Nation-wide, “citizen philanthropy” • Based on a points system • Easy to use!

  3. How It Works for Teachers: Submitting Projects • MUST be a Teacher, Media Coordinator, or Counselor to sign up to have projects funded. • Set up an account online • Describe what you need, why you need it, and how your project will impact students • Shop online at one of the Donors Choose vendor partners. • Submit projects WELL in advance of needing them.

  4. How It Works for Teachers:Points System • You get 3 points when you register. • You can EARN 3 points for every funded project. • The more projects you get funded, the more (and larger) projects you can request. • To see what you can have funded: http://www.donorschoose.org/help/teacher_faq.html?q=115 • Points rubric (next slide)

  5. How It Works for Teachers:Points System

  6. What Are My Chances? • Nearly 80% of projects requesting under $400 are funded within a few months. • Successful projects grab the attention of donors. • Be creative with the project’s title and first line • Speak from the heart- give funders a vision of your classroom. Tell your sob story here and let them know how funding this project will alleviate that suffering! • TRIPLE check spelling and grammar before submitting. Little is worse than an educator who makes writing errors.

  7. What Happens When I Get Funded? • Donors Choose purchases the products and mails them to you • This means you NEVER have to do a PO for the materials • You never receive the funds, so you don’t have to worry about accounting for them • You get a “thank you” packet for you to compete for your funders. • This is a CRITICAL point in the procedure. Make SURE you complete the packet! • When you return the packet, you earn more points to complete more projects.

  8. What If I’m Not A Teacher? • Donate to projects you choose. • You can choose DPS classrooms to fund! • Create your own “giving page” to share on your social networking sites. http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/createChallenge.html • Donate your birthday (presents that is…) • Include Donors Choose on your wedding registry! • Purchase a “GivingCard” to give to your friends to choose THEIR favorite project to fund. http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/giftoptions.html

  9. How To Donate

  10. Donate your Birthday? Set up a page for your birthday- have friends and family fund projects you choose instead of (or in addition to) giving you presents (and maybe avoid those awkward “gee this is great” moments!) http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/motherboard.html?motherboardId=7

  11. Social Media Challenge? • Join hundreds of bloggers, twitterers, vloggers, etc in October for a “month-long philanthropic throw-down” by creating a page featuring your favorite projects (giving them extra exposure and advertisement) • Track progress of project funding through your site • Compete (in a friendly manner!) against other donors to see who can get the most projects funded http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/createChallenge.html

  12. Wedding Registry? • Works the same way as other giving pages • Create the page as an additional option for wedding gifts from attendees- funding your favorite projects • If you don’t plan to ask for wedding gifts, consider having guests donate to your favorite projects instead http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/createChallenge.html

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