Donors Choose

Two years ago I was introduced by another teacher to a website that has quite literally changed my teaching~
http://www.donorschoose.org/mrs.fehr

The above link is my homepage- where all my current projects needing funding are listed, completed projects, and pictures/thank you notes.

From Donors Choose: "Our mission is to improve public education by empowering every teacher to be a change-maker and enabling any citizen to be a philanthropist.Our vision is a nation where students in every community have the resources they need to learn."

As a teacher, creating a project is actually very simple

• Create a catchy title, something that will catch the reader's eyes and pique their interest
• Shop for the items that you wish to have in your project. I have had best luck with keeping my projects under $200- if they are any more then that, chances of being funded are less likely
• Now, write away! Tell about your students, the demographics of your school, why this project is important, the challenges as a teacher that you and your students are facing, and most of all, what you are going to do should you get these supplies! The more appealing you can make yourself be to the donors, the better off!
• Once you are done writing, there are a few other minor questions to answer and you are done. Your project will be posted soon and then you can compulsively check the website hoping to see donations..oh wait, is that just me?!? :)

I have received in the past two years over $2,500 worth of supplies and materials from generous donors from Donors Choose. Almost all of them were people I did not know, who were simply wanting to become a citizen philanthropist for schools in need.I am forever grateful to Donors Choose- they have made teaching for me ten times better and thus also benefiting my students as well! WE LOVE DONORS CHOOSE! :)