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Donors ChooseDonors Choose
Heidi ColemanCoordinator of Grants and Program Evaluation
Created Sept. 2009
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What It IsWhat It Ishttp://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!
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How It Works for Teachers: How It Works for Teachers: Submitting ProjectsSubmitting 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.
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How It Works for Teachers:How It Works for Teachers:Points SystemPoints 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)
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When you request... ...you use- Materials for $400 or less 1 point- Materials for $401 to $800 2 points- Materials for more than $801 4 points- Class Visitor 6 points- Class Trip 6 points
- Special Request (any materials not offered by our vendors) 6 points
When your project is funded... ...you earn
- You confirm you still want the materials within 6 days. 1 point
- You return a thank-you package that is complete and compelling.
1 point
- You return your thank-you package on or before its due date.
1 point
Note: For each above action not completed, you lose 1 point, so be sure to check your email and complete the thank-you package!
How It Works for Teachers:How It Works for Teachers:Points SystemPoints System
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What Are My Chances?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.
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What Happens When I Get What Happens When I Get Funded?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.
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What If I’m Not A Teacher?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
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How To DonateHow To Donate
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Donate your Birthday?Donate your Birthday?
http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/motherboard.html?motherboardId=7
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!)
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Social Media Challenge?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
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Wedding Registry?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