LISD Ed Tech Connection

21st Century fundraising

Are you seeking funds in order to buy camcorders and tripods for that new, cross-curricular unit your grade level or subject area team recently developed? Consider writing a student-project proposal and posting it to the Donors Choose web site where the motto is, “Teachers ask. You choose. Students learn.” The site, somewhat like Kiva, creates a place and process that connects public school teachers who need resources to improve student learning with donors who want to give financial help. As of this writing, there are only 6 teachers from Michigan with proposals online at Donors Choose seeking to fund projects that ask for between $378 and $799.

Interested? There are 2 main criteria that submissions (proposals) at DonorsChoose.org must meet:

1. All requested resources must be used by students or directly provide a student experience.
2. The proposal cannot foster discrimination or proselytize a religious or political viewpoint.

According to the Donors Choose site, most successfully funded proposals are under $400. Proposals stay online for 8 months, and if a proposal does not get fully funded, the listing expires. For more information, see the Donors Choose Help page.

Please note: Lenawee ISD is not affiliated with DonorsChoose.org in any way. This blog posting is simply spreading the word about an opportunity.

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