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$10 Donation to Fund Supplies for Schoolteachers' Projects through DonorsChoose.org

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In a Nutshell

Donors receive online credit with matching donations that they can use to fund schoolteachers' projects through DonorsChoose.org

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The Issue: Teachers Covering Supplies Out-of-Pocket

During the 2009–2010 school year, public school teachers spent more than $1.33 billion out-of-pocket on school supplies and instructional materials, according to an article in the Journal. Individual teachers spent an average of $356 of their own money on resources that included software and paper-based teaching aids, pencils, paper, and arts and crafts supplies. Yet, according the same article, this number is a decline from recent years. The pinch of the recession has affected teachers as much as their schools' budgets, making it more difficult for children to benefit from imaginative and engaging lessons.

The Campaign: Funding Projects for Schoolchildren

If you donate $10 to this Grassroots campaign, then you will receive a $20 online credit to use on DonorsChoose.org, thanks to matching donations from an anonymous donor. All donations up to $150,000 will be matched. Groupon customers can use their online credit on the DonorsChoose.org website to fund a project of their choice, including a project for schools affected by Hurricane Sandy. Schoolteachers post individual projects on the website, requesting funds for activities and supplies, such as museum field trips, a science-magazine subscription, and a digital camera to produce films.

All donations up to a $150,000 total will be matched by an anonymous donor.

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DonorsChoose.org

Walking the halls and leading the classrooms of a Bronx high school, Charles Best, the founder of DonorsChoose.org, encountered firsthand the effects of the scarcity of learning materials facing many of America’s public schools. In 2000, he created DonorsChoose.org to connect community members directly with the need in distressed public schools, through specifically targeted campaigns that produce clear results. Initiated by public schoolteachers, the campaigns range from requests for violins for a school recital to microscope slides for a biology class. Donors can contribute as little as $1, and regardless of the sizes of their donations, they receive photos of the project in action, thank-you letters from teachers, and a cost report detailing how each donation dollar was spent. The organization records the impact of its work with daily data reports. As of September 2012, DonorsChoose.org had raised more than $122 million dollars, supported nearly seven million students, and funded nearly 300,000 projects.

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