Tag: crowdfunding tips

If you received a donation to your classroom from one of AdoptAClassroom.org’s corporate sponsors, can you help us raise awareness by posting on social media?  We ask teachers to thank their corporate donors on social media to help us raise awareness for AdoptAClassroom.org, our partners, and our mission. Social posts from teachers talking about the […]

AdoptAClassroom.org helps teachers access free books to meet their classrooms’ needs.  Teachers across the country use their AdoptAClassroom.org donations to order diverse books from marketplace vendors like Lee & Low Books and Scholastic, as well as classroom library materials like book bins and shelves.  Sara is a small group interventionist and longtime educator on the […]

‘Tis the season to share your AdoptAClassroom.org page with your community. Since teachers need school supplies year-round, fundraising during holiday giving events like Giving Tuesday and before the end of the year is a great idea. Did you know? To help you take advantage of giving opportunities during the holiday season, AdoptAClassroom.org wanted to share […]

 AdoptAClassroom.org’s technology platform connects donors with educators across the country to provide them with the donations they need to purchase school supplies. To help teachers raise donations, we asked a few of our crowdfunding teacher leaders to share their best fundraising tips for maximizing donations. Who Are The AdoptAClassroom.org Crowdfunding Teacher Leaders? The following fundraising […]

This back-to-school season, AdoptAClassroom.org has a variety of classroom funding opportunities for PreK-12 teachers. On August 11th from 7pm⁠–⁠9pm CST, AdoptAClassroom.org is hosting a #ClassroomFundingChat discussion on Twitter, where we’ll be chatting live with our community of teachers about how to raise classroom donations for school supplies.  Enter to Win One of Five $100 AdoptAClassroom.org […]

This giveaway has concluded. Visit our Teacher Funding Opportunities page to learn more about current and upcoming educator funding opportunities from AdoptAClassroom.org. Are you a PreK-12 teacher looking for classroom fundraising tips? We can help! Join AdoptAClassroom.org for our live #ClassroomCrowdfunding Twitter Chat on Thursday, July 30th, 2020 from 6:30pm – 8:30pm CT. Be sure to follow […]

When and how to ask for donations to your AdoptAClassroom.org classroom fundraising page is not always easy to figure out.   We talked to teachers who’ve had success with classroom fundraising on AdoptAClassroom.org, and compiled a few of their best practices and ideas to share with you!  1. Use social media and email Two thirds of […]

Videos are a great way to tell your school’s story, and describe its needs efficiently and effectively to potential donors. When they hear directly from you, they will be more likely to donate. And, when you receive a donation from an individual donor or a business, thanking them in a short video adds a personal […]

Telling the story of your classroom can be overwhelming. You spend most of your time in the classroom, thinking about your students, or lesson planning. You can talk about your profession for hours, but how do you distill the most important information into a few paragraphs? Crafting a donation ask can be hard, but it […]