My friend Francie Kugelman is a DonorsChoose guru! If you read yesterday’s guest blog post by Francie here on my blog, you’ll know exactly what I mean! She wrote a wonderful article about DonorsChoose Communities and how they’ve inspired her to become a donor as well as a recipient of classroom funding. Francie has received over $50,000 in classroom funding through DonorsChoose, and now she’s giving back through her efforts to support other teachers’ projects. Her article, Sometimes It Takes a Virtual Village, is just one more way that she’s helping others.
Francie has been telling me about DonorsChoose communities for a few months, and when I read her article I understood why she’s so excited about them. She knows I’ve been promoting projects and supporting teachers through our Caring Classrooms Community, so joining a DC Community is a logical next step for me.
After I posted the article, I realized that I wanted to do more than join a DonorsChoose Community – I wanted to start one! So that’s what I’ve done! I named the giving page Caring Classrooms because teachers who post projects on DC obviously care about their students, and those who become community members show how much they care by donating. I also set up a Caring Classrooms page on Facebook where teachers can help and support each other, and where I can make announcements about projects that I’m adding to the page.
Would you like to become a member of the Caring Classrooms Community? It’s easy! All you need to do is to make a donation, no matter how small, to at least one project on the page. Then “like” the community Facebook page to become an active member of the group. I’d also love it if you would help promote the community to others so we can support the classrooms whose projects are listed there.
Caring Classrooms and Fund-day Sunday
How can you get YOUR project added to my Caring Classrooms giving page? First, become a member by making a small donation to someone else’s project that’s on the giving page, even if it’s only a few dollars. Then like the Caring Classrooms Facebook Page and look for the call for projects that goes out on Sunday morning as a part of Fund-day Sunday. The message goes out at 8 a.m. EST and teachers can add their projects links under that post any time during the day on Sunday. Francie and I will review the projects submitted and will select projects to fill the open spots on our page.
I hope you’ll join me in becoming a member of the Caring Classrooms Community on DonorsChoose. Over the years, I received several thousand dollars worth of funding for books and materials, and I felt truly blessed each time a project was funded. Now I’d like to give back by helping others experience the same success. I also love DonorsChoose because it demonstrates the value of both giving and receiving. Remember that your generosity will set a wonderful example and can really make a difference!
