Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Beyond the bookfair

I'm always looking for additional funding sources for my libraries. A co-worker recommended DonorsChoose.org. Public school teachers can post their classroom needs, and donors can browse by location or type of project to help support students and teachers. Instead of asking for money or selling fundraising items, teachers create a wish list through the site, and donors incrementally fund projects. In a word, "awesome."

Here's my first project: http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=361421&sharebar=true I'm hoping to get high-interest fiction series for my high-need school.

And here's a project I supported, in turn: http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=343138