When it comes to classroom fundraising, there are several online crowdfunding platforms to choose from - all focused on bringing teachers and donors together. Crowdfunding makes fundraising easierĬrowdfunding can be used to raise money for a variety of needs.
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Coins can be traded for free supplies donated from major brands. As MindRocket Media CEO Rod Berger explains, the company “partners with sponsors that want to connect with parents and donate money to their children’s classrooms” for important educational materials.ĬlassTag also encourages parent-teacher communication by giving out reward coins for parent engagement and teacher referrals. Nowadays, there are apps for anything and everything - and classroom fundraising is no exception.ĬlassTag is a parent-teacher communication tool that’s also designed to help teachers collect donations for school supplies. Mobile apps and business partnerships bring in class supplies Fortunately, there are plenty of tools and organizations that want to help teachers equip their classrooms. But with budget cuts and insufficient salaries, they’re also adding “fundraiser” to their job descriptions. So teachers feel pressured to provide the resources themselves. And certain families - especially those living in poverty - can’t afford to buy these supplies. Student learning requires certain materials, but school budgets keep getting tighter. Teachers spent 39 percent more of their own money in 2018 than they did the year before, and not by choice. The out-of-pocket spending is only going to get worse, says Daniel B. And this doesn’t even begin to cover the equipment for more specialized subjects, like science or music. Teachers aren’t splurging on pizza parties either they’re paying for paper towels, pencils, dry erase markers, books, paper, ink cartridges, and any other basic supplies their classrooms need. In fact, 94 percent of public school teachers spend their personal income on classroom supplies without reimbursement, writes education reporter Madeline Will. Teachers do as much as they can to support their students - including spending their own money.
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