Classroom Funding Sources
Teachers spend hundreds of dollars on supplies, materials, copy paper, printer ink, etc for their classroom. Much of these items should and could be supplied by the campus but due to reasons beyond the control of the teacher those supplies are not funded. I remember teaching at several campuses that had no hand soap as students misused and abused the use of handsoap in the restrooms. Same with making a mess with the paper towels so those weren’t provided to us either. Then suddenly an increase in staph infections among the students at several campuses throughout the district convinced the administrators hygiene was suddenly important and hand sanitizer dispensers were installed in every single classroom and office along with the availability of soap and paper towels. Without that outbreak of staph infections I doubt we would have had basic hygiene items available. Sad that’s what it took to get basic hygiene items.
Resources like the Grant Wrangler helps teacher write grants for various donation sites that teachers can use to fund projects and supplies for their classroom. Sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo can be used to fund projects although they are not generally designed specifically for classrooms. This site lists grants and funding opportunities that teachers can apply for to fund their classrooms – https://thejournal.com/articles/list/listings.aspx.
The following list of websites are great resources to get projects, materials, supplies and funding for classroom items. I have written many a grant and received thousands of dollars for the campuses that I worked at and it is exciting to see the trees growing of the campus that I wrote an environmental grant to receive several trees for the campus. The ceremony to plant the trees was so much fun and very rewarding!
Anyway, check out the list below and please add additional sites and resources for classroom grants that may be of interest to educators. Ashton Kutcher funded several hundred projects back in March and many celebrities and philanthropists do the same through the following resources from time to time. Take a chance and if you need assistance leave a comment and I will be happy to help you.
Classroom Funding Sources
Adopt-a-Classroom – http://www.adoptaclassroom.org
Classwish – www.classwish.org
Donors Choose – www.donorschoose.org
Digital Wish – www.digitalwish.com
Educators USA – www.educatorsusa.org
Pledgecents – https://www.pledgecents.com
Teachers Count – www.teacherscount.org/grants/
Grants for Teachers is a repository of funding opportunities.
Know of other resources? Please share below!
