The teachers I chose to review all had great projects that I believe in and also had great reasoning behind their need. Good Donors Choose Applications are relatable with a clear sense of need and a focus on playing on people’s heartstrings. One of my favorite applications was from the first year teacher’s who just needed stuff in their class because they are given so little. I think by having a request that seems so reasonable really helps inspire people to give because the request seems so insignificant to us, but will help out the teacher immensely.
The Donors Choose applications that I didn’t care for didn’t seem to really need what they were asking for, OR what they were asking for didn’t align with their need. For example I saw a teacher who wanted 1300 for yoga supplies for their STEM projects. These things seemed unrelated and incredibly expensive. So another aspect of “good” donors choose applications are that they have an approachable price point.
I’m looking forward to creating some donors choose because they will really help me fill my classroom with essential tools and supplies that I don’t have to buy. I don’t like that the item is supposed to stay in the classroom after I leave, because chances are I’ll need the item again in my new classroom and people might not want to donate to me for the same item multiple times. I can’t honestly say I’m going to follow that rule unless I knew for a fact that a new classroom had the item in question like a light table. I won’t be dishonest, and I won’t “steal” anything, but if I think that if I find something very useful I’ll be taking it from class to class.
The Donors Choose applications that I didn’t care for didn’t seem to really need what they were asking for, OR what they were asking for didn’t align with their need. For example I saw a teacher who wanted 1300 for yoga supplies for their STEM projects. These things seemed unrelated and incredibly expensive. So another aspect of “good” donors choose applications are that they have an approachable price point.
I’m looking forward to creating some donors choose because they will really help me fill my classroom with essential tools and supplies that I don’t have to buy. I don’t like that the item is supposed to stay in the classroom after I leave, because chances are I’ll need the item again in my new classroom and people might not want to donate to me for the same item multiple times. I can’t honestly say I’m going to follow that rule unless I knew for a fact that a new classroom had the item in question like a light table. I won’t be dishonest, and I won’t “steal” anything, but if I think that if I find something very useful I’ll be taking it from class to class.