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Fund your class project idea with other people’s money. Or maybe help other teachers reach their classroom goals with just a small donation. DonorsChoose.org allows teachers to submit project proposals, complete with total cost, to their website. Web-savvy philanthropists can then peruse these proposals and look for a project they’d like to support. Projects are searchable, so if you need some chemicals for chemistry class, some deep-pocketed chemist can find it without sifting through art projects and field trip proposals.

Though teachers aren’t known for having lots of disposable cash, consider helping out your fellow educators by donating money yourself. You can sort projects by cost to complete, so if you’ve only got $100 lying around, you can supply the last few dollars to fund a Reading Skills project for special education students. Give a little, get a little. DonorsChoose.org leaves the choice to you. –BILL FERRIS

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