Since March 2020, teachers and their students have been adapting to new ways of teaching and learning. To set them up for success as they head back to school, our friends at Ibotta are donating more than $100,000 to AdoptAClassroom.org to support classrooms across the U.S. Ibotta, the cash back rewards platform, kicks off their […]

Congrats! You received a donation for your classroom. Your classroom donor might be a friend, family member, person in your community, a complete stranger, or one of our corporate sponsors. No matter who donated to your classroom, they’d love to see the impact of their donation and receive a thank you. We know educators are […]

Teacher librarians are essential in creating a safe, engaging school environment for students. They provide academic support for students and assist them in reaching their goals for personal development. Teacher librarians also collaborate with classroom teachers to develop curriculum, particularly for one of the most important topics in education today: building a library full of […]

Over the past four years, Burlington, the national discount retailer, has funded tens of thousands of teachers, putting school supplies in the hands of more than one million students. This year, they are proud to continue their tradition of supporting teachers and students. Their annual back-to-school in-store fundraising campaign that benefits AdoptAClassroom.org kicks off July […]

The COVID-19 pandemic introduced challenges into everyday life and inclusive classrooms. It also opened up the possibility of people helping others in their communities and across the country. For AdoptAClassroom.org supporter Karen, this looked like sewing face masks. When we realized the pandemic was going to last months, many of us had family members and […]

AdoptAClassroom.org, a national nonprofit organization based in Minneapolis that helps PreK-12 teachers and schools gain additional funding for classroom supplies to advance equity in education, has named Jeff Gray to their board of directors.  Jeff Gray is an assurance partner in PwC’s financial services practice. Jeff has 28 years of experience serving a variety of […]

Creating your AdoptAClassroom.org Classroom Page is the first step to receiving donations to your classroom. Think of your classroom page as the primary way of sharing your classroom’s unique needs. Having an up-to-date classroom page with accurate information is necessary to enter AdoptAClassroom.org’s grants and giveaways, and to fundraise on our platform. Follow the steps […]

As students are re-entering the classroom after learning remotely this past year, they will not be able to share classroom supplies due to COVID-19 restrictions. For subject areas such as  STEM, this puts important classroom materials and tools in short supply.  EdTech scale-up StuDocu is partnering with AdoptAClassroom.org to support STEM educators and make sure […]

When AdoptAClassroom.org Executive Director Ann Pifer joined the organization in 2013, we were still using the same nonprofit technology for our website and related business systems that we had used since the organization went online in 2001. As one of the first crowdfunding platforms on the internet, AdoptAClassroom.org was a pioneering website that connected donors […]