Employee Giving

AdoptAClassroom.org can create a co-branded fundraising page where your employees can donate towards your cause. Each donation is tax-deductible, and AdoptAClassroom.org will provide receipts and updates to those who give about the impact they made. You can also host fundraisers using your company’s payroll giving system like Benevity, but keep in mind these platforms charge extra fees.

Even better! You can plus it up by Incentivizing giving with an employer match or create teams for a little friendly competition.

How It Works

• Select the timing and fundraising goal for your company. The goal may be updated at any time. 
• Designate your gift to support teachers, schools, or where it’s needed most. The amount you raise will dictate which designation is best and most impactful.
• Choose your target markets, subject areas, or other areas of interest. 
• Provide your marketing assets to AdoptAClassroom.org, e.g., your brand’s logo and any key messaging you plan to use to promote your fundraiser.
• AdoptAClassroom.org designs a co-branded, fundraising page to collect donations.
• Send your fundraising page link out via email or social media to your stakeholders; headquarter and field employees, vendor partners, suppliers, customers, etc. 
• AdoptAClassroom.org will manage and track donations.
• Every donor will receive a bounce-back receipt from AdoptAClassroom.org.
• AdoptAClassroom.org offers donor support when needed.
• Depending on the scope of your campaign and the amount raised, AdoptAClassroom.org may provide a final impact report including thank you notes from teachers, classroom photos, and reporting of how teachers spent your donation to support their students.

Custom Ideas to Plus Up Your Fundraiser

• Upgrading your office equipment? Hold a silent auction for the old items with your staff and donate the proceeds.
• Create a Game Show on Zoom where employee teams can “win” funds for a school or Spotlight Fund of their choice by answering trivia questions or playing other games.
  • Learn About Spotlight Funds
• Give when your team meets their health or wellness goals.
• Donate extra funds that have not been spent due to the pandemic, like your travel or in-person event budget.
• Make your fundraiser more meaningful. Choose a time of year that is more relevant to teachers or connects to a cause that is important to your employee and/or company’s giving focus.
  • January – Martin Luther King Day
  • February – Black History Month
  • May – Teacher Appreciation Week
  • May – Mental Health Awareness Month
  • June – Pride Month
  • August– Back-to-School
  • September 15 – October 15 – Hispanic Heritage Month
  • October 5 – World Teachers Day
  • November – Native American Heritage Month
  • December – Giving Tuesday/Holiday Gift Giving