Shopping for Opportunities to Give

We’re all accustomed to shopping for things to buy, whether flipping through the latest catalog that came in the mail or browsing the aisles of our favorite stores. But have you ever “shopped” for ideas about where to make charitable donations? The _Chicago Tribune_ recently profiled , an organization described as “a sort of philanthropic eBay.” Visitors to its web site can help students in need after browsing through thousands of wish lists posted by public school teachers.
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p(matt). What makes DonorsChoose especially powerful is that donors can see specifically how their money will be used, whether buying books or helping to fund a field trip. For example, because of donations generated by the site, a straight-A 12-year-old Chicago girl will be able to attend a leadership conference in Washington. There’s no way her parents, who both work low-wage restaurant jobs, would have been able to afford the trip.
p(matt). DonorsChoose covers its costs via an optional fulfillment fee people can choose to pay after clicking to fund a project. The organization gets the highest possible ratings from
, an independent charity evaluator.

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