It's a DonorsChoose Linky Party!

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Friends and Family Week: 
October 8 - 15

Laura's Project Link Up: Oct. 3 - 6
Voting for Projects: Oct. 7 - 10
Project Selection Dates: Oct. 11 - 15

DonorsChoose.org is one of my favorite nonprofit organizations, and next week they will be celebrating Friends and Family Week! This means all donations will be matched dollar for dollar when a special code is entered. I received thousands of dollars in classroom funding from DonorsChoose when I was teaching, so now I'd like to join the celebration by donating to TEN classroom projects next week! However, there are so many terrific projects that I need you to help me decide which projects to fund.

Linky Party Details
Here's how it will work. Between now and Saturday, each participating teacher may submit ONE DonorsChoose project to the collection of links at the end of this blog post. Then from Sunday to Wednesday, visitors to this blog will be able to vote for their 3 favorite projects. Be sure to let your friends and family know so they can stop by and vote! After the voting ends, I'll choose 10 projects for my donations. I'll automatically select the top 5 projects according to the votes, and the other 5 will be my choice.

Submit Your Project (Wednesday - Saturday)
To submit your project, add it to the Link Up at the bottom of this page. You may submit only ONE DonorsChoose project to this Link Up. Here's what to do:

1. Go to your project page on DonorsChoose and copy the URL. 
2. Click the blue Add Your Link button at the bottom of this post to display the 3 submission fields.
3. Paste the URL from your DonorsChoose project page into URL block.
4. For the Name field, write your project title - do not write your own name.
5. Enter your email address. This will not be displayed but I can use it to contact you if needed. 
6. Click Next Step, and you'll see a page of thumbnail images. Select an image that represents your DonorsChoose page and submit your link.

Vote (Sunday - Wednesday)
Starting on Sunday, you can send your friends and family to this page to vote.

1. Each person may vote for their three favorite projects.
2. Total vote counts are only displayed after three votes are cast. 
3. After the voting closes on Wednesday at midnight, the projects will be reorganized according to the total number of votes.

Project SelectionI'll automatically contribute to the top 5 projects as determined by total votes. But don't worry if your project doesn't have the most votes because I'll also choose 5 more projects. It may take a while to review all of the projects, but I'll definitely choose them before the end of the day on October 15th so I can use the matching code to double my donations. If you would like more details about how I make my selections, you can read my guest blog post on the DonorsChoose.org blog.

More About DonorsChoose
DonorsChoose.org is a nonprofit organization that makes it possible for teachers to write proposals for classroom materials. The proposals are posted online and donors can choose which classroom projects they would like to help fund. As a result of these efforts, millions of dollars have been given to public school classrooms across America. To learn more about this organization and watch a free webinar about how to get your classroom project funded, visit my DonorsChoose page on Teaching Resources.
By the way, be sure to let your friends and family know about DonorsChoose Friends and Family Week. On my DonorsChoose page, you can find a sample letter to customize and send home after you receive your matching code on Monday. Good luck to all of you!