SPECIAL REPORT | JULY 11, 2018
Crowdfunding Classrooms With sound policies in place, school districts can ensure that online fundraising enhances student learning 88 E. Broad St. Columbus, OH 43215 800-282-0370 614-466-4490 Cover photo illustration: stock images from 123rf.com www.ohioauditor.gov SPECIAL REPORT A message from the Auditor
My office has received a number of requests from school districts for guidance on using crowdfunding -- online fundraising that helps teachers and schools solicit donations of money and supplies to enhance class- rooms and enrich the education of their students. These requests prompted my office to look into the issue and conduct a survey to see how Ohio schools are using crowdfunding. Ohio’s dedicated teachers already reach into their own pockets to buy extras for their students, personally donating an average of $600 every year, by one estimate. But online crowdfunding gives them an opportu- nity to reach out to contributors throughout their community and the world, generating donations that range from pencils and paper to music and sports equipment to unique classroom furniture designed to help special-needs students concentrate on learning. Along with these benefits, crowdfunding can pose some risks, including issues of student privacy, legal liability and harm to school reputation. This report is intended to make districts aware of them and suggest ways to avoid them. We don’t want teachers or administrators landing in hot water inadvertently when they’re simply trying to improve their classrooms and the education they provide. Its primary message is that school districts should have a crowdfunding policy to ensure that these online cam- paigns are conducted in a way that will best serve districts, teachers, students and donors. With a sound policy in place, teachers and students can make the most of the opportunities that crowdfunding offers.
3 SCHOOLS AND CROWDFUNDING Introduction
cross Ohio, hundreds A of school teachers are turning to crowdfunding – raising money and educational materi- als through Inter- net-based donation sites – to provide students with addi- tional educational resources and experiences. Crowdfunding is a valuable re- source for edu- cators, but it also poses significant legal and reputa- tional risks for teachers and school districts. To minimize crowdfunding policies to minimize risks. Those that hav- en’t adopted policies should do so.” these dangers, school boards The simplest policy is to ban the use of crowdfunding, should have policies to gov- and many districts surveyed have done. But this means for- ern how school personnel use going the potential benefits. It also might be difficult for districts to police, given the number of crowdfunding sites crowdfunding. that would have to be monitored to ensure that district But a recent survey conducted by teachers aren’t using them. Auditor of State Dave Yost found The other option is to adopt a policy that sets rules for that scores of Ohio school districts do the use of crowdfunding to ensure that the fundraising not have policies governing teachers’ efforts do not violate state and federal law, that the money use of crowdfunding, and even those and education materials are appropriate for the district, and that have policies might have gaps that that they are properly accounted for in the district’s inven- leave them vulnerable to problems. tory and books. The policy also should contain provisions “Thousands of teachers and to prevent diversion of fundraising proceeds for private schools have found crowdfunding to use and to protect the interests of donors, who expect that be a useful tool, but it is a tool that their gifts will be used for the purposes they intended. should be used carefully,” Yost said. This report outlines the issues that school boards, dis- “Many Ohio school districts have trict administrators and their legal advisers should take into recognized this and have designed account if district staff use crowdfunding.
4 SCHOOLS AND CROWDFUNDING What is crowdfunding? very school year, teachers across the country dig into their own pockets to buy educational sup- Eplies to enhance the teaching they do in their classrooms. By one estimate, teachers spend an average of $600 a year of their own money to buy things that their school districts and parents don’t or can’t provide for students. This ranges from basics such as notebooks Crowdfunding is and pencils to specialized furniture designed to help spe- the practice of cial-needs students focus on learning. funding a cause But these personal sacrifices can do only so much. So thousands of by seeking teachers nationwide have turned to crowdfunding to seek donations of donations from money and educational materials. Crowdfunding is the practice of fund- ing a cause by seeking donations from the public over the Internet. It has the public over become a popular way to raise money for community and humanitarian the Internet. It causes, personal medical expenses, disaster relief, business capital – and has become a education. Dozens of online crowdfunding sites exist, a number of them specif- popular way to ically designed to help teachers raise money. One well-known site called raise money for DonorsChoose says that it has helped with 600,000 classroom projects community and that have raised $621 million from almost 3 million individual and corpo- humanitarian rate donors. Other familiar crowdfunding sites include AdoptAClassroom, ClassWish, EdBacker, GoFundMe, Indiegogo, Kickstarter, PledgeCents, causes, and YouCaring. personal A recent search of the DonorsChoose website showed 943 fundraising medical projects for classrooms across Ohio. On the same day, AdoptAClassroom showed more than 901 fundraisers for Ohio schools. It’s anyone’s guess expenses, how many more hundreds or thousands of Ohio classroom campaigns disaster relief, are being hosted by the many crowdfunding websites that are available. business The sites vary in how they handle fundraising. Some raise cash and make it available to the teacher or school. Others raise money to buy capital – and specific educational products and send those products to the school. Each education. has its own rules about how money and products are delivered to teachers and schools. Sites also differ in the amount of support and advice they offer to educators in setting up their crowdfunding projects. The crowdfunding sites pay their overhead in a variety of ways, in- cluding requests for operational donations, retaining a percentage of the money raised, keeping discounts they earn by buying school supplies in bulk, or with corporate sponsors covering the administrative costs. Typically, these crowdfunding sites provide a page devoted to each teacher’s fundraising project. The page will include a narrative pitch for the fundraiser detailing how the teacher will use the money or products donated. These pitches often include photos of the classroom, the teacher and the students the donations will benefit. The page also typically in- cludes instructions or a link for benefactors to make a donation. Once the page is launched, teachers and students publicize it in as many ways as possible, including social media, to draw attention to the campaign and generate donations.
5 Question 2 Are teachers in your school district Question 4 SCHOOLS AND Question 1 making use of crowdfunding services Question 3 What is the dollar value of the resources How many crowdfunding campaigns CROWDFUNDING Does your school district permit teachers to raise additional resources for their raised by your district’s crowdfunding have your teachers undertaken in the or other district staff to make use of classrooms? efforts in the most recent 12 months? 122 respondents most recent 12 months? 105 respondents The Survey crowdfunding to generate additional 107 respondents education resources? Yes $100-$500 14.3% 121 respondents 36.9% 1-5 34.6% o get an idea of how No 37.7% $500-$2,500 18.1% Yes Ohio educators are using 44.6% 5-10 8.4% crowdfunding, the Ohio Don’t 25.4% $2,500-$5,000 7.6% T No 55.4% know Auditor’s office emailed an 10-20 3.7% anonymous 21-question survey 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 $5,000-$10,000 1.9% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Don’t 49.6% to all Ohio school districts. The know
survey drew 123 responses, or More $10,000-$25,000 1.9% about 20 percent of the state’s than 3.7% Question 2 500 600-plus school districts. Re- Don’t know 56.2% Are teachers in your school district 0% 10 Question20 30 4 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Question 3 Note: There were 0 responses to 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, 50-75, 75-100, 100-200, and 200-500 Question 1 spondents did not necessarily making use of crowdfunding services What is the dollar value of the resources 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 How many crowdfunding campaigns Does your school districtanswer permit teachersevery question. to raise additional resources for their raised by your district’s crowdfunding have your teachers undertaken in the or other district staff to make use of classrooms? efforts in the most recent 12 months? Of the 121 school districts that 122 respondents most recent 12 months? 105 respondents crowdfunding to generate additional 107 respondents answered the question, 54 (44.6 per- Designed in-house Question 8 education resources? 3.7% Question 6 cent) said they allow teachers to use QuestionYes 5 from scratch $100-$500 Question14.3% 7 121 respondents 36.9% If your school district has a If your district specifies which crowdfunding. The other 67 districts Has your school board or district 1-5 34.6% If you have a policy, does it specify Modeled on another crowdfunding policy, how crowdfunding platforms can be – 55.4 percent -- said they do not allow administration adopted a policy school district .9% No 37.7% was it derived? $500-$2,500 which platforms18.1% teachers and staff used, which are approved? Yes 44.6% teachers to use crowdfunding. that governs how district staff use 5-10 8.4% 109 respondents may use?? 59 respondents Education Asked if teachers in their school crowdfunding? 6.4% 114 respondents Don’t122 respondents 25.4% consultant $2,500-$5,000 7.6% No district55.4% are taking advantage of crowd- AdoptAClassroom 3.4% know 10-20 3.7% Yes 12.3% funding, 122 districts responded. Of Outside Yes 41% attorney/law firm 5.5% these, 45 said teachers are using crowd- 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 $5,000-$10,000 1.9% Don’t ClassWish 1.7% 0% 10 20 30 40 funding,50 4660 said they70 are not,80 and90 31 100 49.6% No 30.7% Our districtkno doesn’tw Question 2 said they do not know. No 59% have a policy 51.4% More $10,000-$25,000 1.9% Our district DonorsChoose 13.6% Are teachers in your school districtOf those reporting crowdfunding than 3.7% Question 4 doesn’t have 57% Model policy provided activities by teachers, 37 districts said Question 3 500 a policy making use of crowdfunding services 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 by education-related What is the32.1% dollar value of the resources Question 1 Don’t know 56.2% to raise additional resourcesthat for their their teachers had initiated one to How many crowdfunding campaigns association raised by your district’s crowdfunding GoFundMe 13.6% Does your school district permit teachers 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 five crowdfunding campaigns in the have your teachers undertaken in the 0% ef10forts in20 the most30 r40ecent 1250 months?60 70 80 90 100 or other district staff to make use of classrooms? Note: There were 0 responses to 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, 50-75, 75-100, 100-200, and 200-500 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 122 respondents past 12 months, nine districts reported most recent 12 months? 105 respondents crowdfunding to generate additional Indiegogo five to 10 campaigns, and four districts 107 respondents 1.7% education resources? Yes reported 10-20 campaigns. Fifty-three $100-$500 14.3% 121 respondents 36.9% Question 9 districts reported that they don’t know 1-5 34.6% TeachersList 3.4% Designed in-house Question 6 Question 10 Question 8 Question 5 how many campaigns teachers might If you have3.7% a policy, does it require Question 11 No 37.7% from scratch $500-$2,500 Question18.1% 7 Yes teachers to seek apprIf youroval school from adistrict has a If you have a policy, does it allow or If you haveIf your a policy district, does specifies it specifically which Any crowdfunding 44.6% Has your school board or districthave initiated. 5-10 8.4% If you have a policy, does it specify 35.6% Modeled onprincipal another or superintendentcrowdfunding for policy, how prohibit the use of student photos as crowdfunding platforms can be service is OK administration adopted a policy Asked the dollar value of crowd- .9% address the need to avoid violating student school district $2,500-$5,000part7.6% whichof the platformsappeal that teachers appears and on stafthe f used, which are approved? Don’t 25.4% funding donations raised, 15 districts crowdfunding projects?was it derived? privacy as defined by state and federal law? No 55.4% knowthat governs how district staff use may use?? 59 respondents 10-20109 respondents3.7% 109 respondents crowdfunding site? (FERPA, IDEA, etc.) Other 44% crowdfunding? said they raised between $100 and $500, Education 115 respondents114 respondents 6.4% 113 respondents 122 respondents consultant $5,000-$10,000 0% 10 20 30 40 1950 reported60 raising70 $50080 to $2,500,90 100 Yes 1.9% AdoptAClassroom 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Don’t 40.4% 3.4% and eight reported $2,500 to $5,000. 49.6% Allows Yes3.5% 12.3% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 knowOutside Yes 23% Yes 41% attorney/law firm 5.5% Two districts reported raising $5,000 $10,000-$25,000 1.9% No More2.7% ClassWish 1.7% to $10,000, while two more reported than 3.7% Prohibits No11.3% 30.7% Our district doesn’t No No raising $10,000 to $25,000. Another 59 500 16.8% 59% Our district have a policy 51.4% OurDon’t district know 56.2% districts answered the question with doesn’t have 56.9% Policy does not DonorsChoose 13.6% Question 12 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 doesn’t have 27.8% 57% Our district aModel policy policy provided address this issue “Don’t know.” Note: There were 0 responses to 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, 50-75, 75-100, 100-200, and 200-500 a policy doesn’t have 60.2% If you have a policy, does it require that 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 by education-related 32.1% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 a policy association the text and images of the crowdfunding 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Our district GoFundMe 13.6% doesn’t have 0% 10 20 30 40 57.4%50 60 70 80 90 100 appeal be approved by a principal or 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 6 a policy superintendent before posting? Indiegogo 1.7% 110 respondents 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Designed in-house 3.7% Question 6 Question 8 Question 5 from scratch Question 7 Question 9 If your school district has a If your district specifies which Yes 25.5% Has your school board or district If you have a policy, does it specify TeachersList 3.4% Modeled on another crowdfunding policy, how Question 10 crowdfunding platforms can be administration adopted a policy If you .9%have a policy, does it require Question 11 school district was it derived? which platforms teachers and staff used, which are approved? teachers to seek approval from a If you have a policy, does it allow or If you have a policy, does it specifically Any crowdfunding No that governs how district staff use 109 respondents may use?? 59 respondents 15.4% service is OK 35.6% Educationprincipal or superintendent for pr114ohibit respondents the use of student photos as address the need to avoid violating student crowdfunding? 6.4% 122 respondents consultant part of the appeal that appears on the Our district crowdfunding projects? AdoptAClassroomprivacy as defined by state and federal law? 3.4% doesn’t have 59.1% 109 respondents Yes crowdfunding12.3% site? Other 44% Outside (FERPA, IDEA, etc.) a policy 115 respondents Yes 41% attorney/law firm 5.5% 113 respondents Yes 40.4% ClassWish 1.7% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 AllowsNo 3.5% 30.7% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Our district doesn’t Yes 23% No 59% have a policy 51.4% No 2.7% Our district DonorsChoose 13.6% doesn’tProhibits have 11.3% 57% Model policy provided a policy No 16.8% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Ourby district education-related 32.1% Question 15 Question 16 doesn’t haveassociation 56.9% Policy does not GoFundMe 13.6% Question 12 27.8% Our district If you have a policy, does it allow teachers a policy address this issue 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 If you have a policy, does it require that If you have a policy, does it allow 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 doesn’t have 60.2% to create crowdfunding accounts in their a policy the text and images of the crowdfunding crowdfunding donations to be sent 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Our district Indiegogo 1.7% own name or does it require that accounts directly to the teacher, rather than doesn’t have 57.4% appeal be approved by a principal or Question 13 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 be in the school/school district name? a policy Question 14 superintendent before posting? to the school/school district? Question 9 If you have a policy, does it specify 111 respondents 109 respondents If yourTeachersList policy specifies3.4% who owns 110 respondents If you have a policy, does it require Question 10 who0% ownsQuestion10 the20 money 11 30 or material40 50 60 70 80 90 100 the resources generated by a Teacher Yes raised by crowdfunding? name 1.8% 2.8% teachers to seek approval from a If you have a policy, does it allow or If you have a policy, does it specifically Any crowdfunding Yes 25.5% 111 respondents crowdfunding campaign, who35.6% principal or superintendent for prohibit the use of student photos as address the need to avoid violating student service is OK does it specify as the owner? School/ No crowdfunding projects? part of the appeal that appears on the privacy as defined by state and federal law? 23.4% 37.6% Yes 34.2% 104 respondents District No 15.4% 109 respondents crowdfunding site? (FERPA, IDEA, etc.) Other 44% 115 respondents School/ Policy does Our district 113 respondents Our district Yes district 37.5% not address 16.2% doesn’t have 59.6% 40.4% No 7.2% this issue doesn’t have 59.1% Allows 3.5% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 a policy Yes a policy 23% Our district Our district Our district doesn’t have 62.5% doesn’t have 58.6% No 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 2.7% doesn’t have 58.6% a policy a policy 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Prohibits 11.3% a policy No 16.8% Our district 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 doesn’t have 56.9% Policy does not Question 12 Our0% district 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Note: There were 0 responses to “the teacher” a policy address this issue 27.8% doesn’t have 60.2% If you have a policy, does it require that a policy Questionthe 15 text and images of the crowdfunding Question 16 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Our district doesn’t have 57.4% If you haveappeal a policy be appr, doesoved it allow by a teachersprincipal or If you have a policy, does it allow 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 a policy to create crowdfunding accounts in their Questionsuperintendent 18 before posting? crowdfunding donations to be sent Question 17 own name110 orrespondents does it require that accounts directly to the teacher, rather than Question 20 0%Question10 1320 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 If you have a policy, does it prohibit the If you have a policy, does it specify be in the school/school district name? to the school/school district? If you have a policy, does it require Question 14 Yes If you have a policy, does it specify that all donations of material and use111 respondents of the school25.5% district name, logo, Question109 respondents 19 that donations of goods be compatible who owns the money or material cashIf your be documented policy specifies in the who school owns mascot and related identifiers without If you have a policy, does it require that with the district’s educational plan, the resources generated by a Teacher Yes raised by crowdfunding? name 1.8%the approval of the superintendent or all 2.8%crowdfunding donations be approved educational philosophy, its IT systems district’s books and inventory so that No 15.4% 111 respondents theycr owdfundingwill be subject campaign, to audit? who other district administrator? and accepted by the school board? and with other district policies? does it specify as the owner? 109 respondents 110 respondents School/ Our district No 109 respondents 109 respondents Yes 104 respondents 23.4% 37.6% 34.2% District doesn’t have 59.1% Yes 26.4% Yes a policy 23% Yes 14.7% Yes 24.8% School/ Policy does Our district district 37.5% not address 16.2% doesn’t have 59.6% No 7.2% this issue 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 a policy No No No OurNo district 13.6% Our district 17.4% 24.8% 14.7% Our district doesn’t have 62.5% doesn’t have 58.6% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 doesn’t have 58.6% a policy Our districta policy Our district Our district a policy Our district doesn’t have Question 15 60% doesn’t have 59.6% doesn’t have 60.5% doesn’t have 60.5% a policy 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 a policy 0% Question10 20 16 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 a policy a policy 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Note:If youThere wer havee 0 responses a policy to “the teacher”, does it allow teachers If you have a policy, does it allow 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 to create crowdfunding accounts in their crowdfunding donations to be sent 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 own name or does it require that accounts Question 13 directly to the teacher, rather than be in the school/school district name? to the school/school district? If you have a policy, does it specify Question 14 111 respondents Question 17 Question 18 109 respondents Question 20 who owns the money or material If your policy specifies who owns If you have a policy, does it prohibit the If you have a policy, does it specify Teacher If you have a policy, does it require Question 21 raised by crowdfunding? the resources generated by a 1.8% Yes 2.8% name use of the school district name, logo, Question 19 that donations of goods be compatible What resources do these crowdfunding efforts seek? 111 respondents thatcrowdfunding all donations campaign, of material who and cash be documented in the school mascot and related identifiers without If you have a policy, does it require that with the district’s educational plan, 55respondents does it specify as the owner? School/ No the appr23.4%oval of the superintendent or 37.6% Yes 34.2% district’104 respondentss books and inventory so that District all crowdfunding donations be approved educational philosophy, its IT systems they will be subject to audit? other district administrator? and accepted by the school board? and with other district policies? Policy does 109 respondents School/ 110 respondents Our district 109 respondents 109 respondents district 37.5% not address 16.2% doesn’t have 59.6% No 7.2% this issue a policy Yes 26.4% Yes 23% Yes 14.7% Yes 24.8% Our district Our district Our district doesn’t have 62.5% doesn’t have 58.6% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 doesn’t have 58.6% a policy a policy a policy No 13.6% No 17.4% No 24.8% No 14.7% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Our district Note: There were 0 responses to “the teacher” Our district Our district Our district doesn’t have 60% doesn’t have 59.6% doesn’t have 60.5% doesn’t have 60.5% a policy a policy a policy a policy
0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Question 17 Question 18 Question 20 If you have a policy, does it specify If you have a policy, does it prohibit the If you have a policy, does it require that all donations of material and use of the school district name, logo, Question 19 that donations of goods be compatible cash be documented in the school mascot and related identifiers without If you have a policy, does it require that with the district’s educational plan, Question 21 the approval of the superintendent or district’s books and inventory so that all crowdfunding donations be approved educational philosophy, its IT systems What resources do these crowdfunding efforts seek? they will be subject to audit? other district administrator? and accepted by the school board? and with other district policies? 55respondents 109 respondents 110 respondents 109 respondents 109 respondents
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0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Question 2 Question 2 SCHOOLS ANDAre teachers in your school district Question 4 Question 3 Are teachers in your school district QuestionQuestion 4 1 making use of crowdfunding services What is the dollar value of the resources Question 3 CROWDFUNDING How many crowdfunding campaigns Question 1 making use of crowdfunding services WhatDoes is the your dollar school value district of the rpermitesources teachers to raise additional resources for their raised by your district’s crowdfunding How many crowdfunding campaigns have your teachers undertaken in the efforts in the most recent 12 months? Does your school district permit teachers to raise additional resources for their raisedor by other your district district’ stafs crf owdfundingto make use of classrooms? have your teachers undertaken in the Liabilities122 respondents most recent 12 months? 105 respondents or other district staff to make use of classrooms? effortscr owdfundingin the most rtoecent generate 12 months? additional 105 respondents 107 respondents 122 respondents most recent 12 months? education resources? crowdfunding to generate additional 107 respondents Yes $100-$500 14.3% 121 respondents 36.9% education resources? 1-5 34.6% Yes $100-$500 14.3% hen a school 121 respondents 36.9% 1-5 34.6% Nodistrict em- 37.7% $500-$2,500 18.1% Yes 44.6% 5-10 8.4% No 37.7% $500-$2,500 18.1% Yes ployee en- 44.6% 5-10 8.4% WDon’t 25.4% $2,500-$5,000 7.6% No gages in crowdfunding, it 55.4% know 10-20 3.7% Don’t 25.4% $2,500-$5,000 7.6% No 55.4% know 10-20 3.7% can create a number of 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 $5,000-$10,000 1.9% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 liabilities100 for the district, Don’t 49.6% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 $5,000-$10,000Question1.9% 2 know 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Don’t 49.6% including legal, financial Question 4 know Are teachers in your school district More $10,000-$25,000 1.9% Question 3 What is the dollar value of the resources Question 1 $10,000-$25,000making1.9% use of crowdfunding services and reputational risks. than 3.7% More 500 than 3.7% to raise additional resources for their How many crowdfunding campaigns raised by your district’s crowdfunding Does your school district permit teachers Because of these risks, Don’t know 56.2% 500 classrooms? have your teachers undertaken in the efforts in the most recent 12 months? or other district staff to make use of 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Don’t know122 respondents 56.2% it is prudentmost for rschoolecent 12 months? 105 respondents crowdfunding to generate additional Note: There were 0 responses to 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, 50-75, 75-100, 100-200, and 200-500 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 districts to 107adopt respondents a crowd- 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Note: Thereducatione were 0 responses r toesour 20-30, 30-40,ces? 40-50, 50-75, 75-100, 100-200, and 200-500 Yes 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 $100-$500 14.3% 121 respondents 36.9% funding1-5 policy that miti34.6%-
gates them. $500-$2,500 No 37.7% Designed in-house 18.1% Question 8 Yes 3.7% Question 6 44.6% Question 5 5-10 from scratch8.4% Question 7 Designed in-house 3.7% Question 6 Question 8 The Auditor of State’s If your school district has a If your district specifies which Question 5 from scratch Question 7 Has your school board or district If you have a policy, does it specify If your school district has a Don’t 25.4%If your district specifies which survey foundModeled that on another 50 districts crowdfunding policy, how $2,500-$5,000 7.6% crowdfunding platforms can be No administration adopted a policy .9% Has your school board or district If you have a policy, does55.4% it specify know 10-20 school district3.7% which platforms teachers and staff Modeled on another crowdfunding policy, how crowdfunding platforms can be of the 122 that answered the was it derived? used, which are approved? administration adopted a policy .9% that governs how district staff use school district was it derived? which platforms teachers and staff used, which are approved? question have a policy govern- 109 respondents may use?? 59 respondents that governs how district staff use 0% 10crowdfunding?20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Education $5,000-$10,000 1.9% 114 respondents 109 respondents 0% may10 use??20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 59 respondents Don’t 6.4% 122 respondents ing the use of crowdfunding.consultant 49.6% Education AdoptAClassroom crowdfunding? 6.4% 114 respondents know 3.4% 122 respondents consultant But 72 said they do not. If that Yes 12.3% AdoptAClassroom 3.4% More Outside $10,000-$25,000 1.9% Yes 12.3% Yes 41% same percentageattorney/law held firm for all 5.5% Outside than 3.7% Yes 5.5% 600 Ohio500 school districts, this ClassWish 1.7% 41% attorney/law firm No 30.7% ClassWish 1.7% would meanOur districtthat more doesn’t than Don’t know 56.2% No No 59% 51.4% 30.7% 0% have10 a policy 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Our district doesn’t half have not adopted a crowd- Our district No 51.4% Note: There were 0 responses to 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, 50-75, 75-100, 100-200, and 200-500 DonorsChoose 13.6% 59% have a policy doesn’t0% have10 20 30 40 50 60 57% 70 80 90 100 funding Modelpolicy. policy provided Our district DonorsChoose 13.6% a policy doesn’t have 57% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 by education-related 32.1% Model policy provided These districts might be ex- a policy association 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 by education-related GoFundMe 13.6% 32.1% posing themselves to problems. 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 association GoFundMe 13.6% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 While the following discus- Designed in-house Question 8 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 3.7% Question 6 sion does not constitute legal Indiegogo Question 5 from scratch Question 7 1.7% If your school district has a advice, it outlines the areas If your district specifies which Has your school board or district Indiegogo 1.7% If you have a policy, does it specify Modeled on another Questioncr 9owdfunding policy, how that school boards and district crowdfunding platforms can be administration adopted a policy school district .9% which platforms teachers and staff TeachersList 3.4% Question 9 If you havewas a it policy derived?, does it require administrators should considerQuestion 10 used,Question which 11 are approved? that governs how district staff use TeachersList 3.4% may use?? 59 respondents 109 respondents in consultation with theirIf legalyou have a policy, does it allow or If you have a policy, does it require Question 10 crowdfunding?Question 11 Education teachers to seek approval from a 114 respondents If you have a policy, does it specifically Any crowdfunding 6.4% 35.6% 122 respondents consultant advisers. prohibit the use of student photos as service is OK teachers to seek approval from a If you have a policy, does it allow or If you have a policy, does it specifically Any crowdfundingprincipal or superintendent for AdoptAClassroom address the need to avoid violating student 35.6% 3.4% prohibit the use of student photos as service is OK Yes 12.3% part of the appeal that appears on the principal or superintendent for address the need to avoid violating student Outside crowdfunding projects? privacy as defined by state and federal law? 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Other 44% No 113 respondents (FERPA, IDEA, etc.) Yes 30.7% 115 respondents Our district doesn’t 40.4% 113 respondents No 59% have a policy 51.4% Allows 3.5% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Yes 40.4% Yes 23% Our district DonorsChoose 13.6% Allows 3.5% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100doesn’t have 57% Yes Model policy provided 23% No 2.7% a policy 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 by education-related 32.1% Prohibits 11.3% No No 2.7% association GoFundMe 13.6% 16.8% Prohibits 11.3% Our district 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 No 16.8% doesn’t have0% 10 20 30 40 5056.9% 60 70 80 90 100 Policy does not Question 12 Our district Our district a policy address this issue 27.8% doesn’t have Policy does not Question 12 doesn’t have 60.2% If you have a policy, does it require that 56.9% Our district Indiegogo a policy address this issue 27.8% a policy 1.7% doesn’t have 60.2% If you have a policy, does it require that the text and images of the crowdfunding 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Our district a policy the text and images of the crowdfunding doesn’t have 57.4% appeal be approved by a principal or Our district Question 9 7 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 a policy TeachersList 3.4% doesn’t have 57.4% appeal be approved by a principal or superintendent before posting? 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Question 10 a policy If you have a policy, does it require Question 11 110 respondents superintendent before posting? 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 teachers to seek approval from a If you have a policy, does it allow or If you have a policy, does it specifically Any crowdfunding 110 respondents 35.6% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 principal or superintendent for prohibit the use of student photos as address the need to avoid violating student service is OK Yes 25.5% part of the appeal that appears on the crowdfunding projects? Yes 25.5% privacy as defined by state and federal law? 109 respondents crowdfunding site? (FERPA, IDEA, etc.) Other 44% 115 respondents No 15.4% 113 respondents Yes 40.4% No 15.4% Allows 3.5% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Our district Yes 23% doesn’t have 59.1% Our district a policy No 2.7% doesn’t have 59.1% Prohibitsa policy 11.3% No 16.8% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Our district doesn’t have Policy does not 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Question 12 56.9% Our district a policy address this issue 27.8% doesn’t have 60.2% If you have a policy, does it require that a policy the text and images of the crowdfunding 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Our district Question 15 doesn’t have 57.4% appeal be approved by a principal or Question 16 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Question 15 a policQuestiony 16 Ifsuperintendent you have a policy befor, doese posting? it allow teachers If you have a policy, does it allow If you have a policy, does it allow teachers to110 cr respondentseate crowdfunding accounts in their If0% you have10 a policy20 ,30 does 40it allow50 60 70 80 90 100 crowdfunding donations to be sent to create crowdfunding accounts in their crowdfunding donations to be sent own name or does it require that accounts directly to the teacher, rather than Question 13 Yes own name or does it require that accounts directly to the teacher, rather than be in the25.5% school/school district name? to the school/school district? Question 13 If you have a policy, does it specify Question 14 111 respondents be in the school/school district name? to the school/school district? 109 respondents If you have a policy, does it specify Question 14 111 respondents who owns the money or material If your policy specifies who owns 109 respondents No 15.4% the resources generated by a Teacher Yes who owns the money or material If your policy specifies who owns raised by crowdfunding? name 1.8% 2.8% the resources generated by a Teacher Yes 111 respondents crowdfunding campaign, who raised by crowdfunding? name 1.8% 2.8% Our district 111 respondents crowdfunding campaign, who does it specify as the owner? doesn’tSchool/ have 59.1% No 23.4% 37.6% Yes 34.2% 104 respondents Districta policy does it specify as the owner? School/ No 23.4% 37.6% Yes 34.2% 104 respondents District School/ Policy does 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Our district district 37.5% not address 16.2% doesn’t have 59.6% Policy does No School/ Our district 7.2% this issue a policy district 37.5% not address 16.2% doesn’t have 59.6% No 7.2% this issue Our district Our district a policy Our district doesn’t have 62.5% doesn’t have 58.6% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Our district Our district doesn’t have 58.6% a policy Our district a policy doesn’t have 62.5% doesn’t have 58.6% 0% a polic10 y 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Question 15 Question 16 doesn’t have 58.6% a policy a policy a policy If you have0% a 10policy,20 does30 it allow40 teachers50 60 70 80 90 100 If you0% have10 a policy20 , does30 it allow40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 to createNote: cr Therowdfundinge were 0 responses to “theaccounts teacher” in their 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 crowdfunding donations to be sent 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 own name or does it require that accounts Note: There were 0 responses to “the teacher” Question 13 directly to the teacher, rather than Question 14 be in the school/school district name? to the school/school district? If you have a policy, does it specify 111 respondents 109 respondents who owns the money or material If your policy specifies who owns Question 18 Question 17 Teacher Question 20 raised by crowdfunding? the resources generated by a 1.8% Yes 2.8% Question 18 Question 20 name If you have a policy, does it prohibit the If you have a policy, does it require Question 17 111 respondents crowdfundingIf you have campaign, a policy who, does it specify If you have a policy, does it specify If you have a policy, does it prohibit the If you havethat a allpolicy donations, does itof r equirmateriale and use of the school district name, logo, Question 19 that donations of goods be compatible does it specify as the owner? School/ No use of the school district name, logo, 23.4%mascot and related identifiers without 37.6% that all donations of material and Yes Question 19 34.2% that104 r espondentsdonationscash be of documented goods be compatible in the school District If you have a policy, does it require that with the district’s educational plan, cash be documented in the school mascot and related identifiers without If you have a policy, does it require that with the district’s bookseducational and inventory plan, so that the approval of the superintendent or all crowdfunding donations be approved educational philosophy, its IT systems the approval of the superintendent or School/ Policy does other district administrator? Our district district’s books and inventory so that all crowdfunding donations be approved district educationalthey philosophy will be37.5% subject, its IT to systems audit? not address 16.2% doesn’t have and accepted by the school59.6% board? and with other district policies? No 109 respondents they will be subject to audit? other district administrator? and 7.2%accepted by the school board? and with110 other respondents district policies? this issue a policy 109 respondents 109 respondents 109 respondents 110 respondents 109 respondents Our district 109 respondents Our district Our district doesn’t have Yes 26.4% 62.5% doesn’t have Yes 23% 58.6% 0% Ye10s 14.7%20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Yes 24.8% doesn’t have 58.6% a policy a policy Yes 26.4% Yes 23% aYe polics y 14.7% Yes 24.8%
0% No10 13.6%20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 No 20 17.4%30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 No 24.8% No 14.7% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Note: There were 0 responses to “the teacher” No 13.6% No 17.4% No 24.8% No 14.7% Our district Our district Our district Our district doesn’t have 60% doesn’t have 59.6% doesn’t have 60.5% doesn’t have 60.5% Our district Our district Our district Our district a policy a policy a policy a policy doesn’t have 60% doesn’t have 59.6% doesn’t have 60.5% doesn’t have 60.5% a policy a policy a policy a policy Question 17 Question0% 1810 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Question0% 2010 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% If you10 have20 a policy30 , does40 it specify50 60 70 80 90 100 0% If 10you have20 a policy30 , 40does it50 prohibit60 the70 80 90 100 If you have a policy, does it require that all donations of material and use of the school district name, logo, Question 19 that donations of goods be compatible cash be documented in the school mascot and related identifiers without If you have a policy, does it require that with the district’s educational plan, district’s books and inventory so that the approval of the superintendent or all crowdfunding donations be approved educational philosophy, its IT systems Question 21 they will be subject to audit? other district administrator? and accepted by the school board? and with other district policies? Question109 respondents 21 What resources do these crowdfunding efforts seek? 110 respondents 109 respondents 109 respondents What resources do these crowdfunding efforts seek? 55respondents 55respondents Yes 26.4% Yes 23% Yes 14.7% Yes 24.8%
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Question 21 What resources do these crowdfunding efforts seek? 55respondents
Yes 24.8% Yes 24.8% No 14.7% No 14.7% Our district doesn’t have 60.5% Our district a policy doesn’t have 60.5% a policy 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
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0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Question 2 Are teachers in your school district Question 4 Question 1 making use of crowdfunding services Question 3 What is the dollar value of the resources How many crowdfunding campaigns Does your school district permit teachers to raise additional resources for their raised by your district’s crowdfunding have your teachers undertaken in the or other district staff to make use of classrooms? efforts in the most recent 12 months? 122 respondents most recent 12 months? 105 respondents crowdfunding to generate additional 107 respondents education resources? Yes $100-$500 14.3% 121 respondents 36.9% 1-5 34.6%
No 37.7% $500-$2,500 18.1% Yes 44.6% 5-10 8.4%
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Yes $100-$500 14.3% 121 respondents 36.9% 1-5 34.6% Designed in-house 3.7% Question 6 Question 8 Question 5 from scratch Question 7 No 37.7% If your school district has a $500-$2,500 18.1% If your district specifies which Yes 44.6% Has your school board or district If you have a policy, does it specify 5-10Modeled on another8.4% crowdfundingSCHOOLS policy, how AND crowdfunding platforms can be administration adopted a policy .9% Question 2 school district was it derived? which platforms teachers and staff used, which are approved? Don’t CROWDFUNDING $2,500-$5,000 7.6% Question 4 that gover25.4%ns how district staff use 109 respondents may use?? 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School/ Our district No doesn’t have 23.4% Policy does not 37.6% Question 12 Yes 34.2% 104 respondents DistrictOur district 56.9% Our district a policy address this issue 27.8% doesn’t have 59.1% doesn’t have 60.2% If you have a policy, does it require that School/ Policy doesa policy Our district a policy the text and images of the crowdfunding district 37.5% not address 16.2% doesn’t have Our district 59.6% No 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 7.2% 8 this issue a policy doesn’t have 57.4% appeal be approved by a principal or 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Our district Our district a policy superintendent before posting? Our district doesn’t have 62.5% doesn’t have 58.6% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 respondents doesn’t have 58.6% a policy a policy 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 a policy Yes 25.5% Question0% 1510 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Question0% 10 16 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Note: There were 0 responses to “the teacher” If you have a policy, does it allow teachers If you have a policy, does it allow to create crowdfunding accounts in their crowdfunding donations to be sent No 15.4% own name or does it require that accounts directly to the teacher, rather than Question 13 be in the school/school district name? Our district Question 14 Question 18 to the school/school district? doesn’t have 59.1% If you have a policy, does it specify Question 17 111 respondents 109 respondents Question 20 a policy who owns the money or material If yourIf youpolicy have specifies a policy who, does owns it specify If you have a policy, does it prohibit the If you have a policy, does it require the resources generated by a Teacher use of the school district name, logo, Yes 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 raised by crowdfunding? that all donations of material and name 1.8% 2.8% Question 19 that donations of goods be compatible 111 respondents crowdfundingcash be documented campaign, who in the school mascot and related identifiers without If you have a policy, does it require that with the district’s educational plan, does district’it specifys books as the and owner? inventory so that School/ the approval of the superintendent or No all crowdfunding donations be approved educational philosophy, its IT systems Yes 23.4% 37.6% 34.2% 104 respondentsthey will be subject to audit? District other district administrator? and accepted by the school board? and with other district policies? 109 respondents 109 respondents 109 respondents Question 15 School/ 110 respondents Policy does Our district Question 16 district 37.5% not address 16.2% doesn’t have 59.6% If you have a policy, does it allow teachers If you have a policy, does it allow No 7.2% this issue Yes Yes Yes Yes 26.4% 23% a policy 14.7% 24.8% to create crowdfunding accounts in their crowdfunding donations to be sent Our district Our district Our district own name or does it require that accounts doesn’t have 62.5% doesn’t have 58.6% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 directly to the teacher, rather than doesn’t have 58.6% a policy a policy Question 13 be in the school/school district name? a policy No 13.6% No 17.4% No 24.8% No 14.7% Question 14 to the school/school district? If you have a policy, does it specify 111 respondents 109 respondents 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 If your policy specifies who owns Our district Our district Our district who owns the money or material Our district 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Teacher Note: There were 0 responses to “the teacher” 60% doesn’t have 59.6% doesn’t have 60.5% doesn’t have the resources generated60.5% by a Yes doesn’t have raised by crowdfunding? name 1.8% 2.8% a policy a policy a policy 111 respondents a policy crowdfunding campaign, who does it specify as the owner? School/ No 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 23.4% 37.6% Yes 34.2% 104 respondents District Question 18 Question 20 Question 17 School/ Policy does Our district If you have a policy, does it prohibit the district 37.5% not address 16.2% doesn’t have 59.6% If you have a policy, does it specify If you haveNo a policy, does it require 7.2% this issue a policy that all donations of material and use of the school district name, logo, Question 19 that donations of goods be compatible Our district Our district mascot and related identifiers without Our district Question 21 cash be documented in the school If you have a policy, does it require that with the district’s educational plan, doesn’t have 62.5% doesn’t have 58.6% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 the approval of the superintendent or doesn’t have 58.6% Whata polic yresources do these crowdfunding efforts seek? a policy district’s books and inventory so that all crowdfunding donations be approved educationala policy philosophy, its IT systems 55respondents they will be subject to audit? other district administrator? and accepted by the school board? and with other district policies? 109 respondents 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 respondents 109 respondents 109 respondents 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Note: There were 0 responses to “the teacher”
Yes 26.4% Yes 23% Yes 14.7% Yes 24.8%
No 13.6% No 17.4% No 24.8% No 14.7% Question 17 Question 18 Question 20 If you have a policy, does it prohibit the Our district Our district Our district Our district If you have a policy, does it specify If you have a policy, does it require doesn’t have 60% doesn’t have 59.6% doesn’t have 60.5% doesn’t have that all donations of60.5% material and use of the school district name, logo, Question 19 that donations of goods be compatible a policy a policy a policy a policy cash be documented in the school mascot and related identifiers without If you have a policy, does it require that with the district’s educational plan, the approval of the superintendent or 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 district’30 s books40 50and inventory60 70 so that80 90 100 all crowdfunding donations be approved educational philosophy, its IT systems they will be subject to audit? other district administrator? and accepted by the school board? and with other district policies? 109 respondents 110 respondents 109 respondents 109 respondents
Yes 26.4% Yes 23% Yes 14.7% Yes 24.8% Question 21
What resourNo ces13.6% do these crowdfunding efforts seek? No 17.4% No 24.8% No 14.7% 55respondents
Our district Our district Our district Our district doesn’t have 60% doesn’t have 59.6% doesn’t have 60.5% doesn’t have 60.5% a policy a policy a policy a policy
0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Question 21 What resources do these crowdfunding efforts seek? 55respondents
Yes 24.8%
No 14.7%
Our district doesn’t have 60.5% a policy
0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
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0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Question 2 Are teachers in your school district Question 4 Question 1 making use of crowdfunding services Question 3 What is the dollar value of the resources How many crowdfunding campaigns Does your school district permit teachers to raise additional resources for their raised by your district’s crowdfunding have your teachers undertaken in the or other district staff to make use of classrooms? efforts in the most recent 12 months? 122 respondents most recent 12 months? 105 respondents crowdfunding to generate additional 107 respondents education resources? Yes $100-$500 14.3% 121 respondents 36.9% 1-5 34.6%
No 37.7% $500-$2,500 18.1% Yes 44.6% 5-10 8.4%
Don’t 25.4% $2,500-$5,000 7.6% No 55.4% know 10-20 3.7%
0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 $5,000-$10,000 1.9% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Don’t 49.6% know
More $10,000-$25,000 1.9% than 3.7% 500 Question 2 Don’t know 56.2% Are teachers in your school district 0% Question10 20 4 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Question 3 Note: There were 0 responses to 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, 50-75, 75-100, 100-200, and 200-500 Question 1 making use of crowdfunding services What is the dollar value of the resources 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 How many crowdfunding campaigns Does your school district permit teachers to raise additional resources for their raised by your district’s crowdfunding have your teachers undertaken in the or other district staff to make use of classrooms? efforts in the most recent 12 months? 122 respondents most recent 12 months? 105 respondents crowdfunding to generate additional 107 respondents Designed in-house Question 8 education resources? 3.7% Question 6 Yes Question 5 from scratch $100-$500 14.3%Question 7 121 respondents 36.9% If your school district has a If your district specifies which Has your school board or district 1-5 34.6% If you have a policy, does it specify Modeled on another crowdfunding policy, how crowdfunding platforms can be administration adopted a policy school district .9% No 37.7% was it derived? $500-$2,500 which18.1% platforms teachers and staff used, which are approved? Yes 44.6% that governs how district staff use 5-10 8.4% 109 respondents may use?? 59 respondents Education crowdfunding? 6.4% 114 respondents Don’t 122 respondents25.4% consultant $2,500-$5,000 7.6% No 55.4% AdoptAClassroom 3.4% know 10-20 3.7% Yes 12.3% Outside Yes 41% attorney/law firm 5.5% $5,000-$10,000 1.9% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 ClassWish 1.7% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Don’t 49.6% No 30.7% Ourkno districtw doesn’t No 59% have a policy 51.4% More $10,000-$25,000 1.9% Our district DonorsChoose 13.6% than 3.7% doesn’t have 57% Model policy provided 500 a policy 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 by education-related 32.1% Don’t know 56.2% association GoFundMe 13.6% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Note: There were 0 responses to 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, 50-75, 75-100, 100-200, and 200-500 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Indiegogo 1.7% Question 9 TeachersList 3.4% Designed in-houseIf you3.7% have a policyQuestion, does 6 it require Question 10 QuestionQuestion 11 8 Question 5 from scratch Question 7 if their policy permits the use of teachers to seekIf your appr schooloval fr omdistrict a has a If you have a policy, does it allow or If youIf haveyour districta policy specifies, does it specifically which Any crowdfunding Has your school board or district If you have a policy, does it specify student photos. Four said yes, 13 35.6% Modeled on anotherprincipal or superintendentcrowdfunding for policy , how prohibit the use of student photos as addresscrowdfunding the need to platforms avoid violating can be student service is OK administration adopted a policy school district .9% which platforms teachers and staff crowdfunding wasprojects? it derived? part of the appeal that appears on the said no, 32 said theirprivacy policyused, as doesn’t whichdefined ar bye appr stateoved? and federal law? that governs how district staff use 109 respondents may use?? 59 respondents 109 respondents crowdfunding site? address the issue.(FERP A, IDEA, etc.) Other 44% crowdfunding? Education 115114 respondents 6.4% 113 respondents 122 respondents consultant Forty-nine school districts with Yes 40.4% AdoptAClassroom 3.4% AllowsYes 3.5%12.3% crowdfunding policies responded 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Outside Yes 23% Yes 41% attorney/law firm 5.5% to a question asking if their policy No 2.7% specificallyClassWish addresses1.7% student privacy ProhibitsNo 11.3% 30.7% Our district doesn’t No No protections. Of these,16.8% 26 said yes, 59% Our districthave a policy 51.4% doesn’t have 56.9% PolicOury does district not while 19 DonorsChoosesaid no. 13.6% Question 12 doesn’t have 27.8% 57% Our district Modela polic policyy provided address this issue a policy Onedoesn’t way have to ensure that student 60.2% If you have a policy, does it require that 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 by education-related 32.1% a policy association confidentiality is not violated is to the text and images of the crowdfunding 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Our district GoFundMe 13.6% doesn’t have 0% 10 20 30 40 57.4%50 60 70 80 90 100 appeal be approved by a principal or 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 require that a principal0% 10 or super20 - 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 a policy intendent review all crowdfunding superintendent before posting? Indiegogo 1.7% 110 respondents 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 proposals before they are launched Question 9 to affirm that they comply with state Yes 25.5% TeachersList 3.4% If you have a policy, does it require Question 10 Question 11 and federal confidentiality laws. Of 45 responding school districts teachers to seek approval from a If you have a policy, does it allow or If you have a policy, does it specifically Any crowdfunding No 35.6% 15.4% principal or superintendent for prohibit the use of student photos as address the need to avoid violating student that have sercrowdfundingvice is OK policies, 28 crowdfunding projects? part of the appeal that appears on the privacy as defined by state and federal law? said administrative approval of the Our district 59.1% 109 respondents crowdfunding site? text and imagesOthe inr proposed crowd- 44% doesn’t have (FERPA, IDEA, etc.) a policy 115 respondents 113 respondents funding campaigns is required, but Yes 40.4% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Allows 3.5% 17 said they do not0% mandate10 this.20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Yes 23% Unless these 17 districts have some No 2.7% other procedural safeguard in place, Prohibits 11.3% No 16.8% they should correct this gap in their Our district Question 15 Question 16 doesn’t have 56.9% Policy does not policy. Question 12 27.8% Our district If you have a policy, does it allow teachers a policy address this issue If you have a policy, does it require that If you have a policy, does it allow doesn’t have 60.2% to create crowdfunding accounts in their a policy the text and images of the crowdfunding crowdfunding donations to be sent 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Our district own name or does it require that accounts directly to the teacher, rather than doesn’t have 57.4% appeal be approved by a principal or Question 13 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 be in the school/school district name? a policy Question 14 superintendent before posting?9 to the school/school district? If you have a policy, does it specify 111 respondents 109 respondents 110 respondents 0% who10 owns20 the money30 40or material50 60 70 80 90 100 If your policy specifies who owns Teacher raised by crowdfunding? the resources generated by a 1.8% Yes 2.8% name Yes 25.5% 111 respondents crowdfunding campaign, who does it specify as the owner? School/ No 23.4% 37.6% Yes 34.2% 104 respondents District No 15.4%
School/ Policy does Our district district 37.5% not addressOur district16.2% doesn’t have 59.6% No 7.2% this issuedoesn’t have 59.1% a policy a policy Our district Our district Our district doesn’t have 62.5% doesn’t have 58.6% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 doesn’t have 58.6% a policy a policy 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 a policy
0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Note: There were 0 responses to “the teacher” Question 15 Question 16 If you have a policy, does it allow teachers If you have a policy, does it allow to create crowdfunding accounts in their Question 18 crowdfunding donations to be sent Question 17 own name or does it require that accounts directly to the teacher, rather than Question 20 Question 13 If you have a policy, does it prohibit the If you have a policy, does it require QuestionIf you have 14 a policy, does it specify be in the school/school district name? to the school/school district? If you have a policy, does it specify that all donations of material and 111 respondentsuse of the school district name, logo, 109Question respondents 19 that donations of goods be compatible who owns the money or material If cashyour bepolicy documented specifies whoin the owns school mascot and related identifiers without If you have a policy, does it require that with the district’s educational plan, the resources generated by a Teacher Yes raised by crowdfunding? district’s books and inventory so that name 1.8% the approval of the superintendent or 2.8%all crowdfunding donations be approved educational philosophy, its IT systems 111 respondents crtheyowdfunding will be subject campaign, to audit? who other district administrator? and accepted by the school board? and with other district policies? does it specify as the owner? School/ 109 respondents No 109 respondents 109 respondents 110 respondents 23.4% 37.6% Yes 34.2% 104 respondents District Yes 26.4% Yes 23% Yes 14.7% Yes 24.8% School/ Policy does Our district district 37.5% not address 16.2% doesn’t have 59.6% No 7.2% this issue a policy No No No Our districtNo 13.6% Our district 17.4% 24.8% 14.7% Our district doesn’t have 62.5% doesn’t have 58.6% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 doesn’t have 58.6% a policy a policOur districty Our district Our district a policy Our district doesn’t have 60% doesn’t have 59.6% doesn’t have 60.5% doesn’t have 60.5% a policy0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 a polic0% y 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 a policy a policy 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Note: There were 0 responses to “the teacher” 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Question 17 Question 18 Question 20 If you have a policy, does it specify If you have a policy, does it prohibit the If you have a policy, does it require Question 21 that all donations of material and use of the school district name, logo, Question 19 that donations of goods be compatible What resources do these crowdfunding efforts seek? cash be documented in the school mascot and related identifiers without If you have a policy, does it require that with the district’s educational plan, 55respondents district’s books and inventory so that the approval of the superintendent or all crowdfunding donations be approved educational philosophy, its IT systems they will be subject to audit? other district administrator? and accepted by the school board? and with other district policies? 109 respondents 110 respondents 109 respondents 109 respondents
Yes 26.4% Yes 23% Yes 14.7% Yes 24.8%
No 13.6% No 17.4% No 24.8% No 14.7%
Our district Our district Our district Our district doesn’t have 60% doesn’t have 59.6% doesn’t have 60.5% doesn’t have 60.5% a policy a policy a policy a policy
0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Question 21 What resources do these crowdfunding efforts seek? 55respondents
Yes 24.8%
No 14.7%
Our district doesn’t have 60.5% a policy
0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Yes 24.8%
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0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Question 2 Are teachers in your school district Question 4 Question 2 Question 3 What is the dollar value of the resources QuestionQuestion 4 1 making use of crowdfunding services Are teachers in your school district to raise additional resources for their How many crowdfunding campaigns raised by your district’s crowdfunding Question 3 WhatDoes is your the dollarschool value district of thepermit resour teachersces Question 1 making use of crowdfunding services classrooms? have your teachers undertaken in the efforts in the most recent 12 months? How many crowdfunding campaigns raisedor other by districtyour district’ staff tos cr makeowdfunding use of Does your school district permit teachers to raise additional resources for their 122 respondents most recent 12 months? 105 respondents have your teachers undertaken in the crowdfunding to generate additional or other district staff to make use of classrooms? efforts in the most recent 12 months? 107 respondents 105education respondents resources? 122 respondents most recent 12 months? Yes $100-$500 14.3% crowdfunding to generate additional 121 respondents 36.9% 107 respondents 1-5 34.6% education resources? Yes $100-$500 14.3% 121 respondents 36.9% 1-5 34.6% No 37.7% $500-$2,500 18.1% Yes 44.6% 5-10 8.4% No 37.7% $500-$2,500 18.1% Yes 44.6% 5-10 8.4% Don’t 25.4% $2,500-$5,000 7.6% No 55.4% know 10-20 3.7% Don’t 25.4% $2,500-$5,000 7.6% No 55.4% know 10-20 3.7% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 $5,000-$10,000 1.9% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Don’t 49.6% know 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 $5,000-$10,000 1.9% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Don’t 49.6% More $10,000-$25,000 1.9% know than 3.7% Question 2 500 More $10,000-$25,000 1.9% than 3.7% Are teachers in your school district Question 4 Don’t know 56.2% 500 making use of crowdfunding services Question 3 0% 10 What20 is the30 dollar40 value50 of the60 resour70 ces80 90 100 Question 1 Don’t know 56.2% Note: There were 0 responses to 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, 50-75, 75-100, 100-200, and 200-500 to raise additional resources for their How many crowdfunding campaigns raised by your district’s crowdfunding 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 Does20 your30 school40 district50 permit60 70teachers80 90 100 Note: There were 0 responses to 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, 50-75, 75-100, 100-200, and 200-500 classrooms? have your teachers undertaken in the efforts in the most recent 12 months? or other district staff to make use of 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 122 respondents most recent 12 months? 105 respondents crowdfunding to generate additional 107 respondents education resources? Yes 36.9% Designed in-house 3.7% Question 6 $100-$500 14.3% Question 8 121 respondents Question 5 from scratch 1-5 If your34.6% school district has a Question 7 If your district specifies which Designed in-house Question 6 Has your Questionschool boar 8 d or district If you have a policy, does it specify Question 5 3.7% Modeled on another crowdfunding policy, how crowdfunding platforms can be from scratch Question 7 administrationNo If your adopted district37.7% specifiesa policy which .9% $500-$2,500 18.1% If your school district has a Yes 44.6% school district which platforms teachers and staff used, which are approved? Has your school board or district If you have a policy, does it specify 5-10 8.4% was it derived? Modeled on another crowdfunding policy, how that govercrnsowdfunding how district platforms staff use can be 109 respondents may use?? 59 respondents administration adopted a policy school district .9% was it derived? which platforms teachers and staff Don’tcrowdfunding?used,25.4% which are approved? Education $2,500-$5,000 1147.6% respondents No consultant 6.4% that governs how district staff use may use?? 55.4% kno122w respondents59 respondents 10-20 3.7% 109 respondents AdoptAClassroom 3.4% Education crowdfunding? 6.4% 114 respondents Yes 12.3% 122 respondents consultant Outside $5,000-$10,000 YeAdoptAClassrooms 0% 10 20 41%30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 attorney/law firm 5.5% 1.9% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 3.4% Don’t 49.6% Yes 12.3% ClassWish 1.7% Outside know No 30.7% Yes 41% attorney/law firm 5.5% Our district doesn’t No $10,000-$25,000 1.9% ClassWish 1.7% 59% haveMore a policy 51.4% No than 3.7% 30.7% Our district DonorsChoose 13.6% Our district doesn’t 500 doesn’t have 57% No 59% 51.4% Model policy provided have a policy aDon’t polic yknow 56.2% Our district DonorsChoose0% 10 2013.6% 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 by education-related 32.1% doesn’t have 57% association0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Model policy provided GoFundMe 13.6% a policy Note: There were 0 responses to 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, 50-75, 75-100, 100-200, and 200-500 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 by education-related 32.1% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 association GoFundMe 13.6% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Indiegogo 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 1.7%
IndiegogoQuestion1.7% 9 Designed in-house 3.7% Question 6 Question 8 TeachersList 3.4% Question 5 from scratch Question 10 If you have a policyIf, yourdoes school it requir districte has a Question 7 QuestionIf 11 your district specifies which Question 9 Has your school board or district 3.4% TeachersListteachers to seek approval from a If youIf youhave have a policy a policy, does, does it allow it specify or If you have a policy, does it specifically Any crowdfunding Question 10 Modeled on another crowdfunding policy, how crowdfunding platforms can be 35.6% If you have a policy, does it require administrationQuestion 11 adopted a policy .9% prohibit the use of student photos as service is OK schoolprincipal district or superintendentwas it derived? for which platforms teachers and staff address theused, need which to avoid are appr violatingoved? student teachers to seek approval from a If you have a policy, does it allow or thatIf you gover havens a how policy district, does staf it specificallyf use Any crowdfunding crowdfunding projects?109 respondents part mayof the use?? appeal that appears on the privacy as59 rdefinedespondents by state and federal law? service is OK 35.6% principal or superintendent for prohibit the use of student photos as crowdfunding? 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Yes Other 44% Yes 12.3% (FERPA, IDEA, etc.) Outside 40.4% 115 respondents Yes 41% 5.5% Allows 3.5% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 113 respondents attorney/law firm Yes 23% Yes 40.4% ClassWish 1.7% Allows 3.5% No 2.7% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 No 30.7% Yes 23% Our district doesn’t No 59% 51.4% Prohibits 11.3% have a policy No 16.8% No 2.7% Our district Our district DonorsChoose 13.6% Prohibits 11.3% doesn’t have Policy doesdoesn’t not have 57% Question 12 No SCHOOLS AND Model policy provided 56.9% Our district 16.8% a policy address this issuea policy 27.8% Our district 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 by education-related 32.1% doesn’t have 60.2% If you have a policy, does it require that doesn’t have Policy does not CROWDFUNDING associationQuestion 12 a policy GoFundMe 13.6% 56.9% Our district the text and images of the crowdfunding a policy address this issue 27.8% Our district 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 doesn’t have 60.2% 0% If10 you0% have20 10 a 30policy20 40, does30 50 it r40equir60 e50 that70 60 80 70 90 80 100 90 100 doesn’t have 57.4% appeal be approved by a principal or a policy 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Financial the text and images of the crowdfunding a policy 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Our district Indiegogo 1.7% superintendent before posting? doesn’t have 57.4% appeal be approved by a principal or 110 respondents 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 a policy controls and superintendent before posting? 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Question 9 3.4% 110 respondents TeachersList Yes 25.5% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 If you have a policy, doesaccounting it require Question 10 Question 11 teachers to seek approval from a Yes If you25.5% have a policy, does it allow or If you have a policy, does it specifically Any crowdfunding 35.6% prohibit the use of student photos as service is OK No principal or superintendent forince crowdfunding address the need to avoid violating student 15.4% crowdfunding projects? part of the appeal that appears on the privacy as defined by state and federal law? No 15.4% 109 respondents involves the receipt of crowdfunding site? Other 44% Our district (FERPA, IDEA, etc.) doesn’t have 59.1% 115 respondents 113 respondents a policy Yes money or items of value, Our district 40.4% doesn’t have 59.1% S Allows 3.5% school districts and teachers 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 a policy Yes 23% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 should be aware of Ohio laws No 2.7% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Prohibits 11.3% that govern this. No 16.8% Our district doesn’t have Several provisions of the Policy does not Question 15Question 12 56.9% Our district Question 16 a policy address this issue 27.8% Ohio Revised Code govern the doesn’t have 60.2% If you haveIf a you policy have, does a policy it allow, does teachers it requir e that Question 15 If you have a policy, does it allow Question 16 a policy to create crtheowdfunding text and images accounts of thein their crowdfunding 0% 10 20 30 40receipt50 and 60disposition70 80 of mon90 - 100 Our district crowdfunding donations to be sent If you have a policy, does it allow teachers doesn’tIf you have have a policy, does it allow 57.4% appeal be approved by a principal or 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 own name or does it require that accounts directly to the teacher, rather than to create crowdfunding accountsey thatin their is collected on behalf crowdfundinga policQuestiony donations 13 to be sent superintendent before posting? Question 14 be in the school/school district name? to the school/school district? own name or does it require thatof accountsa public entity. For example, directlyIf toyou the have teacher a policy, rather, does than it specify 111 respondents110 respondents Question 13 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 109 respondents be in the school/school district name? to the school/schoolwho owns the district?money or material If your policy specifies who owns Question 14 ORC 9.38 mandates that all Teacher Yes If you have a policy, does it specify 111 respondents 109 respondentsraised by crowdfunding? the resources generated by a 1.8% 25.5% Yes 2.8% If your policy specifies who owns name who owns the money or material money received, collected by or 111 respondents crowdfunding campaign, who Teacher the resources generated by a 1.8% Yes 2.8% raised by crowdfunding? name due to a public official under does it specify as the owner? School/ No No23.4% 15.4% 37.6% 111 respondents crowdfunding campaign, who Yes 34.2% 104 respondents District does it specify as the owner? color of office, or collected on School/ No Our district Yes 23.4% 37.6% School/ Policy does Our district 34.2% 104 respondents District doesn’t have 59.1% behalf of a public office, must district 37.5% not address 16.2% doesn’t have 59.6% No 7.2% this issue a policy a policy School/ Policy does be deposited with the treasurer Our district district 37.5% not address 16.2% doesn’t have 59.6% Our district Our district No Our district 7.2% this issue of that public office within a a policy doesn’t have 62.5% doesn’t have 0% 10 20 30 58.6%40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 doesn’t have 58.6% a policy a policy Our district Our district a policy Our district specified time. doesn’t have 62.5% doesn’t have 58.6% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 doesn’t have 58.6% a policy a policy 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 a policy ORC 3313.51 establishes that the 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 treasurer of the board of education is Note: TherQuestione were 0 responses 15 to “the teacher” 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Question 16 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 the treasurer of all school funds. The Note: There were 0 responses to “the teacher” If you have a policy, does it allow teachers If you have a policy, does it allow law requires that all moneys received to create crowdfunding accounts in their crowdfunding donations to be sent by the treasurer from any source what- own name or does it require that accounts Question 17 Question 18 directly to the teacher, rather than Question 20 Question 13 soever must be deposited in the timely be in the school/school district name? If youQuestion have a 14 policy, does it specify If you have a policy, does it prohibit the to the school/school district? If you have a policy, does it require Question 18 If you have a policy,manner does it established specify by the school board. Question 20 111 respondents 109 respondents Question 17 If your policy specifies who owns use of the school district name, logo, Question 19 If you have a policy, does it prohibit the who owns the money Thisor material is important because in the event that all donations of material and that donations of goods be compatible If you have a policy, does it specify If you have a policy, does it require Teacher mascot and related identifiers without raised by crowdfunding?such money is not accounted for, the cashthe be resour documentedces generated in the byschool a 1.8% Yes If you2.8% have a policy, does it require that with the district’s educational plan, that all donations of material and use of the school district name, logo, Question 19 that donations of goods be compatible name 111 respondents treasurer could be held legally account- district’crowdfundings books and campaign, inventory who so that the approval of the superintendent or all crowdfunding donations be approved educational philosophy, its IT systems cash be documented in the school mascot and related identifiers without If you have a policy, does it require that with the district’s educational plan, other district administrator? able for it. theydoes will itbe specify subject as to the audit? owner? School/ No and accepted by the school board? and with other district policies? the approval of the superintendent or 109 respondents23.4% 37.6% district’s books and inventory so that all crYeowdfundings donations34.2% be apprTeachersoved should be aware of ORC educational110 104respondents respondents philosophy, its IT systems District 109 respondents 109 respondents they will be subject to audit? other district administrator? and accepted by the school board? and with other district policies? 109 respondents 2921.43, which prohibits public em- Policy does Our district 110 respondents 109 respondents YeSchool/109s respondents 26.4% Yes 23% Yes 14.7% Yes 24.8% district 37.5% not address 16.2% doesn’t have 59.6% No ployees from soliciting or accepting 7.2% this issue a policy Yes Yes Yes any compensation for performing their Yes 26.4% 23% 14.7% Our district 24.8% Our district Our district No 13.6% No 17.4% No 24.8% No 14.7% official duties or for any other act or doesn’t have 62.5% doesn’t have 58.6% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 doesn’t have 58.6% a policy a policy a policy service in the employee’s public capacity, No 13.6% No 17.4% No 24.8% or to supplement the employee’s public OurNo district 14.7% Our district Our district Our district doesn’t have 0% 10 20 30 40 5060% 60 70 80 90 100 doesn’t have 0% 10 20 30 40 50 59.6%60 70 80 90 100 doesn’t have 60.5% doesn’t have 60.5% 0% 10 20 30 compensation.40 50 60 70 80 90 100 a policy a policy a policy a policy Our district Our district Our district Our district Note: There were 0 responses to “the teacher” doesn’t have 60% doesn’t have 59.6% doesn’t have 60.5%In any fundraising campaign, ensuring doesn’t have 60.5% a policy a policy a policy a policy 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 10 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Question 17 Question 18 Question 20 If you have a policy, does it prohibit the If you have a policy, does it specify If you have a policy, does it require Question 21 that all donations of material and use of the school district name, logo, Question 19 that donations of goods be compatible What resources do these crowdfunding efforts seek? cash be documented in the school Question mascot21 and related identifiers without If you have a policy, does it require that with the district’s educational plan, the approval of the superintendent or 55respondents district’s books and inventory so that What resources do these crowdfunding efforts seek? all crowdfunding donations be approved educational philosophy, its IT systems they will be subject to audit? 55respondentsother district administrator? and accepted by the school board? and with other district policies? 109 respondents 110 respondents 109 respondents 109 respondents
Yes 26.4% Yes 23% Yes 14.7% Yes 24.8%
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Question 21 What resources do these crowdfunding efforts seek? 55respondents
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0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Question 2 Are teachers in your school district Question 4 Question 1 making use of crowdfunding services Question 3 What is the dollar value of the resources How many crowdfunding campaigns Does your school district permit teachers to raise additional resources for their raised by your district’s crowdfunding have your teachers undertaken in the or other district staff to make use of classrooms? efforts in the most recent 12 months? 122 respondents most recent 12 months? 105 respondents crowdfunding to generate additional 107 respondents education resources? Yes $100-$500 14.3% 121 respondents 36.9% 1-5 34.6%
No 37.7% $500-$2,500 18.1% Yes 44.6% 5-10 8.4%
Don’t 25.4% $2,500-$5,000 7.6% No 55.4% know 10-20 3.7%
0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 $5,000-$10,000 1.9% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Don’t Question 2 49.6% know Are teachers in your school district Question 4 $10,000-$25,000Question1.9%Question 2 3 Question 1 More making use of crowdfunding services What is the dollar value of the resources than 3.7% Are teachers in your school district Question 4 to raise additional resources for their How many crowdfunding campaigns raised by your district’s crowdfunding Does your school district permit teachers 500 making use of crowdfunding services Question 3 What is the dollar value of the resources Question 1 Don’t know have your teachers undertaken56.2% in the efforts in the most recent 12 months? or other district staff to make use of classrooms? to raise additional resources for their How many crowdfunding campaigns raised by your district’s crowdfunding 0% Does122 10respondents your20 school30 district40 permit50 teachers60 70 80 90 100 most recent 12 months? 105 respondents Question 2 crowdfunding to generate additional classrooms? have your teachers undertaken in the efforts in the most recent 12 months? Note:or Ther othere were 0 responses district to 20-30, staf 30-40,f to 40-50, make 50-75, 75-100, use 100-200, of and 200-500 0% 107 r10espondents20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Are teachers in your school district education resources? Question 4 122 respondents most recent 12 months? 105 respondents Yes crowdfunding to generate additional $100-$500 14.3% making use of crowdfunding services 121Question respondents 3 What is the dollar36.9% value of the resources 107 respondents Question 1 education resources? 1-5 34.6% How many crowdfunding campaigns raised by your district’s crowdfunding Yes $100-$500 14.3% Does your school district permit teachers to raise additional resources for their 121 respondents 36.9% 1-5 34.6% classrooms? have your teachers undertaken in the No efforts in the most37.7% recent 12 months? $500-$2,500 18.1% or other district staff to make use of DesignedYes in-house Question 8 122 respondents most 3.7%recent 12Question months?44.6% 6 105 respondents 5-10 8.4% crowdfunding to generate additional Question 5 from scratch Question 7 No 37.7% $500-$2,500 18.1% 107 respondents If your school district has a Yes If your district specifies which Has your school board or district 44.6% 5-10 8.4% education resources? Don’t If you25.4% have a policy, does it specify crowdfunding platforms can be $2,500-$5,000 7.6% Yes 36.9% ModeledNo on another crowdfunding policy, how $100-$500 14.3% 121 respondents administration adopted a policy .9% 55.4% know 10-20 3.7% 1-5school district 34.6%was it derived? which platforms teachers and staff Don’t 25.4%used, which are approved? $2,500-$5,000 7.6% No that governs how district staff use 109 respondents may use?? 55.4% know 59 respondents 10-20 3.7% $5,000-$10,000 No crowdfunding? 37.7% Education $500-$2,5000% 10114 18.1%respondents20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 1.9% Yes 0% 10 6.4%20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Don’t 44.6% 122 respondents 5-10 consultant 8.4% 49.6% $5,000-$10,000 AdoptAClassroomkno0% w 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 1.9% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 3.4% Don’t Yes 12.3% 49.6% Don’t Outside $2,500-$5,000 7.6% More know $10,000-$25,000 1.9% Yes 25.4% 41% 5.5% No 55.4% know attorney/law firm than 10-20 3.7% 3.7% More $10,000-$25,000 1.9% Question 2 500 ClassWish 1.7% No 30.7% than 3.7% Don’t know 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Our district doesn’tAre teachers in your school district $5,000-$10,000 1.9% Question 4 500 56.2% No 59% have a policy 51.4% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Don’t 49.6% Question 3 0% 10 What20 is the30 dollar40 value50 of the60 resour70 ces80 90 100 Don’t know 56.2% Question 1 know making use of crowdfunding services Our district DonorsChoose 13.6% doesn’t have 57% Note: There were 0 responses to 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, 50-75, 75-100, 100-200, and 200-500 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Model policy provided How many crowdfunding campaigns raised by your district’s crowdfunding 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Does your school district permit teachers More to raise additional resources for their $10,000-$25,000a policy 1.9% Note: There were 0 responses to 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, 50-75, 75-100, 100-200, and 200-500 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 by education-related 32.1% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 than 3.7% have your teachers undertaken in the efforts in the most recent 12 months? or other district staff to make use of associationclassrooms? 500 GoFundMe 10513.6% respondents 122 respondents 0% most10 recent20 12 30months?40 50 60 70 80 90 100 crowdfunding to generate additional 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Don’t know 107 respondents 56.2% education resources? 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Yes Designed in-house Question 6 $100-$500Indiegogo 14.3% Question 8 Note: There were 0 responses to 20-30, 36.9%30-40, 40-50, 50-75, 75-100, 100-200, and 200-500 3.7% 1.7% 121 respondents Question 5 from scratch0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Designed in-house Question 8 1-5 34.6% 3.7%QuestionQuestion 7 6 If your district specifies which Question 5 If your school district has a from scratch Question 7 Has your school board or district If youIf have your aschool policy district, does hasit specify a If your district specifies which Question 9 Modeled onHas another your school boarcrowdfundingd or district policy, how crowdfunding platforms can be administrationNo adopted37.7% a policy .9% $500-$2,500TeachersList 3.4% 18.1% If you have a policy, does it specify crowdfunding platforms can be Yes If you have a policy, does44.6% it require Question 10 school district Modeled on another whichcr platformsowdfunding teachers policy, howand staff used, which are approved? administration5-10 Question8.4% adopted 11was ait policyderived? school district .9% which platforms teachers and staff that governs how district staff use 109 respondents may use??was it derived? 59 respondents used, which are approved? teachers to seek approval from a If you have a policy, does it allow or that goverIf nsyou how have district a policy staf, doesf use it specifically Any crowdfunding Designed in-house 3.7% Question 6 Education Question 8 114 respondents109 respondents 35.6% may use?? 59 respondents Question 5 Don’tcrowdfunding?prohibit25.4% the use of student photos as $2,500-$5,000service is OK 7.6% fromNo scratchprincipal or superintendent for Question 7 consultantcrowdfunding?addr6.4%ess the need to avoid violating student Education 114 respondents If your school55.4% district has a kno122w respondents 10-20 3.7%If your district specifies which 6.4% 122 respondents consultant AdoptAClassroom Has your school board or district crowdfunding projects? 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Education 40.4% 114 respondents No 30.7% ClassWish 1.7% 6.4% Allows 3.5% Our district doesn’t 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 No 30.7% 122 respondents consultant No 59% MoreYes 51.4% Our district doesn’t$10,000-$25,000 1.9% No haveAdoptAClassroom a policy 23% 59% 51.4% than 3.7% 3.4% have a policOur districty Yes 12.3% Our district DonorsChoose 13.6% NoOutside2.7% 500 doesn’t have 57% DonorsChoose 13.6% Yes 41% 5.5% Prohibits 11.3% Model policy provided doesn’t have 57% attorney/law firm Model policy providedaDon’t polic yknow 56.2% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 by education-relatedNo 16.8% 32.1% a policy Our district 0% 10ClassWish 20 1.7% 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 by education-related 32.1% No 30.7% association0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 association GoFundMe 13.6% doesn’tOur district have doesn’t Policy does not Question 12 GoFundMe 13.6% 56.9% Our districtNote: There were 0 responses to 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, 50-75, 75-100, 100-200, and 200-500 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 No 59% a polichavey a policy 51.4% address this issue 27.8% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 doesn’t have 0% 10 20 30 40 5060.2% 60 70 80 90 100 0% If 10you have20 a policy30 , 40does it50 requir60e that70 80 90 100 Our district DonorsChoose 13.6% doesn’t have 57% a policy the text and images of the crowdfunding Model policy provided Indiegogo Indiegogo 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Oura districtpolicy 1.7% 1.7% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 by education-related 32.1% doesn’t have 57.4% appeal be approved by a principal or 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 association a policy GoFundMe 13.6% superintendent before posting? 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Question 19 that donations of goods be compatible If youQuestion have a 14 policy, does it specify If you have a policy, does it prohibit the mascot and related identifiers without If you have a policy, does it require If you have a policy, does it specify cash111 berespondents documented in the school That poses a fundamentalQuestion financial109 21 respondents control If you have a policy, does it require that with the district’s educational plan, Question 17 Question 18 thatIf yourall donations policy specifies of material who and owns Questionuse of 20the school district name, logo, the Questionapproval of19 the superintendent or that donations of goods be compatible who owns the money or material district’s books and inventory so that problem, since it opensWhat the resour doorces to the do these crowdfunding efforts seek? all crowdfunding donations be approved educational philosophy, its IT systems If you have a policy, does it prohibit the the resources generated by a Teacher If youmascot have aand policy related, does identifiers it require without otherYes If youdistrict have administrator? a policy, does it require that with the district’s educational plan, If you have a policy, does it specify raised by crowdfunding? cash be documented in the school name they1.8% will be subject to audit? 55respondents2.8% and accepted by the school board? and with other district policies? misuse of the donations.109 respondents that all donations of material and use111 rofespondents the school district name, logo, district’Questioncrowdfundings books 19 and campaign, inventory who so that that110the r espondentsdonations approval of of goods the superintendent be compatible or all crowdfunding donations be approved 109 respondentseducational philosophy, its IT systems 109 respondents mascot and related identifiers without other district administrator? 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Yes Yes Yes Yes 26.4% 23% Our district 14.7% Our district 24.8% Unless cashOur district donations are deposited in Our district Our district Our district No 13.6% Our district No 17.4% No 24.8% No 14.7% doesn’t have 62.5% doesn’t have 60%58.6% doesn’t have 0% 10 20 30 4059.6% 50 60 70 80 90 doesn’t100 have 60.5% doesn’t have 60.5% doesn’t have doesn’t have school district bank accounts and in-kind 58.6% a policy a polica policy y a policy a policy a policy a policy donations are entered into the school dis- No 13.6% No 17.4% Our districtNo 24.8% OurNo district 14.7% Our district Our district doesn’t have doesn’t have 0% 10 20 30 40 5060% 60 70 80 90 100 0% 0% 10 10 20 20 30 30 40 40 50 50 59.6%60 60 70 70 80 80 90 90100trict 100inventory,doesn’t they 0%have are 10subject20 to theft30 and 40 50 6060.5% 70 80 90 100 doesn’t0% have 10 20 30 40 50 60 60.5%70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 a policy a policy a policy a policy Our district Our district Our district Note: There were 0 responses to “the teacher” Our district misuse. doesn’t have 60% doesn’t have 59.6% doesn’t have 60.5% doesn’t have 60.5% a policy a policy a policy0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 a policy 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 11 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Question 18 Question 21 Question 17 Question 20 What resources do these crowdfunding efforts seek? If you have a policy, does it prohibit the If you have a policy, does it specify If you have a policy, does it require Question 21 55respondents that all donations of material and use of the school district name, logo, Question 19 that donations of goods be compatible mascot and related identifiers without QuestionIf you 21 have a policy, does it require that with the district’s educational plan, What resources do these crowdfunding efforts seek? cash be documented in the school 55respondents district’s books and inventory so that the approval of the superintendent or What resourall crowdfundingces do these donations crowdfunding be appr effortsoved seek? educational philosophy, its IT systems they will be subject to audit? other district administrator? 55respondentsand accepted by the school board? and with other district policies? 109 respondents 110 respondents 109 respondents 109 respondents
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0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Question 2 Are teachers in your school district Question 4 Question 1 making use of crowdfunding services Question 3 What is the dollar value of the resources How many crowdfunding campaigns Does your school district permit teachers to raise additional resources for their raised by your district’s crowdfunding have your teachers undertaken in the or other district staff to make use of classrooms? efforts in the most recent 12 months? 122 respondents most recent 12 months? 105 respondents crowdfunding to generate additional 107 respondents education resources? Yes $100-$500 14.3% 121 respondents 36.9% 1-5 34.6%
No 37.7% $500-$2,500 18.1% Yes 44.6% 5-10 8.4%
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More $10,000-$25,000 1.9% Question 2 than 3.7% 500 Are teachers in your school district Question 4 Don’t know 56.2% Question 3 Question 1 making use of crowdfunding services 0% 10 What20 is the30 dollar40 value50 of the60 resour70 ces 80 90 100 How many crowdfunding campaigns Note: There were 0 responses to 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, 50-75, 75-100, 100-200, and 200-500 Does your school district permit teachers to raise additional resources for their raised by your district’s crowdfunding 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 have your teachers undertaken in the or other district staff to make use of classrooms? efforts in the most recent 12 months? 122 respondents most recent 12 months? 105 respondents crowdfunding to generate additional 107 respondents education resources? Yes $100-$500 14.3% 121 respondents 36.9% Designed in-house 3.7% Question 6 Question 8 Question 5 from1-5 scratch 34.6% If your school district has a Question 7 If your district specifies which Has your school board or district If you have a policy, does it specify No 37.7% Modeled on another crowdfunding policy, how $500-$2,500 18.1% crowdfunding platforms can be Yes administration adopted a policy .9% 44.6% school5-10 district 8.4% was it derived? which platforms teachers and staff used, which are approved? that governs how district staff use 109 respondents may use?? 59 respondents Don’tcrowdfunding?25.4% Education $2,500-$5,000 1147.6% respondents No 6.4% 55.4% kno122w respondents 10-20consultant 3.7% AdoptAClassroom 3.4% Yes 12.3% Outside $5,000-$10,000 1.9% Yes 0% 10 20 41%30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 5.5% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 attorney/lawDon’t firm 49.6% know ClassWish 1.7% No 30.7% Our district doesn’t $10,000-$25,000 1.9% No 59% More 51.4% havethan a policy 3.7% Our district 500 DonorsChoose 13.6% doesn’t have 57% Model policy provided Don’ta polic knoy w 56.2% Question 2 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 by education-related 32.1% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Are teachers in your school district association Question 4 GoFundMe 13.6% Question 3 Note: There were 0 responses to 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, 50-75, 75-100, 100-200, and 200-500 0%0% 10 10 20 20 30 30 40 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 90 100100 Question 1 making use of crowdfunding services 0% What10 is20 the dollar30 value40 of50 the resour60 ces70 80 90 100 How many crowdfunding campaigns raised by your district’s crowdfunding Does your school district permit teachers to raise additional resources for their Indiegogo have your teachers undertaken in the 1.7% or other district staff to make use of classrooms? efforts in the most recent 12 months? 122 respondents most recent 12 months? 105 respondents crowdfunding to generate additional Designed in-houseQuestion 9 Question 6 Question 8 Question 5 107 3.7%respondents TeachersList 3.4% education resources? from Ifscratch you have a policy, does it require QuestionQuestion 10 7 If your district specifies which Yes If your school district has a $100-$500 14.3% Question 11 121 respondents Has your school boar36.9%d or district If you have a policy, does it specify Modeled on1-5 anotherteachers to seek crappr34.6%owdfundingoval from policya , how If you have a policy, does it allow or If you havecrowdfunding a policy, does platforms it specifically can be Any crowdfunding administration adopted a policy .9% 35.6% school principaldistrict or superintendentwas it derived? for prohibitwhich the platforms use of student teachers photos and staf as f addressused, the need which to aravoide appr violatingoved? student service is OK Nothat governs how district37.7% staff use $500-$2,500 may use??18.1% 59 respondents Yes crowdfunding projects?109 respondents part of the appeal that appears on the privacy as defined by state and federal law? 44.6% crowdfunding? 5-10Education 8.4% 114 respondents 109 respondents6.4% crowdfunding site? Other 44% 122 respondents consultant (FERPA, IDEA, etc.) 115 respondents AdoptAClassroom Don’t 25.4% $2,500-$5,000 7.6% 113 respondents3.4% No Yes Yes 12.3% 55.4% know 10-20Outside 3.7% 40.4% Yes 41% attorney/law firm 5.5% Allows 3.5% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Yes 23% $5,000-$10,000 ClassWish 1.7% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 No 1.9% 30.7% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 OurNo districtDon’2.7% doesn’tt 49.6% No 59% havekno wa policy 51.4% Prohibits 11.3% Our district No 16.8% $10,000-$25,000 1.9% DonorsChoose 13.6% Our district More doesn’t have 57% doesn’tModel have policy provided 56.9% Policy does not Question 12 than 3.7% a policy 27.8% Our district 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 aby polic education-relatedy 500 32.1% address this issue association doesn’t have 60.2% If you have a policy, does it require that Don’t know 56.2% GoFundMe 13.6% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 a policy the text and images of the crowdfunding 0% 0%10 0% 10 20 10 20 30 20 30 40 30 40 50 40 50 60 50 60 70 60 70 80 70 80 90 80 90100 90 100 100 Our district doesn’t have 57.4% appeal be approved by a principal or Note: There were 0 responses to 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, 50-75, 75-100, 100-200, and 200-500 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 a policy 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Indiegogo 1.7% superintendent before posting? 110 respondents Question 9 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 TeachersList 3.4% If you have a policy, does it require Question 10 Question 11 Yes 25.5% Designed in-house 3.7% Question 6 Question 8 Question 5 from scratchteachers to seek approval from a If you have a policy, does it allow or If you have a policy, does it specifically Any crowdfunding Question 7 If your district specifies which 35.6% If your school district has a prohibit the use of student photos as service is OK Has your school board or district principal or superintendent for If you have a policy, does it specify address the need to avoid violating student No 15.4% Modeled on another crowdfunding policy, how crowdfunding platforms can be administration adopted a policy crowdfunding.9% projects? part of the appeal that appears on the school district which platforms teachers and staff privacy used,as defined which by ar estate appr andoved? federal law? 109 respondents was it derived? crowdfunding site? Other 44% Our district that governs how district staff use (FERPA,59 IDEA, respondents etc.) 109 respondents 115 mayrespondents use?? doesn’t have 59.1% crowdfunding? Education 114 respondents 113 respondents Yes 6.4% a policy 122 respondents consultant 40.4% Allows 3.5% AdoptAClassroom 3.4% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Yes 12.3% Yes 23% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Outside Yes 5.5% 41% attorney/lawNo 2.7% firm Prohibits 11.3% ClassWish 1.7% No 30.7% No 16.8% Our districtOur district doesn’t No 59% 51.4% doesn’t havehave a policy 56.9% Policy does not Question 12 Our district Our district Question 15 a policy address this issue 27.8% DonorsChoose 13.6% Question 16 doesn’t have 57% doesn’t have 60.2% If you have a policy, does it require that Model policy provided If you have a policy, does it allow teachers a policy a policy If you have a policy, does it allow 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 by education-related 32.1% the text and images of the crowdfunding 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Our district to create crowdfunding accounts in their crowdfunding donations to be sent association doesn’t have 57.4% GoFundMe 13.6% appeal be approved by a principal or 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 own name or does it require that accounts a policy 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 directly to the teacher, rather than 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Question 13 be in the school/schoolsuperintendent district before name? posting? 110 respondents to the school/school district? If you have a policy, does it specify Question 14 111 respondents 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Indiegogo 1.7% 109 respondents who owns the money or material If your policy specifies who owns Teacher Yes 25.5% raised by crowdfunding? the resources generated by a 1.8% Yes 2.8% Question 9 3.4% name 111 respondents crowdfundingTeachersList campaign, who If you have a policy, does it require Question 10 Question 11 does it specify as the owner? School/ No 15.4% No teachers to seek approval from a If you have a policy, does it allow or If you have a policy, does it specifically Any crowdfunding 23.4% 37.6% Yes 34.2% 104 respondents 35.6% District prohibit the use of student photos as service is OK principal or superintendent for address the need to avoid violating student Our district Policy does crowdfunding projects? part of the appeal that appears on the School/ doesn’t have 59.1% Our district privacy as defined by state and federal law? district 37.5% not address 16.2% doesn’t have 59.6% 109 respondents No Other a policy crowdfunding site? 7.2% (FERPA, IDEA, etc.) 44% this issue a policy 115 respondents 113 respondents Our district Our district Yes Our district 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 40.4% doesn’t have 62.5% doesn’t have 58.6% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Allows 3.5% doesn’t have 58.6% a policy 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90a policy 100 a policy Yes 23%
No 2.7% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Prohibits 11.3% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Note: There were 0 responses to “the teacher” No 16.8% Question 15 Question 16 Our district doesn’t have Policy does not If you haveQuestion a policy 12, does it allow teachers If you have a policy, does it allow 56.9% Our district a policy address this issue 27.8% doesn’t have 60.2% to create Ifcr youowdfunding have a policy accounts, does in it their requir e that crowdfunding donations to be sent a policy SCHOOLS AND own namethe or text does and it rimagesequire that of the accounts crowdfunding directly to the teacher, rather than 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Our district Question 13 Question 17 Question 18 Question 20 doesn’t have 57.4% be in the appealschool/school be appr districtoved by name? a principal or to the school/school district? Question0% 1014 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 If you have a policy, does it prohibit the a policy If you have a policy, does it specify If you have a policy, doesCROWDFUNDING it specify 111 respondentssuperintendent before posting? 109 respondents If you have a policy, does it require If your policy specifies who owns who owns the money or material that all donations of material and use of the110 school respondents district name, logo, Question 19 that donations of goods be compatible 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 the resources generated by a Teacher mascot and related identifiers without Yes raised by crowdfunding? cash be documented Reputationalin the school name 1.8% If you2.8% have a policy, does it require that with the district’s educational plan, 111 respondents district’crowdfundings books andcampaign, inventory who so that theYe apprs oval of the25.5% superintendent or all crowdfunding donations be approved educational philosophy, its IT systems does it specify as the owner? other district administrator? they will be subject torisks audit? School/ No and accepted by the37.6% school board? and with other district policies? Yes 104 respondents District 109 respondents23.4% 34.2% 110 respondents 109 respondents 109 respondents No 15.4% School/ Policy does Our district Yes Yes Yes Yedistricts 26.4% 37.5% ny time a teacher uses not address 16.2% 23% doesn’t have 14.7% 59.6% 24.8% No 7.2% this issue Our district a policy the name, logo and doesn’t have 59.1% Our district Our district Our district a policy doesn’tNo have 13.6% other62.5% symbols of a doesn’t haveNo 17.4% 58.6% No 0% 10 24.8%20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 No 14.7% doesn’t have 58.6% a policy a policy a policy A 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 school or school district as part Our district Our district Our district Our district doesn’t have 0% 10 20 30 of40 a fundraising5060% 60 campaign,70 80 90 100 doesn’t have0% 10 20 30 40 50 59.6%60 70 80 90 100 doesn’t have 60.5% doesn’t have 60.5% 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 a policy Note: There were 0 responses to “the teacher” a policy a policy a policy the school has a vital interest 0% Question10 20 15 30 in40 ensuring50 60that the70 campaign80 90 100 0% Question10 20 16 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 If you have a policy, doesdoes it not allow reflect teachers badly on the If you have a policy, does it allow Question 17 toQuestion create cr 18owdfunding accounts in their crowdfunding donations to be sent Question 20 ownIf you name have or a does policy it, school. rdoesequir eit that prThisohibit accounts reason the alone Question 13 If you have a policy, does it specify directly to the teacher, rather than If you have a policy, does it require thatQuestion all donations 14 of material and beuse in ofthe the school/school school districtshould district name, be name? incentive logo, enough Questionto the school/school 19 district? that donations of goods be compatible Question 21 If you have a policy, does it specify 111mascot respondents and related identifiers without 109 respondents What resources do these crowdfunding efforts seek? cashIf your be policydocumented specifies in whothe school owns for district officials to enact a If you have a policy, does it require that with the district’s educational plan, who owns the money or material 55respondents Teacher the approval of the superintendent or all crowdfunding donations be approved district’the resours booksces generatedand inventory by a so that Yes educational philosophy, its IT systems raised by crowdfunding? name 1.8%other district administrator?crowdfunding policy to ensure 2.8% 111 respondents they will be subject to audit? and accepted by the school board? and with other district policies? crowdfunding campaign, who 109 respondents 110 respondents that crowdfunding activities 109 respondents 109 respondents does it specify as the owner? School/ No 23.4% 37.6% Yes 34.2% 104 respondents District pose no threat to the district’s Yes 26.4% Yes 23% Yes 14.7% Yes 24.8% School/ Policy does reputation and credibility. Our district district 37.5% not address 16.2% doesn’t have 59.6% No 7.2% No 13.6% this issueNo 17.4% Some pitfalls are less obvious. a policNo y 24.8% No 14.7% Our district Our district Erin D. Gilsbach, an attorney and Our district doesn’t have 62.5% doesn’tOur district have former education58.6% official who has Our district 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Our district doesn’t have 58.6% Our district a policy 60% doesn’ta polic havey 59.6% 60.5% 60.5% a policy doesn’t have written and spoken extensively about doesn’t have doesn’t have a policy a policy a policy a policy 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 teacher40 crowdfunding50 60 has70 outlined80 sev90- 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0%Note: Ther10e were 0 responses20 to “the30 teacher”40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 eral40 other50 potential60 dangers70 of 80crowd- 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 funding. In one example, a teacher made a crowdfunding pitch for dona- tions to buy iPads to help her students Question 18 Question 17 communicate. Without the iPads, the Question 20 Question 21 If you have a policy, does it specify If you have a policy, does it prohibit the teacher wrote, the students’ inability to If you have a policy, does it require communicate “has led to some disci- What resources do these crowdfunding efforts seek? that all donations of material and use of the school district name, logo, Question 19 that donations of goods be compatible 55respondents cash be documented in the school mascot and related identifiers without If you have a policy,pline does issues.” it requir e that with the district’s educational plan, district’s books and inventory so that the approval of the superintendent or all crowdfunding donationsGilsbach be warns appr ovedthat disciplining educational philosophy, its IT systems they will be subject to audit? other district administrator? and accepted by thestudents school for boar theird? inability to communi- and with other district policies? 109 respondents 110 respondents 109 respondents cate could draw federal scrutiny of the 109 respondents school’s compliance with the Individu- Yes 26.4% Yes 23% Yes 14.7% als with Disabilities Education Act. Yes 24.8% In several cases cited by Gilsbach,
No 13.6% No 17.4% No 24.8% teachers made crowdfunding pitches No 14.7% for educational materials that implied Our district Our district Our district that the school was failing to supply the Our district doesn’t have 60% doesn’t have 59.6% doesn’t have resources they60.5% were legally obligated to doesn’t have 60.5% a policy a policy a policy a policy provide to help students achieve their 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 Individualized40 50 Education60 70 Program80 90 100 0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
12 Question 21 Yes 24.8% What resources do these crowdfunding efforts seek? 55respondents No 14.7%
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0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 goals. This too, could draw federal scrutiny as a potential violation of Individuals with Disabilities IDEA. Education Act A similar concern arose with another teacher, who wrote of the About IDEA need for classroom cleaning and hygiene supplies because her autistic » students were incapable of caring for themselves, leading to a class- » Signed into law by President Gerald Ford in November 1975 as room that becomes “filthy and germ-ridden by the end of the day.” the Education for All Handicapped Even if such crowdfunding narratives don’t draw official scrutiny Children Act and penalty, they certainly risk damaging a school district’s reputation. »» Congress reauthorized the IDEA in 2004 and most recently amended it in December 2015 Question 21 »» The IDEA makes available a free What resources do these crowdfunding efforts seek? appropriate public education to eligible children with disabilities 55 respondents throughout the nation and ensures RESOURCE % special education and related ser- Cash 32.73 vices to those children Textbooks 7.27 »» Governs how states and public Books other than textbooks 34.55 agencies provide early interven- (fiction, nonfiction, picture books, periodicals) tion, special education, and related Computers/digital tablets, 34.55 services to more than 6.5 million Kindle, iPad, Surface tablet, calculators, etc. eligible infants, toddlers, children, Computer apps and services 18.18 and youth with disabilities CDs and DVDs 9.09 »» Subsequent amendments in- Audio-visual equipment (televisions, printers, 18.18 creased emphasis on access to projectors, cameras, speaker systems, headphones, etc.) the general education curriculum, Office supplies (pens, pencils, crayons, 16.36 provision of services for young chil- markers, paper, scissors, hole-punches, staples, tape, etc.) dren from birth through five, transi- tion planning, and accountability for Art supplies (paint and other media, 21.82 brushes, canvas, art paper, easels) the achievement of students with disabilities Library supplies (other than books) 12.73 »» Authorizes formula grants to Supplemental educational materials 29.09 states to support special education (wall hangings, charts, flashcards, whiteboards, etc.) and related services and early inter- Music supplies such as sheet music, music CDs, 12.73 vention services subscriptions to online music download services »» Authorizes discretionary grants Uniforms (sports, band, cheering squad, etc.) 5.45 to state educational agencies, Sports equipment (balls, baseball bats, 7.27 institutions of higher education, racquets, cheering squad equipment, etc.) and other nonprofit organizations to Sports-related expenses for travel and accommodations 1.82 support research, demonstrations, Musical instruments and instrument supplies 7.27 technical assistance and dissem- (strings, reeds, etc.) ination, technology development, Classroom furnishings (chairs, tables, mats, 18.18 personnel preparation and devel- desks, rugs, cushions, storage, etc.) opment, and parent-training and Field trip expenses 23.64 -information centers. » Special-education supplies (wobble chairs, 9.09 » Provides more than 6.9 million tangle therapy, weighted lap pads, etc.) children with disabilities special Teacher conference/seminar expenses 3.64 education and related services designed to meet their individual Other extracurricular activities 7.27 needs such as theater, chess club, debate, etc. »» More than 62 percent of chil- Science equipment and supplies (microscopes, slides, 18.18 dren with disabilities are in general experiment kits, chemistry equipment, specimens, etc.) education classrooms 80 percent or Craft project supplies 10.91 more of their school day, and early Classroom snacks 1.82 intervention services are being pro- Classroom toys 3.64 vided to more than 340,000 infants Restroom and hygiene supplies 0 and toddlers with disabilities and Cleaning supplies 0 their families Other (please specify) 34.55 Source: https://sites.ed.gov/idea/ 13 This page left intentionally blank
14 SCHOOLS AND CROWDFUNDING Best Practices
images by 123rf.com hese potential liabilities should make it clear that all school districts should have a crowdfunding policy. T In consultation with its own legal counsel, each district should consider designing a policy that incorporates as many of the following guidelines as are relevant: • Require that all crowd-funding campaigns by reviewed and approved by a designated school admin- istrator. • Direct the designated administrator to ensure that the proposed crowdfunding campaign does not violate any federal or state law, including those governing the confidentiality of student information, and that the campaign seeks donations that comport with the district’s education philosophy, needs and technical infrastructure. • Designate which crowdfunding services can be used by teachers. These should be services that send donations directly to the school, not to the teacher, to ensure that donations are not diverted or misused. The district also should determine if participation with a given crowdfunding site obligates the school district to assume any responsibility to file government-required reports of charitable activities. • Require that donations be used for the stated purpose. • Mandate that no donations will be accepted without school board approval. • Establish that all crowdfunding donations are the property of the school district, to be entered promptly into the district property inventory or deposited in district bank accounts so that they are subject to normal financial oversight and auditing.
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