AdoptAClassroom.org vs JustGiving

AdoptAClassroom.org is a U.S.-focused nonprofit service that helps eligible educators obtain classroom supplies through donations. Teachers or school staff create a classroom or school page, donors contribute, and educators use the resulting credit to order items through an online marketplace. Donors can receive updates or a list of purchased supplies. The service says teachers receive 100% of online donations made to their classrooms, with no hidden fees, and educators can use funds without submitting project proposals. The marketplace carries products from more than 20 classroom and school supply companies, including books, office supplies, visual-learning materials, and instructional tools. Donations are account credit, not cash, and must be spent through the marketplace or Teacher Choice purchasing policy within one year. The organization also offers classroom grants, giveaways, and donation matches. Eligibility is limited to licensed teachers or certified staff at eligible U.S. schools and preschool programs; daycare programs are excluded. The web service is free for teachers.

JustGiving helps people raise money for charities and causes they care about. Supporters can create personalised fundraising pages, shape their stories and share pages using built-in tools. Charities can build branded campaign hubs that bring donations and connected fundraising pages together for events, appeals or projects. Giving Checkout provides customisable direct-donation forms with 0% processing and platform fees on direct donations; UK Gift Aid processing carries a 5% fee. Other donations have a stated processing fee of 1.9% + £0.30, or 2.90% + £0.30 for donations in another currency, except fee-free Giving Checkout donations. Reporting supports up to eight saved report templates, selected-data exports and donor opt-in collection. Listed integrations include Strava, Eventbrite, ACTIVE Works, Blackbaud products, Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Salesforce-related options. Start has no monthly subscription fee, though standard processing fees and a 5% Gift Aid reclaim fee apply. Grow is listed at £15 a month under stated VAT and annual fundraising thresholds. Eligible registered charities and nonprofits can join from the UK, United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.