Top Ten Unusual Ways to Give

3. The Choice Is Yours

Public schools are often under-funded and can't afford to equip teachers with the tools necessary for unique lessons and experiments. That's where

steps in--the organization hooks up teachers with great ideas and donors interested in supporting children's education. Teachers post project proposals and other needs on the Donors Choose website, where donors can sign up to give students anything from calculators to classroom carpeting to rocks and fossils for geology lessons.

Browse the

for a project that appeals to you, or choose the

option and let the organization place your gift.