WE GIVE!
How Your Donation Helps
Your contributions, regardless of the amount, help to support efforts to improve education for thousands of children. The following are just some examples of how your donation -- whether $15 or $150,000 -- can have an impact. Why not make a donation now?
SPONSOR A STUDENT, A CLASS OR A SCHOOL
You can sponsor a partner school student for:
| One school year | $ 150 |
| One month | $ 15 |
You can sponsor a partner school class (20 to 30 students) for:
| One school year | $3,000 to $4,500 |
| One month | $ 300 to $ 450 |
| One week | $ 85 to $ 125 |
You can sponsor an entire partner school (200 to 1,000 students) for:
| One school year | $30,000 to $150,000 |
| One month | $ 3,000 to $ 15,000 |
| One week | $ 850 to $ 4,000 |
HELP US PURCHASE INSTRUMENTS AND SUPPLIES
You can help students and teachers have access to additional or better materials:
| $4,600 | -Provide updated technology resources to one music classroom (SMART interactive whiteboard, speakers, projector and hardware) |
| $200 to $450 | -Xylophone for one classroom (soprano, alto or bass) |
| $100 to $650 | -Stringed instrument "outfit" (violin or cello, plus bow and case) for one student |
| $150 | -Teaching supplies (lesson book, stickers, pens, posters, etc.) for one ETM Music Teacher |
| $150 | -Acoustic guitar, case, and book |
| $85 | -Glockenspiel for one classroom |
| $50 | -Recorders for one class of students |
| $50 | -Add one piece of music repertoire to the ETM Music Library/Resource Lab |
PROVIDE TRAINING TO ETM MUSIC TEACHERS, CLASSROOM TEACHERS AND STAFF
You can help improve teacher and staff quality by supporting training:
| $500 to $1,000 | -Expert facilitator for one training session |
| $1,400 | -Year of training stipends for one first-year ETM Music Teacher |
| $800 | -Year of training stipends for one returning ETM Music Teacher |
| $450 | -Stipend for one TA Intern and honorarium for one TA Mentor |
| $150 | -Stipend for one academic teacher to attend Annual Teachers Institute |
| $50 | -Admission/Registration for one program staff member or ETM Music Teacher to a specialized Orff workshop |
IMPROVE CONCERT OPPORTUNITIES
You can help enrich programming:
| $1,000 | -ETM Music Teacher ensemble fee for one educational |
| $ 300 | -Accompanist fee for one school's student concert, plus rehearsal |
HELP US TRACK OUR PROGRESS
You can improve our ability to analyze feedback:
| $ 300 | -Annual subscription fee to conduct online surveys of teachers, principals, music teachers, and parents. |
