Shopping for your project

Once you’ve created your project, you’re ready to go shopping! You can shop directly through our site or through our vendors that have separate shopping sites.

DonorsChoose shopping

1. In the "What" section, you can use the search bar to type the item you’d like to add to your project
   Screenshot of the search bar:

   
2. Our shopping functionality will show you results from the following vendors: 
   • AKJ Education, Best Buy Education, Carolina Biological Supply Company, Blick Art Materials, DonorsChoose Featured Favorites, Kaplan Early Learning Company, Lakeshore, LEGO Education, MahoganyBooks, Nasco, Quill.com, Scholastic Classroom Magazines & Book Clubs, Staples, Teacher’s School Supply, TIME for Kids, TPT, Woodwind & Brasswind. 
     • If needed, you can filter by a specific vendor by clicking on vendor names on the left-hand sidebar 
       Screenshot of vendor filter sidebar:

       
3. The following vendors will require you to add materials by searching directly through their vendor sites:
   • Amazon Business, CDW-G, Grainger, Frey Scientific, School Specialty, Ward’s Science
     • Click here to see how to shop from these vendors
4. Similar to online shopping, add items to your cart until you’re ready to check out. Your cart total will update in the top right. This total does not include other costs associated with your project like taxes and fees. 
   Screenshot of the cart button:

   
   Screenshot of the cart total:

   
   

• Use the "Continue shopping" button to keep adding materials to your project.
  Screenshot of the "Continue shopping" button:

  

Vendor-specific shopping sites

1. Navigate to the individual vendor section and click the dropdown button
   
   Screenshot of the dropdown button:

   
   Screenshot of the vendor-specific sites:

   
2. Click on a vendor’s tile to open their shopping site
3. Within the vendor’s shopping site, you’ll add items in the shopping cart specific for that vendor. 
   Screenshot of a vendor cart:

   
4. When you’re done shopping, view your cart and click the button for checking out or transferring your cart. You do not need to input any personal or payment information. This will bring you back to the DonorsChoose site and your vendor items will be in your project’s cart. 
   Screenshot of the transfer button:

   
   Screenshot of the items in a DonorsChoose project:

   

You can learn more about our vendors in the vendor directory.

If you have any trouble transferring your cart from the vendor to your project, check out our shopping troubleshooting tips, shopping on Amazon Business FAQ, or contact our team.