ShopforMuseums.com is a museum fundraising site that allows you to shop with some of your favorite retailers to benefit museums nationwide. Log in, select the museum you wish to receive a donation, make your electronic purchases and the rest is automatic. You may choose from over 125 merchants offering you a variety of brand-name products from: Lands’ End, Martha Stewart, Hallmark, Office Max, Flowers.com, Sharper Image, National Geographic, Chef’s Catalog, Border’s, Britannica, Museum Tour Catalog and many more.

The Jackson Homestead will receive donations from the participating merchants as a percentage of sales generated from this site.

According to the American Association of Museums: "adequate support for museum operations is the foundation upon which the future of any museum is built. Although major gifts are most often donated for capital projects or endowments, the fiscal health of museums depends on contributions for general operating support. This type of support is often overlooked; we seldom see major social events organized to raise money for museum operations. Yet it is this operating support that keeps the museum doors open and their staffs paid."