Read for My School Share the power of reading for your next school fundraiser!
What is? PTA School Home Donors Read for My School is reading and fundraising solution that connects your school and community to our core values improving childhood literacy skills and giving back to schools! With one volunteer resource, you can create a custom reading and fundraising challenge that is focused on what is taught in the classroom not selling products!
A fundraiser built on 3 easy steps Step 1 - Read Step 2 - Share Step 3 - Pledge Track student progress against goals you create! Share student progress to generate donation support Earn more for your fundraiser with minimal support! and focused on getting students excited about reading while learning the importance of giving back!
How does it work? Event Administrator (PTA/PTO) Manages overall aspects of your RFMS reading and fundraising challenge: PTA/PTO Creates and schedules your challenge; Creates custom fundraising story; Creates stretch reading and fundraising goals; Creates custom leaderboard; Connects your PTA bank account and manages all online pledge donations; Invites supporters to join in on the fun. Print out your invite codes through a custom faculty letter that provides your teachers with everything they need to know about supporting your fundraiser!
How does it work? TEACHERS PTA/PTO Your teachers can create custom reading goals that align to what is taught in the classroom to motivate readers to your read-a-thon finish line. Team leaders (Teachers) Teachers register through a private invite code sent by the administrator to create and manage a team of readers for your fundraiser.
How does it work? TEACHERS READERS PTA/PTO Parents and Readers Once your RFMS fundraiser begins, teachers will send a team invite codes to parents to register and work with their children to track their reading sessions on the RFMS app...
How does it work? DONORS TEACHERS READERS PTA/PTO Friends and Family and share their reading achievements and your PTA/PTO community message to generate pledge support from donors who care about your school!
Your school To-Do list PTA/PTO To-Do list Create your fundraiser Create your story Set up your goals Set up leaderboard Set up bank account (Stripe) Distribute teacher invite codes Determine prize incentives
Your school To-Do list Teacher To-Do list Create your team Create a personal message on your donation page Set up your team goals Distribute team reader codes to parents and students Create a FUN team name that your students would like. Example: Mr. Smith s 3 rd Bookworms
Your school To-Do list Reader To-Do list Insert invite code and register read to a team Start reading and track their daily sessions in the app Share your reader donation page with friends and family to generate pledge support. PTA and Teachers can post reading and fundraising achievements in class and hallways to drive excitement!
School Planning Scheduling Fall Term Spring Term June/ Aug Sept Oct Nov Summer Reading Loss Jan Multicultural Children s Book Day National Read a Book Day International Literacy Day Teen Read Week National Book Month Family Literacy Day Family Literacy Month Feb Mar Apr World Read Aloud Day Harry Potter Book Night Read Across America National Reading Month Children s Book Day World Book Day Dec National Giving Day May Teacher Appreciation Week RFMS provides a simple and easy solution to connect your school with literacy events throughout the year. PLAN YOUR EVENT AROUND AN UPCOMING BOOK FAIR! This will allow you to raise community funds to support prize incentives and rewards at both a classroom and individual student level.
School Planning Communication 30 DAY COMMUNICATION PLAN Developing the right plan will allow faculty, parents, students, and donors to understand your community message, goals, and ASKs. 30 days before Internal kick off meeting to discuss objectives Discuss goals and objectives Kickstart communication plan to parents Start building out content video, images 2 weeks before Create your FREE RFMS fundraiser Create your fundraising story Set up overall reading and fundraising goals Invite team leaders (teachers) 1 week before Finalize your fundraising plan Finalize prizes and incentives Distribute and post classroom packs to decorate classrooms. Finalize communication plan to parents Launch Date Post Launch End Date Drive excitement to supporters Play student kickoff video in class (toolkit) Distribute take home flyers and classroom pack materials to kids to take home Weekly Updates Weekly updates on PTA goals Weekly updates on team and individual progress and goals. Reading and Fundraising Celebration/s Distribute team and individual prizes
School Planning Prizes Experience Prizes PJ and hot cocoa read-in Meet & greet with local author Lunch & extra recess with principal Invite to book character dress-up parade Librarian for the day Top Reader Physical Prizes Books, e-books, e-readers, subscriptions Books store gift cards Book fair shopping spree Amazon/Kindle gift cards Book highlighters Leverage community fundraising to financially support your school and your unique incentive ideas. Principal for the day Top Fundraiser Invite to pizza story slam Read aloud your favorite book or poem to class/school Principal or teacher dare (based on school goal) Sit in a special chair in library/classroom Invite to movie night (based on children s book) Bookmark timers Book lights Framed photo with author Signed copy of local author book Book bags with school logo Love to READ pencils, glasses, etc.
Providing quality customer care is our #1 goal for your school fundraiser! In-app messaging for direct access to our support team; In-app educator toolkit for downloadable resources; In-app video training tutorials providing technical and customer support. FREE 1:1 webinar training
Generating excitement for your school fundraiser starts in the classroom! In-app DIY educator toolkit; In-app store to purchase school and classroom packs; Cash back incentives
Common Questions Q: Are online pledge donations received from my RFMS fundraiser related to minutes read or number of books read? A: NO. RFMS is focused on encouraging children to read for pleasure and is based on your school s literacy goals and community message not to amount of minutes or books a child reads.
Common Questions Q: Are there set up costs associated with creating a RFMS fundraiser? A: NO. RFMS is FREE to set up and FREE to use. RFMS only makes money on online pledge donations that are generated through your reading and fundraising challenge.
Common Questions Q: We have a lot of students who don t have access to technology at home. How would RFMS for our school? A: With our profile creator, all account holders can create and manage additional reader profiles to drive 100% participation for Title 1 schools or communities with limited technology access at home.
Common Questions Q: Are there any restrictions on when and for how long I can promote a RFMS fundraiser? A: NO. You can schedule your school fundraiser when you need it and there are no restriction on how long you need to promote it - You are in complete control!
Common Questions Q: Are readers the only ones who have donation pages to share with donors to generate financial support for my fundraiser? A: NO. All users (PTA, teachers, and parent/student) have donation pages to share so everyone who participates can generate donation support for your fundraiser.
Common Questions Q: Does the PTA/PTO or teacher have to track minutes or does the parent and student manage their reading records? A: Usually the parent and child track their minutes together, but the platform is flexible to adapt to many reading scenarios where a teacher or administrator can add minutes.
Common Questions Q: Does RFMS supply prizes for schools? A: YES and NO. RFMS provides gamification rewards (achievements; certificates; packs) as well as a large percentage of profits back to school so you can choose prizes that work for your students.
Common Questions Q: When can our PTA/PTO access the profits from our fundraiser? A: Anytime! You have complete control of your profits and can schedule when you would like to see funds delivered to your preferred bank account.
Common Questions Q: What s the best communication strategy to get a fundraiser off the ground. A: A minimum of 2 weeks, but recommend a month. Planning and communicating your fundraising strategy takes a bit of time to make sure your supporters are ready to go when your fundraiser starts.
Common Questions Q: What languages does RFMS support? A: Currently, our platform supports English and Spanish. We are looking into other languages as we grow in the coming years.
Questions? Dave Schenone Founder/CEO Dave.schenone@readformyschool.com