Read for My School easy school fundraising
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School fundraising is all about the story you tell

Tired of selling chocolate bars or cookie dough? If so, let's create a fundraising theme that is focused on the importance supporting childhood literacy.

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Easy school fundraising in 4 simple steps!

Step 1 - Create 

Set up your FREE fundraiser account on Read for My School and design a custom read-athon that works with your school and can be managed with one volunteer resource - YOU! Get started

Step 2 - Build 

Use your administrator dashboard to build your campaign, set up reading teams, goals, as well as a leaderboards to drive hallway chatter and excitement for your fundraiser. Get started

Step 3 - Connect

Connect your Stripe account to manage pledge donations while having direct access to your fundraising profits from donors. No need to wait to the end to receive your check! Get started

Step 4 - Launch

Launch your fundraiser with a custom digital parent letter highlighting your community message as well as providing instructions to families on how to join in on the FUN. Get started

Need help?

Schedule a call to talk with our support team of fundraising experts to help design a read-athon that works for you and your school. 

Read for My School easy school fundraiser

Welcome to Read for My School

Learn how Read for My School can work for your next school fundraiser.

We're excited you stopped by to learn about our school fundraising solution, Read for My School. Our mission is to empower schools and community groups to promote high-impact reading events that improve childhood literacy and teach the importance of giving back.

We understand that school fundraising can be challenging, so we aim to provide the right plan and support services for success. With over 30 years of experience in EdTech, gaming, and fundraising software, our team is here to help. Here's why Read for My School is the perfect solution:

  • Our solution supports literacy instead of selling products, leaving a lasting impact.
  • It's accessible to everyone with minimal resources, manageable by one volunteer, and available on any web browser or mobile device.
  • No setup costs and simple pricing, with immediate access to your profits.
  • It promotes family engagement, connecting classroom learning with family reading at home. Custom reading and fundraising goals, leaderboards, and rewards drive participation and excitement.

Ready to get started? Create your FREE account today on Read for My School and schedule a call with our support team to design a plan that works for you.

At Read for My School, we believe school fundraising is about storytelling - not selling products. It's about how we can provide you with a platform and support services so you can tell your fundraising story that connects with your community. It's a wonderful way to support giving back to your school and more importantly, get kids excited about reading.

Dave Schenone - Founder, Read for My School

Let's design your read-athon story!

Work with our team of fundraising experts and learn to build a read-athon fundraiser that works for your school.

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Learn why Read for My School is the more than a donation page fundraising experience for your families
Create fundraiser account
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Whether you are looking to promote a large school or small classroom challenge, Read for My School provides you with the tools and services to design a school fundraiser that works for you.

Promote a school fundraiser that connects literacy to giving back to your school
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Students unlock reading and fundraising achievement badges based on the goals you set up providing a fun and engaging school fundraiser.

Reward student particpation
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Got more than one child? No problem. Parents can easily create and manage multiple reader profiles under one account!

Parents can manage all of their kiddos in the RFMS app
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From step-by-step instruction guides, tips, to downloadable resources, we have the materials you need to promote a successful fundraiser.

Need help? Check out your administrator toolkit!
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Discover what your families will experience

Want to take a test drive on our demo fundraiser? Scan the QR code above to see our mobile app or click the button below to experience it on the web.
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No time restrictions; no contracts.  Schedule and promote your read-athon when you want for as long as you need it.

Build a team-based fundraiser that supports large school or small grade-level or classroom fundraisers.

Set up your custom community message, reading and fundraising goals as well as leaderboard to drive excitement with families and donors.

Track real-time reading and fundraising progress reports with teams and individual students in your administrator dashboard or download reports to work offline.

Connect your Stripe account and provide a safe and secure payment solution for your donors. Once connected, you can manage all donor transactions as well as have direct access to your fundraising profits - no need to wait to use your profits! 

Why reading is important to your child

Research shows that reading an average of 20 minutes a day greatly increases a child’s vocabulary fluency and comprehension while improving their test scores over children who read less.

20 minutes/day

  • 3,600 minutes per school year
  • 1,800,000 words per year
  • Scores in the 90th percentile on standardized tests

5 minutes/day

  • 900 minutes per school year
  • 282,000 words per year
  • Scores in the 50th percentile on standardized tests

1 minute/day

  • 180 minutes per school year
  • 8,000 words per year
  • Scores in the 10th percentile on standardized tests

So what are you waiting for? Let's get kids excited about reading while teaching the importance of giving back to your school!

Our #1 goal is to provide quality customer care to make your fundraising experience on Read for My School the best it can be.

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Learn more about how our fundraising solution can work for your school.

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Get Started!

Set up your FREE fundraiser account and let's design your read-athon today!

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