School fundraising
Schools fundraise for athletics, music programs, academic clubs, field trips, and school-wide events. Most tools force each group to operate independently, creating duplicate donor lists, scattered payment records, and zero visibility for administrators. HometownLift puts every program under one roof with shared reporting and individual campaign control.
The challenge
The football team has a GoFundMe, the band uses a product catalog company, and the PTA collects cash at events. The principal has no way to see total fundraising activity or ensure every group follows school district policies.
When fundraising runs through personal Venmo accounts and handwritten receipts, there is no centralized record. School districts increasingly require documentation of all money collected on behalf of student groups.
Cookie dough, wrapping paper, and discount card campaigns require inventory management, delivery logistics, and door-to-door sales. Families with multiple children in different programs face fundraiser fatigue by October.
Field days, fun runs, and read-a-thons still rely on paper pledge sheets and cash envelopes. Teachers spend classroom time collecting money instead of teaching, and a significant percentage of pledges never convert to actual payment.
The HometownLift approach
Create one organization for your school and add campaigns for each program: athletics, band, drama, academic clubs. Each program manager runs their own campaigns while administrators see the full picture.
Run a read-a-thon, field day, or fun run where donors pledge per unit online. No paper forms, no cash collection, no chasing down pledges after the event. Donors receive a link, commit their pledge, and pay digitally.
Export reports by program, date range, or campaign. Every transaction includes a timestamp, donor name, amount, and payment status. Give your business office the documentation they need without extra work.
Sell school merchandise, event tickets, or concession items through the built-in store. Revenue from sales and donations flows through the same reporting system, eliminating the need for a separate POS or e-commerce tool.
FAQ
Yes. You can assign a read-only admin role that lets administrators view all campaigns, donations, and reports across every program without the ability to modify campaign settings.
Create a campaign, add participants (students or classes), and share links with families. Donors pledge online. After the event, enter results, and the platform calculates each donor's total. Payment is collected digitally.
Each organization connects one Stripe account for payouts. If your school requires separate accounts per program, you can create separate organizations. Most schools use one account and allocate internally using export reports.
It can. Instead of selling cookie dough or wrapping paper, students share a donation link with their network. There is no inventory to manage, no delivery to coordinate, and families are not pressured to buy products they do not want.
Explore more
Explore the full HometownLift platform including campaigns, stores, and reporting.
Learn more →See how athletic directors manage fundraising across multiple sports programs.
Learn more →Run school-wide reading pledge events with online collection and tracking.
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