read for my school · a fundraiser built on 3 easy steps… step 1 - read step 2 share step 3...
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Read for My School Share the power of reading for your next school fundraiser!
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!
What is ?
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!
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?
PTA/PTO
Event Administrator (PTA/PTO)
Manages overall aspects of your RFMS
reading and fundraising challenge:
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.
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.
How does it work?
PTA/PTO
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.
TEACHERS
How does it work?
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...
TEACHERS
READERS
How does it work?
PTA/PTO
TEACHERS
DONORS
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!
READERS
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
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 3rd 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!
Your school “To-Do” list
School Planning – Scheduling
Fall Term Spring Term
June/
Aug
Summer Reading Loss Jan Multicultural Children’s
Book Day
Sept National Read a Book Day
International Literacy Day
Feb World Read Aloud Day
Harry Potter Book Night
Oct Teen Read Week
National Book Month
Mar Read Across America
National Reading Month
Nov Family Literacy Day
Family Literacy Month
Apr 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.
30 DAY COMMUNICATION PLAN
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 Drive excitement to supporters
Play student kickoff video in class (toolkit)
Distribute take home flyers and classroom pack
materials to kids to take home
Post Launch Weekly Updates
Weekly updates on PTA goals
Weekly updates on team and individual progress
and goals.
End Date Reading and Fundraising Celebration/s
Distribute team and individual prizes
School Planning – Communication
Developing the right
plan will allow faculty,
parents, students, and
donors to understand
your community
message, goals, and
ASKs.
Experience Prizes Physical Prizes
PJ and hot cocoa read-in Books, e-books, e-readers, subscriptions
Meet & greet with local author Books store gift cards
Lunch & extra recess with principal Book fair shopping spree
Invite to book character dress-up parade Amazon/Kindle gift cards
Librarian for the day – Top Reader
Book highlighters
Principal for the day – Top Fundraiser Bookmark timers
Invite to pizza story slam Book lights
Read aloud your favorite book or poem to class/school
Framed photo with author
Principal or teacher dare (based on school goal)
Signed copy of local author book
Sit in a special chair in library/classroom Book bags with school logo
Invite to movie night (based on children’s book)
“Love to READ” pencils, glasses, etc.
School Planning – Prizes
Leverage community
fundraising to
financially support
your school and your
unique incentive
ideas.
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.
