Administrator Toolkit
Everything you need to know to set up and manage your fundraiser on Read for My School!
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- Creating your custom fundraising story on Read for My SchoolCreating a story that resonates with your donors is key when promoting a successful fundraiser
- Creating custom reading and fundraising goals on Read for My SchoolDrive excitement by creating custom reading and fundraising goals for students participating in your fundraiser.
- Creating teams and inviting others to join your fundraiser on Read for My SchoolNow that you've created your fundraiser on Read for My School, let's start building out your reading and fundraising teams to support it!
- Invite volunteers to become team leaders and manage readers supporting your fundraiserInvite volunteers to help you manage your readathon on Read for My School
- Managing student reading and fundraising progress on Read for My SchoolEasily track student progress on your custom leaderboard anytime, anywhere.
- Connecting to Stripe to accept online donations for your fundraiserStripe provides your organization with direct access to collect and manage profits directly through your Read for My School fundraiser
- Developing a successful communication plan on Read for My SchoolNeed materials to promote a successful fundraiser? Here are some links and downloadable resources to get you started.
- Downloading and formatting your progress reports on Read for My SchoolRFMS makes it easy to download, track and manage your reading records and donation reports offline.
- Creating email announcements to your supporters on Read for My SchoolSend words of encouragement and progress updates to your supporters to make sure you reach your fundraising goals!
- Managing your administrator profile on Read for My SchoolSimple steps to manage your RFMS user account settings on your administrator dashboard.
- Resolving transaction disputes on your Read for My School fundraiserHere are the basic steps to take when trying to resolve a transaction dispute
- Understanding the online pledge donation process for your supportersCreating a safe, secure, and simple donation process is critical to promoting a successful fundraiser on Read for My School
- Setting up your custom Inchy Bookworm Reading Revolution ChallengeSample content to get your Inchy's Bookworm Reading Revolution fundraiser ready to go in minutes!
- Helpful tips for promoting a successful fundraiser on Read for My SchoolBest practices from customers and our support team to point your fundraiser in the right direction!
- Common customer questions to help you design your Read for My School fundraiserUpdated customer questions to help guide you to promote and manage a successful fundraiser.
- Tips on sharing my reading challenge with family and friends to launch my fundraiserReady to start raising money? You have a few options to share your fundraiser so your supporters can register and join in on the fun.
- Why does Stripe ask for personal information when setting up my account?Stripe requires some personal information of the account holder who will be managing your organization's Stripe account
- I'm being told that my PTA/PTO/school bank account can't accept direct deposits for my RFMS fundraiser.With our partnership with Stripe, you don't have to worry about complicated banking issues with your RFMS fundraiser.
- Does RFMS have a pledge donation minimum we need to tell our supporters?To manage fees associated with online fundraising, we do require a transaction minimum to support online donations to your fundraiser.
- How should we handle checks and cash coming from donors who want to support our fundraiser?Here are some simple options for how to handle check and cash donations with your RFMS fundraiser.
- How can I close out my old fundraiser on Read for My School and start a new one?Just follow these simple steps to close out your fundraiser and start a new one on Read for My School.
- Social marketing banners to help you promote your fundraiserDownload our facebook and Instagram banners to help you get the word out about your school fundraiser
- RFMS student kickoff videoGet your students excited about your RFMS fundraiser with this kickoff video that highlights how to get started with your read-a-thon.
- Corporate matching formUse a our sample corporate matching form to engage and manage customer online pledge donation requests.
- Parent letter sampleA personal letter to your supporters provides an easy way to spread your community message.
- Reading and fundraising achievement badge certificatesReward your readers with achievement reward certificates when they reach their reading and fundraising goals.
- Reading and fundraising achievement badge postersPromote your student's reading and fundraising achievements in the classroom with these cool 11 x 17 posters.