How to manage donations to your kids’ classroom more easily. Because parents are busy people.
More and more classrooms are going digital with volunteer signups these days, which means room parents get to avoid the hassle of collecting rounds of paperwork from all the students in their class. Not to mention the environmental impact of saving all that paper....
The Square Reader + Merchant Case: A faster option for school fundraising
I remember being wowed when I first saw the PTA parents at my school standing outside the entrance at drop-off, selling tickets to movie night or a school fundraiser, by swiping credit cards right into their iPhones with a Square Reader. Until then, I had thought it...
The Solar Schools Project: How you can help our schools without even selling gift wrap.
Growing up in the midwest, our neighbors had two solar panels on their roof. I always thought that was so cool. Now panels are popping up in my neighborhood, and it’s still just as cool to me. I would love to see even more solar energy sources, especially since...
A unique school fundraising idea using your very own photos
School fundraisers are increasingly necessary these days with so many funding cuts, but we all know that even as kids are out shilling candy and wrapping paper, it’s their parents end up doing most of the work. So I’m excited to find this very innovative...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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