How It Works
Can your online fundraising efforts ever be simplified? We say yes!
Fundraising is a vital part of your program’s success. But nearly everyone dreads doing them.
- The teachers are really annoyed by the extra burden on their free time
- The students are really shy about asking for money
- The booster club treasurer is really frustrated with the extra bookkeeping hassles
- The parents are really tired of buying the same old thing, year after year
- And your alumni, extended family, friends, and coworkers just want to help and not be bothered.
Simple Raise erases ALL of these headaches. How? By offering flexible, no frills set up and intuitive management tools that let each stakeholder focus on what matters most - supporting your cause!
Music, theater, dance, cheer, sports, debate, and other school and community programs can use Simple Raise generate online funds for their causes. With Simple Raise, you’ll boost awareness, track fundraiser performance, and collect online cash or product-sale based donations.
PARTICIPANTS
Invite individuals from your program’s organization that can build buzz and solicit contributions from donors. Add donor contacts, publish a promo video, and watch the donations roll in via a simple mobile-friendly dashboard.
DONORS
Reach out to family, friends, neighbors, coworkers, and alumni and request either cash or product based donations via mobile phone. Dazzle them with a photo gallery and highlight video so they learn more about your cause and how the funds will be applied.
ADMINS & ASSTS
Oversee your organization’s brand customization, launch and manage fundraisers via a simple mobile-friendly dashboard. Identify and nudge underperforming participants, modify product availability, fulfill product orders, and track incoming cash flow.
Fundraising is Simpler for Participants
Fundraiser Participants are the individuals from your program’s organization that solicit contributions from donors. They join through an email or text message invitation to your fundraiser. Once registered, they create a simple profile, add their donor contacts, publish a video and share it on their donation page. Participants can view the progress of their donor contributions as an individual or part of a team on their personal dashboard. Watch a demo to see how students will be excited to participate in your fundraisers!
Fundraising is Simpler for Donors
Fundraiser Donors are the individuals that Fundraiser participants solicit financial contributions either through online cash or product sale donations. They get notified through an email or text message invitation to your fundraiser. Donors can view a participant’s donation page and learn more about your organization’s cause and opt to make a cash or product-based donation. They then receive an online receipt. Watch a demo to see how donors will love your fundraisers!
Fundraising is Simpler for Teachers and Boosters
Fundraisers can be managed by Organization Administrators and Fundraiser Assistants, with permissions that you control. You can customize your organization’s look, create and manage multiple fundraisers from one simple dashboard. Import participants, set goals, and choose fundraising methods that suit you best. View and export fundraising reports. Watch a demo to see the fundraising magic we have in store for you!
Let’s Transform Your Online Fundraising
Tired of struggling to raise precious funds for your program? With Simple Raise, you can avoid the typical pitfalls of product-based sales and flash donation campaigns. See for yourself! Watch our demo videos or jump in and give it a try.
Pick Your Fundraising Method
Cash-Based
Your participants can solicit cash only donations from their donor contacts. Donors elect to contribute an amount and pay by credit card.
Product-Based
Your participants can solicit donations based on a product purchase from their donor contacts. Donors pay for their product(s) by credit card.
Team or Individual
Gear your participants to pursue either individual or team-based fundraising goals. Establish groups to foster additional competitive spirit and personal challenge.
Fundraising is Simpler with Cash
Simple Raise accelerates your ability to mobilize your fundraising dream team. You’re able to import participants quickly via file import (and even faster through a CutTime connected account). Invite participants and launch your cash-based campaign within minutes. Monitor donation status from your mobile device. Watch a demo to see how more awesome your cash-based efforts will be!
Fundraising is Simpler with Products
Simple Raise takes the hassle out of product-based fundraising campaigns. You’re able to list physical items like spirit wear, cookie dough, wrapping paper, or a service item such as a car wash or spaghetti dinner taking place on a particular date. We make it super easy for you to set ‘donation commissions’ for participants, track sales orders, and collect payments from your donors. Watch a demo to see how more effective your product-based efforts will be!
FLEXIBLE
Choose from cash or product-based fundraising methods, and select individual or team-based approaches. Start, run, and end campaigns when you want. Run multiple campaigns and manage them through a single dashboard.
AFFORDABLE
Maximize your net proceeds thanks to a modest 10% platform fee per fundraiser. Process credit card transactions without having to purchase a card reader or pay excessive convenience fees.
MOBILE
Make life simpler for your fundraiser participants and donors with everything at their fingertips! Easily promote fundraisers to contacts. Easily make a cash or product-based donation. View and manage it all from a mobile device.
Made Even Sweeter with the Power of CutTime
CutTime is a web-based, mobile responsive platform for fine arts programs to manage their communication with members, financials, and inventory assets such as musical instruments, attire & uniforms, library, and equipment.
Thanks to an integration with Simple Raise, existing CutTime customers will be able to instantly set up their existing group members as fundraising participants and apply their Simple Raise fundraising results to individual student account balances as well as the program's Angel Fund within CutTime.
It’s Much Simpler Than You Think
Spend your valuable time pumping up your participants and courting your donors. Leave the tedious stuff behind. Create more smiles and generate funds with confidence.
You’re One Step Closer to Fundraising Greatness
Connect more donors with your awesome cause. Get the online cash register ringing and your students cheering. Focus more on performing and growing.