faqs

Frequently Asked Questions

Skip the countless hours of planning and the pressure of handling money. With Read-A-Thon, our full-service team is here to help you support your school and students.

Read-A-Thon is a painless online fundraising program where your school raises money while students get excited about reading.

Not only is this fundraiser incredibly easy to host, but it promotes learning and can be carried out during regular class time—a win-win.

Family, friends and the community sponsor students. Read-A-Thon makes it easy to recruit sponsors with pre-written emails, texts, flyers, and social posts.

The average school raises 4-5x more with Read-A-Thon than with a traditional fundraiser and there’s no limit to how much you can raise.

Right now! Read-A-Thon doesn’t require a contract or fundraising minimum. Test it out today and see if it’s the right fit for your school.

Yes! Read-A-Thon tracks minutes read, not pages, so it’s perfect for all grade levels. Students can read books of their choice.

Read-A-Thon offers two prize models. Both models include ready-to-distribute print materials, unlimited guidance, and payment processing.

  1. School-Sponsored Rewards - In this model, the school keeps 80% of the total donations. They select, sponsor and distribute their own reading rewards to students.

  2. Student Reward Store - In this model, the school keeps 75% of the total donations. During the fundraiser, kids keep 15% of the donations they raise to spend in our online Read-A-Thon reward store. After the Read-A-Thon is closed, rewards are packaged by class and shipped to the school.

As a full-service, effortless online fundraising program, we provide a physical customized success kit, ready-to-distribute engagement materials, and pay all the processing fees so you don’t have to set up a payment platform. There’s no minimum cost to participate, no contract required, and you’ll never be surprised by hidden fees. Depending on the prize model, schools keep 75-80% of the total donations.

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