FUNDRAISING FOR SCHOOLS

Start an Education Fundraiser for School

Create powerful fundraising campaigns for education programs, school projects, and student needs. Raise all the funds you need – without paying platform fees.

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Everything You Need to Fund Your School’s Success

Here’s why thousands of schools, universities, and educational institutions love raising funds with Charitable and you will too!

Let students create personal fundraising pages for their specific needs and projects.

Parents and students can form fundraising teams to expand their network and reach goals faster.

Connect with former students who want to give back to their school community.

Highlight specific school programs, equipment needs, or building projects that need funding.

Our visual tools make it simple for anyone to create professional fundraising pages.

Monitor and approve all campaigns to ensure they align with school policies.

Keep 100% of donations raised since Charitable never charges commission or platform fees.

Send thank you emails and tax receipts automatically to keep donors engaged.

Track campaign performance and donor activity with easy-to-read reports and analytics.

Showcase a live donation feed with “Recently Gave” highlights to inspire more giving.

Make it easy for supporters to spread the word about fundraisers on Facebook, Twitter, and more.

Give supporters the option to cover processing fees so every dollar goes directly toward the cause.

Why You’ll ❤️ Education Fundraising with Charitable

Here’s why thousands of schools, universities, and educational institutions love raising funds with Charitable and you will too!


Cost Effective Easy Setup

Effortless Fundraising That Actually Works

Easy Step

Let parents, alumni, and supporters create their own campaigns. No extra staff or marketing costs needed.

Unlimited Campaigns

Create fundraisers for tuition fees, buildings, study material, clubs, sporting events, prom nights, field trips, and PTA needs.

No Platform Fees

With zero platform fees, you keep all the money you raise.

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Progress bar and goal feature

Personalized Fundraising & Engagement

Let Donors Choose What They Support Most

Campaign Galleries & Spotlight

Let supporters browse and choose exactly which program, classroom, or need they want to fund.

Progress Updates & Engagement

Keep everyone engaged with updates and thank you emails, so supporters know the difference they’re making.

Automated Communication

Streamline donor relationships with automated email systems that maintain connection and show appreciation.


Donation Notifications & Comments

Build Trust with Authentic Social Proof

Live Donation Notifications

Display recent donations that show real people supporting your cause, making it easier for others to join in.

Genuine Donor Comments

Let donors leave authentic messages with their contributions, creating powerful testimonials that build community support.

Social Media Integration

Add links to your social media pages to build trust and show your organization’s community presence.

Donor comments in campaign

Recurring Donations

Turn One-Time Donors into Regular Supporters

Flexible Recurring Options

Make it easy for donors to choose a set amount and how often they want to give—monthly, quarterly, or annually.

Automated Processing & Receipts

Everything runs on autopilot: donations are securely processed on their chosen schedule and receipts are sent out instantly.

Centralized Record Management

All donation records are kept safely in one place with options to edit and export when needed.


Reports & Tracking

Track Results and Celebrate Success

Real-Time Campaign Monitoring

See campaign progress and giving trends with easy-to-read charts—all in one organized place.

Comprehensive Donor Tracking

Track every donor with detailed insights to understand fundraising performance and identify opportunities.

Ready-to-Use Reports & Export

View and download clear reports and annual statements right inside your WordPress dashboard.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do you have a question about the fundraising for schools? See the list below for our most frequently asked questions. If your question is not listed here, please contact us.

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Peer to Peer Donations

Peer-to-Peer Fundraising

Empower supporters to fundraise on your behalf.

Expand your reach through supporter networks 

Keep 100% of donations with zero platform fees

Track campaign progress with detailed reports

Donor Management

DonorTrust

Build confidence in your school community with a real-time donation feed

Showcase recent donations in neat notifications

Build community trust and nudge hestitant donors

Automatically updates in real-time

Recurring Donations

Convert one-time donors into loyal, long-term supporters.

Enable automated recurring payments with ease

Provide donor accounts for seamless contribution management

Offer flexible donation frequencies to suit individual preferences

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Integration page builder

👉🏻 New in Charitable: Native Elementor Widgets for Seamless Campaign Building

With native Elementor widgets, you design donation campaigns right alongside the rest of your page without touching code. Here’s how it works, and why it’s worth turning on today.

Create fundraising pages that are VISUAL, NATIVE, AND SHORTCODE-FREE. You can also:

⚡ Mini Donation: Add a compact, high-converting donation widget with preset amounts and full color control.

⏳ Campaign Countdown: Build urgency for a deadline-driven appeal, complete with optional confetti when the goal is hit.

📣 Donation Feed: Prove momentum by showing visitors the social proof of real people giving right now.

🏆 Donor Leaderboard: Celebrate top supporters with gold, silver, and bronze styling to spark friendly giving.

🖼️ Campaign Showcase: Feature multiple campaigns in a landing page grid or carousel, with search, filters, and badges.

Learn more here.

Addon New

🗒️ Custom Receipts… New Addon!

With Custom Receipts, you decide which page your donors see, on every campaign. Here’s how it works, and why it’s worth turning on today.

Left side shows a donation receipt with donation number, date, total, and payment method for a  gift to Anywhere, titled 'One Family Gets Clean Water For A Week.'

Create receipts that are CUSTOM TO THE DONOR OR CAMPAIGN. You can also:

📅 Year-end appeal: Reinforce the goal and invite donors to share while momentum is high.

🎗️ Memorial or tribute campaign: Give a gentle, respectful thank-you that fits the moment.

💎 Major gifts: Show a special message only to donors who give above a threshold.

🔁 Recurring growth: Invite one-time donors to become monthly supporters right on the receipt.

🌍 Global campaigns: Surface a country-specific note, like a Gift Aid reminder, only where it applies.

Learn more here.

New templates

🤩 New Beacon Campaign Templates w/ “Hero” Block!

With the new Beacon Campaign Templates for Charitable Pro, you can launch a stunning, full-width fundraising page that instantly captures visitor attention above the fold.

Fundraising page header for Save Maple Grove Park with a donation widget and a small square photo of a sunlit tree thumbnail on the left.

🔦 Above-the-Fold Impact: Lead with a full-width hero image, your logo, and your goal with a donation widget locked right on top of the banner so your ask and momentum register instantly without scrolling.

📐 Two Flexible Layouts: Choose between a structured two-column layout for side-by-side storytelling and supporting details, or a clean one-column view designed for uninterrupted long-form narratives.

⚡ All-in-One Hero Field: Powered by the new Campaign Hero field, bringing background media, live progress bars, custom donation amounts, and recurring giving tabs together into a single cohesive block that can be dropped into any layout.

🎨 Automatic Theme Matching: The hero banner and donation widget automatically inherit your campaign theme’s button and accent colors, ensuring your entire presentation stays beautifully on-brand without touching a line of CSS.

Learn more here.

donation form Feature New

📝 Donation Form Block: Embed a Working Donation Form Anywhere

With the new Donation Form Block for Charitable Pro, you can drop a fully working donation form directly onto any page or post in the WordPress block editor. No redirects, no page reloads, and zero friction between reading your story and making a contribution.

📝 Drop Forms Anywhere: Place a working form directly onto your homepage, inside a story-driven blog post, on a dedicated landing page, or within a campaign announcement.

🎯 Dynamic Campaign Binding: Easily choose a specific campaign from the block sidebar or set it to automatically bind to whichever campaign is currently being viewed.

📐 Full vs. Minimal Form Views: Switch between a full layout or a compact minimal view to perfectly fit sidebars, narrow columns, or wide landing pages.

🎨 Scoped No-Code Styling: Customize typography, container spacing, border radius, amount buttons, and accent colors independently for every form instance without touching a line of CSS.

Learn more here.

ambassadors New

👤 Creator Profiles: Put a Face to Every Peer-to-Peer Campaign

Ambassadors 3.3.0 now provies Creator Profiles — giving your supporters a permanent, shareable public home that turns one-time fundraisers into ongoing relationships.

👤 Public Creator Pages: Give every fundraiser an instant, clean landing page at /creator/their-name/ to showcase their custom avatar, bio, and a browsable grid of their campaigns.

📊 Proof of Impact: Boost donor trust by displaying site-wide milestones on the profile—like total funds raised and total donor counts.

💳 Interactive Hover Cards: When donors hover over a creator’s name on a campaign page, a compact card expands with their bio and social handles right at the moment of decision.

📍 Responsible Location Sharing: Allow creators to safely show local supporters where they are based using only city, state, and country details.

🛠️ Self-Serve Customization: Fundraisers can update their own profiles and link up to six social networks directly from the My Campaigns hub, saving you admin time.

Ready to empower your advocates? Update to Ambassadors 3.3.0 and turn on “Enable Public Creator Page” today!