BetterWorld
Online fundraising platform for schools & PTOs

BetterWorld Makes Fundraising for Schools & PTOs Easy

BetterWorld is an easy-to-use, online tool designed to help set up fundraisers for schools and PTOs. With our platform, you can spend less time raising money and more time helping students.

85,000+ nonprofits, schools, and PTOs trust BetterWorld with their fundraising needs
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A Suite of Tools for Your Next School Fundraiser

No matter what type of audience you are targeting, BetterWorld has the solutions for your school fundraising campaign. Our platform makes it easy for donors, parents, and alumni to participate in fundraisers for schools.

Auctions

BetterWorld’s online auction platform is attractive, intuitive, and easy to use. With this extremely popular fundraising tool, you can set up online, in-person, and hybrid auctions. Enjoy running school fundraisers and raising money for your organization.

Giveaways

Giveaways are excellent tools for crowdfunding and getting donors to engage. By setting up online raffles for exciting items like vacations, you keep people interested in your cause, while also meeting your fundraiser goals.

Ticketing

Create fun in-person events such as concerts, dinners, and plays. Next, build branded pages on BetterWorld to match your school or PTO event. Finally, sell event tickets through BetterWorld and keep tabs on attendees and financial goals.

Crowdfunding

BetterWorld makes crowdfunding both easy and effective. Simply set up a page for people willing to make donations to your school or PTO. Keep track of the donations and quickly raise funds for a specific project.

Donations

Professional donation pages are a great way to instill trust and confidence in your school or PTO. With BetterWorld, you can highlight the importance of helping students with their education, while also tracking financial goals.

Impact Giving

With impact-giving pages, you can show people directly how their funds contribute to good causes with students. Keep people engaged with your school or PTO with attractive photos, campaign milestones, and project updates.

An online platform that is easy and intuitive every step of the way

How Our School Fundraising Platform Works

1. Set up a free account for your school or PTO

Within minutes, you can sign up for a free BetterWorld account for your school. This convenient place to receive funds and manage school fundraising will make your life easier and your fundraising efforts more successful!

2. Create your campaigns

Whether you decide on in-person or online fundraising for schools, your fundraiser is easy to share with friends, family, and your community. Website templates and social media integrations mean that you’re only a few clicks away from sharing your next school fundraiser!

3. Share with donors

Once your campaign is all set up, share school fundraising programs with parents and alumni.

In-person and online school fundraising

It doesn’t matter if you are doing in-person, virtual, or hybrid fundraising. To get your campaign launched, simply share a link and start raising funds.

In-person

Donors have several options for participating at an in-person event or gala. To make bids in-person, people access the auction seamlessly via their cell phones.

Virtual

With online fundraising events, people can participate in real-time from anywhere in the world. Simply send them a link, and donors can start supporting your school or PTO.

Easy & Profitable School Fundraising Ideas

Annual Galas

Organize galas so donors, parents, and alumni can mingle while supporting a good cause. Celebrate important milestones like the start of the school year and graduation.

Student Fundraising & Back to School Campaigns

Create easy fundraising solutions for students needing help with class projects or back to school supplies. Connect students with donors so they can get the support they need.

Booster Programs

Support school teams and organizations with booster programs. BetterWorld will help ensure that important extracurricular activities are properly funded.

Alumni Engagement

Keep school alumni engaged and up-to-speed on recent activities. Make sure these important donors feel connected to your school or PTO.

Monthly Giving

Use BetterWorld to maintain regular fundraising efforts. Let donors set up auto-recurring monthly payments to ensure consistent fundraising for your operation.

Classroom Projects

With our online tools, students can show off classroom projects and artwork to raise funds. Give donors an inside glimpse of the classroom!

Top Helpful Features

  • Video Integration — add important videos or livestreaming directly to your BetterWorld page. Help people feel connected with your organization
  • Text Message Notifications — keep online auction participants updated on the latest happenings with reminder text messages
  • Consignment Items — use high-quality consignment items from BetterWorld partners to instantly add exciting and valuable items to your auction
  • Popcorn Bidding — keep people entertained and raise more money with optional extended bidding
  • Image Library — utilize BetterWorld’s library of high-quality photos to create attractive pages. We have millions of free photos to choose from
  • Online Item Donation Form — save time by allowing donors to upload items directly to your auction
  • Automated Fulfillment Center — no more end of auction chaos! We’ll connect winners to their items automatically with simple shipping and communication
  • Fund-A-Need — raise more by letting donors bid and give in the same place by embedding Impact Items right into your auction
  • One-Click Checkout — Automatically charge your winners, accept donations, and send receipts with one simple click.

Sports Teams

You can never have enough funding for your sports team! No matter the sport or level of athlete, there seems to be a constant stream of necessities. From new uniforms and equipment to travel and tournament fees, there are so many expenses that pop up during the season.

Take the guesswork out of stressful fundraising for sports teams by exploring all that BetterWorld has to offer. Our easy-to-use, free tools will have you setting up and hosting the most successful sports team fundraisers in your team’s history!

BetterWorld will help you host an online auction or an exciting raffle to bring in the funds you need for your sports team – quickly, easily, and stress-free!

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PTA Fundraising

PTA Fundraising

Behind every great school is a solid PTA!

This school year, ditch the tired cookie dough and wrapping paper PTA fundraisers for something a little more modern. Host your next fundraiser on BetterWorld! Our interactive, online fundraising platform has everything you need to host an online auction, launch a crowdfunding campaign, or sell tickets to your next in-person event.

Teachers and school staff work hard each and every day to provide our children with the best education possible. The least we can do is host some incredible PTA fundraisers to raise much-needed money for our students.

Don’t put it off anymore. Let’s get started on your PTA fundraiser today!

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Booster Club Fundraising

Booster Club Fundraising

Booster clubs live and breathe fundraising. After all, that’s the point of the boosters!

Let BetterWorld help you beat all of your old booster club fundraising goals. Whether you choose an interactive online raffle or throw a ticketed 5k walk/run, we have the tools you need to raise the necessary funds. The best part about BetterWorld? It will always be 100% free for nonprofits and clubs!

What are you waiting for? Let’s set up your booster club fundraiser today!

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Elementary School Fundraisers

Elementary School Fundraisers

Books, pens, supplies… oh my!

Regardless of where your kids go to school, there is always a need for more funds for education. Help out by organizing your local elementary school fundraisers.

Whether you need a little bit to buy more supplies or a huge amount to fund an entire grade-level field trip, BetterWorld has what you need to make your fundraising for elementary schools a huge success!

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Club Fundraising

Club Fundraising

Say goodbye to your old and tired fundraisers of your clubs. Today’s donors want fun and interactive events. Give them what they want with the help of BetterWorld’s free fundraising platform.

Decide between a crowdfunding campaign, a raffle, or a giveaway. Whatever you chose, you’ll you’ll be able to host a well-organized and stress-free club fundraiser with the help of our easy-to-use platform.

Get the money your club needs – without the hassle.

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