PagePledge
PagePledge provides Canadian schools with a read-a-thon fundraising platform that charges a flat campaign fee instead of percentage-based transaction fees. Schools import classroom rosters via CSV, connect their existing Square or Stripe account, and generate printable QR-code sheets for students to log reading minutes and collect donations. The platform tracks minutes, displays leaderboards, and allows donors to cover payment processing costs so schools keep the full amount raised.
- Education Technology
- Software Only
Funding
Founders
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Product
Problem
Traditional school fundraising platforms often deduct significant percentage-based fees, reducing the total amount schools receive from their fundraising efforts. Additionally, these platforms can be administratively burdensome, requiring significant time from volunteers and school staff who already have many responsibilities.
Solution
PagePledge offers a streamlined read-a-thon platform that charges schools a flat campaign fee, eliminating percentage-based transaction fees. Schools can import classroom rosters via a CSV template, connect their existing Square or Stripe account, and generate printable QR-code sheets for each student. Parents scan the QR code and verify their email to activate their child's reading page, with no password to remember. Teachers can log classroom reading in bulk, parents can log reading at home, and donors can pledge flat amounts on a share-friendly page. The platform tracks minutes, displays leaderboards, and ensures the full amount raised goes directly to the school, with donors given the option to cover payment processing fees.
Target Audience
Primary customers are Canadian elementary schools, including parent councils and school administrators, who need an efficient and cost-effective platform to run read-a-thon fundraising campaigns.
Features
- Flat campaign fee model with no PagePledge transaction fees, allowing schools to keep a larger portion of funds raised
- CSV template import for classroom rosters with automatic classroom creation, eliminating manual data entry for teachers
- Integration with existing Square or Stripe accounts for direct donation processing, with donors able to cover processing fees
- Printable take-home sheets with unique QR codes for each student, enabling easy parent activation via email verification without passwords
- Bulk reading minute logging for teachers and individual logging for parents, with real-time leaderboard displays
- Privacy-focused design: no student photos, birthdays, home addresses, health information, or academic performance collected; student last names are shortened before storage
- Canadian server hosting and compliance with applicable privacy laws, with the school acting as data controller and PagePledge as data processor