School fundraising software that survives auction night.
The annual fund lives in one spreadsheet, auction tickets in another, walk-a-thon pledges in a third, and the same families appear in all of them. Givebear puts campaigns, events, and in-person giving in one system, so the development office reports instead of reconciles.
One system for the whole school year
From the fall annual fund kickoff to the spring gala, every gift and ticket lands in the same household record.
Annual fund campaigns
A hosted campaign page with a live progress bar, suggested gift amounts, and separate funds for scholarships, athletics, and classroom projects.
Event ticketing built in
Sell gala and auction tickets on the same platform that takes donations. Check-in runs from a QR code, and ticket buyers join your donor records automatically.
Tap-to-donate kiosks
A kiosk at back-to-school night or the spring concert catches the parents who haven't carried cash since 2019. Tap, pick a fund, done in seconds.
Automatic tax receipts
Every gift emails a compliant receipt instantly, kept cleanly separate from tuition. January year-end statements generate themselves.
Household donor records
The family that bought gala tickets, sponsored ten laps, and gave to the annual fund is one record with full history, not three export rows.
Volunteer-safe permissions
PTA volunteers check in guests or run kiosks without seeing financial data. The treasurer decides who sees what, role by role.
Built with Islamic schools in mind
Islamic schools carry a fund-separation burden most fundraising software ignores: Zakat designated for scholarship assistance must stay separate from general donations and reach eligible recipients, sadaqah supports operations, and the building campaign is its own restricted fund. Givebear's fund routing handles this at the moment of donation, so the business office never reclassifies gifts after the fact.
The school's giving calendar also peaks during Ramadan, when the surrounding community gives most generously. A Ramadan scholarship campaign with nightly recurring gifts runs on the same platform as the fall annual fund, and a kiosk in the school lobby works as hard during taraweeh season as it does at back-to-school night.
Questions development offices and PTAs ask
Can one campaign track both the annual fund and class-level goals?
Yes. Set up the annual fund as the parent campaign and create separate funds for specific goals: the 3rd grade classroom upgrade, the athletics program, the scholarship fund. Parents pick where their gift goes, the development office sees a running total per fund, and the year-end report doesn't require untangling a single spreadsheet.
How does this work for events like auctions and walk-a-thons?
Event registration and ticketing run on the same system as donations, so a family that buys two gala tickets and later sponsors a walk-a-thon lap appears as one household record, not three rows in different exports. At the event itself, a tap-to-donate kiosk near the check-in table catches the parents who didn't bring checkbooks (which is now most of them).
Can PTA volunteers use it without access to financial data?
Yes. Role-based permissions let a volunteer check in event attendees or run a kiosk without seeing donation amounts or donor records. The treasurer keeps full financial visibility; the volunteer table at the book fair gets exactly the access the task needs.
Do tuition payments and donations stay separate?
Donations through Givebear are tracked as charitable gifts with automatic tax receipts, completely separate from any tuition billing system. That separation matters at tax time: a parent's $500 gift to the annual fund is deductible, their tuition is not, and your receipts should never blur the two.
We're an Islamic school. Can we route Zakat separately?
Yes. Many Islamic schools receive Zakat designated for scholarship assistance, which must be tracked separately from general donations and spent on eligible recipients. A dedicated Zakat fund keeps that money cleanly separated from the annual fund and building campaign from the moment of the gift.
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School fundraiser kiosks
How tap-to-donate kiosks work at school events in practice.
Kiosk hardware
21.5-inch displays and tamper-resistant enclosures for lobbies and events.
Gala fundraising
Ticketing, check-in, and on-site giving for your biggest night of the year.
Pricing
Start free at $0/month with a 0% platform fee when donors tip. No setup fees, no monthly minimums.
Ready before your next event
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