Every team member gets their own QR code. Tech-forward fundraising for a tech-forward program. Sponsors, families, and community scan and give instantly.
Start Your Robotics Fundraiser| ScanRaise | Typical fundraising platforms | |
|---|---|---|
| Platform fee | 2.5% flat | Varies widely, from tip-based to 20%+ |
| Printable per-person QR cards | Yes | Rarely included |
| Per-person tracking | Yes | Varies |
| Events, merch, auctions, raffles | All included | Usually separate tools |
| App required | No | Some require an app |
Based on public information. Feature sets on other platforms change, please verify on their own sites.
Every team member gets a personalized card. Hand them out at STEM nights, outreach events, and sponsor meetings.
Per-member tracking with real-time rankings. Engineers love metrics - give them a scoreboard.
After a completed donation, donors can search the 32-employer reference list and follow their employer's process.
Sell team t-shirts, hoodies, stickers, and robot-themed gear online. Revenue goes straight to the build budget.
Sell tickets to the robot reveal, sponsor appreciation night, or STEM showcase. Check-in at the door.
Track every sponsor and donor. Tags, notes, CSV export. Know who gave what and when for sponsor reports.
Send build season updates, competition results, and sponsor thank-yous to your supporter list.
Project real-time donations at the robot reveal or sponsor night. Show momentum. Engineers love dashboards.
Verified timer tracks build sessions and coding hours. Donors pledge per hour of verified work.
FIRST, VEX, Science Olympiad - entry fees add up fast. Run a pre-season drive to cover them before build starts.
Motors, sensors, aluminum, 3D printing filament, electronics. Fund the bill of materials with a dedicated campaign.
Regional and national competitions across the country. Per-member tracking means every student raises their share.
Power tools, workbenches, safety equipment, workspace improvements. Long-term investments funded by the community.
Sell tickets, collect donations with QR codes, project live giving on the screen. Sponsors see their dollars at work.
Sell team gear to parents, sponsors, and supporters. Hoodies, stickers, water bottles - all online, all tracked.
QR codes at community outreach events. People who see the robot in action want to support the team.
Invite sponsors, show the season highlights, collect additional donations. Donor CRM tracks the relationship year over year.
The team logs build hours, and a coach or mentor reviews the total. Donors pledge per hour and securely save a card with Stripe without a charge at pledge time. After eligible totals are finalized, ScanRaise attempts the capped charge and keeps failures visible for follow-up.
Trusted with school and donor data. ScanRaise is listed in the SDPC resource registry and provides parental-consent and student-data controls designed to support schools' COPPA and FERPA obligations, with Clever and ClassLink single sign-on for teachers. Compliance depends on each organization's configuration and use. Daily off-site encrypted backups and payments handled by Stripe. See how we protect your data or read about ScanRaise.
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