Elementary School Fundraising · Dallas & Collin County

Vertical Raise is the online donation platform that makes fundraising easy!

Color runs, read-a-thons, and online donation drives built for elementary schools. The kids have a blast, your volunteers keep their evenings, and the money lands in your school's account. I'm James, and I run the whole thing with you.

Plan Your Fundraiser or call/text 214-546-5769
Elementary students laughing and covered in color powder at a school color run

★ Local · In your school, not a call center

Pick Your Event

One fundraising engine, lots of ways to run it

Every option below runs on the same online platform: each student gets a personal fundraising page, families share it by text, email, and social media, and you follow it all on a live dashboard.

Color Run

The all-school favorite. Students collect pledges online, then celebrate with a color-blast fun run on the field. Huge participation, happy kids, and photos the yearbook will fight over.

Read-a-Thon

Students gather pledges and race toward reading goals. Your librarian will love it, families feel good backing it, and there's no product to deliver.

Direct Donation Drive

The simplest campaign there is. A school-wide page plus one for every student, shared with grandparents, neighbors, and friends anywhere in the country.

Gourmet Popcorn

Supporters shop online and the popcorn ships straight to their door. Nothing for your volunteers to sort, store, or hand out in the car line.

Event Style

Already have a beloved tradition? Glow dance, fall festival, obstacle course: we attach the pledge platform to the event your school already loves.

Digital Discount Card

Supporters buy a card loaded with local deals that pays for itself fast. An easy yes for families, with nothing physical to distribute.

How It Works

From kickoff to check in three steps

1

We set up your fundraiser

One planning conversation, then I build the event around your calendar. Every student gets a personal page with their own goal, and your school page ties it all together.

2

Families share, pledges roll in

Parents and kids invite their people by text, email, and social media. Donations come in online, so there's no cash to count and no envelopes to chase.

3

Your school gets paid

The event wraps, the platform settles up, and the money arrives by check or direct deposit. Then we grab your dates for next year.

Excited elementary students cheering at a school assembly

Kickoff & Prizes

Prizes and a kickoff that light the fuse

Kids raise more when there's something to raise for. Student prizes are automated through the platform as goals are hit, and there's a yearly giveaway with prizes like cruises and e-bikes, at no cost to your school.

Add a live kickoff assembly and your students leave the gym buzzing. That first-day energy is worth more than any flyer, and it's exactly the part I love doing in person.

Ready When You Are

Let's plan an event your kids will love

Tell me about your school and your goal, and I'll come back with the right event and a simple plan.

Get Started

Prefer to talk? Call or text 214-546-5769