Dance-a-Thon registration
Getting students registered is the gateway to your total, and modern registration takes about five minutes per family. Here is how it works and how to get everyone signed up.
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How online registration works
A parent creates the student's page in about five minutes — and that page does the fundraising.
- Parent opens the sign-up link sent home at kickoff.
- Adds the student's name, a photo, and a goal.
- The platform generates a personalized page with a donation meter.
- The student shares it by text, email, and social in one tap.
There are no paper forms to collect and no data for the school to enter — the platform tracks every gift automatically against the student, class, and school goals.
Driving high sign-up rates
Sign-up rate is the front door to participation, which is the biggest driver of your total. Push it hard:
- Demo it live at the kickoff assembly so families see how easy it is.
- Send take-home logins the same day while excitement is high.
- Run a class participation competition — students will nag their own parents.
- Reward simply registering — a sticker or raffle entry for setting up a page.
- Reminder texts and emails to families who have not signed up yet.
Use the parent emails and text templates to prompt registration.
Handling families without easy internet
A small number of families may not have easy internet access. Offer a paper pledge sheet as a backup, help set up pages at a school event or office computer, and enter any offline gifts into the platform so those students are fully included in the goal and competitions. No child should be left out for lack of a device.
Frequently asked questions
How do students register for a Dance-a-Thon?
A parent sets up the student's fundraising page in about five minutes — name, a photo, a goal — and the platform creates a personalized, shareable page. No paper forms, no manual data entry for the school.
Do we need paper registration forms?
No. Online registration handles everything and credits donations automatically. Paper is only useful as a backup for families without easy internet access, and those gifts are entered into the platform to count.
How do we get more families to register?
Make it a two-tap task, send take-home logins the day of the kickoff, demo it at the assembly, and run a class competition on participation percentage so students prompt their own families.
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Schools average doubling donations and keep 95–97% of every dollar.