Step 1
Start your campaign
Tell us what you're raising for. Add a photo, a goal, a story. You're live the same day — no setup fee, no waiting.
How it works
Start. Share. Grow.
Share-a-thon is a kinder way to raise. You start a campaign, your people share it with theirs, and every gift moves your cause forward — together.
The rhythm
Three steps. That's the whole thing.
Step 2
Invite your people to share
Parents, friends, alumni, neighbors — anyone who loves your cause can grab a link. Every share is one-tap simple, public or private.
Step 3
Watch your cause grow
Gifts come in. Sharers earn a flat 20% on the donations they bring in — paid by ACH or digital gift card. Your campaign keeps its full 60%, every time.
Where every dollar goes
One friendly rule. Every donation.
The campaign always keeps 60%. Whoever shared the link earns 20% — paid by ACH or digital gift card. Share-a-thon keeps 20%.
60%
Your campaign
Always 60%. Sharer or no sharer, this never moves.
20%
Whoever shared
Paid by ACH or digital gift card — sharer's choice.
20%
Share-a-thon
Keeps the platform running and free to start.
When a gift comes in without a sharer, the campaign still keeps its full 60% — the other 20% simply stays with Share-a-thon. The campaign's share never moves.
Most groups pick this
Default — Open Share
60 / 20 / 20
60% to your campaign. 20% to whoever shared — by ACH or digital gift card. 20% to Share-a-thon.
Best for: any group with parents, friends, or alumni who'd love to help.
Share-a-thon Club
60 / 20 / 20
60% to your campaign. 20% into the Share Fund. 20% to Share-a-thon. Your 20% comes from the next group you bring in.
Best for: groups who love bringing other groups in.
Club Extreme
40 / 20 / 20 / 20
40% to your campaign. 20% to the parent or student sharer. 20% into the Share Fund. 20% to Share-a-thon.
Best for: colleges and youth programs rewarding parents and students directly.
Plain mode
80 / 20
80% to your campaign. 20% to Share-a-thon. No sharer thank-you, no Share Fund.
Best for: boards that prefer to keep sharing entirely informal.
How the Share Fund works
Club groups share between each other — kindly, transparently.
1. You join Club
Pick Share-a-thon Club when you create your campaign.
2. Donations come in
20% of every gift goes into the Share Fund — held until allocated.
3. You bring a group in
When the group you referred raises, their Share Fund flows to you.
If no group has been referred yet, the Share Fund waits — it isn't spent and it isn't lost. Once a referral exists, the fund pays out monthly to the referring group's connected bank account.
How sharers get paid
ACH to their bank, or a digital gift card. Their choice.
Adult sharers (18+) pick how they want to be paid at redemption: direct ACH to a connected bank account, or a digital gift card from hundreds of popular brands. Sharers under 18 are paid as a digital gift card only — no bank account required, no 1099 paperwork for minors.
Either way, the sharer gets an email when funds are ready. If an email bounces or goes unclaimed, we follow up and re-send so nothing gets stuck.
Anyone can be a sharer.
A parent. A friend. A neighbor. An alum. A grandparent across the country. When their share brings in a gift, they earn the flat 20% — one level, one share, one thank-you. No recruiting, no downlines, no quotas. Just the people who already love what you're doing, helping it reach further.
Nothing to worry about
Free to start. Free to invite. Free to grow.
No setup fees. No monthly fees. No per-student or per-volunteer charges. You only ever see the friendly 60/20/20 on donations that actually come in.
Unlimited sharers
Invite every parent, friend, and alum. We won't charge per person.
Unlimited campaigns
Run one season or every season — same friendly rhythm each time.
Free withdrawals
Standard ACH transfers to your organization's connected account, no fee from us.
Built-in receipts
Donors get a clean tax receipt automatically. You don't have to chase paperwork.
Still have questions?
We've answered the ones we hear most — receipts, payouts, student safety, board approvals, and how the sharing really works.