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Student-led. Professionally managed.
Your students raise the funds.
We run the campaign.
Raise2Shine coaches students in person, gives them a product their community wants, and manages the campaign from kickoff through fulfillment, so your program can raise more without placing the work on directors and parents.
- In-person student kickoff (virtual by request)
- Fully managed campaign
- No family app required
- Built for 10-14 day momentum
Campaign progress
Day 6 of 12
Illustrative progress display
Featured product: shelf-stable cookie dough
- programs run
- over 500+programs run
- raised for students
- $1.4Mraised for students
- director rebook rate
- 94%director rebook rate
- family apps required
- 0family apps required
Current company-reported results. Individual campaign outcomes vary.
The difference
Most fundraisers ask students to send a link. We ask them to say something true.
The product is the easy part. What changes the result is whether a student can explain, in their own words, what the money is for.
A traditional fundraiser
- The director or a parent volunteer carries the work
- Students forward a generic link and hope for replies
- Participation spikes on day one, then fades
- Logistics, chasing, and closeout stay with the group
- Success is measured only in dollars
A Raise2Shine campaign
- Students are coached in person before anything launches
- Students can explain the specific goal in their own words
- The community hears a story worth supporting
- Raise2Shine manages campaign execution end to end
- Results include participation and student growth
The Raise2Shine Method
Five stages. One of them belongs to your students. The rest belong to us.
Every campaign follows the same arc, adapted to your program's goal, calendar, and roster size.
- 1
Build the Story
We sit down with your students and work out what the money is actually for, the trip, the instruments, the set, the season, and how to say it in one honest sentence.
- 2
Map the Circle
Before anyone is contacted, each student builds a personal list of people who already know them, family, neighbors, family friends, teammates, and the groups they belong to.
- 3
Launch the Campaign
We run an in-person kickoff (virtual kickoffs by request) with the whole program and rehearse the invitation itself, how to open, how to introduce the product, and how to ask in a way adults actually respond to.
- 4
Enroll the Community
Students work their list on a real cadence, first invitations, tracked follow-ups for anyone they missed, and adult advocates carrying the campaign into workplaces on their behalf.
- 5
Manage, Close, and Celebrate
We handle campaign setup, communication cadence, order workflow, supporter questions, and reporting, then close the campaign, coordinate delivery, and debrief with the director.
The product
Premium, shelf-stable cookie dough, because the ask should be easy to say yes to.
Supporters get something they actually want. Students get something to offer instead of something to beg for. Shelf stable at room temperature (66°F-72°F) for 21 days, no freezer required at pickup.
It is shelf stable
Dough keeps at room temperature (66°F-72°F) for 21 days, so nobody needs a freezer at pickup and delivery night stops being a logistics problem.
Supporters already buy it
A fundraiser works best when the ask is easy to say yes to. Cookie dough sits in the freezer until someone needs a reason to celebrate.
It gives the story somewhere to land
Students are not asking for a donation. They are offering something in return, which makes the conversation feel like an invitation instead of a request.
It scales with participation
Results track how many students take part, not how many wealthy contacts a program happens to have.
Flavor lineup
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
- Snickerdoodle Cookie Dough
- Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Dough
- Peanut Butter Cookie Dough
- Candy Cookie Dough
- White Chip Macadamia Cookie Dough
Product specifications, pricing, and program earnings shown on this site are placeholders pending confirmation. Nothing here is a binding offer.
Programs
Built for the programs that run on more than a budget line.
The method is the same. The goal, the timeline, and the way students talk about it are not.
Who does what
Students grow. Directors get their evenings back.
A campaign should not turn a music director into an operations manager. Here is exactly how the work is divided.
What the director does
- One planning conversation
- Support setting the goal and timeline
- Put the kickoff on the calendar
- Visibility into campaign progress
- No daily campaign administration
What students do
- Attend in-person coaching
- Learn the story and the purpose
- Follow respectful communication guidance
- Contribute to shared momentum
- Get recognized for participating
What Raise2Shine handles
- Campaign plan
- Messaging and materials
- Communication cadence
- Organizer and supporter support
- Progress reporting
- Ordering workflow
- Fulfillment coordination
- Campaign closeout
Our student safety promises
- We never ask students to go door to door.
- We never ask students to approach strangers.
- We never ask students to handle another family's payment information.
- We never publish student contact details.
- We never set individual quotas students are shamed for missing.
Results
Campaigns are measured twice: what was raised, and who grew.
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Campaign stories are editorial placeholders. No quote is published until the program has reviewed and approved it.
Plan it out
What could stronger participation be worth to your program?
Model a campaign in under a minute. Every number is a planning estimate, the point is the shape of the outcome, not a promise.
Your program
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The share of the roster who actually take part.
Placeholder assumption until product pricing is confirmed.
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Projected program earnings
$2,304
36 participating students · 288 units · $5,760 gross sales
- Earnings per student on roster
- $29
- Suggested target
- $2,500
Coached campaign vs. link-only
The link-only bar assumes 18% participation and 5 units per student, a planning assumption for campaigns run without in-person coaching.
Difference: $1,744
Planning estimate only. Actual results vary based on program size, product economics, timing, participation, community reach, and campaign execution.
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Questions
The things directors ask first.
Next step
Let's build your campaign.
Tell us about your program and we'll come back with a plan, a timeline, and a realistic target, no obligation.