Raise Forward review
A web-based school fundraising tool with anonymized participant pages and live meters.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Nov 2026
Raise Forward is a web-based fundraising platform for schools, teams, and parent organizations running campaigns such as fun runs and read-a-thons. It gives organizers campaign setup tools alongside class and student pages, with anonymized participant pages for schools that want to present fundraising progress without displaying student names. The vendor describes the experience as mobile-first for phones, tablets, and desktop browsers, making it a fit for school communities sharing campaign links across devices.
The core workflow centers on peer-to-peer fundraising: organizers can share campaign links and automated emails, collect donations through Stripe, and provide tax receipts. Live participant donation meters and leaderboards show campaign progress, while exports include reports and prize labels. These features suit schools that want a visible, competition-friendly campaign experience and basic organizing outputs in one web platform. The category specifications also identify event fundraising and family messaging, but pledge tracking is not included.
According to the vendor’s published information, schools and teams can request a demo or start a campaign, while pricing is handled through contact with the vendor; no plan-by-plan comparison is presented. That means organizations should discuss cost and how it relates to fundraising proceeds before committing. Email is the listed support channel. Raise Forward is a reasonable fit for small and mid-market organizations prioritizing anonymized student pages, Stripe donations, and campaign engagement tools. Schools needing pledge tracking or a publicly comparable plan structure should consider alternatives that explicitly address those needs.
Questions about Raise Forward
What does Raise Forward run on? Web. It runs in the cloud.
What does Raise Forward integrate with? 1 integration: Stripe.
Who is Raise Forward built for? Small businesses and mid-market companies (our editorial estimate).
Raise Forward pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Creates personalized, anonymized class and student fundraising pages
- Tracks donations with live participant meters and leaderboards
- Collects donations through Stripe and delivers tax receipts
- Where it doesn't
- Does not include pledge tracking
- Pricing is handled through contact with the vendor
- Email is the only listed support channel
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