How does a sponsored school athon work?
A sponsored athon asks supporters to back a participant's activity, such as reading books or walking laps. On Raised, organisers can run an athon with participant pages and sponsorship tracking. Choose the activity, explain how progress will be measured and share participant links with families.
Which activity should your school choose?
Pick something your students can take part in and your staff can measure consistently. A read-a-thon can run over several weeks; a walk-a-thon or fun run can centre on one event. Give every family the same explanation of the target, timing and sponsorship arrangements.
Raised has dedicated fundraising formats for activities including read-a-thons, walk-a-thons and maths-a-thons. Use the athon pages to choose the format that matches your event.
What does the organiser need to do?
Decide who will verify activity totals and answer parent questions before you invite sponsors.
- Choose the activity, fundraising purpose and event dates.
- Set clear rules for recording books, laps or other activity units.
- Create the athon on Raised and prepare participant pages.
- Share the appropriate links with families and explain the sponsorship process.
- Record or verify activity results, follow campaign progress and thank supporters.
What should sponsors know before they contribute?
Explain whether the campaign uses a fixed contribution or an activity-based pledge, where that option is available. State how activity will be counted and when any amount becomes payable. Keep the campaign description consistent with the options shown on the live page.
Avoid sharing participant information beyond what your school has approved. Raised gives your campaign a place to explain the event, so families can share a useful fundraising link rather than a separate spreadsheet or paper sponsorship form.