The School Un-Raiser

A partnership between Active Literature, the Children’s Literacy Innovations nonprofit, and multi-award-winning author Jeff Nathan

Direct Donation Streaming for Elementary and Middle Schools

Imagine automatically streaming in funds by improving children’s lives…

with NONE of the traditional fundraising gotchas:

  • No Selling

  • No Pledging
  • No Fattening Foods
  • No Inventory
  • No Inflated Pricing – In fact, you get a discount!!
  • No Parental Fundraiser Fatigue
  • No Delivering
  • No Collecting
  • No Aggravation

Instead, we hook kids on reading via the multi-award-winning mystery that stars THEM as the main character and hero!

This multi-level fund streaming systems was conceived and is supported by Children’s Literacy Innovations, a non-profit, toward their goal of getting children to want to read.

“Our #1 book choice for grades 3-6 to get students to WANT to read!”

Yagelis Pichardo, Board Chair Children's Literacy Innovations non-profit

“Nothing has gotten my students more excited about reading than the Sherlock and Me personalized mystery. They beg for the chance to read about themselves.”

Kathleen Marchetti, GR5 Teacher, Witchcraft Heights Elementary School, Salem, MA

The world's first interactive, choose-your-path, personalized mystery for kids. Winner of multiple awards including a Ben Franklin award for innovation in children's literature.

The Un-Raiser Funding System

How does the school make money?

Every child at your school (grades K-6) gets a free first chapter of the multi-award-winning humorous digital mystery about THEM. Standard version is for grades 3-6. Junior Read-About-Me-To-Me version is for K-2. They are also enabled to give away a free first chapter to friends of THEIR book. The publisher donates money to the school for every activation (paid request for the balance of the book) that happens from all of the school’s free chapters and all of the shared free chapters.

How much is made?

The publisher donates $2.00 for each “activated share” (purchase of books, either within the school or from free chapters shared via your students’ codes).

Why will this be lucrative for the school?

Children, parents, teachers, cafeteria workers, parents—ANYBODY with a code related to your school is allowed to share. Watch as money comes streaming in via books shared all over the country. And don’t be surprised by reading specialists and librarians becoming enamored with this book and sharing free chapters everywhere.

In addition to the school being rewarded, each child/family is rewarded based on the number of activated shares that they or their family initiate. Prizes include juggling lessons, free products, and even a family zoom call with the book’s author! Classrooms also compete for a zoom session with the author.

Why should we expect people to like this book in droves?

  1. It is the world’s first and only mystery starring the reading child as main character and hero. What child does not want to read about (or be read to about) themselves as a hero at their own school?
  2. The book won multiple awards and has raving reviews.
  3. We provide a variety of school and child rewards that no one else can.
  4. We will even reward you for providing more reward ideas that YOU would want.

How does the school maximize its return on its $0 investment?

A bigger starting base will come from providing class lists, but even without that, there will be some industrious students who will share for the rewards. Be sure to get students to watch the rewards video at https://ActiveLiterature.com/Rewards.

Is there some fun competition involved?

There can be! The class with the most activated shares gets a free classroom visit from the author, via zoom or in person depending on distance from Andover, MA, or nearby travels. Students can also compete for better prizes and to join the Author’s Club.

How do we get more information?

Click below to enter your school’s information. You can check the box that says “I’m ready to get started now” if you are.