How can classes compete fairly in a school fundraiser?
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Use class teams if your school wants grouped fundraising totals, then decide whether a public leaderboard suits your community. Raised supports team and member leaderboards. Raw money totals favour larger classes and wider donor networks, so your school may prefer participation goals or shared rewards alongside the fundraising total.
What should you decide before adding students?
Choose the team structure before invitations. In Raised, switching between Disabled, Individual Mode and Team Mode removes existing team and member data, so it is not a setting to change casually after launch.
Keep the class names and participant display names consistent with school policy. Assign team owners only where those people should manage the class's members.
How do you avoid comparing unlike groups?
A class of 30 may collect more than a class of 18 without having higher participation. If you want an average-per-student or participation award, define the calculation and maintain it separately unless you have verified that exact measure in your campaign.
Do not infer that a child has contributed less effort from their donation total. Use activity completion, helpfulness or a whole-school milestone when choosing rewards.
When should rankings stay off?
Privacy mode hides public leaderboards as well as member lists. If your priority is keeping participants off public lists, choose that protection rather than promising simultaneous public individual rankings.
- Agree the purpose of competition and the reward.
- Choose class teams before inviting families.
- Review names, visibility and member selection.
- Explain what the leaderboard measures and what it does not.
- Celebrate participation and report the overall campaign result.