Sakai PTO Fundraising

CLICK HERE to visit our RallyUp donation site

• “Search for a Student” to find student name or homeroom teacher
• Click donate and select flat amount
• Enter your donation amount and add to cart
• Proceed to checkout to complete your donation

Please note there is a prompt about tipping that we are unable to remove, but tips are not required. The “tip” goes to the platform, not to the PTO. Select “custom” and set the amount to $0.

Your student received a COHO tracker envelope from their homeroom teacher to collect cash or check donations. Please return this printed envelope with all cash and checks collected to your student’s homeroom teacher.

• Make checks payable to Sakai PTO.
• All donation envelopes are due by Friday, October 24 at 3:25 pm.

Step 1:  Online: Go to go.rallyup.com/coho2025.

Step 2:  Click on Register My Student.

Step 3:  Click on Register Student.

Step 4:  Select the number of students you wish to register and click Add to Cart.

Step 5:  Click on Check out now.

Step 6:  Select your student’s class:  This is listed as optional but we strongly recommend it.  We won’t be giving prizes based on individual student fundraising, but we will be celebrating class and grade level fundraising.  By associating your student with their class you are guaranteeing their class level and grade level receive credit for your donation.

Step 7:  Fill in your student’s information and fundraising goal:  This section will be seen on your student’s personal donation page.

Step 8:  Personalize your link:  This allows you to change how your link reads.  Add your student’s name or nickname for easier sharing.  Click Next.

Step 9:  Fill in Your Information. Click Next.

Step 10:  Review and confirm. Click Submit.

Step 11: Spread the word to family and friends that it is quick and easy to support your student’s fundraising effort!  Every donation makes an impact!

The student has not been registered on RallyUp yet. That’s okay!

• Click “Can’t find the student you’re looking for?” and enter the student’s name.
• Complete your transaction.
• Rally Up will prompt our administrator to assign your donation to your student.

For privacy reasons, some families opt to only display first name and last initial.

It’s very helpful if you know their homeroom teacher’s name so you can confirm you have found the right student. Reach out if you need help by clicking the “contact organizer” button.

No worries! Send us a message alerting us to the issue and we can reassign your donation to the intended student. Email our fundraising chair here.

Sakai PTO uses a free tier of the Rally Up platform, which means we do not to pay for this service up front, and we are not charged a percentage per transaction to cover the cost of the service. Instead, Rally Up requests optional “tipping” during checkout as a means of passing their platform fee on to donors.

• Sakai PTO cannot disable tipping.
• Tips do NOT go to Sakai PTO in any way, shape, or form.
• 100% of tips go to Rally Up. This is part of their business model.
• Tips are OPTIONAL

To opt out of tipping, set the custom tipping amount to $0.

After completing your donation you will see a “donation confirmed” screen. If you do not see this message, you have not completed checkout.

Most large companies offer formal donation matching as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) scheme, and many smaller ones will be happy to offer to match donations if you approach them and let them know about your fundraising.

Requesting a matching gift is normally a quick and easy process which must be initiated by the donor. You can do this by filling out and submitting a paper match form provided by your employer or through an electronic submission process.

Your employer will need the following info:

• Tax ID #: 91-0977467
• Name of Organization: Bainbridge Island Parent Teacher Organization Coordinating Council

The Bainbridge Island PTOCC is the 501(c)(3) organization for all Bainbridge Island School District PTOs. The PTOCC will receive the matching funds and designate them to Sakai PTO. Please let the Sakai PTO know that you have sent a matching gift by emailing sakai.fundraising@bainbridgeptos.org. We will make sure it’s attributed to your student!

The PTO supports the Sakai students and staff in many ways:

• Student Enrichment, including:
  • Field Trips
  • Bike to School Day
  • Leaving Our Island Curriculum
  • Staff Appreciation
  • Yearbooks
• Program Services:
  • Math Olympiad
  • Online Curriculum (Gizmos, IXL,  Reflex)
  • Sakai Reads
  • Specialist Programs (Art, Band, Choir, Music, Morning Broadcast, P.E.)
• Facilities:
  • Copy Paper ($8000 covers 8 of the 10 months of school)
  • Emergency Preparedness Supplies
  • Student’s School Supplies (All of it this year!)
• Grants:
  • Discretionary Staff Grants
  • Scholarships
  • Staff Stipends for Clubs
• Management & Operations:
  • Meeting Supplies
  • PTOCC Dues

Please don’t hesitate to reach out to the Sakai PTO with questions as they come up.

Fundraising Chair: sakai.fundraising@bainbridgeptos.org
PTO Treasurer: Sakai.Treasurer@bainbridgeptos.org