Back-to school season is more than getting new backpacks and teacher assignments. Schools need to remember that summer is a time when they are trying to get additional funding to ensure students receive the best education.
While schools have many options to raise funds and advocate for increased federal, state, and local budgets it is parents who are increasingly turning to innovative programs such as Box Tops for Education for funding things like school supplies, technology, and playground equipment. Box Tops for Education, which was launched in 1996 with a limited number of General Mills cereals as a test launch, has raised over $913million for 70,000 schools. It charges 10 cents per clip from the long list of participating household products and food items.
A new app simplifies the whole process.
Teachers, parents, and others in the community no longer need to cut out and drop off Box Tops clips at schools. They can now scan receipts from any retailer using the Box Tops for Education app, which is free to download via iTunes App Store or Google Play.
The app recognizes automatically participating productsYou can instantly add funds to your school’s online earnings by clicking here. Box Tops for Education gives schools twice each year a check to purchase anything they need.
“When Box Tops for Education began 23 years ago, clipping and mailing Box Tops was the best way for us to run the program,”Erin Anderson is Box Tops for Education’s platform manger. “But over the years, technology has advanced at incredible rates, opening up all kinds of new opportunities. By going digital, we will be able to create efficiencies in our fulfillment processes, better understand the health of the program, show supporters their contributions in real time, and attract more brands to participate.”
The app is convenient, but it also offers two important advantages for shoppers who use it:
* The ability to see for themselves, right on the app, how their shopping habits directly impact their schools.
* A chance to win one of five $20,000 makeovers for their school by scanning receipts containing at least one participating product between now and November 15, 2019.
All receipts must have been scanned within 14 days after purchase. The program will be fully digitalized, but the traditional Box Top clips on the packaging will continue to be accepted until they expire.
Yes, indeed. “double dipping”You are allowed to do so. This means that for a short time, shoppers with smart phones can earn double the cash by scanning receipts containing the participating products through the app and submitting traditional Box Top clip to their school’s Coordinator. To scan their receipts on their behalf, those who don’t have smartphones are encouraged not to use their smartphone.
For more informationVisit to view a complete list of products that are participating in the program. www.BoxTops4Education.com.
