Case Study: Julia Green Elementary achieves 98% participation and raises $35,000 with Beanstack

Reinventing Reading Fundraisers in the All-digital World

Julia Green Elementary, a K-4 school, faced the challenge of adapting its annual in-person reading fundraiser to a fully remote learning environment due to the pandemic. The school needed a new way to manage the event, motivate student participation, and collect donations without relying on its traditional paper tracking and physical assemblies.

The school implemented a customized, all-online reading fundraiser using Beanstack. The platform’s motivational tools, custom badges, and robust tracking replaced analog processes. This solution, combined with digital promotion and community engagement, achieved a 98% student participation rate and raised $35,000. Beanstack also helped foster a lasting increase in reading engagement, with logging rates up more than 25% months after the event.

Julia Green Elementary

Sarah Parnell

Librarian