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1. What is Upromise?
Upromise is a free service designed to help families save more money for
college and, through the Upromise Schools Program, to raise much-needed
funds for local schools. Many parents see college as a necessity for
their children, and starting early and saving regularly can make all the
difference. K-12 schools are desperately in need of additional funds to
support valuable programs. Upromise is here to help with both.
2. How does Upromise help families save for college?
Upromise can help in three easy ways -- the more you do the more you save.
Upromise has teamed up with hundreds of great companies to offer rewards
on your everyday spending on gas, groceries, online shopping and more.
Upromise also helps you get your family and friends involved so that their
everyday spending can contribute -- automatically. All of this can then
jump-start families to consider saving and investing in their own college
savings plans.
3. How does Upromise help schools raise funds? The new Upromise Schools Program allows schools to raise much needed funds while helping parents start down the important path of saving for college. There are two ways that your school can earn funds:
4. How successful is the Upromise program?
With over 7 million members enrolled, Upromise has become the #1 private
source of college funding in America.
5. What companies participate in the Upromise service?
Hundreds of leading companies participate in Upromise. You can earn
Upromise rewards:
6. What is the Upromise Schools Program?
The Upromise Schools Program is a funding program that allows schools to
earn hundreds - even thousands - of dollars for needed school programs
when existing and new Upromise members link to your school and participate
in the Upromise service.
7. Why is Upromise offering this program?
Upromise is committed to putting families on the path to higher education
and believes that supporting local schools helps increase preparedness for
college. The Upromise Schools program helps schools earn funds for basic
school programs, while helping parents save for college.
8. There are a lot of fundraising companies out there. Why is this program different?
The Upromise Schools Program is an ongoing funding program that is easy,
risk-free, effective and free to join. There is no inventory to buy, and
no door-to-door sales required. This exciting and powerful program can
help raise hundreds - even thousands - of dollars for vital programs at
your K-12 school, while also helping parents save for college.
9. Is there a cost for my school to participate?
There is no cost for your school to enroll in the Program and it is free
for participants to join Upromise.
10. How can my school participate?
Any tax-exempt Pre-K-12 public, private, religious or parochial school can
enroll online at
http://www.upromise.com/school/secure/6200.do
11. How long will this funding program run at my school?
The Upromise Schools Program is a long-term funding program. Once your
school is enrolled, you'll be able to raise funds year after year!
There's no need to re-enroll from year to year.
12. What information do I need to enroll and get started?
Enrolling your school to raise funds for years to come through the
Upromise Schools Program takes just a few minutes. In addition to basic
information about you and your school, you'll want to have your school's
Tax-ID handy.
13. When can my school offer this program?
If authorized to do so by your school, you can get started by enrolling
your school in the program right now. Once your school is enrolled,
you'll have access to all the turnkey materials and resources you need
to begin promoting the program to parents at your school.
14. What do I do if I can't find my school on your website?
We have tried to list all K-12 schools nationally, but we may have missed
a few. If your school is not listed, please let us know by completing the
information on
this page.
We will verify the information you provide
and add your school to our database so that you can proceed with the
online school enrollment process. Please allow five business days for your
school to be added to our database.
15. How will families know that I'm the School Coordinator?
We expect to share the name of each school's Coordinator with members who
link to the school. We will also share the coordinator name in the event
that someone tries to enroll a school that is already participating.
16. How will I promote this program?
Upromise will support you with turnkey marketing materials to help you
promote the Program and encourage parent participation at your school.
Downloadable materials include:
17. Where can I find information about the Program Rules?
The Program Rules for the Upromise Schools Program can be found at
http://www.upromise.com/school/8397.4.do
18. What is a linked member?
A linked member is a Upromise member who has linked their Upromise account
to your School's account.
19. How does my school earn money through the Upromise Schools Program? There are two ways your school can earn funds through the Upromise Schools Program:
20. How much money can my school earn from Bonuses?
Your school can earn up to $30 in First-Time Bonuses for each family that
links their Upromise account to the school and participates in certain
aspects of the Upromise Service. If only 100 parents, grandparents,
relatives and community members participate, your school could earn up to
$3,000! Schools will only be compensated for one member per household.
Here is the specific breakdown of First Time Bonus opportunities:
To get each of the bonuses described above, members must complete the relevant activity for the first time within 90 days of first linking their Upromise Account to a school account.
Participating schools will only be
compensated for one Member per household. In addition, Bonuses will only
be credited to a participating school if the school is linked to the
Member's Upromise account at the time the Bonuses are credited. If a
Member is linked to multiple schools at the time when Bonuses are
credited, such Bonuses will be divided evenly among all linked
participating schools. And, in addition to these First Time Bonuses, Upromise contributing companies will be offering additional bonuses from time to time. Be sure to visit www.upromise.com/schoolsspecialbonus frequently to learn about these special fundraising opportunities! 21. Are parents required to participate in all four First-Time Bonus activities in order to qualify?
No. Each activity offers a distinct opportunity for linked members to earn
money for your school. The more activities a parent participates in, the
more your school can earn.
22. How do parents share their rewards with my school?
In addition to the bonus opportunities described above, parents can choose
to allocate any portion of their Upromise rewards to your school. This
enables parents to continue raising funds for your school indefinitely,
just by participating in the Upromise service!
23. What can my school do with the money it earns?
Your school is free to use the money for anything it wants. For example,
the money could fund a field trip, or buy books or other supplies for your
school.
24. Can parents who are already Upromise members participate?
Yes. Existing Upromise members can link their account to your school.
Existing members will be eligible for First-Time Bonuses for Upromise
activities that they haven't taken advantage of before. For example, if a
parent at your school who is already a Upromise member has never shopped
online through Upromise, that parent could qualify to earn a First -Time
Bonus the first time they shop online through Upromise within 90 days of
linking to your school. Furthermore, all Upromise members are eligible
to allocate all or some of their Upromise rewards to your school.
25. Are parents required to open a 529 College Savings Plan?*
No. Opening a 529 tax-advantaged college savings plan is optional.
*529 plans are municipal securities. They may lose value and are not
government or FDIC insured.
26. Can family and friends participate in this fundraiser?
Yes. Absolutely. Family and friends can earn up to $30.00 per family in
First Time Bonuses when they join and participate in the same Upromise
activities as outlined above. They can also allocate any or all of their
Upromise rewards to your school.
27. How will I monitor how my school is doing?
As your school's Coordinator, you will have access to a password-protected
account where you can monitor how much money your school has earned.
You'll even be able to see the names of the parents who have linked to
your school, provided they have not elected to remain anonymous. This
information will help you thank parents for participating.
28. When will my school be paid?
Payments of Bonus Funds and Shared Rewards will be made quarterly, in
September, December, March and June. Please allow 4-6 weeks for check
delivery. Only participating schools with a balance of $50.00 or more will
be issued a check in a given quarter. In addition, any Bonus Funds earned by
a school that is not enrolled in the Schools Program will be forfeited if
the school does not enroll in the Schools Program within 180 days after the
last day of the quarter in which a Member first earned Bonus Funds for the
school. Checks will be made payable to the participating school and sent to
the school address on file with Upromise. Schools may be required to provide
proof of tax-exempt status or complete a form W-9 prior to payment being
sent. Checks are void if not cashed within 90 days and will not be reissued.
29. Is this a program my school can participate in every year?
Absolutely! We hope that your school will reap the benefits of this program
for years to come.
30. What is my job as the School Coordinator?
We have designed the Upromise Schools Program to be as simple as possible.
As the School Coordinator, your primary role is to get the word out about
the program to parents! School coordinators will have plenty of resources
available to them through the Coordinator Resource Center that they can
use to educate parents and encourage participation in the Program.
31. What happens if the School Coordinator responsibilities need to be transferred from one individual to another?
No problem. If you are transitioning your responsibilities as the School
Coordinator to another person, just update the coordinator contact
information through the "Update Profile" section of the Coordinator
Resource Center. You will be asked to enter the new coordinator's name and
contact information. Then, give the new coordinator your School ID and
Password so that s/he can log in to the account. The first time the new
coordinator logs in to the Coordinator Resource Center, they will be asked
to reset the account password and security question.
32. What if parents have children in multiple schools?
No problem! Parents can link their Upromise Accounts to up to ten schools.
When a parent has multiple schools linked to their account, the Bonuses
that they earn will be divided equally between schools.
33. Who do we contact for additional questions regarding this Program?
For question regarding the Program, please call us at 1-888-823-4360 or
email us at
schoolupdates@upromise.com.
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