Your library opens doors.
Let your community help.
Give readers, families, and neighbors one place to rally around their library. Start a friendly SmartSlaps challenge and make every invitation point to the same team.
The challenge opens on Givebutter. Select Join the Challenge to register. Joining does not require a donation.
Start with three simple steps.
Find your community.
You do not need a directory listing to begin. Search the library challenge for an existing team before creating another. Choose one adult coordinator. Use your organization’s name and logo only with permission; otherwise identify the team as an independent supporter group.
Join your community team.
Open the challenge and select Join the Challenge. Follow the sign-in or registration prompts, then choose Join a team. If your community has no team, contact SmartSlaps first so we can confirm the recipient and create one shared team. Use the library or branch’s name, city, and state so supporters can find you. Example: Central Library, Springfield, IL.
Share your fundraising page.
Write a short story about a clear library priority, such as reading resources, family learning, or community programs. Set a realistic fundraising goal, finish registration, and save your team or team-member page link. Share that link so gifts can be credited to your team. Check the campaign leaderboard and thank the people taking part.
Follow the support all the way through.
Donors, parents, and neighbors should be able to ask: What was raised? What reached the mission? What did it make possible? Children can explore those questions with a trusted adult, too.
Check the campaign for fundraising progress, the public ledger for reported support and status, and the recipient’s documented updates for results. Keep those three measures separate. A missing update means more information is needed, not that a community failed.
Your first week as an organizer.
Choose one meaningful priority. Invite a small circle of adult supporters to share the page. Post a truthful progress update, celebrate the first milestone, and invite another community to a friendly challenge.
Thank supporters and report learning activities as well as fundraising totals.
Just want to give?
Open the team’s own page and choose its donation button. Enter the library or branch’s full name, city, and state in the required recipient field, and check the team credit before paying.
No team selected? You can still make a designated gift.
Give without joiningBring SmartSlaps into the activity.
Introduce an available Guardian during story time, a reading program, or another staff-led activity. Invite families to find a book connected with its subject. No library-card numbers or patron records are needed.
Requests are reviewed as funding and inventory allow. Confirm quantities and availability before announcing distribution.
A few things to know.
What if we are not listed?
You do not need a directory listing to begin. Search the library challenge for an existing team before creating another.
How do I manage my page?
Use the portal link in your Givebutter confirmation or receipt email, then open your fundraising pages. You can edit your individual fundraiser story and goal and copy your link. Contact hello@smartslaps.com for changes to a shared team’s name, goal, or logo.
How are donations and team totals connected?
SmartSlaps Foundation processes the gifts. The recipient field records the intended school, library, or public-safety agency; team credit records fundraising progress. A leaderboard total does not mean funds have already been transferred. Givebutter tips are off; donors cover the platform and processing fees shown at checkout. See our transparency information.
Do children need accounts or have to raise money?
No. Adults manage fundraising pages and donations. Children can learn, create, and share in approved settings without selling products, handling money, meeting quotas, or appearing on a public page. Giving is always optional.
Does joining make us an official partner?
Creating a team does not establish an official partnership, endorsement, or recipient approval. Make your relationship clear in your story. If you need to confirm an organization’s participation or a proposed use of funds, contact SmartSlaps.
Start a team or ask for help.
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Choose your setup path.
Join an existing community team with your adult-managed fundraiser page, or ask us to help. SmartSlaps creates new shared teams after reviewing the intended recipient and purpose, so supporters can rally in one place.
Homeschool families belong here.
Homeschool families and co-ops are welcome as adult-led teams for any community mission. We help you choose a recipient, set up your page and prepare your Guardian SmartSlaps. Personal expenses and personal-use sticker requests are not supported.
Your team receives fundraising credit. The verified school, co-op or community service receives support. For a co-op raising support for its own program, we verify the recipient and donation route.