NEW YORK, Oct. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Education crowdfunding nonprofit DonorsChoose.org today announced a new app to help merchants that utilize the market-leading CloverⓇ point-of-sale (POS) platform support public schools in their local communities. The Round Up for Schools app, available in the Clover App Market, offers customers the option to round up their purchases and donate the change to nearby schools chosen by the business owner. When customers choose to round up, their change is automatically applied to a classroom project request on DonorsChoose.org. To celebrate the launch, donations made through the Round Up for Schools app will be matched by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
DonorsChoose.org, founded in 2000 by Bronx history teacher Charles Best, is the leading teacher crowdfunding platform in the United States. Eighty-three percent of U.S. public schools have at least one teacher who has created a project on DonorsChoose.org. To date, teachers have had 1.5 million requests funded on the site for school supplies, technology, books, field trips, sports equipment, musical instruments, and more.
"Schools and small businesses have always been at the heart of local communities, and we're so excited that Clover merchants now have a way to show their support for neighborhood classrooms on DonorsChoose.org," said Best. "With the Gates Foundation's generous match of donations made through the Clover app, it's never been easier for local merchants and their customers to make an impact in their communities."
The Clover point-of-sale platform functions as a complete business-management platform enabling merchants to maximize their operating efficiencies and grow, while allowing customers to pay using a debit/credit card, in addition to mobile payment options such as Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay. The Clover App Market gives merchants that use Clover the ability to download apps that help them run their business directly onto their Clover devices.
The Round Up for Schools app is the first Clover app that allows merchants to run a POS campaign to support schools in their local communities.
"The Round Up for Schools app offers merchants a simple way to create a positive impact in their surrounding communities," said Mark Schulze, co-founder of Clover. "It's a great example of the power that technology can have in enabling people to give back in ways that are easy for them and significant for others."
Paras Shah and Jeffrey Weiss, co-owners and chefs from Valencian Gold in Las Vegas, Nev., were among several Clover merchants who participated in a pilot of the Round Up for Schools app. Valencian Gold has already raised over $400 to support requests from local teachers since launching the app.
"We are so grateful to be members of the Round Up for Schools community, and to have the app available at Valencian Gold," said Weiss. "Nothing makes us happier than to know that we are making a small impact, one guest at a time, in the education and opportunities for tomorrow's generation."
To download the app on a Clover device, select "More Tools" from the main menu, and click the "Round Up for Schools" app in the "New and Noteworthy" section. Once a merchant downloads the app, they will be able to select a nearby school to support when a customer rounds up their purchase. The matching donation from the Gates Foundation will happen automatically, while funds last.
To learn more about the Round Up for Schools app, visit http://www.roundupforschools.org.
ABOUT DONORSCHOOSE.ORG
DonorsChoose.org is the leading platform for giving to public schools. Teachers across America use the site to create projects requesting resources their students need, and donors give to the projects that inspire them. Since its founding by a Bronx teacher in 2000, 4 million people and partners have given $880 million to projects reaching 36 million students. Unique among education funding platforms, the DonorsChoose.org team vets each project request and ships resources directly to the school. Every donor receives photos of their project in action, thank-yous from the classroom, and a cost report showing how every dollar was spent. DonorsChoose.org was the first charity to make the top 10 on Fast Company's list of the Most Innovative Companies in the World.
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