Position Overview
The Beanstack reading fundraiser product empowers schools and libraries to facilitate engaging and impactful reading fundraisers. Our mission is to engage students in reading while raising much-needed funds for schools. As a Parent Ambassador, you will play a vital role in promoting and facilitating these fundraisers within your local community.
As a Parent Ambassador, you will be the face of our reading fundraiser program in your local area, working with Parent Teacher Associations and Organizations (PTAs/PTOs) to organize and promote reading fundraisers. This is a flexible position with an hourly salary plus commission, making it an ideal opportunity for motivated parents looking to make a positive impact on local schools while earning extra income.
Key Responsibilities
- Outreach and Promotion: Establish connections with local PTA/Os to introduce and promote reading fundraisers.
- Enroll Schools for Fundraising Events: Work closely with schools and organizations to set up and manage reading fundraiser events. Work with local school operations and leadership and a Beanstack implementation specialist to successfully onboard schools via tools like ClassLink or Clever.
- Community Engagement and Promotion: Be the point of contact for parent leaders, providing them with information and encouraging participation in their fundraisers. Provide schools with Beanstack resources to successfully promote their reading fundraisers, including communications timelines and materials, as well as ideas and inspiration based on what has worked well at other schools.
- Track and Report Out Performance: Monitor the success of each fundraiser, track participation rates, report on funds raised, and highlight successes and failures to improve future outcomes.
Qualifications
- Passion for Education: A strong belief in the importance of reading and education.
- Community Involvement: Active in your local school or PTA, with established connections in the community.
- Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to engage with school officials and parent leadership.
- Self-Motivated: Ability to work independently, set your own goals, and manage your own time effectively.
- Sales Experience (Preferred but not required): Experience in fundraising, sales, or marketing is a plus but not required.
Compensation
- This role is an independent contractor role providing $30 per hour, plus commission. You will earn 5-10% commission based on the funds raised from each reading fundraiser you enroll and support.
Why Join Us?
- Make a Difference: Help schools raise essential funds while promoting reading engagement among students.
- Flexible Schedule: This is a part-time, remote role, allowing you to work around your own schedule.
- Community Impact: Become a key player in improving schools for students in your local area.
To Apply
If you're passionate about education and want to help schools and students thrive, we’d love to hear from you! Apply today by submitting your interest, and we will get in touch with more information.
About Us
Zoobean’s flagship products help people achieve reading goals by tracking reading and participating in reading challenges. We serve over 10,000 public library and school clients in the United States, Canada, and Australia. Over 13 million readers use our platform, Beanstack, to track their reading, earn incentives, and stay motivated to read.
Our Shark Tank appearance brought us Mark Cuban as an investor. We have since picked up Kapor Capital, Militello Capital, AlphaLab Gear, RevUp Capital, and the AT&T Aspire Accelerator as believers and backers of our wonderful cause. Our customers range from big to small and include the Los Angeles Public Library, the Hawaii Department of Education, and the Department of Defense.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
We believe diversity breeds innovation. We're building a product that helps librarians, educators, and families everywhere, and to do that well, we need a workforce representative of the population we serve. We are actively looking to add members to our team who will bring diverse backgrounds, new perspectives, and a willingness to challenge us to improve the work we do every day.
From the Heart
At Zoobean, we live out three core values that are represented in our logo:
- Love: We are passionate about our work and give everything we can to our customers, investors, and each other.
- Inclusion: Our company grew out of a calling to help children and families see themselves in the books they read. That same commitment to diversity runs through all we do and allows us to express ourselves while feeling a sense of belonging to a larger community.
- Awesomeness: This one speaks for itself.
Come work with us if this hits you in the heart and mind.