How It Works
To celebrate our 14th birthday, we’re asking you to “act like a middle schooler!”
What does that look like? Ask big, bold “What If?” questions. Lead with radical empathy. Throw you support behind ideas that can make a difference.
As part of this, we’re kicking off a campaign to grow our Sustaining Donor support. Sustaining Donors commit to providing monthly support that is critical to supporting middle schoolers. Our goals include growing from 68 to 100 monthly donors and asking our current Sustaining Donors to consider growing their support. Our current sustaining donors give anywhere from $5 to $175+ each month. Every single level of support powers our mission. Sustaining donors provide funding that we can count on, month after month, when many of our grants, programmatic contracts, and fundraising campaigns ebb and flow.
To help us achieve these goals, several generous sponsors have combined efforts to create a matching pool so that every new Sustaining Donor dollar (whether you become a new one or increase your current commitment) is being multiplied. Start today and your initial gift will be multiplied by 10…no joke!
Looking for a fun place to start?
– $14/mo in honor of our 14th birthday (unlock $140 from our matching sponsors!)– $41/mo if you like to think creatively and flip the script (unlocks $410 from our matching sponsors!)– $100/mo if you like nice, clean, round numbers (unlocks $1,000 from our matching sponsors!)– Or pick any custom monthly amount that fits your budget!
Your recurring gift keeps our classes, camps, and clubs free for middle schoolers and their families while also enhancing our ability to provide training and support to programming partners that empower middle schoolers, ensuring they have the tools and resources they need.
Why Act like a Middle Schooler?
What’s the first thing you think of when you hear “middle schooler”?
Be honest—was it awkward? Chaotic? Eye-roll emoji?
At TomTod, we’re flipping that script.
Middle schoolers are some of the most creative, curious, empathetic, determined, authentic, and brave people you’ll meet.
And they’re not just the future—they’re changing the world right now.
Frankly, we think the rest of us could learn a thing or two from them.
So this September, we’re inviting you to Act Like a Middle Schooler.
Your community will thank you for it.
And honestly? You’ll probably have more fun, too.
Matching Sponsors
To power this work forward, we have a generous matching pool of donors that will match your initial gift times 10! An incredible opportunity to multiply your impact!
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