The class gift for your teacher, from every family
Each family chips in what they want, from $10, and nobody sees who gave what, not even you. The teacher picks their own gift, gift cards or prepaid cards, and reads a KadoBook of every family's messages.
Public school? Set the limits your district allows; anything above goes to your PTA, in the teacher's honor. See teacher gifts for public schools
How it works for a room parent
Start the pool in the free KadoPool app
Add the teacher, and the aide if there is one, and set each person's share. It takes about two minutes.
Invite the families
Invite them by e-mail from the app, so the reminders reach them, and share the link in the class WhatsApp or print the QR code for the school newsletter. Families pay by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay, with no app or account.
Let the reminders do the chasing
With automatic reminders on, KadoPool nudges the families you invited by e-mail who haven't chipped in yet, about 3 days and 12 hours before the closing date. You see who has chipped in, never who gave what.
Send the gift
Send the gift and the teacher receives it in the KadoPool app, with the KadoBook of the families' messages, and the KadoClip if you add one.
On a computer? Scan with your phone's camera.
Free to organize, in about two minutes. Families chip in from the link, with no app.
Why families give more when it's private
A gift collection is meant to be voluntary. When amounts are visible, some families give more than they want and others stay out. With KadoPool, no one sees what another family gave, the organizer included, and the total stays hidden until enough families have chipped in that no amount can be guessed.
What the teacher receives
- Their choice: gift cards, prepaid cards (up to $999), or a mix.
- A KadoBook: every family's messages, in one place.
- A KadoClip, if you want one: the families' messages as a short video, from $2.49 per recipient, or with the photos families add in the app, from $3.99. KadoPool offers discounts when the pool has several recipients.
A sample KadoClip for Ms. Rivera
Play the sample KadoClip
The teacher and the aide, in one pool
Add everyone the class wants to thank, the teacher, the aide, the specials teachers, and set each person's share. Each one receives their own gift, privately.
What it costs
Organizing is free. Each payment carries the card processing and KadoPool's 2% fee: about $1.53 on a $25 gift. You choose whether it comes out of the gift or is added on top. See pricing
Questions
What do we need from the teacher?
Their e-mail address: any one they read, a work or school address included. The gift goes there, and they open it in the free KadoPool app with that address. If it was mistyped, you can correct it in the app.
When do they get the gift?
When you send it from the app, once the pool has closed. Set the closing date for the day before you want them to have it, and send it on the day. They don't need an account first: they get one e-mail with the gift and open it in the free KadoPool app.
Do families need the app?
No. They chip in from the link on any phone or computer. Only you, to set up and send the gift, and the teacher, to open it, use the app.
Can I use it for a public school teacher?
Yes. Set the limits your district allows, and families can give the rest to your PTA as a donation. See teacher gifts for public schools.
More questions
Is it voluntary?
Yes. Families choose whether to chip in and how much. No one sees who gave what.
Can I keep it a surprise?
Yes, always: the teacher hears nothing from KadoPool until you send the gift. Just share the link where the teacher won't see it.
Do I hold the money?
No. Payments go through Stripe, never to you. As the organizer, you never touch the money.
Can we cap the gift?
Yes. When you start the pool, turn on "Limit what people give" and set the most per contributor, the most for the whole gift, or both. Contributors see the limits before they give, and once the most for the whole gift is reached, the pool stops taking contributions.
Can the gift help the school too?
Yes. Link the pool to your school or PTA and KadoPool gives it 30% of our fee. If it hasn't joined KadoPool yet, we invite it and keep its share for it for 12 months. It never comes out of the gift.
Start the class gift
Families chip in from the link, privately, and the teacher picks their own gift.
On a computer? Scan with your phone's camera.