Apptegy, a K-12 communications and branding platform serving over 5,250 school districts, has announced a strategic partnership with Givebacks, a school fundraising and ticketing platform, to embed compliant payment, ticketing, and fundraising capabilities directly into Apptegy’s district-branded mobile apps and websites.
This collaboration aims to create a unified K-12 school payment ecosystem, addressing the common challenge districts face when managing communications and payments across disconnected systems. The integrated solution seeks to provide districts with a comprehensive platform that handles both communication and financial transactions without requiring compromises in either area.
The partnership establishes modernized school-to-home engagement through a secure, mobile-first payment portal specifically designed for K-12 districts and families. This approach allows families to access payments, tickets, and fundraising opportunities through a single, district-branded application.
Bob Butler, CEO of Apptegy, stated, “Every interaction between a family and a school matters. With Givebacks, Apptegy is offering the right tools and support for staff and families to simplify both payments and communication. The partnership allows districts to facilitate fundraising, ticket purchases, and school store purchases in the same platform they communicate with families and students.”
Key benefits of this integration include real-time school district financial reporting dashboards, which aim to replace fragmented cash collection methods with a centralized, auditable platform featuring automated school fee collection and reconciliation. Furthermore, the Givebacks payment functionality comes at no additional Apptegy platform cost, utilizing transaction-based pricing to ensure more funds remain within schools. Districts can also expect easy setup and deployment, with the ability to collect payments in as little as 24 hours.
Will Bowen, CEO of Givebacks, commented on the integration: “Integrating with Apptegy allows us to deliver the first purpose-built K–12 platform where communication and payments live together—making it easier for families to support their schools in real time.”
Apptegy’s platform supports student enrollment and attendance, family engagement, and community support through tools like Apptegy Foundations for updates across various channels and Engagement Suite for direct communication. Recent additions include Attendance Pro, an AI-powered SMS system for absenteeism, and Community Experience, an AI-powered hub for real-time answers. Givebacks offers an all-in-one platform for school communities, managing fundraising, event ticketing, school stores, and donations to help districts oversee community funds.
In summary, the Apptegy-Givebacks partnership delivers a K-12 school payment ecosystem designed to transform how districts manage school-to-home financial engagement. The secure mobile-first payment portal ensures that district brands remain central to family interactions, covering daily communications, event tickets, and fundraising donations, aiming for unified, branded, and compliant school communication.
