After-School Program Expansion Fund

Expand Opportunities for Students After the Final Bell

After-school programs create safe, structured environments where young people can explore their interests, get homework help, build friendships and develop new skills. But expanding these vital programs to reach more students requires dedicated funding for sites, staff and the equipment that brings enrichment activities to life.

Our After-School Program Expansion Fund makes it simple for community members, parents, local businesses and foundations to support the growth of programs that truly matter. This campaign template is designed specifically for nonprofits, schools and community organizations looking to raise funds for after-school programming that serves elementary, middle and high school students.

Why After-School Programs Need Your Support

Quality after-school programs deliver measurable benefits: improved academic performance, reduced risky behavior, increased social-emotional skills and better family engagement. Yet many programs operate on shoestring budgets, limiting their ability to serve more students or offer diverse, engaging activities.

Expanding to new sites—whether that's a new school location, community center or neighborhood hub—requires upfront investment in space rental, utilities, insurance and site-specific equipment. Hiring qualified staff and activity leaders ensures students receive quality supervision, mentorship and instruction. And purchasing the right equipment—from art supplies and sports gear to STEM kits and musical instruments—turns generic "childcare" into transformative enrichment experiences.

How Paperform Helps You Raise Funds with Confidence

Paperform makes fundraising for after-school expansion straightforward and professional. This template includes everything you need to launch a campaign that clearly communicates your goals and makes giving easy:

• Custom donation levels with suggested amounts for site expansion, staffing and equipment
• Donor information collection that respects privacy while building your supporter database
• Integrated payment processing via Stripe, PayPal or Square—no third-party fundraising platform fees
• Conditional logic that shows different thank-you messages or follow-up questions based on donation amount
• Recurring donation options to build sustainable monthly support
• Branded experience that matches your organization's colors, fonts and mission

Once someone completes a donation, you can use Stepper (stepper.io) to automatically send personalized thank-you emails, add donors to your CRM, generate tax receipts and even trigger milestone notifications when you hit funding goals. Everything stays connected without manual data entry.

For organizations that need to track restricted gifts, you can easily collect information about which specific site, program area or equipment category a donor wants to support, then route those details to your finance team through automated workflows.

Who This Template Is For

This after-school expansion fundraising template is ideal for:

• Nonprofit youth development organizations like Boys & Girls Clubs, YMCAs and community-based groups
• School districts and PTAs raising funds for district-wide or school-specific after-school offerings
• Faith-based organizations providing safe after-school spaces in underserved neighborhoods
• Arts, sports and STEM nonprofits expanding specialized after-school programming
• Community foundations managing pooled funds for after-school initiatives

Whether you're raising $10,000 to outfit a new art room or $250,000 to open three new program sites, this template adapts to campaigns of any size.

The Impact of Site-Specific, Well-Resourced Programs

Generic after-school programs keep kids busy. Great after-school programs change lives. When you fund site-specific needs—like a new location in a neighborhood that currently has no safe after-school option—you directly expand access and equity.

When you fund qualified staffing, you ensure students work with trained educators, coaches and mentors who understand child development and can build meaningful relationships. And when you fund quality equipment and materials, you make it possible for students to explore robotics, learn an instrument, try a new sport or create visual art—experiences many families couldn't otherwise afford.

Launch Your Campaign in Minutes

With Paperform's intuitive editor, you can customize this template to reflect your specific expansion plans, adjust donation levels to match your budget, add photos and videos from your current programs and embed the form directly on your website or share it via social media and email.

The form is fully mobile-optimized, so supporters can give from any device. And with SOC 2 Type II compliance and secure payment processing, donors can trust that their information and contributions are protected.

Beyond the Donation: Staying Connected

Fundraising doesn't end at "Submit." Use Paperform's custom success pages to share impact updates, invite donors to volunteer or attend program showcases, and encourage them to spread the word on social media. Combine this with Papersign (papersign.com) if you need matching gift forms, grant agreements or MOU signatures from corporate partners—keeping every document connected to the original donation record.

After-school programs thrive when communities rally behind them. This template gives you the tools to make that support simple, transparent and effective—so you can spend less time on fundraising logistics and more time changing students' lives.

Start raising funds for your after-school expansion today with Paperform's After-School Program Expansion Fund template.