Does the school need a payout account?

Yes. A connected payout account handles nonprofit verification.

Can multiple volunteers scan?

Yes — add volunteers as org members. Each uses their own phone.

Will-call at the door?

Manual attendee entry from the dashboard handles walk-ins.

Can we collect a donation alongside the ticket?

Yes. Add a donation tier as its own ticket type; buyers can stack with the base ticket.

School ticketing without the corporate vibe.

Plays, dances, PTA fundraisers — all on one branded URL. Flat $0.99 per ticket, or hide it in the price so parents see a clean number.

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What hurts

The familiar pains.

$10 dance tickets cant carry % fees

Across 200 tickets, even a $1 platform fee per ticket is a meaningful budget hit.

PTA volunteers shouldn’t need training

If it takes an afternoon to learn, the PTA chair will use Google Forms.

Parents bail on slow checkouts

Multi-step redirects on a phone in the school parking lot lose conversion.

How Jamrats fits

Pain meets fix.

Per-ticket fees on a $10 dance
Flat $0.99 per ticket, or absorb it for a clean price.
Platform too complex for volunteers
Build the event in five minutes. Parents check out in under a minute.
Multi-step buyer flow
Embedded checkout — no redirect, no app install.

How it actually plays out

Build · Sell · Scan.

Build

Create the event. Set price, capacity, performance times.

Sell

Send the link in the school newsletter. Parents pay on their phones.

Scan

Parent volunteer at the door scans QRs with their own phone.

Features that pull weight

The tools you’ll lean on.

Free RSVP events

Free assemblies + info nights cost $0.

QR check-in

Volunteer at the door with any phone.

Donation top-up

PTA can add a suggested donation tier alongside the base ticket.

Branded storefront

School colors, school name, school logo.

Manual attendee entry

Comp tickets for staff + faculty.

CSV exports

Door roster + next-year mailing list.

In the wild

Example events.

Spring play

250 cap · $15 ticket · 3 nights

Three performances over Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Comp tickets for cast families.

Winter formal

180 cap · $35 ticket

Single-night dance with a donation tier for the after-party fund.

PTA gala

120 cap · $80 ticket + sponsors

Annual fundraiser; base ticket + table sponsor tiers + raffle add-on.

FAQ

Frequently asked.

Yes. Toggle "organizer absorbs platform fee" so parents see a clean ticket price.

Try Jamrats for your next school event.

Five-minute setup. Flat $0.99 per paid ticket. Direct payouts.

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