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www.FredParent.NET • • • 17 Matthew H. Caspersen, D.D.S., M.S. (540) 371-2611 (888) 371-2612 • Helping adults & children of all ages • Offering affordable payment options • Military discounts available • FREE Consultation! Featuring quality American-made braces FP: a Wishbook is the name of the fundraising "wish list" individuals can create on the website. Who can create a Wishbook? CG: Teachers, schools and organizations that need resources for educating or for advancing innovative learning; parents and students with projects or big ideas they need help building; and companies and donors looking to connect with classrooms and support innovation. FP: Once a Wishbook is created, how are they promoted in order to receive donations? CG: We use social media to promote Wishbooks and encourage our users to do the same. Cash donations can be submitted on web and mobile platforms. We are working to bring companies online so that we can begin matching them to Wishbooks. FP: What are the benefits of creating a Wishbook over traditional school fundraising? CG: Wishbooks are easy to fill out, don't require proposals and are not limited to local geogra- phy. They take local needs and put them on a global platform. They also cut out the middleman. school fundraising is filled with product compa- nies whose products, like frozen pizza and cookie dough, provide no value-added to education. as a parent, i would much rather have apple, Microsoft or Google supporting my children's classrooms. FP: if i am an educator wanting to create a Wishbook for my classroom, how do i get started? CG: Go to wishstars.com and select "sign Up" or "Create a Wishbook" and submit your email so that we can send you an invite. Fill out the form, (it only takes about 2 minutes) and send it back. We upload it for you. We will be releasing updates soon that will allow you create your own Wishbook online. FP: What are your future goals for Wishstars? CG: We started Wishstars with a focus on crowdfunding first. Our goal with Wishstars is to become the place where educators and students launch products or startups from the classroom in collaboration with the businesses with which we connect them. Kerry Pinto is a freelance writer living in Stafford. We use social media to promote "Wishbooks"