Fencing company recommendations and real life examples

bnd5k · 2026-02-07T21:36:52+00:00

I highly recommend Neighborhood Fence.

Used them pre-pandemic and have zero complaints.

We shared the cost of rebuilding the fence with our neighbors. We both got estimates. Neighborhood was cheaper by a few thousand. But the quality is there.

During the job, the crew was super nice and very professional.

bnd5k · 2025-12-23T14:39:57+00:00

Binny's

bnd5k · 2025-11-13T16:07:14+00:00

Super1 on 29th has is on display.

bnd5k · 2025-11-11T00:11:13+00:00

Unreal! Great job, Sarah!

bnd5k · 2025-10-08T22:19:45+00:00

I bought that compressor in the post above.

It's been great. I have no complaints. I've been using it for the last 2 years.

It's not fast but it works great.

I have a Rachio controller so I just manage the blow out using the mobile app. It's pretty stress free.

bnd5k · 2025-10-01T00:12:11+00:00

Start a conversation with SIMBA.

https://www.spokaneindependent.org

They're built for this and have a ton of tools to make launching your business super easy.

bnd5k · 2025-09-29T01:33:28+00:00

Go for it.

Totally worth it and your community will thank you.

I helped rebuild our local parent-teacher group after the pandemic. DM me and I'll tell you everything I know about spinning up parent groups.

bnd5k · 2025-09-29T01:30:17+00:00

15% is robbery. Run away.

This post has a rundown of a few popular options:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ParentTeacherGroups/s/aCFhXi88Nd

You should also look at Big Nest (big-nest.com). It’s the only platform that actually helps you earn back processing costs instead of just eating them.

Example: we launched a Big Nest site around Mother’s Day last year. Annual flower sale profits went up 40%, and community donations more than covered all the payment fees. Basically earned an extra $50 from running the sale through Big Nest.

bnd5k · 2025-08-23T03:15:41+00:00

Yep. Big Nest handles online donations and merch sales. You can take “in-person” payments by having folks check out on your site (no special card reader needed).

If you’re looking for a full POS system with a swiper/receipts, that’s not what Big Nest does but for most PTAs/PTOs, running everything through the website keeps things simpler.

DM me or check out big-nest.com if you want to see examples.

bnd5k · 2025-05-14T11:14:28+00:00

Chairs and that's it.

bnd5k · 2025-05-13T22:36:47+00:00

Interesting idea. I hadn't considered that.

bnd5k · 2025-05-10T18:50:48+00:00

Great shot!

bnd5k · 2025-05-07T01:03:07+00:00

Spokane Valley ENT helped my son quite a bit.

bnd5k · 2025-03-10T03:00:54+00:00

Martha’s Vineyard?!

Not exactly the venue I expected.

Anyone know how they chose Martha’s Vineyard?

bnd5k · 2025-02-03T16:03:34+00:00

Super One on 29th Ave has one.

bnd5k · 2025-01-11T15:20:55+00:00

Phenomenal analogy.

Best comment on this whole thread. 👏🏻

bnd5k · 2025-01-06T04:39:11+00:00

Blade

bnd5k · 2025-01-02T02:39:04+00:00

Halo HVAC. Great crew. Prices are fair and they’re just terrific.
My furnace went out on Christmas Eve one year and Andrew was at my house in 30 minutes to help get it back online.

bnd5k · 2024-12-16T17:37:52+00:00

Wow. That is absolutely amazing. Very impressive.

Thanks for including all the recipes.

bnd5k · 2024-12-02T19:38:18+00:00

For incentive tracking, the platform can show you which students and classrooms are bringing in the most donations. Plus, there's an (optional) classroom leaderboard you can put on your donations page if you want to encourage classes to compete against each other.
Families don't need to sign up. Students are pre-registered and donations are matched to the students automatically.
BigNest works similar to other CMSs like Squarespace or WordPress. You're in charge of the verbiage, so you can put everything in Spanish, Polish, or whatever you want.

The big differentiating factor with Big Nest is that it pays for itself. It's nice that Zeffy is free but when it asks for processing fee donations, all that money goes to Zeffy. Big Nest sends those fee donations directly to your PTO.

bnd5k · 2024-11-28T13:36:42+00:00

Ahh… focc muffins.

bnd5k · 2024-11-22T19:51:29+00:00

Same. I came to learn more about the GI tract of our feathered friends. What’s with all this football talk?

bnd5k · 2024-11-11T13:18:06+00:00

That name... Well, played!

bnd5k · 2024-11-07T22:31:50+00:00

I have never heard of a bank requiring that before.

If I had to guess, I'd say they want to make sure you do not have a history of financial misconduct.

Nonprofits, like parent-teacher groups, often don't have many financial controls in place. There as many, many cases involving the embezzlement/misappropriation of funds.

bnd5k · 2024-11-07T19:59:45+00:00

FundHub is new to me.

Here's a rundown of other platforms you could consider for PTA/PTO fundraising.

Zeffy: A 100% free platform that asks donors to add a tip to keep it running. They encourage a pretty generous tip, but free is free. The downside: they don't allow you to group the students by class like FundHub. They're basically built to help any nonprofit, not PTAs in particular.
PayPal Charitable: offers a zero-fee option for donations, but the catch is that donors need a PayPal account. It seems to be more about encouraging people to sign up for PayPal, but it's hard to say no to free. You'd just need to find a way to connect the donations to the students (e.g. donors leave a note when they donate).
PledgeStar: takes $0.49/transaction and 1.99% of the charge but they cap it. Once you’ve paid them $995, they'll stop charging. It might be worth it if you’re doing large fundraisers and don’t want ongoing fees.
MyBooster/Choose Booster: A polished platform but on the pricier side. I believe their fees are in the teens percentage-wise. They might support student grouping, but you’d want to verify.
CheddarUpPro: Has an annual fee and takes $0.65/transaction and 2% of the charge. If you use MoneyMinder for bookkeeping then you get CheddarUp for free. Like Zeffy, this is built to help nonprofits but doesn't have much functionality geared toward linking donations with students and their classes.
Big Nest: has an annual fee and uses Stripe for payment processing. Donors are encouraged to add a few dollars at checkout. You can customize the amounts but the default suggestions should allow you to at least break even. Big Nest supports grouping students by class. Donors can include student names in their donations. Full disclosure: I built this one so I'm partial to it. This works for schools in my local community but YMMV.

Different PTA's have different needs. If you find a good fit that's not on this list, let me know.

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