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References: Special Events, Payments, and Term Wrap-Up

  1. Hackathon - Wikipedia - History and format of time-boxed coding competitions and showcases, relevant to this chapter's competition-event and showcase-event planning sections.

  2. Payment processor - Wikipedia - Explains how card payments move from a family to an organization's bank account, the mechanism behind this chapter's payment-processing-for-fees section.

  3. Time zone - Wikipedia - Covers how time zones are defined and observed, relevant to this chapter's time-zone-consideration guidance for multi-site or virtual special events.

  4. Event Planning: The Ultimate Guide (3rd Edition) - Judy Allen - Wiley - Allen is widely credited as the standard reference for event-logistics planning — venues, guest speakers, and timing — the framework behind this chapter's field-trip, showcase, and open-house coordination.

  5. Fundraising for Social Change (7th Edition) - Kim Klein - Jossey-Bass - Klein is a foundational voice in grassroots nonprofit fundraising, including sliding-scale and scholarship-based access models, the reasoning behind this chapter's scholarship-application-process guidance.

  6. Payment Systems for Organizations - Square - Describes card-processing, invoicing, and payout tools built for nonprofits, directly supporting this chapter's payment-processing-for-fees section.

  7. Use a Family Calendar on Google - Google Families Help - Official instructions for sharing a household calendar, supporting this chapter's calendar-sync-for-families guidance.

  8. 10 Best Event Registration Software for Small Nonprofits - Givebutter - A feature and pricing comparison of registration platforms, supporting this chapter's registration-software-comparison section.

  9. Set and Manage Your Refund Policy - Eventbrite Help Center - Explains configurable refund windows, relevant background for this chapter's weather-cancellation and makeup-session policies.

  10. 27 Fun Ways to Celebrate the End of the School Year - Common Sense Education - A menu of in-person and virtual closing activities for recognizing student accomplishments, directly supporting this chapter's end-of-term celebration section.