How it works.

Create Connections Through
Web-Based Pitch Competitions

Web-based entry submission, voting, community commenting, crowdfunding, and rubric-based judging. Showcase student ideas and receive meaningful feedback from industry professionals and community members.

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Classroom competitions
in just a few clicks.

Control the rules, deadlines, and evaluation criteria, making the competition tailored to curriculum goals.

Crowdfunding to Support Student Innovation & Educator Bonuses

NextPitch offers an option for contributors to financially support student pitches. When community members donate to support student ideas, they can also add bonuses for the educators or programs involved in the competition.

Easy Submission and Tracking

Students can track the progress of their submissions and view feedback all in one place.

Engage the Community through
Voting & Comments

Community members can vote and comment from anywhere in the world. Local and global engagement is key to the success of NextPitch competitions.

Student Pitch Page JUDGE ACCESS (meaning the judge is logged in and has access to this spe

Rubric-Based Judging for
Fair, Structured Feedback

Judges provide structured, objective feedback based on rubrics created by educators.

AI Tools to Support Planning,
Engagement and Feedback

Create Competitions at Multiple Levels

Leaders at various levels—school, district, regional, state, national, and global—can create larger-scale competitions to engage more students and showcase broader learning outcomes.