How It Works

Starting your fundraiser is simple, and every step brings us closer to a brighter future for children. Here’s how you can make a difference:

1

Set Up Your Fundraiser

Choose a name, set your goal, and share why this cause is important to you. Your personal story helps others connect and get involved!

2

Start Raising Money

Spread the word! Share your fundraiser on social media, send emails to your family, and text friends to get the word out.

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Celebrate Your Impact

Take pride in what you’ve accomplished. The funds you raise go directly to supporting children with developmental delays and disabilities, creating lasting change for families in need. Together, we’re making a real difference!

Peer-to-peer fundraising is a powerful way to join us in our mission to ensure every child has the opportunity to thrive. By creating your own fundraiser, you can help spread the word and raise vital funds to support children with developmental delays and disabilities.

Together, we can build a future where no child is left behind and every family has the resources and support they need. Your efforts make a real, lasting impact—let’s change the world, one fundraiser at a time.

Programs

How You Make an Impact

By starting your fundraiser, you’re empowering families and children to thrive. Your efforts create lasting change in the lives of children with developmental delays and disabilities. Here's how your fundraising makes a meaningful difference:

Together, we are inspiring courage and igniting change.

Autism Center

Your fundraiser supports specialized therapies and innovative treatments that help children with autism reach their full potential through individualized care.

Early Intervention

With your fundraising, infants and toddlers receive the early support they need to set the foundation for lifelong learning and growth, ensuring they start life strong.

Early Head Start

You provide income-qualified families with access to quality childcare and educational resources, helping children get a great start and parents build a stable future.

Preschool & Child care

Through your efforts, inclusive preschool and childcare services are available, allowing children of all abilities to learn, grow, and thrive in a nurturing environment.

Respite Care

Your fundraising provides caregivers with much-needed relief, offering safe, engaging environments where children with special needs can enjoy activities that foster growth and fun.

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Mat Dastrup, CFO

Mat Datstrop, Chief Financial Officer at KOTM, truly embodies a blend of expertise and visionary leadership. Joining Kids on the Move in September 2019, Mat brought a rich history of accomplishments, having served as CFO for manufacturing and software companies. His successful track record includes starting and selling three businesses, showcasing his entrepreneurial spirit and strategic insight. As a licensed CPA and a Six Sigma Black Belt, Mat’s skill set is uniquely suited to driving innovation and accuracy within financial processes. His passion for integrating technology and developing robust accounting systems positions KOTM for long-term success. In his role, Mat is deeply dedicated to creating sustainable impacts that will echo throughout KOTM for decades. His presence in the organization is marked by a steadfast commitment to fostering an environment of lasting change, ensuring families benefit from his transformative work well into the future.

Ryan Erickson, COO

Ryan Erickson, the Chief Operating Officer of KOTM, brings a wealth of experience and a passionate commitment to nurturing innovation and growth. With over two decades spent as a thought leader and innovator in executive leadership roles across the medical, technical consulting, and information technology sectors, Ryan’s expertise is unparalleled. His dedication to mentoring entrepreneurs and CEOs on transforming ideas into reality speaks to his compassionate nature and deep-seated commitment to growth. Ryan views his role at KOTM as a unique opportunity to guide the organization into its next 40 years, shaping a resilient and forward-thinking future. His diverse skill set enables KOTM to not only meet current challenges with agility but also to strategically position itself for sustainable development and lasting impact. Under Ryan’s committed leadership, KOTM continues to inspire hope and innovation, reinforcing its status as a beacon of support and transformation for families everywhere.

Rachelle Rutherford, CEO

Rutherford is the strategic visionary and Chief Executive Officer of Kids on the Move (KOTM). A multifaceted and sophisticated businesswoman, she has led the trailblazing multimillion-dollar non-profit in its commitment to providing essential and comprehensive support, education, and therapies for children with delays and disabilities.  Rutherford has now spent 20 years in executive leadership roles within the telecommunications, genealogy, real estate, health care services, and education industries. Her notable contributions lie in her perseverance to find impossible and impactful solutions. Rutherford is skilled at reverse-engineering goals by mapping out exactly what is required for a successful outcome.

To help raise $150M to expand KOTM’s support services and establish a state-of-the-art center, Rutherford has partnered with Forbes Books to author and publish Chasing The Impossible, a captivating exposé delving into Kids on the Move’s transformative work. With it, she uncovers the compelling stories of resilience and hope from children, families, doctors, and community members who tenaciously pushed forward when faced with impossible odds or challenges.

Her profound understanding of what it takes to overcome the impossible stems from her own journey as a survivor of abuse and trauma, which has shaped her philanthropic missions, her intuitive nature, and her steadfast leadership. As a CEO, mom, speaker, and philanthropist, Rutherford believes discipline is one of the highest forms of self-love, consistently putting in the necessary work every single day to provide impactful solutions for others, promote a balanced and holistic lifestyle, and create opportunities for continuous growth and empowerment around the world.