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Does your Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) have trouble getting volunteers for events and programs? Â Do you find that it’s the same 5 or 10 parents pitching in each time and it’s a struggle to get new volunteers? Â Unfortunately, this is a really common issue facing all volunteer organizations, not just school parent groups. But the...
Today, I’m going to talk to you a little bit about parent engagement and involvement and why you’re not quite getting enough parents involved in your PTO (Parent Teacher Organization) and what you can do to solve that pesky problem. This is a super common topic in the Super Star PTO Leaders Facebook Group and for good...Continue reading
Are you looking for ways to get more parents involved in your school parent group, whether it’s a PTO, PTA or another name? That’s a rhetorical question of course because every group benefits from having more volunteers at the ready, willing to pitch in as necessary. The truth is that your PTO will be able to get...Continue reading
The number one, virtually universal problem for PTOs these days is that groups don’t have enough volunteers. Some days, it seems like ready volunteers are rarer than walking out of Target with only what’s on your list. Well, there may be very good reason for this problem and I’m going to get super honest in this post...Continue reading
Need some help thinking of some out of the box places to promote your PTO events to boost involvement from school families, community members, or both? Just think how fantastic it would be to have a well attended event, whether it be a school dance, PTO meeting, Color Run fundraiser, or Reflections Art Show! Quick wracking your...Continue reading
So many groups unfortunately struggle to boost membership and involvement. But it doesn’t have to be like pulling teeth to get parents involved! We have a ton of blog posts and resources to both help inspire and motivate parents to step up as volunteer and leaders for your PTO and improve your school community. There’s so much...Continue reading
Social media is a great place for PTOs to spread the word about volunteer and donation needs, fundraisers, and events. But many groups have noticed that they get virtually no engagement on Facebook and are wondering what gives? This post is going to shine the light on how you can get more people to see and take...Continue reading
Looking for program and event ideas that parents and families will love to attend? I have seven of them right here for you that are guaranteed crowd pleasers that’ll inspire parents to get involved in your PTO! Kindergarten playdates / playdates in the park During the Summer, and especially in the weeks right before school starts,...Continue reading
Times are not normal and the fallout can be felt on all different levels of life right now. What 15 months ago seemed like a certainty is now up in the air. So it makes sense to wonder how to address some of the uncertainty of the upcoming school year. This post will cover ideas on how...Continue reading
A PTO welcome packet, meaning information about your school and PTO to be given to either families new to the school or new PTO members (or both!) can be not only time consuming, but also intimidating to put together. Just figuring out everything that should be included in a Welcome Packet is a project in and of...Continue reading
The easiest way to get new members for your PTA or PTO is to set up a Membership Table. But knowing what is best to have on the table in order to attract new parents to first come over and second, actually join isn’t always clear. This post will walk you through what’s involved with setting up...Continue reading
Success doesn’t happen by accident. It happens when you’ve planned out what needs to happen and then made all of it happen. Here are the steps to becoming the very best Membership Chair for your PTA / PTO! Know your Membership Chair Job Responsibility As implied by your title, the main job of the Membership Chair is...Continue reading
The one question that I hear all the time is how in the heck to get parents involved? Now to you, being the fearless PTO leader you are, this is an honest question. You really want to know what to do to bring more parents in to be actively involved. Because for you, there is...Continue reading
One of the biggest concerns about putting on a big PTO event is being able to recruit enough volunteers to run the event successfully. Here are some things to take into consideration before you start planning your event! Have a Plan First, make sure you know exactly what you need to put on the event. How...Continue reading
Looking to make your very own custom PTO shirts? It’s easier to do than you think! Making your own t-shirts can be a cost effective way to have custom shirts for your PTO or PTA- as long as you have the right tools! Many of the options featured in this post as SVG files which need an...Continue reading
Want to know why your PTO has trouble attracting or keeping volunteers? It’s all in how they are recruited! This post will teach you the number one mistake PTA and PTO groups make when it comes to recruiting new volunteers. The Mistake: Volun-telling The number one mistake PTOs make when recruiting new volunteers is volun-telling potential volunteers...Continue reading
Getting people to first come to your PTO meetings or events, takes one set of strategies. But getting these same parents to come back to volunteers and be part of the PTO time and again, well, that takes an entirely different set of strategies altogether. This post is going to walk you through some of the very...Continue reading
There are so many different ways to get parents to sign up to help as volunteer for PTO events: You can pass around a sign up sheet at a PTO meeting Post on social media with the link to the sign up form Ask parents when you run into them around store or at the soccer game...Continue reading
Last week, I started a conversation about PTO Board shirts. Since that post was so fun to put together, I decided to hunt down some sillier options. And now for some T-shirt eye candy for when you’ve had a rough day in PTO Land! Â Most of these are funny, some are sincere, but all are true!...Continue reading
Ask any PTO what they need and their first answer will be more money, followed shortly by more volunteers. And there’s good reason for both of these answers! While there are over 60,000 PTOs in the United States alone, parent engagement and involvement in groups has shrunken. There are less volunteers doing the work of PTOs. But...Continue reading
The number one almost universal problem for PTOs is having enough volunteers. Some days, it seems like they’re rarer than walking out of Target with only what’s on your list. Well there may be very good reason for that! Today we’re diving into why parents are running away from your PTO and how to get more PTO...Continue reading
Look, I know I’m being a little cheeky with the title of this blog post, but in all seriousness, you’re working too hard as a PTO volunteer to have parents ignore PTO events. Â You’re putting in a ton of time to put together wonderful programs and events and it’d be a real shame if no one...Continue reading
You’re grateful for all the help that parents devote to all things PTO, but what happen when the volunteer doesn’t do their job? Â And what if the person not doing their job is in charge of something rather important, say managing the finances of your PTO? Â What do you do then? Â You can’t fire volunteers can you?...Continue reading
Have you ever planned an awesome PTO event and thought you’d have a ton of families show up for the event, but in reality, no one comes? So frustrating! One of the biggest reasons why parents don’t show up to PTO events is that they’re simply not finding out about they event! It’s not like they wouldn’t...Continue reading