Why PTA Requires Membership: Because It’s Powered by You
The Parent Teacher Association (PTA) is more than just a school-based group—it’s a member-driven nonprofit organization with a mission to make every child’s potential a reality through advocacy, family engagement, and community-building. And at every level—local, state, and national—membership is the foundation of how that work happens. What It Means to Be Member-Driven PTA operates as a…
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Keep Your PTA Connected: Update Your Officers and Membership Link in Givebacks
As we kick off a new school year, it’s essential to make sure your PTA is set up for success—and that starts with the basics: updating your officer information and confirming your membership join link in the Givebacks database. Why It Matters Keeping your PTA officer roster current in Givebacks ensures that your leaders receive important updates, state and…
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July Checklist for Councils Supporting Local PTAs
Ongoing Tasks Remind local PTAs to complete any end of year tasks in Givebacks. Please also use Givebacks to report your newly elected 2025-2026 officers. Offer support to local PTAs who may be struggling with any of the SOA requirements. Work with your region director to support any local PTAs with fewer than 25 members…
National PTA dues increase effective July 1, 2025
Overview During the 2024 National PTA Virtual Convention, the voting body approved a $1 increase in the National PTA dues rate as proposed by the National PTA Board of Directors. Effective July 1, 2025, the new National PTA dues portion will be $3.25 per member. This includes any membership sold for FY2026 before July 1,…
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Learn More About the Community Your PTA Serves
PTA represents parents, caregivers, educators and communities of all children, which enables us to best achieve PTA’s mission to make every child’s potential a reality. Our collective backgrounds, perspectives and ideas allow us to create the strongest future and direction for PTA. To more effectively serve ALL children and families, we need to understand who…
Reconciling with Givebacks
This blog is meant to help guide a treasurer through reconciling the PTA bank account and printing an acceptable receipt for showing the ACH payments and Stripe deposits done through our membership database, Givebacks. Recording Expenses: To find and print ACH payments made to WSPTA through Givebacks for membership dues follow these steps: Log in…
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Announcing Updates to the WSPTA Awards of Excellence
On behalf of the WSPTA Programs Committee we are excited to announce updates and improvements to all Awards of Excellence for the 2024-25 year. We also are excited to announce that we have built a new Diversity, Inclusion and Outreach Award. If you are considering applying for an award this year, we highly recommend downloading…
Become a 2024-2025 WSPTA Supporting Member
Washington State PTA’s Supporting Membership* is designed for: People who may no longer be active at a local school or PTA but continue to be interested in children’s issues Friends of PTA such as business and community leaders Grandparents, aunts, uncles, and friends Current and potential sponsors and exhibitors wishing to further their support of…
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Transitioning Your PTA to Online Collecting
Guest post by our sponsor, Cheddar Up Keeping up with the times is essential for PTAs managing numerous activities and memberships. That’s where Cheddar Up comes in- this handy tool is designed to streamline collections, making everything from dues to fundraiser payments a breeze. Let’s dive into how Cheddar Up can revolutionize your PTA. Benefits…
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Everything You Need to Know about 2025-2026 Swank Movie Licenses
Washington State PTA is excited to continue our partnership with Swank Movie Licensing USA to bring movie licensing to WSPTA member schools at significant savings. Movie licenses are an excellent option for a PTA eager to fundraise and support its school. The enrollment period for 2024-25 licenses is now open! The deadline to opt-in…
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