The Great PTA Sign Up Day
Guest post by Amanda Cabana, WSPTA Membership Director Washington State PTA’s Great PTA Sign Up Day will happen on October 26, 2022. We hope to sign up 5,000 members across Washington on this one day! This contest aims to grow knowledge and build membership by spreading the word about PTA, who we are, what we…
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How to Prevent, Identify, and Deal with Embezzlement of Your PTA’s Funds
Guest post provided by Platinum Sponsor, Association Insurance Management Inc (AIM) Ever wonder what the #1 claim type that AIM Insurance handles? Believe it or not, it’s embezzlement. Yet, because PTA’s fear information about the impact of embezzlement of their PTA’s funds getting out to the public, it often remains a shameful secret. And unfortunately,…
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Tip of the Week – August 11
Are You an Advocate? By now it is no secret that Washington State PTA is the oldest and largest child advocacy association in the state. Founded in 1905 by Abby Williams Hill of Tacoma, WSPTA has been a leading voice for children in the state ever since. We have been at the forefront coining the…
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The Annual Memberplanet Rollover – FAQs and What to Do Now
Every year, our membership database goes partly offline from July 1 to July 15 to facilitate a data rollover in preparation for the new fiscal year. Even though the database is back online, we still get a lot of questions about the rollover entailed and what you can expect when you log back in. Please…
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How to Prepare Your PTA’s Memberplanet Database for 2022-23
Mid-July might seem early to be thinking about memberplanet, but there’s no better time than now to complete some necessary database housekeeping. You’ll be glad you did! We have prepared an updated Database Relaunch Checklist especially designed to support new and returning PTA leaders who may just be logging into memberplanet for the first time in…
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End of Year Database Guide for Local PTAs and Councils
The 2021-22 fiscal year comes to a close this week. PTA leaders have until 11:59 pm on Thursday, June 30 to close out business in memberplanet and prepare the database for next year. This blog post will cover everything you need to know and do. Note: You can access a very handy end-of-year checklist here.…
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What to Know About PTA Insurance
Guest post provided by Platinum Sponsor, Association Insurance Management Inc (AIM) You belong to a PTA for a very important reason: you want to support and improve your child’s school community. It also helps you raise money for supplies, field trips, uniforms and so much more, as well as meet like-minded parents who care just…
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How to Up Your PTA’s Social Media Game
Guest post provided by Platinum Sponsor, Association Insurance Management Inc (AIM) Is your PTA using social media to connect with parents online? Whether you’re a TikTok maven or you think ‘Grams are a type of cracker, social media plays an increasingly important role for PTAs, especially through the social distance protocols of 2020. If your…
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Kids and Screens
Guest post provided by Sponsor, Recovery Café National conversions surrounding kids and screens tends to focus on the negative impacts while many of us understand a deeper complexity with our use and reliance. We do not aim to make a blanket statement that technology is harmful to kids, however, as with life, it is inevitable…
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Let the Dreams Begin!
Guest post provided by WSPTA sponsor, WA529 Many descriptive words come to mind when we think about the past year and a half. One word that has possibly eluded us though, is “hopeful”. We haven’t had much of a hopeful outlook lately, have we? The ones who could really use a hopeful outlook are our…
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