Managing Your Nonprofit
The financial management of the PTA is the responsibility of the entire board of directors. Learn the basic financial skills to manage and track PTA funds, online accounts, legal obligations to maintain your tax-exempt status and other considerations. Recommended for all elected officers and board members. Register below
Managing Your Nonprofit
The financial management of the PTA is the responsibility of the entire board of directors. Learn the basic financial skills to manage and track PTA funds, online accounts, legal obligations to maintain your tax-exempt status and other considerations. Recommended for all elected officers and board members. Register below.
Unauthorized GoFundMe Accounts
In October 2025, GoFundMe created more than 1.4 million donation pages for nonprofit organizations without their knowledge or consent, using publicly available IRS data. This affected hundreds of PTAs across the country, including Washington State PTA and many of our affiliate PTAs. GoFundMe has since made this statement: GoFundMe’s statement. How do I find out…
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Finances
Your PTA and the New Sales Tax
During the last legislative session, Washington State added new services that may be subject to its existing retail sales tax. You can find a list of the services newly covered by the tax on this Washington State Department of Revenue (DOR) website. The one most likely to be relevant to PTAs is the inclusion of…
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Finances
Managing Your Nonprofit
The financial management of the PTA is the responsibility of the entire board of directors. Learn the basic financial skills to manage and track PTA funds, online accounts, legal obligations to maintain your tax-exempt status and other considerations. Recommended for all elected officers and board members. Register below.
Effective Budgets and Financial Strategies
Building a goal-based budget is key to the success of PTAs. Learn how to assess your PTA’s financial management practices and how to develop and amend budgets. Topics discussed in this class are not covered in the class “Managing Your Nonprofit PTA”. Register below.
Highlighting the Non-Signer Monthly Review
Does your PTA have a non-signer reviewing your finances each month? Did you know that if you have Fidelity Bond (crime) insurance, you are required to have a member of your PTA, that does not have the authority to sign for financial transactions, reviewing your financial statements monthly? Even if your PTA does not carry…
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Governance
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Training
990 and Insurance Roundtable
Join Washington State PTA Corporate Finance Committee members as we talk about 990 filings and insurance. This is a great opportunity to get your questions answered about these incredibly important topics. Register below
Debit and Secured Credit Cards – Is your PTA ready?
By Liz Nord, WSPTA Finance Officer Our PTAs need to adjust to the changing needs of our communities. One of the changes that WSPTA has been hearing about is the difficulty with leaders funding events, programs, and business needs up front, while waiting for reimbursement. Local PTAs and Councils are finding that relying solely on…
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Leadership
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Membership
A Better Payment Processing Option for Your PTA
Guest post by our sponsor, Cheddar Up A very buzzy topic among parent groups is: “Can PTAs use Venmo?” The answer is layered: Yes, you could. It is available to you. But should you use it? Here, we’ll look at a few reasons to pinpoint why Venmo may not work for your PTA and a…
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News