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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Everything You Need to Know about 2024-2025 Swank Movie Licenses
Join our friends from Swank for a group webinar on August 15 at 12pm. Swank staff will cover the benefits of an annual movie license plus introduce their newest offering: Swank K-12 Streaming. The webinar will be recorded and made available for anyone who cannot make the live event. Register here. Washington State PTA is…
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The Great PTA Sign-Up Day: January 31, 2024
Guest post from WSPTA Membership Director Jenn Talingo The Great PTA Sign-Up Day! Today is the Great PTA Sign-Up Day. Our goal is to enroll 5,000 new members from across the state on January 31, 2024. I want to encourage every PTA to participate. This is a fabulous opportunity to grow your base, reach out…
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Tip of the week – October 13
Upcoming Deadline – Enter Members by October 31 The WSPTA Standards of Affiliation (SOA) requires PTAs to have 25 members entered in memberplanet by October 31, 2022, to remain in good standing. This date aligns with the end of the PTA membership year – this is the same date that all memberships sold for the 2021…
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Tip of the Week – September 29
Setting Goals for Successful Membership Growth The best way to be successful with a project is to set a goal. For membership, it might be to increase your numbers by 50 members or by 15% for this year. A goal can help keep your PTA on track and moving forward. But, it is not enough…
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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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2021-22 Membership Contest – Keep Those Members Coming
The fifth membership contest for 2021-2022 ended on March 14. Thank you to the PTAs who qualified by entering seven new members between February 1, 2022, and March 14, 2022. WSPTA Membership Director Amanda Cabana shares a video message announcing the winners:
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Tip of the Week – January 27
Membership Awards – Don’t Miss Out There are two types of membership awards – membership growth awards and membership achievement awards. Membership growth awards are automatically calculated and awarded to PTAs that reach the required criteria levels for bronze, silver, gold or platinum recognition. Your PTA has already done the important work of gaining the…
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Tip of the Week – January 20
Who Can Be A Member? PTA membership is not limited to parents and teachers at your school. Any person choosing to support students is eligible for PTA membership. This may include grandparents, aunts and uncles, neighbors, local business owners, school board members, and other community members. Membership is a terrific way to show support of…
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Council Spotlight – January 2022
Thank you to Seattle Council PTSA 6.15 for sharing the lessons learned as a new membership chair. Keep reading to learn some of the tips that can help your council and local PTAs be successful. I am so lucky to be on a council with so many knowledgeable people who work tirelessly to serve our…
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