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FUNDRAISING 101
Which Fundraising Platform Is Right for Your School?
Online donation platforms help groups raise more money and make the process easy-peasy. Here's a look at three popular providers: 99Pledges, Get Movin' Fundraising and School-A-Thon.
Involvement Best Practice
DEI Guide for Parent Involvement
More inclusion leads to more involvement! This guide will give your group a framework to make DEI efforts an everyday part of running your group.
Parent Involvement
Focus on Parent Involvement for a Great Year
Make building involvement your main goal at back-to-school time. Small steps can make it happen.
PTO Today Article
How To Prioritize PTO and PTA Involvement
Why parent involvement matters—and how your group can make it a priority.
PTO Today Article
Why Parents Don’t Volunteer (and What You Can Do About It)
No-nonsense advice on why people stay away from your parent group—and how you can get them to be part of it.
PTO Today Article
Volunteer Recruitment Ideas To Kick Off the School Year
Tips from school parent group leaders (and resources from PTO Today) to start your recruitment efforts right.
Get Them Involved!
16 Volunteer Recruitment Strategies for PTOs and PTAs
Get and keep more volunteers for your parent group with these approaches.
PTO Today Learning Lounge
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Join us for free educational sessions on topics that matter most to parent group leaders, from fundraising and event planning to involvement and volunteer recruitment.
Free Recruitment Tools
2 Hour Power Pledge Program
Scratch "not enough volunteers" off your list of stressors. Our 2 Hour Power school volunteer recruitment program has all the steps and tools you need to build your base—2 hours at a time.
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