Idea Bag

My Tip of the Week:Share Ideas with Other Leaders
Where do you get all your ideas? That's a question our editors hear often, and the answer is simple: We get them from you. We now have close to 600 articles on ptotoday.com, and nearly all of them were written because parent group leaders were willing to share ideas and talk about what works and what doesn't.
Video Blog: How To Get More Dads Involved in Your Parent Group
Have you tried to get more dads to be involved in your PTO with little success? Tim gives a dad's perspective of why more fathers are not jumping into the parent group volunteer fray and offers some simple, practical suggestions on how to engage those dads and turn them into active volunteers.
Creative Way to Promote a PTO Event
Have to hand it to this Ohio PTO -- they came up with a really fun and original way to promote their walk-a-thon! This creative bunch came up with the idea of trying to break a world record in conjunction with their walk-a-thon day!
Video Blog: How To Create Bidding Wars at Your Next School Auction
Lots of chatter about school auctions this time of year! Did your school just have an auction? How did it go? Have you done a debrief on your event?
Parent Groups in the News: Weekly Round-up 3/12/10
This week's round-up features the fun and not so fun.
Parent Groups in the News - Weekly Round-up 2/13
Happy Valentine's day, Happy Chinese New Year, and Happy President's day! Here's a quick overview of articles from this week. Perhaps these stories about creative PTOs & PTAs will inspire some new ideas for your parent group:
My Tip of the Week: Give Your Teachers a Valentine
Usually I save my annual "candy bar poem" tip for Teacher Appreciation Week, but I actually think it may be even better as a Valentine's Day gift for the teacher's lounge. With the candy and all, y'know?
Get Those PTO Tasks Done Efficiently
It's that time of year. New Year's resolutions abound. One of my resolutions is two-fold: 1) to figure out how to be more efficient with my volunteer gigs so I can 2)lead a more balanced life and enjoy my kids.
My Tip of the Week: Protect Your Finances
OK, guys, time for my annual plea -- please, please take these simple steps to protect your finances.
Your PTO and Global Youth Service Day
Have you ever looked into how your PTO or PTA can get the kids more active in service? Global Youth Service Day in 3 weeks might be a great way to start.
My Tip of the Week: Involve Kids in Middle School PTO Event Planning
Being a middle school PTO leader is challenging. The standard tactics to bring parents in -- family events and doughnuts with dad -- don't work as well when the kids' hormones are kicking in and being seen with Mom or Dad becomes a prison sentence.
Spirit Cups, Spring Fundraising and Product Quality
We've been working with these guys at Spirit Cups Fundraising for a while now, and I really like the product. Might be because I'm a college sports nut, but I know I'm not alone in that. The real reason, though, is the uniqueness and the quality. Plus these folks seem like good guys. Worth a look if you're looking for an add-on spring fundraiser.
My Tip of the Week: Think One-of-a-Kind Items for Your Next School Auction
Does your group run a fundraising auction of some sort? Over the past several years, auction events -- silent auctions, full-blown gala auctions, online auctions -- have been one of the fastest-growing segments of the fundraising world.
My Tip of the Week: PTO Today, Facebook, and You
My tip for you this week is to join us on what is quickly becoming a very powerful new resource for PTO and PTA leaders -- our PTO Today Facebook page. I'm loving all the idea-sharing that's happening over there.
Year-Round Volunteer Appreciation
6 Spring Family Event Ideas
Store for All Holidays
Elementary School Alumni Receive Scholarships
Book Fair and Spring Fest
Learn About the Teachers

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