Membership Articles for Newsletters and Web Sites

Membership Basics

Six Things to Promote "About PTA" [pdf]
10 Steps to Membership Success [pdf]
Step-by-Step Membership Kit [pdf]
The ABCs of membership [pdf]
Membership Q & A [pdf]
Membership cards – questions and answers [pdf]
Distributing Membership Cards at Secondary Schools [pdf]
Membership year explained [pdf]
Retaining members is easier than recruiting [pdf]
Including, recognizing and retaining members [pdf]
Membership in multiple PTAs [pdf]
Family memberships must specify the numbers [pdf]
PTA membership in the spring [pdf]
Un-remitted funds discovered after year-end? [pdf]
Joining in the electronic age [pdf]
Marketing PTA [pdf]
Marketing = How to promote PTA and what your PTA offers [pdf]

Benefits of PTA

PTA Membership...Benefits Your Child & Benefits Our Schools
Benefits of PTA [pdf]
You may be surprised to know that the National PTA [pdf]
PTA – A century of commitment to children [pdf]
PTA Leaders Share Their Answers to "Why Join PTA?"
"Por que afiliarse a la PTA?"
Finding your voice for PTA! [pdf]
The value of your PTA [pdf]
Great reasons to be a PTA member! [pdf]
Twelve Reasons to Be A PTA Member [pdf]
PTA key messages [pdf]
"This is PTA" poster [pdf]
Why your school needs a PTA [pdf]
Comparing PTA with non-PTA parent groups [pdf]
"PTA" and "PTO Today" – the difference [pdf]

Membership Tools You Can Use

Why join PTA? A customizable flier [en español] [pdf]
Guidelines for a Welcoming & Informative Invitation Letter
Membership assessment questionnaire [pdf]
Evaluate with a survey! [pdf]
Membership activities checklist [pdf]
Back-to-school membership activities [pdf]
End of term tasks for membership officers/chairmen [pdf]
Business "Proud Partner" Certificate [pdf]
Business "Proud Supporter" Certificate [pdf]

Best Practices

188 Ways to increase your PTA membership [pdf]
Membership ideas and tips [pdf]
Letters to the editor to assist PTA membership efforts [pdf]
Potential Members You May Not Yet Asked To Join Your PTA [pdf]
Best practices: Ideas to encourage membership [pdf]
Districts share best practices that result in strong membership [pdf]
Business Sponsorships
Partnering Ideas for PTAs
Ideas para asociacion co las PTA
Program Ideas for PTA
Ideas para programas de la PTA
Working With School Foundations and Booster Clubs
Councils and district can invite people to join PTA units [pdf]
Outreach from council and district PTAs – sample letter [pdf]

Diversity and Inclusion

Bridges/Barriers For School, Family and Community Partnership
Inclusiveness and Diversity, PTA Leadership Practices
Inclusion y diversidad, practicas de liderazgo de la PTA
Diversity and Inclusion: What's the Difference?
Can Your PTA Spell D-I-V-E-R-S-I-T-Y?  
PTA Diversity Self-Assessment
PTA Diversity Self-Assessment Key
Building an Inclusive PTA – Questions to Consider
Steps to Building a Diverse & Inclusive PTA
Ways to Make People Feel Accepted
Barriers or Roadblocks to Involvement
Ways to recruit men [pdf]
What is PTA MORE? [pdf]
10 ways to involve men [pdf]

Student Involvement

Involve students! [pdf]
Put an 'S' in your PTA [pdf]
PTA or PTSA? [pdf]
Student involvement in your school [pdf]
Create a student involvement program [pdf]
Students! Why should you join your PTA? [pdf]
Increase student involvement at your school [pdf]
Student involvement in elementary and middle schools [pdf]
Engaging high school students and parents in PTA [pdf]
Templates for developing student involvement [pdf]
PTA/PTSA invitation letter to students [pdf]
Legal issues to consider when involving students [pdf]

Membership Emailed Messages

Membership messages are sent electronically to those signed up to receive them. They include reminders and suggestions about membership and also are a way to recognize the membership accomplishments of PTAs. They are archived on the website so that they can be shared with others.