One of the wonderful benefits of belonging to PTA is the support system it offers.
Running Your PTA… Made Easy provides simplified summaries of the PTA basics that all PTA board members should know. It covers meetings, recruiting volunteers, finance, membership and more.
Reading this basic guide will enhance your experience as a PTA leader and provide you with information on topics you will be likely to reference throughout your term of office.
Here are a few easy-to-use tools and resources to help you plan and promote your PTA membership campaign during the back-to-school season — and all year long! Check back soon for announcements on membership training webinars. Stay tuned for the announcement of the 2024-2025 Membership Incentives.
Organizing and running a PTA membership campaign can be fun — and easy! Visit our Online Training Center to access recent membership and marketing webinar recordings. Visit the training center for more videos and resources.
Looking for new ideas to increase PTA membership at your school? How about ways to engage students or teachers in PTA? Check out these great ideas and resources:
Social media and website logos and graphics can help reinforce the PTA brand.
No need to write that invitation letter from scratch! Here’s an easy way to invite your parents, school staff and community members to join your PTA: the customizable marketing flier. Simply customize by filling in the blanks on the template, add a few photos and quotes, and save it to your computer. Your customized membership flier can be sent out electronically or copied and distributed at PTA or community events. Print out the flier in color or black and white, attach a PTA membership envelope, and your membership campaign is on its way! Take a look at a sample flier.
California State PTA and National PTA offer a variety of FREE resources in multiple languages – ready to download, print and share with parents and families at your school.
National PTA’s “PTA for your Child” Campaign
Presenting a polished and professional image is important in building membership for your PTA. The PTA Store offers great marketing materials to help you promote your PTA, including a new design featuring California State PTA’s message “Connecting Families, Schools and Communities.”
We want to hear about all the great membership marketing strategies your PTA is putting into place. Share your PTA success stories with us.
We know people join PTA to support children and their schools. But PTA Member Perks can help make joining PTA an even greater value.
Click here to download and share the latest Member Perks flier with your members!
California State PTA also remains committed to assisting councils and districts through the onboarding process. No unit will be turned on in the system without the district or council knowledge and approval. The California State PTA e-membership team is available for field services, regional and local trainings, or by email and phone. If you have any questions or would like to request a field service, please email emembership@capta.org.
All of your feedback and input are being taken very seriously. Please feel free to send any questions or feedback to emembership@capta.org. We will keep you posted as we progress in this important work to build membership and strengthen PTA.
New online Toolkit brings current information and pointers for leading your PTA to your fingertips!
The updated California State PTA Toolkit is now online and responsive to your handheld device. With a new format and look, the online Toolkit has all of the same great information as the print version, but it is easy to access in your meetings and loaded with links to more information on our website. Everything at your fingertips!
The Toolkit provides guidance, instruction and ideas to ensure a successful term as a PTA officer or chair. You will discover valuable information to assist your PTA/PTSA with the important work that you do on behalf of all children and families.
PLEASE NOTE: This Toolkit is updated twice a year. Your PTA District may have more current information and is also available to answer any questions you have.