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Inclusive PTA Membership Workshop: Making Everyone's Participation Count!

Join our workshop to brainstorm and expand on who should be PTA members. Explore year-round membership strategies and roles related to PTA leadership positions. Set goals, take action, and access resources to grow your membership base. Be part of the change!

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Inclusive PTA Membership Workshop: Making Everyone's Participation Count!

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  1. Making Membership Everyone’s Business!

  2. Workshop Objectives • Expand your ideas about who should be members of PTA • Learn how PTA is relevant for each stakeholder group. • Gather ideas for building your PTA membership… beyond the usual suspects!

  3. Brainstorm Session… • You will have 5 minutes at your tables to come up with as many PTA stakeholders as you can… • Be creative… • Be prepared to “defend” who is on your list!

  4. Who should be members of PTA?

  5. Getting Beyond the “Usual Suspects”

  6. Is membership a “once-a-year/back-to-school” campaign? How can membership be year-round?

  7. Whose “job” is membership?

  8. How is membership a part of the following: • PTA Treasurer • PTA Program VP/Chair • PTA Secretary • PTA Advocacy VP/Chair • PTA Board Member • PTA Volunteer VP/Chair • PTA Extension VP/Chair

  9. What would happen if….

  10. … Every PTA Member brought in one member?

  11. What would happen if….

  12. … Everyone saw PTA as the “go-to” organization to improve things for kids, families, schools and communities?

  13. PTA’s National Strategic Plan’s Membership Goal: A 2% increase in membership.

  14. What kind of membership goals does your PTA have?

  15. Suggested Membership Outreach Steps: • Identify and issue or target area • Membership is in decline • Lack of diversity in members • Relevance of PTA in your area • Assess your ability to change that issue or area\ • Capacity of your PTA • Ability to change • Lack of programming

  16. Suggested Membership Outreach Steps: • Create solutions • Create action steps • Take ACTION! • Measure your progress • Evaluate successes or shortfalls

  17. PTA has great resources to help you grow your membership… • Membership Marketing Templates (in CD) • Brochures and Posters • Reproducible materials • Staff support to states • Training modules • Advocacy materials • Programs like “Three for Me” • And more

  18. Check with your state office and at www.pta.org

  19. What will your next steps be?

  20. Will you help to:Make Membership Everyone’s Business?

  21. Thank you for your participation.

  22. 1-800-307-4PTA (4782)www.pta.org

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