Membership Spotlight: Planning Your Campaign

Hello Northshore PTA/PTSA Leaders!

All great Membership Campaigns start the same way: with a plan!​

As you begin to coordinate your 2020-2021 membership plans, think about the reasons why families and staff should join.

• What makes your PTA unique? 
• What support do you provide for students, families, and staff?
• What enrichment programs do you offer your school and community?

These things can be anything from communications to staff grants and everything in between. Highlighting these things anytime you promote joining your PTA/PTSA will encourage more members to join.

This year it's more important than ever to kick off your campaign and start entering those memberships because Washington State PTA has a ***NEW*** requirement. This year, in order to remain in good standing, your PTA/PTSA must have at LEAST 25 members entered into memberplanet by October 31, 2020. Why is it important to remain in good standing? If you want to attend convention, send in reflections submissions, apply for awards, or apply for grants you must be in good standing.

One way to increase your membership this year is to make sure it is EASY to join online. I would love to compile a list of all our local PTAs/PTSAs with a link directly to your site to join online. This will make each PTA/PTSA more accessible to members of our community, school board, and even district admin who might be looking to join. Please email me your updated join link. I will even join the 1st THREE PTAs/PTSAs to email their links!

Please know you can contact me anytime with questions or to help you brainstorm ideas for your membership campaign.

Reminder: Our first Northshore PTAs Connect is this Thursday, August 13th. This first online roundtable will have a focus on membership. And, remember, Membership is everyone's job, so all officers are welcome to join!

Additionally, please email your membership chair name(s) and contact information to me ASAP so they can be added to all communications about membership. 
 
Melissa Kline
Northshore Council PTSA Membership Chair
membership@northshorecouncilptsa.org