As of 5/12/2025, our PTAs have welcomed 4,796 members!
Northshore Council PTAs/PTSAs welcomed 5,162 members in 2023-2024.
Help us reach our goal of 6,000 members across Northshore in 2024-2025 by joining PTA!
​Many thanks to all of our amazing Northshore PTAs/PTSAs for continually striving for stronger membership and an even more powerful voice for our children!
Do you believe in kids?
Then you should become a PTA/PTSA member!
​PTA membership is our voice and vote. It is not about volunteering or attending meetings. PTA is the oldest child advocacy organization in existence that gives all parents a voice in their children’s education. PTA continues to be relevant as it advocates for ALL children and provides opportunities to make a difference in the life of kids. Membership is the heart of PTA and we all make a difference, so consider becoming a member today.  
Need ideas for your ongoing membership campaign or help redesigning your membership form? Council is happy to help! 
Contact Council's VP of Membership at [email protected].

2024-2025 Membership Updates & Tips

  • Share Your PTA Why - Demonstrate another way your PTA brings value, but also showcases that additional value, which can inspire other families to support your PTA.
  • Remittance of Northshore Council PTSA Fees - Council charges $1.50 per member but how do you pay fees to Council with the new Giveback system? Learn here!
  • At our recent Givebacks Roundtable, our Membership Chair, Allison Torgeson, shared a slideshow she put together to talk about the basics of Givebacks.​ Check it out here!
  • Wrapping Up the Year: Membership Chair End-of-Year Checklist

2023-2024 Membership Updates & Tips
View Membership Tips & Updates from Previous Years
Value of PTA Membership
Joining PTA/PTSA supports local, state and national efforts to improve the education of children and the lives of families. Membership provides the opportunity for individuals to raise their voices with others throughout the state and nation to protect children’s rights. Membership ensures that PTA’s voice is heard on issues affecting young people as well as providing opportunities for parent education, communication and leadership development. 
Read more on why you should join.
Why Parents Need PTA
 Why Schools Need PTA
The Value of PTA (WA PTA)
 Who Can Join?
Anybody! PTA/PTSA involvement is not limited to parents, teachers and students. Local business, places of worship, service organizations (Kiwanis, Rotary), and anyone in your community are good people to ask to join. Building these relationships will assist overall community efforts to expand parent and community involvement.
So go ask today!
Good Articles on Connecting on Membership
Diversity & Inclusion Toolkit (National PTA)
Tips and Ideas for Connecting Members

2024 - 2025 Membership Goals

In order to be successful, it helps to know where you are and where want to go.  Membership is no different. 
​Have a goal, share your progress, let people know where you need help.  

 Your Local Unit Membership Goal: _____________
 Northshore Council PTSA Goal: 6,000 Members
    

Membership Benefits and Givebacks Database

Membership Benefits
Washington State PTA offers many discounts and benefits for PTA "card carrying" members.  Click on the WA State PTA Membership Benefit page to learn more about the value and benefit of PTA membership.  Our state PTA does an amazing job partnering with many organizations that support kids and give member discounts, including ticket discounts and partnerships with businesses such as FedEx and WildWaves. 

National PTA also has member discounts and benefits!  National PTA teams up with businesses committed to supporting PTA’s mission of serving all children by offering our members special discounts, fundraising opportunities and other unique deals.  CLICK HERE TO VIEW NATIONAL PTA BENEFITS.
Givebacks
Givebacks is the membership database system and tool you use to enter in your officers and members.  
Givebacks Resources
ALL PTAs/PTSAs must enter 25 members into Givebacks by October 31st to be in good standing.

Membership Remittance Dues & Council Fees

Membership Service Fees ($9.50 per member)
$2.25 for National PTA*
$5.75 for Washington State PTA
$1.50 for Northshore Council PTSA 6.10
*NOTE: At the 2024 NPTA Convention, delegates approved an increase of $1 ($3.25) which will become effective July 1, 2025.
MEMBERSHIP DUES REMITTANCE PROCEDURES ARE DIFFERENT USING GIVEBACKS!
Membership service fees are paid directly to WSPTA via e-check/ACH through Givebacks. Membership service fees should be paid by the 1st of each month. To see service fees owed, when logged in to Givebacks, navigate to "Memberships" > "Remit State Dues". Only the Treasurer or President of a local PTA may process the payment of dues through Givebacks. Currently, there is a $2 fee to process this payment through Givebacks.

2025-2026 Council Fees Update!
At the May 19, 2025, Council General Membership meeting, members voted to approve two new Council fee structures.
  • Northshore Council PTSA will waive Council membership fees for the 2025-26 school year. Council will collect a Grant fee of $50 from all Northshore PTA/PTSAs, excluding Northshore Special Education Community (NSEC) PTSA and Sorenson PTA. The $50 Grant fee will be put into a restricted fund and only be used for the Council Grant Program. This will only be a temporary measure. Beginning July 1, 2026, Council fees will return to the fee structure that is in the Council Standing Rules, whatever that may be. The goal is to spend down accumulated funds, give PTAs a reprieve from some fees for a year, and give time to research new fee structure options that could be implemented July 1, 2026 (pending member approval).
  • Beginning July 1, 2026, there will be a new fee structure. Currently, that structure will be a $200 annual fee. PTA/PTSAs of Title 1 schools will pay $100. Northshore Special Education Community (NSEC) PTSA and Sorenson PTA will not pay a fee. There will no longer be a per membership fee, or a $100 Council programs fee charged. This may change as Council researches new fee structure options over the next several months to propose to membership.

2024-2025 PAYING COUNCIL FEES
Council fees can no longer be paid automatically. Each council in our state has a different process for remittance of fees by their local PTAs.
Northshore Council PTSA has decided to invoice PTAs three times during the year on November 1st, February 1st and June 1st with payment being due by the 15th of those months in a manner chosen by the PTA. Please see the PDF below for details regarding payment of council fees!
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National PTA's Membership Campaign
Need to get started or refresh your existing campaign? Do not re-create the wheel. Check out National PTA's guide for running your PTA Membership Campaign! There are webinars available and even a campaign toolkit you can sign up for. You will find great ideas, logos, marketing tools and membership success stories, tips for community engagement, sample forms, and certificates, and much more.

Here are some examples of some resources they provide: 
Your PTA's Membership campaign matters!
Continue your Membership campaign year-round
to expand your PTA's voice as well as Washington State PTA's voice!
Updated 01/06/25
Northshore Council PTSA 6.10 
PO Box 1461
Bothell, WA 98041-1461
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