Success Tips and Traps for Boosting Parent Participation in your PTA, TexasPTA 2017 Conference Presentation by facilitator, Karen Bantuveris, Founder & CEO of SignUp.com
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Please select the following reasons that describe why you do not
volunteer more at school. Please select all that apply.
73%
21%
14%
13%
4%
3%
3%
2%
1%
Work schedule conflicts
Too busy
Never asked to volunteer
Caring for others during the day
Poor communica6on- too many emails, etc.
Teacher doesn't welcome volunteers
School doesn't welcome volunteers
School as too many volunteers
Conflicts with parent group or room parent
n=188
WORK IS THE MOST COMMON BARRIER
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TEACHERS FIND PARENTS UNRELIABLE
58%
48%
45%
36%
32%
9%
9%
Parents not showing up for volunteer ac6vi6es
The 6me to prepare informa6on/ac6vi6es for
volunteers
Concern for students/classroom confiden6ality
Organizing/managing volunteers
Disrup6on of regular classroom rou6nes
Other
None of the above
n=646
What are areas of concern or difficulty using parent volunteers?
Please select all that apply.
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n=475 n=601
Parents: Do you wish you could
volunteer more at school, less, or are
you volunteering just the right amount
for you?
Volunteer
More
43% Right
Amount
Less
2%
Do not
wish to
volunteer
2%
Too Few
Volunteers
45% Right
amount
Too many
1%
Educators: Do you feel there were too
few, just the right amount, or too many
volunteers in the 2012-13 school year?
BOTH GROUPS WANT MORE PARTICIPATION
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WHY LEADERS & VOLUNTEERS LOVE US
SAVE TIME
BOOST Volunteer Turnout
REDUCE Leader Burnout
BUILD Loyalty & Donors
99% of Organizers &
95% of Volunteers
would refer SignUp.com to a
friend or colleague.
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GET STARTED NOWFOR EVERYTHING YOU ORGANIZE
Field Day &
Festivals
Back to School
Teacher
Appreciation
Library &
Bookfair
Concessions
Walkathons &
Races
Parties &
Potlucks
Class Helpers
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ASK FOR FEEDBACK
• How can we improve?
• What are your most/least
favorite ac6vi6es & events?
• I feel …
– welcomed
– valued
– that my opinions and
sugges6ons maoer
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Committee Picker/
Volunteer Interest
1. Welcome Leoers
2. Share How
Volunteers Make A
Difference
3. Social Events
4. New Parent Coffee
5. ASK visibly and open
6. Capture ALL interest
& ACT on it!
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