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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder if this is our school. I don’t mind it on occasion, but to do it for back to school, November work days, teacher app week, Xmas, etc - is a little excessive. [/quote]

I think it’s nice, but excessive too. But it’s not mandatory so simply ignore.[/quote]

The one email asked for contributions to three different events.  They aren't mandatory, but shouldn't the PTA at some point worry about donor fatigue and show some care in how many donation asks they make?  I don't think teachers should have to buy supplies.  I would be perfectly fine if at the beginning of quarters 2, 3 and 4 the PTA puts together a teacher supply request list and asks for donations.  All these random solicitations make me want to just delete the emails without reading them.  [/quote]

Agree with this so much. PTA, pick your battles. I would look askance at this request and then be pretty uninvolved in every request after that since it tells me their priorities are so out of whack.

Teachers should not be spending their own money in the classroom. Let's solve that problem first, as PP said. I give right to the teachers at this point. So done with PTA.[/quote]

I agree. We've now been part of many schools, and some PTAs are better organized than others. But here would be my suggestions for maximum donor participation:

1) A calendar with every single PTA event/donor activity (gifts/food/money)/meeting. Preferably one online you could subscribe to, and a print one, but a full calendar somewhere.
2) A letter at the beginning of the year that makes it clear that participation at any level and for any number of events is appreciated. This letter should also explain how gifts of money and food are distributed, to make it clear when your child's class benefits and when it's a whole school activity.
3) A way to opt-in (or out) for reminders for different types of help. So, if you can never volunteer in person, you never even see those requests. Ditto if you will never donate money. Or, if you're great with calendars and won't forget, and just get annoyed with the announcements, same deal.
4) A suggested total amount to be donated at the beginning of the year to cover all requests for the rest of the year, broken down into amounts for each activity.
5) A really good social media presence that posts pictures, and thank yous, and doesn't nag, or sound patronizing, or treat parents like students -- it should actually make people feel like their money/time/gifts are appreciated.

Yes, I know PTAs are volunteer organizations, but set this up once and tweak each year.[/quote]

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