Join the Maryland PTA Membership Committee
The Maryland PTA Membership Committee is looking for volunteers to assist Maryland PTA with developing membership strategies in conjunction with the National PTA membership plan. Maryland PTA needs committee volunteers to help develop and facilitate the statewide Maryland PTA membership campaign while supporting and assisting local PTAs and councils to recruit and retain members. Committee members would also assist the Maryland PTA Extension Committee which helps to increase participation by creating new PTA units.
If you or someone you know is interested in serving on this Maryland PTA committee, please contact: Kay Romero, President-Elect, Maryland PTA at presidentelect@mdpta.org or by calling the Maryland PTA office at 410.760.6221 or 800.707.7972.
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Maryland PTA will be giving away free Summer Leadership Registrations!
Maryland PTA will be having a drawing of the local units in each
county/city who have submitted their membership dues for 25 or more members by February 28, 2010.
The Maryland PTA Summer Leadership Conference will be held July 17, 2010 at the Conference Center at the Maritime Institute located in Linthicum, Maryland (Anne Arundel County). The Summer Leadership Conference is strictly devoted to educating new and returning PTA leaders on specifics of governance and organization of PTA. PTA officers, chairs, and up and coming leaders are encouraged to attend.
The number for each county/city will be based on the number of units that there are in the county/city:
1-25 local units 1 registration
26-50 local units 2 registrations
51-75 local units 3 registrations
76 and above 4 registrations
We will draw the winners on March 10 and will notify either in writing or e-mail and will post the winners on the website.
All local units who have submitted membership of 25 or more on or before February 28, 2010 will be eligible for the drawing.
Good Luck!
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Local Leadership Resources: January Membership Campaign
http://www.pta.org/1453.htm
Many PTAs run only one membership campaign a year in the fall. But those units that run more than one campaign a year have, on average, 20 percent more members. That’s because potential members have more opportunities to say “yes” to becoming a member.
Some facts:
1) Nationwide, approximately 18 percent of PTA members join in January and February.
2) Running membership campaigns more frequently reminds your members that membership is everyone’s business, especially if you weave membership into programs, activities, and general PTA work, too.
3) January is not too late for parents to make a real impact in the current school year. Plus, people who join PTA in January will be ready to renew their membership the following school year.
The “New Year” New Opportunities” Theme
The PTA January Membership Campaign theme, “New Year” New Opportunities,” plays on people’s optimism that the new year brings new opportunities to improve ourselves, our lives, and the world around us. For parents, the world in which they want to make a difference is largely defined by children and schools. Encourage parents to make it their number one resolution to be more involved in their children’s education. It’s a resolution they’ll want to keep. And PTA makes it easy.
As you recruit new members, make sure you involve current members, who will likely feel a renewed commitment to the decision they made at the start of the school year. Tell members their important role in the campaign: Each member should resolve to invite at least one new person to join PTA.
To access: Marketing Templates Instructions for an overview of how to use the resources
Please note: Most of the documents are provided in portable document format (PDF).
http://www.pta.org/1503.htm
Use these membership marketing materials to
- Spread the word about your PTA.
- Invite parents and community members to join your PTA.
- Emphasize the benefits of PTA membership.
- Inform PTA members and potential members of special events.
- Position your PTA as part of America’s number one parent involvement organization.
- Advertise your PTA through newsletters, magazines, newspapers, websites, and marquee signs.
- Energize your membership recruitment efforts.
- Answer the question “Why should I be a member of your PTA?”
These materials can be distributed in a number of ways:
- Place posters and fliers on school and community bulletin boards and windows (with permission).
- Mail the Join PTA letter and local brochure to parents.
- Send fliers home with students.
- Place advertisements in the PTA, school, and school district newsletters, and the local newspaper.
- Hand out stickers, brochures, and fliers at PTA and school events.
- Issue a press release to local media about upcoming events.
Read the Instructions for more ideas on how to put the various marketing pieces to use for your PTA.
Many of the pieces call for similar information. If you collect that information in a word processing document beforehand, you’ll be able to cut and paste into the PDF documents, and you’ll have an easier time proofreading the documents. Type out the following:
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- Local PTA name
- Local PTA address
- Local PTA contact phone number
- Local PTA contact e-mail address
- Local PTA website
- Local PTA membership contact person
- Local PTA accomplishments
- Local PTA member benefits
- State PTA member benefits
Sample completed versions of the various types of documents are included in the Instructions.
Please note: Most of the documents are provided in portable document format (PDF). You may need to download and install the latest version of Adobe Reader to view and print these documents. Adobe Reader is free software available from Adobe. You can view, fill in, and print the template PDF documents with the free version of the software. However, unless you have Adobe Acrobat, you will not be able to save the PDF files with your information filled in. Adobe Reader will not allow you to save your changes. Before you enter any information, make sure you will be able to print the documents from the computer at which you are working.
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| Membership Awards
Maryland PTA Membership Awards
PTA/PTSA Good Standing Certificates: All PTA/PTSAs in good standing as of March 31, 2010 will receive a certificate for the following:
15 percent growth over last year will receive a certificate to display
50 percent growth over last year will receive a plaque to display
75 percent growth over last year will receive a plaque to display
100 percent growth over last year will receive a plaque and a PTA/PTSA school banner
All membership is calculated from July 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010. Growth will be determined based on membership reported by March 31, 2010 as computed by MDPTA. Membership awards will be given out during the Reflections/Membership Recognition program in April 2010.
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When sending your officer information to the state office, please be sure to send: name, full mailing address, phone, email address, and position . We must have all of this information before your president can be set up in the OMDR system. Email your information to office@mdpta.org or fax to 410-760-6344. |
