Tools and tips to help your parent-teacher organization throughout the year.

Favorite Tools for Communication + Collections


Collecting Payments Online

For years the best way to collect payments online was to set up a website linked to a service like Square. It got the job done, but with a lot of extra steps and fees – not the best for volunteers or fundraisers.


How to Send Emails They Might Read

Our school server can send out mass emails to the parents but they look like…well…mass emails. Just black text on white background. This isn’t ideal when you have multiple pieces of information that you need parents to read. We switched to Smore for an easy way to make our emails more engaging.


Not a Graphic Designer? No Problem

It was important to me that our PTO have a clean and consistent look when we were communicating with parents. Unfortunately, with so many volunteers and utilizing so many different services/having different levels of experience it was hard to get on the same page. Until we found Canva and created our own branding kit!