Cheers to  Belle Aire PTA

Tell us about your role as a parent volunteer leader:

Right now I’m working on our website, creating processes that make it easier for our parents to get connected and involved. I also enjoy some of the roll-up-your-sleeves work, where I show up for field day or a fun lunch and just help where it’s needed.

How do you use SignUp.com to coordinate your parent volunteers?

All sorts of ways - we’re using it as it's intended, to organize classroom parties, for example, but we’re also using it to manage our entire volunteer program. Also, we have some activities where children need to be signed up for specific timeslots, or to certain grades, and signup is structured to allow that.

Why did you decide to use SignUp.com?

It caught my interest with the connection to DirectorySpot, but as I saw the many ways it could be used I wanted to take advantage. There are some activities that I might have built on the website, but I’m able to use the framework at SignUp.comwith a lot of the work already done for me. I like the reports that let us see where we stand, the portability with it being cloud-based, and that parents don’t have to have an account to use it.

What is one piece of advice you have for parent volunteers out there?

Whatever your time or talent constraints, you have something to contribute to your PTA. Programs are constantly evolving because of creative contributions by parents who have ideas beyond what is currently available at your school. Speak up! Reach out, and everyone benefits. :)

We salute the Belle Aire PTA  and all the other volunteers making a difference in their communities. Check out how SignUp.com's online coordination solutions and volunteer calendars can keep all your volunteers organized!