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Contents Agenda
07 Notes: New fundraising schemes and inspiration
09 Diary of a PTA chair: A fi rst- hand account of running a PTA during the autumn term
11 COVER Play to your strengths: How two PTAs made the most of their members’ skills
14 PTA mind map: Use our tool for brainstorming sessions
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Giveaways: Your chance to win prizes for your school
20 COVER What can PTAs learn from charities? We get advice from fundraising experts
Managing your PTA 25
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Fundraising 35
Events
45 Assess your strategy: Advice to help you put together a strong events plan for 2021
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Strengthen the bond with your school: Why it pays to have a strong and open relationship
Tell a different story: Using storytelling to increase support
Class reps: A guide to recruiting and retaining individual contacts
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Events success: Be inspired by our readers’ tried-and-tested fundraising events
50 COVER The joys of spring: Seasonal fundraising ideas with a difference
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‘We opened up our recycling collection to the community’
37 Building business partnerships: How working with companies can be benefi cial to both parties
40 Step-by-step 100 club: A year-round fundraiser that’s easy to set up and maintain
43 Off-grid funding: Meet the funder supporting community projects in rural areas
53 Celebrating achievement: The MarvellousMe app
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PTA top buys: Resources to help schools stay safe
Keep dancing: Workshops that will get everyone moving
Back Chat
58 Worth sharing: Inspiring community tales
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