PTO Budget: Create & Manage Your School Budget

Finance & Budget

Create a PTO Budget

An important part of the planning process is to create a budget. Here are the nuts and bolts of setting up a good parent group budget.

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The 411 on Credit Card Payments

Accepting payments by credit card is a step that can increase your parent group’s income. Our guide will help you understand the benefits and risks, evaluate costs, and more.

HOW TOS

Holiday Sales Shopping Tips for PTOs and PTAs

Take these tips with you when you hit those Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and all the other after-holiday sales to get deals on items your group can use all year.

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Money-Saving Tips for PTO and PTA Leaders

Smart tips from leaders on how they make their hard-earned cash stretch further.

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The Parent Group Budgeting Process When Times Aren’t Normal

How to make a budget even when you have a lot of questions about what happens next.

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Forms To Manage Your Group's Cash Flow

Bring more efficiency to cash management with our editable Excel forms.

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Annual Audit: How and Why

A yearly audit is a key safeguard for your money and a planning tool for the year ahead. Think of it as a "year in review" for your finances.

Finance & Budget

Could You Be Your PTO's Treasurer?

Would you make a good treasurer candidate? Ask yourself these 3 key questions to see if you have the basic skills.

Finance & Budget

How To Manage Your Budget

These basic bookkeeping procedures will help you keep your PTO budget in order.

Finance & Budget

10 Tips for Handling and Protecting Your Assets

Could your group use some more money smarts? Our 10 tips can help with your budget, record-keeping, and more.

Finance & Budget

14 Tips for Preventing PTO and PTA Embezzlement

How to prevent theft—and what to do if it happens to you.

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Figuring Finances for Events

How to build a simple cost model and estimate the start-to-finish finances for your group's new events.

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Handling Cash: 6 Simple Steps

You want to make the money you raise count for the school and the kids. Set up these six checks and balances to reduce errors and the risk of loss.

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5 Smart Financial Controls

Avoid unnecessary headaches with these practices to keep your assets safe and your records clean and up to date.

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If the fees are piling up or there's a limit to the number of transactions you can make each month, it might be time to look for a better checking account at a new banking center. Keep a few basics in mind when you do.

Leadership

What Every Treasurer Should Know

Being a good treasurer takes planning and organization. Follow these pointers and you'll be ready for success.

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Preventing Theft: Why It's Crucial

Theft from PTOs and PTAs doesn't happen because there's a criminal in your midst. It happens because need meets opportunity—opportunity you can and should prevent.

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