PlanSocial was previously known as PTAsocial.
Your own private community hub for parents at your school, a fantastic and secure alternative social media.
Share your news and send out attachments to members easily on the hub's message walls.
Unlike newsletters, you can have a two-way conversation so everyone can contribute their ideas.
Create groups for each class or committee so members can effortlessly connect, collaborate and delegate online. Respects parents' privacy, and enables easy moderation by group managers. A great alternative to social media eg Whatsapp, Facebook Groups.
Easily and securely accept donations via the Stripe gateway, paid into your school or School or PTA bank account. Discounted transaction rates are available for non-profits.
List upcoming school or fundraising events, choosing from ready-to-go templates. Enable RSVPs or sell tickets or items online with QR code scanning.
Assign managers to events and activities. Create sponsorship packages, invite sponsors to pay online.
List specific instructions on how people can help, and how many people you need. Parents can sign up directly or be assigned as helpers, and it's all updated in realtime!
PlanSocial provides a private online community where parents in your school can safely connect with parents in their kids' classes.
With built-in event planning tools, email contact lists, volunteer signups, delegating tasks, class message walls, private messaging, online ticket sales, donations and sponsor packages -- PlanSocial is an all-in-one solution for your school parent communications.
Rest assured that data protection, security and privacy are our priorities, so your data is in safe hands and all interactions are permission-based and GDPR-compliant. Unlike major social media platforms who leverage personal data, our platform protects your privacy.
It takes just minutes to set up, and does not require any technical know-how.
Create your private online community hub today and see the difference PlanSocial makes to your school!
Building an active school community is hard.
Are you still struggling to communicate with parents, to get them involved in your school, connect them with each other safely and boost community cohesion? Perhaps you are wishing you had more volunteers - think of what could be achieved if a few more people helped out! Maybe you are wrangling with various expensive event ticketing platforms, and just need an easy way to sell tickets and items securely to your school families.
You don't have to be technically minded - we're here for you!
Take the complexity out of online transactions by starting a free Payment Hub today. Within minutes you'll have set up your first event (handy templates are available), connected up your PTA bank account with Stripe and be ready to share the link and get paid! There is no annual fee, so you have nothing to lose and a lot to gain.
If you choose to upgrade to a Community Hub, it will transform the way you communicate with parents at your school. They will love how easy it is to connect with other parents in their class, or get updates from the PTA. Those who have never volunteered before will feel comfortable helping a little at events, when they see how easy it is to pick a specific task.
PTA committee members and staff will save a ton of planning time, and no longer worry when they need volunteers. Your school principal will love it because it increases parental involvement, and provides a private and safe online environment. As a result, your school culture becomes more inviting, more inclusive and more community-oriented.
Explore some ideas for events and opportunities for online fundraising sales.