TangoHive for ptos
Put the whole PTO year on every parent's phone
PTO scheduling is a flyer in a backpack, a newsletter nobody opens, and a volunteer signup that changes weekly. Reaching every family every time is the whole battle.
TangoHive gives the PTO one link that carries the entire year: meetings, fundraisers, book fairs, volunteer shifts. Parents subscribe once at back-to-school night and never miss another event.
The problems this solves
The flyer dies in the backpack
One link in the welcome email replaces every paper schedule. It is current all year, even as events move.
Volunteers need different details than families
Keep a public events calendar and a volunteers calendar. Share them separately or together as one collection.
New board, lost institutional memory
The calendar lives with the PTO, not one person's account exports. Next year's board inherits a working system.
How it works
- 1Calendars for meetings, events, volunteers. Each with its own color and share link.
- 2One collection for families. The whole year, one link, printable as a QR for back-to-school night.
- 3Parents subscribe once. 142 families on the feed means 142 phones that update themselves.
Common questions
How do we get parents to actually use it?
Share one link in the welcome email or a QR code at back-to-school night. Parents tap subscribe once; after that, updates arrive without any action from them.
Can we keep volunteer shifts separate from public events?
Yes. Separate calendars can be shared individually or combined in a collection, so families see events while volunteers also see their shifts.
What happens when the board turns over?
The calendars and links keep working. Share links do not break when people change; the new board just takes over editing.
Is it free?
TangoHive is free while in early access.
Try it with your real schedule
Free while in early access. Paste a schedule; see it become a calendar.
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