Make planning your next PTA or school event easy.
With Patchwork you can show parents and carers what needs doing for your next PTA event. From a patchwork of images they can choose to contribute cash, time or skills to help make it happen.
- STYLISH TEMPLATES
Customise a template to share with parents, or create your own from scratch. - FUND MAKE DO
Receive offers to help, collect money and organise ticket sales. - MONEY DIRECT TO YOU
Collect cash gifts in any currency direct to your bank account via Stripe. - SAY THANK YOU
Keep track of who’s doing what and send thanks.
1. Create your patchwork page
Browse our many school event templates and choose a readymade patchwork to customise. Or you can create your own from scratch. With Patchwork you can ask parents and carers to contribute money, purchase tickets or give their time and skills to help organise and run an event. A patchwork of images shows them the things you’d like them to fund, make or do, so they can choose how they’d like to help. For example, if you want to organise a virtual Summer Fair, you could include the option for people to donate items to the tombola, take part in a virtual bake-off, play games to win prizes, or chip in £5 towards fundraising for some new equipment!
2. Collect money
Patchwork is not tied to any suppliers and we don't hold your funds. Instead all money goes directly into your bank account via our payment partner Stripe so you can spend it when, where and how you like. It's free to sign up to Patchwork. We only make money when you receive yours - with a 3.6% commission on contributions you receive. Stripe applies a small fee on funds received. View fees information here.
3. Keep track of contributions
It's super easy to keep track of contributions and offers of help. Names, email addresses and details of who’s doing what are recorded in your Patchwork account so you can keep everyone up to date and say thanks when the big day is over!
With customisable templates and a gorgeous image gallery, it's easy to set up your school event. The Pinterest-style layout and mobile friendly experience makes it easy and fun for parents to contribute, too.
Hear From PTA Organisers:
"It was so easy to build the Patchwork page and our virtual summer fair looks instantly engaging and attractive. We’ve been able to put together a fun mix of real events and ways of simply donating. It has really captured all our imaginations and we’ve managed to re-create that wonderful community spirit.”
Kate Frood, Headteacher, Eleanor Palmer School
"Patchwork has been really simple to use and the customer service has been exceptional. It has given us a more professional site than we would have been able to make ourselves and given us the opportunity to hold a fair now we are unable to host in school. We have included gifts we have put together ourselves, gifts from local businesses and competitions for the children. We have recently launched our virtual fair and have had positive feedback so far in terms of the layout and ease of use of Patchwork."
Kathy Steventon, PTA member at Holywell Primary and Nursery School
"The feedback we’ve had about our virtual summer fair has been really positive, and we’re making money for the school again when we’d assumed it wouldn’t be possible this summer. Patchwork was so easy to use and there was even a school fair template.”
