More participation.
Less work.
Everything your parent group runs, in one place, so families know what’s going on and everything feels easier to manage.
Parent groups using Big Nest have raised $300,000+ and often improve fundraiser results by 40% or more because more families actually show up and participate.
See your parent group come to life in under a minute
A a few quick questions and get a complete system to run your parent group.
Answer 6 questions
Tell us about your school, your parent group, and what you want to run. It only takes about a minute.
We Setup Everything
Your fundraisers, events, communication, and calendar are all connected from the start—so families have one clear place to go.
Review your draft
Explore a real working draft right away, share it privately with
your board, and decide when you want to launch.
You only pay when you launch.
The result: one clear place to run your parent group, so more families participate and everything is easier to manage.
What’s happening today
Why participation stalls
Families want to be involved, but when everything is scattered across different tools, participation drops.
The website is outdated
Hard-to-update websites stop getting updated, and families stop trusting them.
Fundraisers live somewhere else
Fundraising happens on a separate platform, disconnected from the rest of your parent group.
Too much depends on a few parents
A small number of volunteers end up carrying most of the work year after year.
Families miss important dates
Events come through flyers or last-minute emails, so families hear about them too late.
Email is unreliable
Messages sent through personal inboxes or generic tools are easy to miss, ignore, or mark as spam.
Volunteer signups are scattered
Signups live in another tool, which makes coordination harder and details easier to miss.
The result: less participation, less money, more frustration
Fundraisers underperform, events feel harder to fill, and families never get one clear picture of what your parent group is doing.
Big Nest brings everything into one place—so families actually see what’s going on, show up more, and fewer things fall through the cracks.
Why more families participate
When families have one clear place to go, they’re far more likely to show up, give, volunteer, and stay involved.
How one PTG got more families involved—without adding more work
One PTG thought their system was “good enough.” Then one fundraiser changed everything.
Before Big Nest
Their old system felt “good enough” because it had been around for years.
- Fundraisers relied on checks and a PayPal Charitable Giving account.
- Results were predictable from year to year.
- The PTG ran the same programs year in and year out.
On the surface, things worked. But participation was capped, giving was harder than it needed to be, and growth was limited.
What Changed
They used Big Nest for their spring flower sale and saw the difference right away.
- Families ordered online in seconds.
- Distribution became easier to manage.
- 46% jump in profits compared to the previous year.
The next fall, they ran their main fundraiser through Big Nest and saw a 41% increase in profits.
What Happened Next
The stronger results created room for bigger goals.
- For the first time, the PTG was asked to help fund a major need at the school.
- Replacing the drumline’s 50-year-old equipment would require a fundraiser nearly three times larger than their usual goal.
- Saying yes sent a clear message: this community shows up for its kids.
Big Nest did not just help this PTG run a better fundraiser. It helped them raise more and do more for their school.
Big Nest helped this group get more families involved and everything became easier to run.
Trusted by Parent–Teacher Groups
These groups trust Big Nest to run fundraisers, after-school programs, and school events.
What parent leaders say about Big Nest
Real results from real PTGs using Big Nest every day.
Pricing built for real parent groups
Big Nest gives parent groups one system for fundraising, communication, calendars, and school sales—so more families participate and the platform can often pay for itself.
Starter
Create a clear home for your parent group.
Perfect for smaller or newer groups who want one trusted place to stay organized and communicate clearly — without complexity.
- Modern website for your parent group
- One active online fundraiser
- Email announcements to families
- Event pages and online registration
- Basic after-school program registration
Momentum
Fuel participation and celebrate every win.
Designed for parent groups running multiple events and fundraisers throughout the year.
Everything in Starter, plus…
- Built-in best practices so you don’t start from scratch
- Designed so running your group gets easier each year
- Unlimited fundraisers and sponsor drives
- Storefront to sell spirit wear, yearbook, etc.
- Familiar, fast checkout families trust
- Email segmentation and newsletters
- Online funds requests with email routing + receipt uploads
- Family directory that carries forward year to year — no re-entering the same info
Continuity
Make leadership changes less stressful.
Ideal for established groups who want to preserve momentum through leadership changes and keep their community strong long-term.
Everything in Momentum, plus…
- Multi-year history and reporting
- Leadership transition support
- Impact pages that show what your group funded
- Priority support and annual planning check-in
Many groups cover the full cost of Big Nest with a single fundraiser.
When families trust the site, recognize the checkout, and always know where to go, participation improves without adding more work for volunteers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to the most common questions parent groups have about getting started with Big Nest.
From there, we’ll start revising the wording and adding photos from your community so you end up with something that reflects your school community.
When families actually see the full picture, participation goes up—and so does support.
Money is deposited straight into your Stripe account—Big Nest never holds your funds and doesn’t take a percentage of each transaction.
While tools like PayPal Giving or “no-fee” platforms sound cheaper, groups often raise more overall with Big Nest because checkout is easier and participation goes up. You can also invite families to cover fees with an optional tip—many are happy to do it.
Big Nest gives your parent group a long-term home: a website for fundraisers, events, after-school programs, and updates all in one place. Instead of “one link per fundraiser,” families see the bigger story of how your group supports the school all year.
Get a parent group site that helps more families show up
Big Nest gives your PTO, PTA, or PTG one clear place for fundraising, communication, calendars, and school sales—built by someone who knows how chaotic this work can get.