Every Big Nest site includes a built-in calendar. You can add events manually, but most dates can appear automatically based on what you already set up elsewhere.
Fundraisers, spirit wear sales, after-school programs, and school events can automatically appear on your calendar, so you do not have to enter the same information twice.
No parent group wants another system to maintain. Big Nest helps by using the information you already entered elsewhere on your site.
If you are running a fundraiser, posting a spirit wear sale, managing after-school programs, or sharing school events, those dates can appear on your calendar automatically.
You can still turn that behavior off if you want full manual control. But for most PTOs, PTGs, and PTAs, the default setup saves time immediately.
Families often end up retyping the same district dates into their own calendars every school year. Big Nest makes that much easier.
With Big Nest, you can upload a district calendar as a PDF or image file, let Big Nest parse the dates, and publish that as a separate calendar for your community.
Parents can then subscribe in a click and get those dates onto Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Outlook, or the calendar app on their phone.
This is one of the simplest ways for a parent group to save families time at the start of the school year.
Calendar conflicts are common, especially when elementary, middle, and high school parent groups are all planning separately.
You can connect your calendar to nearby schools, so you can see their events alongside yours.
That way, you can check for conflicts before you lock in a fundraiser, family night, book fair, or community event.
Sometimes overlapping events are fine. Sometimes they are not. The point is to make the conflict visible before it becomes a problem.
These guides help PTO, PTG, and PTA leaders get the most out of the Big Nest calendar.
General overview of how the calendar works and how to use it on your site.
Read the guideUpload a district or school calendar and turn it into a calendar families can subscribe to.
Read the guideShow parents how to add school and parent-group events to their own phones and calendar apps.
Read the guideShare visibility across schools so your group can plan around nearby events.
Read the guideA parent group calendar should do more than list dates. It should reduce work and make it easier for families to stay connected.
Big Nest gives PTOs, PTGs, and PTAs a school calendar that is easy to manage and easy for families to use.
For families, this means fewer surprises, fewer missed events, and one place to see everything happening at school.
When another school nearby uses Big Nest, your calendar becomes even more useful. If you refer them and they sign up, both groups get Big Nest for free.
Ready to give your school community a calendar that is easier to manage and easier to use?
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