When it comes to their children’s education, every parent wants them to have the best: The best resources, the best supplies, the best extracurriculars, etc. But many schools simply don’t have the funds, the staffing, or the resources to make that happen.
Across the country, nonprofit parent-teacher associations and other parent organizations help provide support, funds, and more to their community’s schools, teachers, and students — beyond what the school’s budget might allow.
For these nonprofits, their missions can include fundraising, managing volunteers, working with children, and much more. That means they have a lot of different and specific risks that require insurance to protect.
So, what do nonprofit PTAs and parent organizations need when it comes to their insurance?
Meet some nonprofit PTAs and parent organizations.
NIA-insured PTAs and parent organizations shared what their missions work to achieve, what they need most from their insurance coverage, and why they trust NIA to provide it.
In their own words…
Family Support Organization of Union County (Plainfield, NJ)
“Our family support organization provides support, education, and advocacy to parents/caregivers of children with special needs. We are parents with special needs children.
We provide peer support for parents at schools, courts, and other system partner meetings. We provide a youth partnership program for young people with special needs to learn how to advocate for themselves, while teaching adults about their needs.
We host parent support groups monthly, a female and male mentoring program, as well as one-to-one peer support for our parents.”
— Dr. De Lacy Davis, Executive Director, Family Support Organization of Union County
One2Another (Albany, OR)
“Our mission has individuals with lived and living experience providing families and individuals with support, helping them build skills towards lifelong success.
These include parenting classes, parent support groups, peer-led discussion groups, skill-building classes for parents and individuals, and community-based peer support.”
— Debbi Barreras, Executive Director, One2Another
What did these nonprofit PTAs and parent organizations need most from their insurer?
A variety of coverage with strong customer service.
“Our organization needed a variety of product lines, and we wanted good customer service.”
— Dr. De Lacy Davis, Family Support Organization of Union County
Affordable coverage for a wide range of services.
“We needed insurance that was reasonably priced and still covered the wide range of supports we provide.”
— Debbi Barreras, One2Another
How did these nonprofit PTAs and parent organizations hear about NIA?
NIA insured other organizations with similar missions.
“NIA has been a provider to many family support organizations since I started with this organization in 2013.”
— Dr. De Lacy Davis, Family Support Organization of Union County
A mentor’s recommendation, and partner from the start.
“An individual who has mentored us in developing our nonprofit connected us to NIA. We have only ever used NIA, and we have been very happy with it.”
— Debbi Barreras, One2Another
Since becoming an NIA member, how has that relationship helped these PTAs and parent organizations?
Warm communications and strong resources.
“We have never had a bad experience with NIA. We are always treated warmly whenever we have had to reach out for clarity, guidance, or information.
I appreciate the relationship, the quick responses to questions or concerns. And I welcome the professionalism of the customer service experience.
Knowing that I have an insurer that is proactive and provides our organization with training tools, webinars, and policy builders gives us the confidence that we are not alone while leading the Family Support Organization of Union County.
When I am training other family support organization leaders, I remind them that having insurance with NIA creates the opportunity to reduce exposure and risk through their extensive library of risk management tools.”
— Dr. De Lacy Davis, Family Support Organization of Union County
Easy renewals and prompt follow-through.
“Excellent communication. NIA’s staff have worked with us and been patient with us as we have been learning.
The resources are helpful, too. We utilize criminal background checks, which gives us peace of mind and helps us make sure we understand the past issues we can have transparency with all our staff.”
— Debbi Barreras, One2Another
PTAs and parent organizations need an insurer that understands nonprofits.
Why do nonprofit PTAs and parent organizations trust NIA as their insurance provider?
It’s easy: PTAs and parent organizations support students, teachers, and their schools and help them succeed — they need insurance that supports them and helps them succeed, too.
With NIA, your nonprofit gets coverage that’s dependable and affordable, tailored to meet your needs, includes resources that can help your mission thrive, and is there when you need it.
After all, when you’ve got a mission to support the students and schools in your community, you want to be sure your insurance provider isn’t sleeping through class.
