The School Volunteer

What The School Volunteer does

The School Volunteer is a privately held, cloud-based SaaS company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, that has operated continuously since 2007. It provides volunteer management software purpose-built for K-12 schools and their affiliated PTA/PTO organizations, addressing a narrow vertical that generic volunteer platforms do not serve. The product is a web-based application structured around modular admin suites — School Modules (15 menus), Leadership Modules (4), Committee Modules (6), and Volunteer Modules (8) — that allow school administrators and committee chairs to configure volunteer rosters, events, shifts, hour pledges, and family hour totals without engineering support. Core workflows include a centralized 'Volunteer Here' sign-up hub, pledged-vs-worked hour tracking, volunteer certification status management, leadership nomination slates, automated reminders, and spreadsheet-based reporting. Adjacent functionality includes parent-teacher conference scheduling with Outlook/iCal sync, and SSO integrations with K-12 portal platforms WhippleHill and Final Site.

The technology architecture is a standard multi-tenant SaaS application accessed via web browser with no disclosed mobile app or public API. The company earns revenue through annual subscriptions with pricing not publicly disclosed; a 90-day free trial serves as the primary acquisition mechanism. The go-to-market is purely product-led and self-serve — 9 product tour videos and step-by-step get-started tutorials reduce the need for a sales team, and the buyer persona (PTA/PTO volunteers and school administrators) is well-matched to self-serve procurement. Customer support is delivered via phone and email from Dallas. The company operates with 1-10 employees, has taken no external funding, has no disclosed institutional ownership, and has not pursued acquisition or expansion beyond the domestic K-12 segment. The only distribution integrations are two minor-tier SSO partnerships with WhippleHill and Final Site.

Name

The School Volunteer

Legal name

The School Volunteer

Website

https://theschoolvolunteer.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The School Volunteer is a bootstrapped Dallas-based SaaS company, operating since 2007, providing cloud-based volunteer management software exclusively for K-12 schools and PTA/PTO organizations to organize sign-ups, track volunteer hours, and schedule parent-teacher conferences.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Administration Software

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Service & Service-Learning Programs (School-Run) (EDAJAJAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Leadership, Civic Education & Service-Learning Nonprofits (BPAGADAI), Volunteerism, Service-Learning & Community Service (EDALAHAG)

Keywords

• Volunteer management software
• School administration tools
• PTA management software
• Volunteer hour tracking
• Parent-teacher conference scheduling

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Subscription Software License: Cloud-based SaaS subscription for school volunteer management. Customers access via web browser with login credentials. The software is offered with a 90-day free trial followed by paid subscription.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The School Volunteer is a web-based SaaS platform that K-12 schools and their PTA/PTO organizations use to organize, track, and manage school volunteers. It provides a single sign-up location for committees and events, pledged and worked volunteer hour tracking with family-level totals, independent committee management tools for chairs, parent-teacher conference scheduling with Outlook/iCal sync, volunteer certification status management, automated reminders, and downloadable spreadsheet reports. The product is offered via 90-day free trial followed by annual subscription.

Product overview

The School Volunteer is a single unified web-based volunteer management platform designed exclusively for K-12 schools. The core product provides a centralized system for organizing school volunteers through multiple integrated modules including committee management tools, volunteer sign-up functionality (Volunteer Here), hour tracking, email communication, leadership nominations, and automated reminders. Administrative modules include School Modules (15 menus), Leadership Modules (4 menus), Committee Modules (6 menus), and Volunteer Modules (8 menus) for comprehensive configuration. The platform also offers Single Sign-On integration for WhippleHill and Final Site schools, calendar synchronization with Outlook/iCal, and spreadsheet-based reporting exports. Additional specialized applications include carnivals, luncheons, cafeteria shift management, and parent-teacher conference scheduling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The School Volunteer A web-based volunteer management software designed exclusively for K-12 schools, enabling organizations to organize, track, and manage school volunteers through a unified platform featuring committee management, event scheduling, volunteer hour tracking, parent-teacher conference coordination, and Outlook/iCal calendar sync. Sold as an annual SaaS subscription with a 90-day free trial.

Quantifiable outcome

• Generates 30% more school volunteers

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature8 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• VolunteerHub: Volunteer management SaaS targeting nonprofits, schools, and associations with features for hour tracking, event scheduling, and reporting. Comparable as a purpose-built volunteer platform competing for the same school and nonprofit customers.
• Volgistics: Long-standing volunteer management software used by schools, hospitals, and nonprofits for scheduling, hour tracking, and reporting. Comparable as an established subscription SaaS in the same volunteer-management category, though serving a broader mix of verticals.
• SignUpGenius: Leading web-based volunteer and event sign-up platform widely used by schools, PTAs, and nonprofits. Directly comparable as a self-serve tool for organizing school volunteer slots, committee sign-ups, and event staffing — overlapping core use cases with The School Volunteer.
• SignUp.com (formerly VolunteerSpot): Online sign-up and volunteer coordination tool used by schools, PTAs, and community groups. Direct overlap in PTA volunteer scheduling, parent coordination, and event staffing use cases.

Emerging players

• GivePulse: Volunteer, service-learning, and community-engagement platform serving universities, K-12 schools, and nonprofits. Comparable for hour-tracking and service-learning workflows, though with a stronger higher-ed focus.
• Track It Forward: Volunteer hour tracking SaaS focused on schools, nonprofits, and student service-learning requirements. Overlaps specifically with The School Volunteer's pledged-vs-worked hours and student community-service hour tracking features.

Broad incumbents

• Brightwheel: Leading SaaS platform for early-childhood and K-12 programs offering communication, billing, and engagement tools. Comparable as a fast-growing K-12 SaaS incumbent that could absorb volunteer and family-engagement functionality through acquisition.
• PowerSchool: Dominant K-12 student information system and unified classroom platform serving the majority of US school districts. A potential acquirer/ecosystem partner given its scale and the strategic value of a volunteer-management module for its PTA/school-communications portfolio.

Regional players

• Finalsite: K-12 school website, communications, and enrollment management platform and existing SSO integration partner of The School Volunteer. Comparable as a school-community engagement suite that competes for adjacent PTA and parent-communication budget.
• WhippleHill (FACTS): K-12 school website and portal platform (now part of FACTS) and existing SSO integration partner of The School Volunteer. Comparable as a complementary K-12 communications tool already integrated with The School Volunteer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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