Blackbaud's Integrated Technology Creates
Operational Efficiencies, New Ways of Working and New Possibilities
for Student and Alumni Engagement
CHARLESTON, S.C., March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackbaud (NASDAQ:
BLKB), the leading provider of software for powering social impact,
today shared how a Nashville,
Tennessee-based independent K-12 school, Ensworth School,
has deepened its use of integrated technology to nurture
collaboration, strengthen communication, break down silos, increase
efficiency and provide an intuitive user experience that supports
all of the school's stakeholders.
With more than 1,200 students enrolled, Ensworth relies on
Blackbaud's K-12 education management portfolio to power
enrollment, tuition, the school website, student information and
classroom learning, in addition to leveraging Blackbaud Raiser's
Edge NXT® for fundraising and Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT® for
financial management.
With Blackbaud's Total School Solution, Ensworth's stakeholders
have seen notable leaps in efficiency. Blackbaud Tuition Management
seamlessly synchronizes with Blackbaud Enrollment Management, which
then connects to Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT, so the school can
track a student's progress from inquiry to alumni without data
re-entry by staff or parents.
"From the moment they visit or inquire, students and their
families are in our system," said Jason
Hiett, Director of Technology, Ensworth School. "Once we go
through the enrollment piece, all the checklists and the
application are there for them. If they accept that, they complete
the enrollment contracts and their data flows into tuition
management with a contract." With this technology, the school has
saved close to 100 annual work hours for its staff by reducing data
entry during enrollment—the busiest time of the year.
Blackbaud's education management portfolio provides a framework
to strengthen teaching and learning with solutions that open doors
to new ways of doing things. Students and family members are able
to connect to the school community through Tigernet, the school
intranet named for its mascot. Tigernet incorporates Blackbaud
solutions for the school website, student information and learning
management. Users have customized dashboards tied to class pages
and an easy-to-navigate assignment center, as well as user groups
that support meaningful collaboration.
Teachers also have the flexibility to tie into Google Classroom
applications, and the school has added a growing number of
electronic textbooks available through the single sign-on set-up.
Ensworth also looks to the Blackbaud Marketplace for applications
from Blackbaud partners that are designed to complement Blackbaud
education management offerings.
When students graduate, their status is updated in Tigernet and
synced to the school's Raiser's Edge NXT database, which the school
uses to fundraise and nurture relationships with alumni and
supporters.
"Before it had all been so siloed," said Registrar and Database
Manager Susan Ott. "We decreased the
amount of double and triple entry into systems." With that time
savings, Ensworth can explore ways to tailor communications to
nurture stronger relationships, for example, engaging alumni in
more unique and targeted ways.
Learn more about Ensworth School's story here and get more
information on Blackbaud's Total School Solution here.
About Blackbaud
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) is the
leading software provider exclusively dedicated to powering social
impact. Serving the nonprofit and education sectors, companies
committed to social responsibility and individual change makers,
Blackbaud's essential software is built to accelerate impact in
fundraising, nonprofit financial management, digital giving,
grantmaking, corporate social responsibility and education
management. With millions of users and over $100 billion raised, granted or managed through
Blackbaud platforms every year, Blackbaud's solutions are
unleashing the potential of the people and organizations who change
the world. Blackbaud has been named to Newsweek's list of America's
Most Responsible Companies, Quartz's list of Best Companies for
Remote Workers, and Forbes' list of America's Best Employers. A
remote-first company, Blackbaud has operations in the United States, Australia, Canada, Costa
Rica and the United
Kingdom, supporting users in 100+ countries. Learn more
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