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Enrollment and Retention

Maximizing Admissions Checklists for Successful Enrollment

As a former admissions director, I know firsthand the hard work and expense associated with getting candidates to consider your [...]

June 11, 2024 | 3 min Read

Data Management

7 Database Goals for Your Independent School’s Capital Campaign

When evaluating your school’s readiness for a capital campaign, database readiness might not be at the top of the list [...]

June 6, 2024 | 6 min Read

Data Management

Information: The Better Half of IT

We sometimes forget that IT stands for Information Technology. As a society, we have become obsessed with the “Technology” half—the [...]

April 17, 2024 | 5 min Read

Professional Development

Seven ATLIS Sessions You Don’t Want to Miss

Inspired by more than 40 years of collaboration with private school leaders, Blackbaud has created a track of sessions for [...]

April 1, 2024 | 4 min Read

Process Automation

Unlocking the Power of APIs: The SKY is the Limit!

This is a story about acknowledging how there isn’t one piece of software that can solve all your problems, which [...]

March 7, 2024 | 6 min Read

Change Management

Beware the Ides of March: A Lesson For All Leaders

When we consider the Ides of March, some may recall that it was a holiday celebrated in ancient Rome. More [...]

March 7, 2024 | 3 min Read

Enrollment and Retention

Continuous Enrollment: The Pros and Cons

The continuously high re-enrollment numbers at Donna Klein Jewish Academy (DKJA) reflect our efforts to provide the best possible experience [...]

January 24, 2024 | 3 min Read

Change Management

Thinking in the Gray: A 2024 Leadership Challenge

Every year when the calendar rolls over into the new year, leaders are presented with a fresh set of challenges. [...]

January 4, 2024 | 3 min Read

Data Management

The One Record Myth in K–12 School Software

Is it possible to have one record for each constituent at a school? The short answer is no, not if [...]

November 1, 2023 | 3 min Read

Tuition and Financial Aid

How to Improve On-Time Tuition Payments

Private and independent schools rely on tuition to fund operations. In its 2023–2024 Trendbook, the National Association of Independent Schools [...]

October 20, 2023 | 5 min Read

Website Design

3 Blackbaud School Websites Win 2023 WebAwards

For the sixth consecutive year, Blackbaud K–12 school websites have been honored in the annual WebAwards, a prestigious competition hosted by [...]

October 12, 2023 | 2 min Read

Artificial Intelligence

Putting the AI in Education: Stepping Toward Generative Artificial Intelligences

Artificial intelligences (the plural is intentional) are clearly having a moment. I wouldn’t be surprised if TIME magazine’s “Person of [...]

October 9, 2023 | 2 min Read

Change Management

Combating Innovation Creep

How often does a colleague attend a conference, see a demo of the latest “it” technology, and want to implement [...]

September 26, 2023 | 3 min Read

Data Management

Who, Where, What, and Why? Data Management in K–12 Schools

Name, address, phone number, email, medical records, financial information. Data is everywhere—in every filing cabinet and software system—making it more [...]

September 7, 2023 | 2 min Read

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