A good re-enrollment and enrollment system starts with a well thought-out and coordinated plan. Whether you’re doing an opt-out (continuous enrollment) or opt-in (reenrollment) process, making the best use of your solution by planning and timing things right can save a lot of work down the road for your school. As you prepare to enter …
Category: Security
Making Sense of BlackbaudID and Why You Need It
If you’re a Blackbaud school, you most likely have seen the announcements that BlackbaudID will soon be required for login to Core, Education Management and most other Blackbaud products. If this seems like jargon to you, or you’re not sure how to move forward, read on! In the past, Blackbaud has had a different username …
Debunking 7 Myths about Cybersecurity in Private Schools
Security breaches are happening everywhere. We read about them every day in the news, in our newsfeeds, and on social media. Its happening so much that we’ve almost become desensitized to it. The reality is schools are a target, and its an issue that must be addressed to operate in today’s world. There are many …
Risky Business – Why You Need an IT Risk Strategy
Having an IT risk management plan and strategy is a key part of running a business, organization or school. If you don’t have one, you need to start making it today. Dependence on technology is part of running a business or organization today, but with it comes a lot more points of failure or difficulty. …
Don’t Forget to Back Up Your IT Staff Too!
Any IT person worth their salt will tell you that redundancy and backups are critical in today’s data-driven world. Having spare machines and parts, redundancy for critical infrastructure equipment, configuration backups, and batteries or generators help reduce the risk of major impact to your organization if something goes wrong. You need to be able to …