Blackbaud 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 leap in efficiency. Blackbaud Tuition Management seamlessly synchronizes with Blackbaud Enrollment Management, which then connects to BlackbaudRaiser's Edge NXT, so the school can track a student's progress from inquiry to alumni without data re-entry by staff or parents.

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 & 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. 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.