Resources

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Links to organizations that share in the mission of SchoolAdvancement

For All Schools:

FACTS/Nelnet Business Solutions - provides comprehensive financial solutions for schools, specializing in tuition management and need assessment, along with enrollment mangement and donor management tools.  FACTS Grant & Aid Assessment is a service designed to assist your school with the financial aid allocation process, while Tuition Management serves to streamline tuition collection, provide a steady and predictable cash flow to schools, and handle incidental payment processing.  Donor Management is a must-have solution for today's schools, many of which have part-time personnel, that want to move beyond fundraising and communicate with donors in a meaningful way to generate major gifts.  FACTS Management Company is committed to enhancing the financial stability and affordability of educational institutions through its tuition management, grant and aid assessment, donor management and enrollment management products, as well planning services for higher education.  As a part of Nelnet Business Solutions, they are making educational dreams possible. (http://www.factsmgt.com)

Third Planet Communications - Web-design and marketing design for maximum impact.  Third Planet provides strategy and nationally recognizaed brand development through a wide array of award-winning print communications, packaging and Web/interactive solutions.  Their integrated approach utilizes research, brand strategy, tactical planning, intelligent design and targeted messaging to deliver powerful solutions to evolve their clients' market presence. (http://www.333planet.com)

For Catholic & Christian Schools:

Grace Works Ministries - is a non-profit ministry partnering with Christian schools to achieve holistic organizational health and excellence. Since many of the problems Christian schools face are financial, Grace Works bring particular emphasis to marketing - from Marketing Christian Schools, The Definitive Guide to the Parent Satisfaction and Referral Survey - and annual funds and capital campaigns. Grace Works' Director of Capital Campaigns, Bruce Webb, has personally raised over a quarter of a billion dollars leading over 300 campaigns. Grace Works also provides visioneering and leadership development. This site will link back to SchoolAdvancement's eCommunity as a place for discussions regarding marketing practices, ideas and sharing of the "good news." - (http://www.gwmin.com)

For Catholic Schools and Parishes:

The Institute of School and Parish Development (ISPD) - is a national development consulting firm created in 1989 to serve Catholic schools, parishes and dioceses in the areas of planning, marketing, and resource development. For Catholic institutions to become financially secure and vibrant, they need to establish long-term development processes.  ISPD also offers Catholic School Enrollment Solutions (CSES) seminars which combines the importance of prayer, the work of the Holy Spirit, and a practical "how-to" approach, supplying school administrators with necessary tools and mindsets to grow enrollment. (http://www.ispd.com).