Kimberley Martin

3 weeks ago | blog.blackbaud.com | Kimberley Martin

Awards and Scholarships June 5, 2025 | 3 min Read Is your scholarship process outdated, difficult for students to navigate, and a challenge for you to manage? These are common concerns in higher education, so we’ve pulled together a few tips to help you streamline and strengthen your scholarship process.

1 month ago | blog.blackbaud.com | Kimberley Martin

Enrollment and Retention May 22, 2025 | 4 min Read School’s out for summer! Now is the time for educators everywhere to take a well-deserved break. The question is: what can schools do now to help their teachers and alleviate some of the back-to-school chaos that awaits them in the fall? Teachers want to spend less time on administrative tasks and more time teaching and engaging with their students. School leadership and the families they serve want that, too.

2 months ago | blog.blackbaud.com | Kimberley Martin

Tuition and Financial Aid April 8, 2025 | 6 min Read There has been a lot of discussion about “school choice” programs across the U.S. and how they impact students, families, and public funding in general. But there is limited conversation about how schools must adapt to accept these funds. How much money is involved? How do you factor state-funded scholarships or school vouchers into your financial aid program? How do you receive and allocate those funds in the business office?

Mar 24, 2025 | blog.blackbaud.com | Kimberley Martin

Tuition and Financial Aid March 24, 2025 | 4 min Read Are you struggling with an inefficient student billing process? You are not alone. Many educational institutions face the challenge of balancing customer service with bottom-line concerns. But what if there was a way to streamline the process, reduce errors, and improve cash flow? In this blog post, we’ll explore how you can enhance your student billing process from the moment a student enrolls to the final follow-up.

Mar 21, 2025 | blog.blackbaud.com | Kimberley Martin

Awards and Scholarships March 21, 2025 | 3 min Read Whether you’re using scholarships as a recruitment tool or have already found the exact right student fit for a specific fund, awarding endowed scholarships during the admissions process can be extremely difficult due to the number of funds involved and the uncertainty as to whether a student will actually enroll. Higher ed institutions often use “assignment” or “fund swapping” to maximize the use of endowed scholarships.