Fall is almost here and for many private schools and colleges, it is a time when educators and administrators look forward to helping a new group of students continue their academic journey.  During this busy back-to-school time, many schools and colleges are offering many events for parents and students as well as launching new fundraising programs.  This often means mountains of paperwork and accounting for faculty and staff. While fundraising and event management might be considered among the unpleasant aspects of operating a private educational institution, TransactU can help simplify the process.

“If you are responsible for administrating these projects, you know all too well the headaches that can accompany the process,” says Tim Whitehorn, president and CEO of ServiceU. “From managing information sent out to students, parents, and the community, to keeping track of pledges and donations, to hosting fundraising events, there are many factors involved. TransactU can help you simplify the process. It’s the uncomplicated, straightforward, easy-to-use online solution for keeping track of donations, event registrations, and online payments.”

TransactU can help your school with event registrations and online donations

TransactU offers everything you need to accept online registrations, payment and donations with a credit card or online check in a secure, hosted environment. Patrons, whether they are parents, grandparents, or friends of your organization, can simply visit your school’s website when it’s convenient for them, 24/7, whether your office doors are open or closed.

Here’s how TransactU can help your school:

Online event registration and payment – Your school has a lot going on. From workshops to alumni reunions to athletic training camps, there are a lot of ways for people to get involved. Make it easy for students, parents, alumni, and guests to participate in your events by offering online event registration and payment. Because TransactU enables your school to accept payments, you can use it to set up tuition payments and help your staff more effectively manage their events using TransactU’s powerful reporting capabilities.

With TransactU, there are no more hand-written forms to be filled out. People can simply go to your website to register for events and pay using their debit or credit card, or an e-check.

Online giving – Alumni may not return to the campus as frequently as they would like, but they can keep up-to-date with your organization through your website. Many busy parents and distant grandparents would like to contribute to the school or college, but don’t always have the time or the ability to go to your school to drop off a gift. Give them to the opportunity to make online contributions to your school, directly from your school’s website.

In addition to ongoing giving opportunities, TransactU is also a helpful addition to your development team’s fundraising efforts. As your school launches annual fundraising campaigns, your campaign materials can direct patrons to your “online giving” section of your school’s website. From there, patrons can contribute online.  By asking your patrons to give online, you can save your school countless dollars on postage and printing costs.

With TransactU, your patrons can:

• Set up recurring gifts and select amount
• Make payment with debit or credit cards, or e-checks
• Select which fund their gift goes to from a drop-down menu of choices

Sign up for a TransactU demo today and learn how to get a handle on the fundraising process, online donations and payments, and event registrations. Call us at 1.866.709.7420  today to get up-and-running in a week or less!

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I can hardly believe that August is upon us and the start of a new school year is just around the corner! While most educators enjoy planning out their curriculum, setting up their classrooms, welcoming new students, and continuing the learning process, most do not look forward to annual development pushes or serving as a “cashier” as they take checks and registration forms.

That’s why we’ve focused this month’s UNews on how schools can utilize TransactU to simplify both online event registrations and payments, as well as to accept online donations. In this article we’ll share with you how Heritage Preparatory School of Atlanta has benefited from the use of TransactU. We’ll also highlight other ways your school can implement TransactU.

I am also pleased to share with you that Microsoft has once again recognized ServiceU by publishing a case study highlighting the procedures that we employ to maintain a maximum availability of our software tools with minimum downtime. Learn more by clicking here.

Our team recently returned home from the National Association of Christian Business Administrators conference where I got to see so many familiar faces and visit with a number of our friends. It is always so rewarding to hear what a positive impact our products have on your ministries and organizations. All of us at ServiceU are truly honored that you’ve chosen our products.

Of course, I had more than one conversation about EventU Green at NACBA. I’m pleased to say that Vineyard Christian Fellowship in Anaheim, CA continues to receive positive media attention for their efforts to “go green” with EventU Green and other initiatives. Click here to read their profile from Church and Worship Technology. If you’re interested in saving 10-20% OR MORE on your energy bill, I encourage you to read more about EventU Green or give us a call at 866.709.7420 to have all your questions answered.

Even though we just returned from NACBA, we’ll be headed back out to the numerous tradeshows during the fall. If you’re attending MinistryCOM, Innovate, Catalyst or WFX, please stop by our booth and say hello! We’d enjoy connecting with you!

As always, we truly appreciate the opportunity to do business with you.

Sincerely,
Tim

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MEMPHIS, TN., July 21, 2009 – ServiceU Corporation, provider of the most complete on-demand event management software solutions designed specifically for organizations such as churches, nonprofits, schools, universities, festivals, and theaters, was recently recognized for its continued technology advancements by a number of the foremost technology experts in the world.

During the past six months, Microsoft, AMD, and Dell Computers each has recognized ServiceU’s technology advancements through a series of case studies written about the company.

“There’s a lot that goes on behind the scenes at ServiceU to make sure that we are supporting our customers with the best technology backbone—that’s tech talk for all the technology that goes on behind the product that you use every day,” says Tim Whitehorn, CEO of ServiceU. “From hardware and software, to onsite and offsite backups, to servers and processors, we are always looking for ways to improve the day-to-day operations of all that helps make ServiceU a successful company.”

Since ServiceU is a company that is up and running 24/7/365, it is constantly looking for ways to improve its technology backend, to shore up its data security, enhance data accessibility, and to put into practice the most cutting-edge solutions to enhance the performance of the products it offers.

The bottom line—the software and hardware in place to facilitate ServiceU’s products and services is stable, secure, reliable, and dependable. “While we serve the faith-based nonprofit market, we adhere to the standards of the secular business world to make sure that we’re offering our clients the best product available to date,” notes Whitehorn.

To read more about the recent improvements to ServiceU’s technology backend, feel free to visit the links below:

• Microsoft Case Study

• AMD Case Study

• Dell Case Study and Video

About ServiceU Corporation
ServiceU Corporation provides online event management software designed for churches, ministries, nonprofits, schools, universities, festivals, and theaters. ServiceU’s core product line includes: EventU™ for event, resource, and facility management through web-based calendar scheduling software; EventU Green™ is an add-on to EventU that automates facility heating and cooling (HVAC) online based on a facility’s events schedule; TransactU™ provides secure online donation, payment, and event registration tools; TicketU™ provides online ticket sales, box office management, and theater software. Founded in 1997, ServiceU is a trusted provider of online event management software to the faith-based and nonprofit markets.

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