Schools Use Web Technology to Fundraise, Sell Tickets, and Accept Payments and Registrations Online
Tuesday, May 30th, 2006Educational institutions of all levels continue to look for ways to cut costs, while increasing productivity. But the last thing schools want to do is make it harder for teachers, parents and students to be involved in the educational process. Technology is wonderful, but not if it impedes the ability for students to connect with teachers, for teachers to inform parents and for administrators to have a firm grasp on all aspects of programs their schools offer. At the core, technology must enhance the educational experience on all levels–for the students, the parents, the teachers and can even expand the school’s reach into the community and beyond. ServiceU Corporation has develop Web-based, on-demand technology tools and services that are greatly improving the way that schools of all levels handle the day-to-day responsibilities of taking tuition, accepting donations, registering for events and handling ticket sales to events–all online through a school’s interactive website.
“For schools and universities, there is more pressure than ever on the staff to do more with less. Often, their current processes take up valuable staff time that would be much better spent somewhere else,” comments Tim Whitehorn, founder and CEO of ServiceU Corporation. “Our customers are saving significant amounts of time by streamlining processes such as paying tuition, accepting donations and registering for events.”
Online ticketing is quickly becoming one of the most popular ways for organizations to reduce administrative time. Making people stand in line to buy tickets for an event is now a relic of the past. With TicketU, ServiceU’s online ticketing software, organizations can sell tickets online, reserve seats, allow patrons to print their own tickets at home and more.
“TicketU has automated our ticketing process and is an invaluable solution to the University of Miami. Since we’re a large private university and not a typical nonprofit, ServiceU modified TicketU to meet our specific requirements,” says Kelly Albertson, former ticket office coordinator for the University of Miami Frost School of Music. “We had an outdated system for keeping track of ticket sales and the process was cumbersome and ineffective. TicketU has enabled us to not only provide an easy way for people to purchase tickets and reserve seats, it has increased our ability to reach out to our community and encourage supporters.”
Taking online registrations and payments is incredibly valuable to educational organizations of every kind and can increase enrollment and allow for better record keeping. TransactU is the complete solution for taking registrations online and managing registration payments. TransactU also allows for online donations, meaning people can contribute to your organization directly on your website.
“Prior to our use of TransactU and EventU, our entire school registration process was all done on paper. It was difficult to rectify data coming into the school and monitor accounting details. Synchronizing numbers of children who had registered and who had paid was incredibly challenging,” says Dianne Kleckner, controller for Calvary Chapel and Calvary Christian Academy. “Now, we all have access to the same data that is always current. At any time, anyone in the office can see who has registered and who has paid–it makes all of our lives easier. Also, we are able to post our calendar of events online and know that it is always up-to-date.”
Overall, ServiceU knows the challenges that schools face and understands how to integrate solutions that can offer them the most benefits.
For more information about TicketU, EventU, or TransactU, e-mail ServiceU or call 1-888-638-7439.