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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In 2007, ServiceU became one the few companies in the nonprofit market to achieve Level 1 Payment Card Industry compliance. This was a very rigorous process that took more than a year, but when all was said and done, we were able to guarantee the same online payment security offered to customers by eBay, PayPal, and Amazon.

PCI Compliance
ServiceU is certified by Visa and MasterCard as a Level 1 Service Provider that is in compliance with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards (DSS). Visa, MasterCard, and the other major credit card companies have jointly developed these strict security regulations to make sure that your credit card information is safe when you use your credit card in a store and online.

In order to become PCI Compliant, organizations must undergo extensive reviews to make sure their technology and security meet the rigorous requirements. This is a time consuming and expensive process. However, instead of going through the process yourself, you can use a vendor such as ServiceU who offers a PCI-compliant solution and avoid all the headaches. You can rest assured that we meet all the industry standards to keep your information safe and secure.

Due to TransactU security policies, your organization does not have access to member’s credit card numbers, and the funds are deposited automatically into your bank account. The data is secure because it is never housed on your computers—it remains safe and protected with ServiceU.

Because ServiceU is PCI Compliant, we take care of all the details, worry, and liability so you don’t have to. You have peace of mind because your member’s data is protected at the highest level.

Interested in learning more? The links below take you to additional information about PCI compliance.

PCI Data Security Standard: https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/security_standards/pci_dss.shtml

Visa Cardholder Security Program: http://usa.visa.com/merchants/risk_management/cisp.html

PCI DSS and MasterCard Site Data Protection Program: http://www.mastercard.com/us/merchant/security/sdp_program.html

PCI Merchant Education:
http://www.mastercard.com/us/merchant/support/merchant_education.html

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