Did you know RenWeb schools have received over 3,500 Online Applications?
 
And the total is growing faster each day.

Schools offering Online Application are enjoying immediate access to data and email distribution lists on parents and students who are in the process of completing applications - allowing early communication and marketing to prospective families.  There’s no need to wait for applications to be completed and submitted.

Schools are importing completed applications into RenWeb...eliminating data entry expense while improving quality.

Schools are also utilizing RenWeb’s enhanced Admissions Tracking process to better manage their admissions funnel.

It's not too late for your school to use Online Application still for this school year.  It takes three weeks on average for our Online Application project managers to set up a school and have you set up to receive online Application payments.
 
The one-time cost of an Online Application setup by a RenWeb project manager is $295 per school.  There is then a $20 processing fee per submitted application to cover online processing costs.
 
To sign up for Online Application today, go to Report Manager > Products & Services > Online Application - Sign Up and complete the online form.  A RenWeb project manager will then contact you to begin the setup process.
 
If you haven't participated in an Online Application demonstration yet, you can sign up for one of the upcoming FREE webinars by clicking on the link below.

 

 

March 1, 2011 at 10:00 AM CST

 

March 10, 2011 at 2:00 PM CST

 

March 22, 2011 at 1:00 PM CST

 

March 31, 2011 at 10:00 AM CST

 

We look forward to serving your school with this exciting new service that can take your school marketing to the next level!

 

Start off the new year with a new opportunity for giving to your school.  Like many of our users, your school may have constituents who prefer to make online donations rather than fill out and mail paper checks. If that is true, Donate Online could be the answer for you!  

Donate Online offers a secure donation link that schools can attach to any web page that will allow often hard-to-reach family and friends to make online donations via credit cards with a few clicks. Powered by the secure and reliable processing engine of FACTS/NBS, the industry leader in K-12 online payment processing, Donate Online speeds deposits of donations into school bank accounts within three business days.

Using Donate Online, schools can simply add a Secure Donation link to an existing Fundraising area on their website to begin accepting online credit card payments.

Donate Online also makes it easy for schools to take their fundraising to the next level by creating complete Online Giving areas for their websites, using simple web pages provided by RenWeb. These comprehensive pages can include an overview of the school's fundraising program, descriptions and photos for the school's various campaigns, and a secure donation button for submitting gifts. (See Donate Online Example.)

Now every school can simplify donations for school friends and families, while empowering schools to acquire new donors who often do not respond to traditional postal mail solicitations. 

If you would like to learn more about Donate Online please register for one of our free webinar demonstrations listed below.

• Date and Time: Friday, February 18, 2011 - 10 to 11:00 a.m. CST  - Register Online
  
• Date and Time: Monday, February 28, 2011 - 1 to 2:00 p.m. CST  - Register Online ?
  

Cost: FREE

 

 

This week we spoke with Ginger Reed, a Project Manager with the RenWeb Team.

 

 

Hi Ginger! Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and your family?
I am a Texas girl and can’t really imagine living anywhere else.  I am blessed with a wonderful husband, Paul, and the two most amazing girls.  Molly is 7 and is in first grade.  Riley is 3 and enjoys going to preschool where she can be the class clown.  We have two dogs that drive me crazy, but I allow them to stay since my girls love their “brothers” so much.
 
What kinds of things do you like to do in your free time?
As a mom and wife, the majority of my free time is spent with my girls and husband.  We enjoy finding ways to make new memories with our girls.  We also enjoy watching and attending baseball and football games.  We are big Rangers and Cowboys fans.  Also enjoy watching our hometown TCU Horned Frogs – Rose Bowl Champions!
 
What drew you to working for RenWeb?
I had an interest in working for RenWeb long before I came onboard.  I was drawn to the company because of its wonderful reputation.  Individuals I knew within the company always spoke of how much they loved RenWeb.  When a position came available that aligned with my previous experience in managing clients and coordinating events, I jumped at the opportunity.  I LOVE my job and can’t imagine doing anything else.
 
How did you get involved with managing so many products at RenWeb?
Before joining RenWeb I worked for 11 years in sports marketing – 8 years with the Texas Rangers and 3 years in collegiate baseball.  While in sports marketing I managed 120+ corporate clients on an annual basis.  So I guess you can say I have managed clients and their various needs for awhile now.  When I started with RenWeb I managed Parent Alert, Customization Kit and School Site.  Currently I am overseeing School Site and RenWeb’s new integrated partner product, Online Application.  Both are wonderful and offer our clients innovative solutions to their marketing needs.
 
What are some of the important things schools should consider when thinking about adding a new RenWeb product?
I want our schools to see how much less stressful these products can make their job! School Site offers beautiful websites with an easy-to-use content management system & it integrates with your RenWeb database.  Online Application offers your school an innovative way of capturing applications online & then syncing them directly into RenWeb.  How great is that?  Seamless integration with your database to streamline your processes!
 
Can you give us a few examples of how you assisted a school or a school community with a RenWeb product?
I love to hear the excitement of customers when they figure out how much School Site or Online Application makes their job easier.  I have had schools contact me that are dependent on outside, undependable sources to update and maintain their websites.  Then they realize that School Site’s Content Management Solution (CMS) provides them the ability to manage their site independently using a super easy editor that anybody can use.  I am looking forward to hearing all the exciting stories from our schools using Online Application once the admission’s season rush is over.
 
As one of the coordinators of the Power Conference, what is something you are looking forward to at this year’s conference?
I am thrilled that we are having our 2011 Power Conference in Orlando!  The Power Conference is an awesome opportunity for us to put faces with names of our clients and for us to learn more about them.  For our clients it gives them the opportunity to really dive into various areas of RenWeb to learn how it can better their students, faculty and campus.  Here is my shameless plug – I encourage everyone to learn more about the Power Conference by going to powerconference.renweb.com.  See ya in Orlando!
 
What is your favorite thing about working at RenWeb?
I love the family-friendly atmosphere.  I feel that our organization is truly a family – from my coworkers to our clients.

 

If you are interested in learning more about the products Ginger mentioned in this post, feel free to email us at socialmedia@renweb.com.

Would you like to brush up on various RenWeb features or learn more about how to best utilize RenWeb at your school?

Consider joining one of our upcoming Power Up! Refresher Courses:

Automated Scheduling

Are you looking for a way to automate your scheduling?  Do you wish to drastically reduce the time you spend scheduling?  If you answered yes to these questions, then you need to see the RenWeb Automated Scheduling feature!  Join this informative free webinar to see all the new scheduling capabilities!  This webinar will be approximately 1.5 hours in length.

 

• Monday, February 7, 2011 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CST - Click here to register! 
• Wednesday, February 16, 2011 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CST - Click here to register!

Accounting Defaults

If your school uses Auto Clear or the Family Statement, you should attend this free webinar.  The Accounting Defaults area allows you to configure the settings that will be used to run an auto clear in your database.  In addition, the family statement has been enhanced to allow for more control over the people for whom you print statements. This webinar will be one hour in length with ample time for your questions at the end of the demonstration.

 

• Thursday, February 3, 2011 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CST - Click here to register! 

Watch for more webinar announcements here on our blog and on our Facebook Page!

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Did You Know?

Get ahead of the storm and get Parent Alert set up today for your school. Don’t wait for another record snow fall to hit before you decide you could have really used Parent Alert to notify immediately your students, parents, staff, emergency contacts and grandparents of schedule changes or closings.

Don’t foresee record snow falls in your area’s future? Parent Alert is invaluable in staying in touch with announcements, schedule changes, reminders, event notices, etc.  You can send out alerts to one particular class, a entire grade, your staff or your entire student body – you decide the size of your audience.  The unlimited alert messages can be sent via voice, text-to-speech, email or text message.
To learn more about Parent Alert, sign up for a free product demonstration webinar on one of the following dates:

Tuesday, January 11, 2011 @ 2:00 pm CST
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 @ 10:00 am CST

Are you interested in learning more about some of our products, such as Online Application and Parent Alert?

Make sure you register for one of our free upcoming product demonstration webinars! 

Online Application Product Demonstration 

ONLINE APPLICATION offers an online application to prospective parents that simplifies application submissions, attracts more applications, and lowers the cost per application processed. Equally important, it provides schools early access to information on families that have started the application process, allowing schools to get a head start on their marketing efforts to prospective families.

01/05/2011, 1:00 pm CT: Click HERE to enroll in this class!

01/10/2011, 10:00 am CT: Click HERE to enroll in this class!

Parent Alert Product Demonstration

Parent Alert allows schools to deliver accurate, real-time information...

Would you like to see that kind of fundraising success this fast at your school? Like this flourishing school, your school may have constituents who prefer to make online donations rather than fill out and mail paper checks. If that is true, Donate Online could be the answer for you!  

Donate Online offers a secure donation link that schools can attach to any web page that will allow often hard-to-reach family and friends to make online donations via credit cards with a few clicks. Powered by the secure and reliable processing engine of FACTS/NBS, the industry leader in K-12 online payment processing, Donate Online speeds deposits of donations into school bank accounts within three business days.

Using Donate Online, schools can simply add a   link to an existing Fundraising area on their website to begin accepting online credit card payments.

Donate Online also makes it easy for schools to take their fundraising to the next level by creating complete Online Giving areas for their websites, using simple web pages provided by RenWeb. These comprehensive pages can include an overview of the school's fundraising program, descriptions and photos for the school's various campaigns, and a secure donation button for submitting gifts. (See Donate Online Example .)

Now every school can simplify donations for school friends and families, while empowering schools to acquire new donors who often do not respond to traditional postal mail solicitations. 

If you would like to learn more about Donate Online please register for one of our free webinar demonstrations listed below.

Date and Time: Thursday, October 21, 2010 - 10 to 11:00 a.m. CST  - Register Online

Date and Time: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 1 to 2:00 p.m. CST  - Register Online

Cost: FREE

 

We blogged yesterday about RenWeb's Online Application, and now you can meet one of our team members behind the scenes of this exciting new product! 



 

Hi Karen! Tell us a little bit about yourself and your family! My family and I hail from Indiana, northern transplants to the South.  God has blessed me greatly with a wonderful husband, 2 fabulous children and their sweet spouses, and two very precious grandsons!  I enjoy watching sports, especially March Madness, music, reading, and walking with our two golden retrievers.  As a retired school teacher education is very important in our family, and I LOVE learning.  My next “project” to learn is photography!

How did you originally get interested in RenWeb? How long have you been with RenWeb? I was teaching at Faith Christian School years ago in Grapevine,...

Did you know that over 150 schools have already signed up for RenWeb's new Online Application service?  That means they are already offering online applications or will begin in January offering online applications to prospective parents.

Is your school one of them? 

 

It's not too late.  You can get a FREE Online Application Setup if you sign up by January 15.  It takes two weeks on average for our Online Application project managers to set up a school, which means you could have Online Application up and running by February 1.

Sign up today by going to Report Manager > Products & Services > Online Application - Sign Up and complete the online form.  A RenWeb project manager will then contact you to begin the setup process.

If you haven't participated in an Online Application demonstration yet, you can sign up for one of the upcoming FREE webinars by clicking on the link below.

January 5, 2011 at 1:00 PM CST

January 10, 2011 at 10:00 AM CST

We look forward to serving your school with this exciting new service that can take your school marketing to the next level!