School Advancement Strategy
Engage alumni and donors smarter, better, and more efficiently.
Reimagine fundraising and alumni engagement.
Our complete fundraising platform lets you create and maintain real relationships with donors and prospects and measure what works with inbound marketing tools, mobile donation acceptance in 100+ currencies, and integration with fundraising platforms like Raiser's Edge NXT to simplify data management.
Learn more about our resources to engage donors, make your advancement office happy, and exceed your fundraising goals.
Tools and Resources to Simplify Fundraising and Campaigns
Easy Online Payments
Make it simple to receive, process and keep track of payments on your site and on mobile devices with Finalsite's secure Online Payments module, designed with schools' unique needs in mind.
Blackbaud NXT Integration
Planned integration with Blackbaud's Raiser's Edge NXT, we make it even easier to integrate your alumni data to send targeted email communications and engage your donors.
Multiple Currencies
Support of more than 100 currencies mean you can accept mobile donations anywhere in the world.
Inbound Marketing Tools
With inbound marketing for advancement, you can segment your donors for maximum success, run campaigns and measure their effectiveness, and personalize content to truly connect with donors.
Award-Winning Microsites
Create a custom site-within-a-site for specific annual or capital campaigns
Responsive, Online Forms
Responsive, online forms for virtually any need can be created quickly, including forms for online donations, volunteers, event RSVPs, and more.
From The Finalsite Blog
Dive into our library of blog posts of examples, strategies, tips and inspiration to help you improve your school's advancement strategy.
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Hadley Rosen
Millennials are philanthropic and willing to donate their time and money to organizations they care about but also have more debt, and lower incomes than previous generations. Engaging them on their terms and overcoming common objections to affordability, ease of giving, and worthiness of your cause will reap big rewards.
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Mia Major
Finalsite has partnered with BlueSnap, an online payments technology company, to launch Finalsite Payments, a new all-in-one payment solution for schools.
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Ryan Nolan
It is about consistent, relevant and timely engagement year-round — not just when you need them to advocate. Discover six ways to keep your school’s alumni engaged in this blog post.
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Stephanie Griffin
Notice anything different on Google recently? Some Google searches are now appearing in a list-like display called a carousel. Learn how this feature is impacting school's search results and how to improve yours.
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Sarah Van Tiem
Discover how creating a microsite for this school's college fund improved its engagement with alumni, donors, and more.
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Additional Resources
Blogs just don't cut it? We get it! That's why we have an entire library of additional resources on fundraising, alumni engagement, online giving, and more!
- Whitepaper
Get an inside look at how independent school professionals are solving the top challenges around enrollment, retention, giving and more.
- On-Demand Webinar
Learn new strategies for reaching and engaging millennial donors and alumni.
- On-Demand Webinar
Learn how your school can leverage inbound marketing tools and strategies to hit your fundraising goals!
- On-Demand Webinar
Learn new strategies for hitting your school's fundraising goals by the end of the fiscal year.
- On-Demand Webinar
Learn how to use the Finalsite Posts module to create beautiful, digital publications.
- On-Demand Webinar
How to build landing pages to increase inquiries, donations, event attendance, and more.
Download Finalsite’s Better Advancement Communications for the Web eBook
In this eBook, we take a dive into today's popular digital storytelling and communication strategies, and how to use them to your advantage.
Webinar On Demand: Inbound Marketing for Advancement
Finalsite Director Rob DiMartino shares how your school can use inbound marketing tactics to increase alumni and donor engagement.