Software to Engage Your Community
Share your school's value with the world with our software and tools.
An awesome web experience designed for the school community.
From alumni and parent volunteers to your local community, the Finalsite platform makes it simple to create true engagement. With new inbound tools to personalize the site experience, dynamic calendars and forms to keep everything organized and social feeds to share your events and successes, you can boost school spirit and community relationships in a platform that's simple enough for anyone at your school to manage.
Community Engagement Tools and Software Built for Schools
Social Media Feeds
Finalsite Feeds allow you to pull in social posts into specific site pages, letting you share hashtags or accounts of interest to alumni or parents.
Digital Calendars
Keep your community in-the-loop about upcoming events using Calendars, complete with alerts and notifications.
Email Marketing
Send responsive, personalized emails to your community, track engagement, and more.
Inbound Tools
Personalized page elements, A/B testing, and drip campaigns mean sharing the right content with community members, and measuring what works.
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From The Finalsite Blog
Dive into our library of blog posts of examples, strategies, tips and inspiration to help you improve your school's communication strategy.
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Mia Major
Tips for maximizing your output and productivity in a small school marketing and communications office.
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Kyle Bueschlen
Drawing on his recent experience in dealing with coronavirus-related communications, Western Academy of Beijing’s Kyle Bueschlen shares how to effectively communicate during a crisis.
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Andrew Martin
Learn how Finalsite can help your school or district build a comprehensive athletics website strategy from start to finish.
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Risa Engel
As we start a new decade, are your school district’s communication efforts headed in the right direction? Here are three digital communication strategies schools should be thinking about in 2020.
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Mia Johnstone
Does your website need better-looking photos? Follow these simple editing tips to transform your cell phone photos—from average to brand-worthy in minutes!
Additional Resources
Learn more about how to successfully engage your community with additional free resources.- On-Demand Webinar
Chief Innovation Officer Angelo Otterbein shared why having a mobile app is so imperative to your district's communications strategy, and how it can help you provide the top-notch user experience your community expects.
- On-Demand Webinar
You know content is important to your school's inbound marketing strategy — but where do you even start? Learn from Finalsite's inbound marketing manager Kristen Doverspike!
- On-Demand Webinar
Client Success Manager and resident school communications expert Sam Spain shared how to to create a communications experience that strengthens your school's brand and creates a compelling experience that bolsters retention.
- On-Demand Webinar
Red Abbott, Manager of Consulting Services, shared why your school isn't showing up in Google, and what to do about it.
- On-Demand Webinar
You know content is important to your school's inbound marketing strategy — but where do you even start? Learn from Finalsite's inbound marketing manager Kristen Doverspike!
- On-Demand Webinar
Mia Major shares how you can use the latest best practices for Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to keep current families engaged and elevate your brand.
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Webinar On Demand: Optimizing Search, Social, and Your Website for Engagement
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