Blackbaud’s Total School Solution
Transform Your School with One Unified System.
Proven results for every office in your school
50% More
Time
with students and less time on routine tasks*
More Financial
Confidence
with all revenue streams and expenses in one place
44% More
Funds Raised
after converting to Blackbaud*
One system. One login. More possibilities.
Only Blackbaud provides a unified experience from admission to academics, billing to business intelligence, fundraising to fund accounting.
Student Records
Student Records
All-in-one enrollment, billing, SIS, and LMS.
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Students have all coursework, assignments, grades, schedules, and extracurriculars in one place
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Families use the same login to pay tuition and view student records for all children they have at the school
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Teachers only need one login to create and store all assignments, grades, attendance, quizzes, and more
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Admins have a comprehensive view of student performance filterable by class, grade, department, activities, etc.
Finances
Finances
Our award-winning general ledger (GL) is included—fully integrated to centralize all contracts, payments, and funds raised.
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AI and strategic automation accelerate reconciliation, budgeting, auditing, and fund management
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Role-based logins give your business office, admins, and school heads secure access to critical information
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Tuition and billing AR subledger posts payments directly to your GL, eliminating manual entry and cumbersome imports
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One system to track and manage net tuition revenue, contracts, billing, fundraising, school choice funds, expenses, and more
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Dynamic, shareable dashboards and reports access data across all components of Blackbaud’s Total School Solution
Communication Hub
Communication Hub
Drive engagement and student retention by centralizing and personalizing communications.
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Customizable applications and workflows help move families through the admissions and reenrollment process
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Personalized dashboards and a school-wide calendar tailor content to a user’s persona, even if they have more than one role (i.e.: parent and teacher)
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Dynamic messaging tools connect families, students, and teachers and store all communications in one place
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Lasting logins provide a consistent experience for students and families as they advance from application through graduation
Advancement
Advancement
Fundraising is not an afterthought—your donor CRM is an integral part of Blackbaud’s Total School Solution.
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AI-driven insights help you increase your donor pool and steward alumni and other supporters
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Integrated fundraising and fund accounting enhances accountability, transparency, and compliance
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Impactful donor reporting drives engagement and donor retention
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Connecting enrollment, SIS, and fundraising empowers advancement teams to steward graduates and families
Reporting
Reporting
Blackbaud builds responsible AI, automation, and data intelligence directly in our software—designed as core capabilities, not add-ons.
- Accelerate enrollment and donor pipelines with data visualizations, predictive modeling, and performance tracking
- Generate cross-functional reports spanning across departments, programs, and campuses
- Connect all revenue streams: tuition, billing, and fundraising for enhanced visibility
- Pinpoint and convert donors with insight into giving potential, motivations, and optimal targeting strategies
Partners & APIs
Partners & APIs
Expand your software’s capabilities with secure integrations for your school’s unique needs.
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Blackbaud Marketplace – Connect with common third-party apps like Google, Canvas, and Microsoft or choose industry-specific partners to manage lunch, medical records, summer camps, and more
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Blackbaud’s SKY API – Automate and optimize using open-source APIs and free developer tools that require little or no coding experience
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Software that grows with you – Blackbaud’s flexible ecosystem includes free training, a sandbox environment for testing, and a vibrant peer community
Everything is connected—with pricing and packaging for any size school!
Website • Enrollment • SIS • LMS • Tuition & Billing • Financial Aid • Fundraising CRM • General Ledger
Empowering Education: Emma Willard School’s Success Story
See how Emma Willard School uses Blackbaud’s Total School Solution to empower staff, drive fundraising, and elevate student and parent experiences.
Private and independent schools of all sizes trust Blackbaud’s Total School Solution
Blackbaud’s technology allows our mission to drive our business rules, not the limitations of our software. That is the true transformation Blackbaud provides.
Jacob Glickman
Donor Associate Head of School Operations, NSU University School
450+
hours saved annually
“Having all our education data coming from one core database saves a tremendous amount of time for our back-end administrators and it’s a much better experience for the families and the teachers … The Total School Solution is a one-stop shop that eliminates so much data passing, and it’s been a gamechanger for us over the years.”
T. Scott Blair
Gonzaga College High School
Blackbaud’s Total School Solution understands independent schools and allows us the flexibility to live out our mission statement.
Karen McKenzie
Cary Academy
The connected system of Blackbaud’s solutions has allowed us to ensure that all the data coming in is able to flow from one system to the next, which helps with reputation, data consistency, and communication between stakeholders and various offices.
Jonathan Tepper
Greenwood College School
The Total School Solution, across the school, we use it all together and the collaboration has been really awesome for Emma Willard School
Brian Grandjean
Emma Willard School
Just one of the significant benefits of Blackbaud’s suite of education management solutions is the seamless experience it provides for students and parents, along with the speed and efficiency at which we can leverage the platform when it comes to communication and dissemination of information.
Seth Hurd
Berwick Academy
The Leader in K–12 Software
Our customers like us, they really do! Their testimonials and ratings have helped us earn numerous software awards like these.
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40+ Years Supporting Education
Blackbaud began in 1981 with student billing software. We’ve been collaborating and innovating with educational institutions like yours ever since.
Proven Expertise
Blackbaud is the global leader in fundraising and fund accounting software. Imagine what’s possible for your team with the market’s deepest expertise.
Support that Drives Outcomes
Connect with thousands of peers in our online Community, learn from our vast Knowledgebase, and count on our support team dedicated to higher ed.
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