The Diamond Mind Blog
Industry news and trends to keep you moving forward.
7 Ways Online Payments Streamline Families’ Private School Experiences
Private school payments solutions have the power to transform financial operations. Learn how the right solution benefits both families and business offices.
All the Latest
Benefits of Moving from Purchase Orders to Purchase Cards
Discover how private K-12 schools can cut costs and boost efficiency by switching from purchase orders to purchase cards. Save time, money, and hassle today!
Leveraging Donor-Advised Funds to Secure Funding for Private Schools
Former students are the lifeblood of private schools. Learn about their impact and how to create an alumni network if one doesn’t exist for your school.
How to Create an Alumni Network from Scratch
Former students are the lifeblood of private schools. Learn about their impact and how to create an alumni network if one doesn’t exist for your school.
Holiday Help: The Top Diamond Mind Resources of 2024
Which resources did private school financial professionals find the most helpful in 2024? Read our top content from the past year as you enjoy the holiday season.
Understand the Private School Tax Forms Impacting Administrations and Families
Learn which private school tax forms are required to maintain nonprofit status and what tuition and expense assistance is available to student families.
Giving Tuesday: Maximize Donation Impact with These Fundraising Ideas for Private Schools
Review the fundamentals and learn innovative tactics with these fundraising ideas for your private school to make this the most successful Giving Tuesday yet
K-12 Cybersecurity Tips: Keeping Payments Secure Across Campus
Learn practical tips to help protect your school against data breaches with these K-12 cybersecurity tips to secure student, family, and staff payment data.
Why Private School Parents Prefer Cashless Convenience for Payments
Discover why private school parents prefer online payment options and how adopting cashless systems can benefit schools by streamlining processes and meeting modern expectations.
Education Brands, formerly part of Community Brands, is now VenturEd Solutions; Nick Laird Appointed New CEO
Education Brands launches new entity, name, and brand identity focused exclusively on K-12 schools, helmed by new CEO.