Resources

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A Whole School Strategy to Sustainable Revenue Streams for K-12 Private and Independent Schools

Our A Whole School Strategy to Sustainable Revenue Streams for K-12 Private and Independent Schools eBook takes a dive into the different revenue streams your school can use to get started while providing you with the tools you need to get stakeholder buy-in and showcase your successes.

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Meet the Future of Fundraising for Schools

Join us and watch how our new platform can revolutionize your fundraising strategy through GiveSmart.

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Revenue Opportunity Calculator for K-12 Private and Independent Schools

This revenue calculator is designed to highlight your school's opportunity areas to build or improve revenue streams using 2022 private and independent school benchmarking data.

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2022 K-12 Research Study Deep Dive

Our upcoming webinar will take a deep dive into the 2022 K-12 Research Study which identifies the current and longer-term trends among independent, parochial, and boarding schools.

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Software Integration Explained

In an age of digital evolution in schools, we hear phrases like software integration, bundles, and suites all the time. But what does it mean to have integrated software and how is it beneficial to schools?

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Industry Forum: The Shift in K-12 & How Community Brands is Helping Schools Like Yours

Tune into this powerful conversation featuring Community Brands K-12's Managing Director, Richard Grazier, as he highlights what our teams are seeing from our unique view in the market, what we're hearing from our customers, and how Community Brands is shaping to better support your school, your families and your community.

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Industry Panel Discussion: Conquering the New Normal

Listen as Pete Upham, Executive Director of The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS), Peter Baron, Chief Member Relations Officer of the Enrollment Management Association (EMA), and Trish Surin, General Manager of Community Brands, discuss what their member schools have learned holistically from COVID-19, ways to apply those lessons, and how to adapt for tuition payment success for the years to come.

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The Dangers of Using a P2P Solution for Your School

Managing school funds with privacy, expediency, and automation is vital. If you’re comparing fund processors, it's valuable to know potential hazards in using a P2P solution with your school.

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Is Your School Ready For Summer Camp?

Your school is hosting a summer camp. You probably know the location and the theme, but what about the other tools needed to do it right? This checklist is aimed at ensuring you can plan all the necessary administrative duties for your summer camps too.

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Checklist: How does your payment processor compare to others?

Is the payment processing solution your school is using the right one for you? See our valuable checklist to help you find out.

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Diamond Mind Suite

Diamond Mind is the most affordable and powerful payment solution in the school market. Take advantage of the solutions that Diamond Mind has to offer.

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You Are Not A Bank

A mobile wallet app makes it easy to create new sign-up forms, collect payment on the fly, and have all of the data at your fingertips.

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Ultimate School Event Supply Packing List

Selecting a payment processor for your school is an important decision. We have designed this quick checklist to help find the right tool for you.

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No More Petty Cash. No More Headaches.

Using a purchase card to simplify school event management.

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Buyers Guide for K-12 Mobile Wallets

We've put together this guide to help you in your search for your school's mobile wallet solution.

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Checklist: 8 Questions to Ask to Find the Right Payment Processor for Your School

Selecting a payment processor for your school is an important decision. We have designed this quick checklist to help find the right tool for you.

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Worksheet: Building a Smooth Digital Payment Experience

Download our digital worksheet to provide your families with the online payment process they deserve.

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Payment Processing: Building the Foundations for a Cashless School

Build a modern cashless school that not only adds value for millennial parents with simple payment processes, but reduce the stress in your business office with streamlined workflows.

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Composing Your Back-IN-School Budget

A well-composed budget is key to a smooth, successful school year. Check out this eBook to get the latest budgeting tips from the experts at Diamond Mind.

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Simpler Form Management with CampusPay

Your time is too valuable to be spent chasing down mountains of paper forms. CampusPay's simple form builder cuts down on the manual processes, paper cuts, and headaches. Create the payment and non-payment forms you need in record time.

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Digital Wallets for K-12 Schools

Watch as Community Brands K-12 experts Kara Forrester and Adam Araujo discuss why using a payment app built just for schools supports not only you but your families too.

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The Small School’s Guide to Online Tuition Management

Download this guide to get the tools you need to find the right Tuition Management Solution for your school.

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Simple Forms for Stress-Free Payments

From fundraising to planning the school field trip and admissions applications, these forms can eliminate the need for the stress that comes with tracking hundreds of pieces of paper around the office.

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4 Myths Busted about Online Tuition

If your school is considering adding an option to pay tuition online but still has some questions – you’re in the right spot.

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Simple and Secure Summer Camp Registration

Your summer camp registration should be simple, convenient, and secure for your families.

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Get More Done in Less Clicks with CampusPay

Speed up the process of creating a form with the latest updates to CampusPay. That means less clicks, less scrolling and clear next steps.

Templates and Tools

TuitionPay Toolkit

Use this toolkit to future-proof your school by taking your tuition management online.

Templates and Tools

The Cost of Paper Checks

Paper checks are a familiar and comfortable form of payment for schools to accept, but do you know how much they're actually costing you to process?

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6 Online Payment Forms to Increase Fundraising

Your online donation forms have a huge impact on giving. Optimize your forms with these helpful tips and see examples of successful ones.

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Creating a User-Friendly Form for Any Occasion

Use this checklist to create a seamless experience for your families, alumni, and donors.

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Four Features When Choosing Your Tuition Management Solution

Tuition management solutions were different prior to 2020 with more face-to-face interactions and steady incomes.

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Four Out-of-the-Box Giving Trends to Implement in 2021

Not generating the funds you used to? You're not alone. Watch our webinar for some ideas.

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Fundraiser Marketing for Success: School Checklist

Download our checklist to ensure you're checking the boxes for a comprehensive fundraising campaign.

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Online Giving Toolkit

Unlock our marketing toolkit to help skyrocket your fundraising campaign goals.

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Tuition Software in 2020: TuitionPay can help you this school year and beyond

Your schools needs and families’ needs have changed in a world of COVID-19. With Diamond Mind TuitionPay, you are backed by an award-winning support team through implementation and beyond. Watch our webinar to learn more.

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Tuition Software in 2020: Scrap Everything You Knew Pre-Pandemic

Our tuition software experts and product General Managers Trish Surin and Jessica McDouall have put together a webinar to discuss the importance of the right tuition solution for both you and your families, especially in a digital world. Watch to learn more.

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Online Tuition during COVID-19

Adapting your school’s operations to accept online tuition is a great way to support families during this time. Moving your process online streamlines your office workflow as well.  Watch our webinar to learn more.

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The State of Tuition & Enrollment Trends

Balancing discounted tuition and meeting aggressive enrollment goals can be difficult. Learn how to balance these priorities while maximizing net tuition revenue.

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MySchoolWallet App- COVID-19

Support your community during this time of school closures and remote learning with mobile access! The MySchoolWallet mobile app allows families to submit school payments and donations from their mobile device and deposits directly into your school's system. Watch our video where we review several different uses for MySchoolWallet and walk through how easy it is to use and set up.

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Go Virtual with Your Fundraising Events

Watch our webinar to learn how to easily move your fundraising events online and offer your community the opportunity to participate and contribute remotely. Even if your upcoming campus events are cancelled or postponed due to COVID-19, you still have the opportunity to engage your community with mobile and online access.

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Resolving Top Support Requests

Watch our webinar to learn how Diamond Mind payment processing and online solutions make it easy to support your community and complete your most crucial admin tasks while working from home. Presented by Kathryn Ginnis, our Support Team Manager.

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Meeting New Challenges with CampusPay

Diamond Mind is here to support your virtual office, helping enable business continuity and provide practical tips to inspire some new ways of interacting with your community. Learn how you can use CampusPay to address the unique needs of private and independent schools and families during while your school is closed.

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Maximizing Net Tuition 2020

Join us for a thought leadership webinar, presented by our K-12 Financial Aid Expert Ron Beckmann, to learn how to balance these priorities to best contribute to a strong school enrollment while maximizing net tuition revenue.

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Fundraising Event Planning Tactics

Learn key campaign planning tactics that provide the foundation and support for your events, including how to segment and target the right audience, promoting your events on social media and implementing solutions that make it easier for donors to give.

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Independent School Giving Guide

Orchestrating a successful school fundraising campaign comes with many moving parts. Ace your school’s next donor appeal with this fundamental planning guide.

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Take Control of School Finance Management with Purchase Cards

Managing spending activities for an entire school is no easy task. You need a system that has the flexibility to accommodate the multitude of needs across campus.

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A Practical Guide to Online Fundraising – Part 1

Maximize the potential to exceed your annual fundraising goals. This three-part guide examines creating, managing, and improving an online fundraising program for your school. In the first of our three part series , we take an introductory look at online fundraising.

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A Practical Guide to Online Fundraising – Part 2

Maximize the potential to exceed your annual fundraising goals. This three-part guide examines creating, managing, and improving an online fundraising program for your school. In the second of our three-part series, we take an advanced look at online fundraising.

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A Practical Guide to Online Fundraising – Part 3

Maximize the potential to exceed your annual fundraising goals. This three-part guide examines creating, managing, and improving an online fundraising program for your school. In the final section of our three-part series, we take an expert look at online fundraising.

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9 Benefits of Online Tuition

Learn how moving to online tuition saves your office valuable time while providing families with an outstanding user experience.

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7 Online Fundraising Form Ideas

Your online donation forms have a huge impact on giving. Optimize your forms with these helpful tips and see examples of successful ones.

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Tuition Payment Processing: A Beginner’s Guide

Learn the fundamentals of digital payment processing and the tools you need to successfully implement an efficient, cost-effective tuition management system at your school.

Product Videos

What can I use MySchoolWallet For?

From special activities to game day concessions, schools are finding creative ways to use MySchoolWallet and delight families with mobile payment convenience.

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Introducing MySchoolWallet

Families love mobile and now schools can make it easy for them to pay and give on the go with the MySchoolWallet free mobile app.

Templates and Tools

School Event Planning Checklist

Planning an event at your school? Simplify your process with our event planning checklist.

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10 Ways Online Tuition Benefits Your School

Paying and processing tuition should be as painless as possible—for families and your business office. Explore the top ten benefits that result when families are provided the flexibility and choice!

Templates and Tools

5 Tips for Hosting a Record-Breaking Fundraiser

Learn how to master the art of asking for donations.

Case Studies

Brewster Academy Simplifies Management of School Expenses

Brewster Academy Simplifies Management of School Expenses

Case Studies

Boost Donations with School Branded Online Forms

Mount Saint Dominic Academy (MSDA) sees rapid growth in donations drives additional uses for Diamond Mind solutions.

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What’s New in CampusPay?

Discover the newest features in CampusPay, the only online form builder designed specifically for schools.

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Take Control of School Finance Management using Purchase Cards

Managing the spending activities for an entire school is no easy task. Learn the advantages of using Purchase Cards.

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Build a Successful Giving Campaign

Creating a dynamic donation campaign strategy is key to a successful giving season. Learn how to build a successful giving campaign and crush your donation goals!

Case Studies

FASNY Case Study

By bringing tuition management back in-house with TuitionPay, learn how the French American School of New York gained greater control and flexibility and increased on-time tuition payments from families.