Capital Business Solutions has been working with Stuart Hall School, of Staunton, VA with their Raiser’s Edge/NXT and Financial Edge NXT software.
Working with Anne Hedman, Chief Business Officer of the school, CBS will be setting up multiple training sessions for Elissa McDonald, Associate Director of Stuart Hall Fund and Community Relations to review fund setup and administration; best practices for use of Raiser’s Edge; reporting; queries; and extracting data for specific purposes. Prior to this training CBS provided consulting and expertise integrating Raiser’s Edge NXT to Financial Edge NXT; the transaction flow from Raiser’s Edge to Financial Edge; linked Fund Distributions to their Chart of Accounts, Transaction Codes, and Projects/Grants; plus trained on maintaining the integration and overall posting process.
Who is Stuart Hall School? 
Stuart Hall School is an Episcopal day and boarding school in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia providing a college preparatory education for area day students in grades PreK-12 and boarding students from around the world in grades 8-12. Located on two campuses in Staunton and Verona, Virginia, the School enjoys a rich history of more than 170 years, while maintaining a progressive and forward-thinking program. They believe in and live by their mission to prepare students of all faiths for success in universities worldwide and for engaged lives of intellectual curiosity, creativity, and contribution.
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Which CBS Consultants are working with Stuart Hall School?
Christy Anderson – Senior Consultant and Implementation Specialist
Christy has more than 15 years of experience with the Blackbaud products, having worked at Blackbaud from 1994-2001 where she was a Senior Support Analyst and Software Trainer. Christy’s thorough product knowledge and training abilities made her a great resource for modifying and restructuring training workbooks; providing internal training to new analysts and coaching new trainers on their presentation skills. Christy started with Capital Business Solutions in 2001 where she currently directs client implementations for Capital Business Solutions and provides an in depth understanding of non-profits along with a wealth of Blackbaud experience for our clients.
Alyson Watts – Fundraising Practice Manager
Alyson graduated from Davidson College with a degree in English. She has over 20 years of practical experience as both a fundraising professional and donor management services consultant in a variety of settings specializing in Raiser’s Edge. Nine of those years were spent in a Director of Development capacity. In 2006 Alyson transitioned into a consulting role and has since worked closely with a wide range of nonprofits, from national organizations to small two-to-three person shops in education, health and human services, the arts, animal welfare, conservation, foundations and more.
Fundraising and Nonprofit Accounting Software Training and Services
The Capital Business Solutions approach differs from anyone else in the industry. Our consultants are not only software experts, they are industry experts as well. We feel it is critical for your organization to have the key areas of your software system tailored to meet your business objectives and for your organization to realize the expected returns on its investment in software.
If you are interested in finding out more about training and services for Financial Edge NXT or Raiser’s Edge/NXT please reach out to us at (888) 249-6008 or contact us to chat.