Blackboard

Can you inform your community when you need to? Whether it’s a time-sensitive situation or just day-to-day events, safety, reliability, efficiency and speed are universal needs. The Blackboard Connect™ service provides millions nationwide with time-sensitive information – via voice, text, e-mail and more. It’s the proven way to alert your stakeholders and enhance their safety by keeping them informed, involved and prepared.

Rest easy with the knowledge that we serve as a trusted advisor to a wide range of clients. We currently serve 1 in 5 public school students, 1 in 8 higher education students and 1 in 20 American households through our respective services.
 

You need to reach your stakeholders– quickly and reliably. Blackboard Connect™ powers important, time-sensitive information. Through voice, e-mail or text, you’ll reach tens of thousands in just minutes using the power of your own voice on the devices your constituents prefer.

An intuitive interface and simple three-step process is all it takes to send simultaneous communications to multiple contact points. You can focus on the message, not its delivery, with the ability to record, schedule, send and track personalized messages to your entire community.



- Fargo Schools Unite a Community
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When presented with a time-sensitive situation, you need to provide your entire community with reassurance and timely information.

Our service gives you the ability to notify and update your entire community within minutes of a time-sensitive situation. From any location, you can dispense concise, on-time messaging that will help contain rumors, control media spin and restore safety. You’ll be ready to provide information and reassurance to parents, faculty and media— all while communicating with your own response team and staff.



- Informing constituents in Barrington, IL
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With a combined set of alert, community outreach, and survey notification tools, the Blackboard Connect™ service offers unlimited possibilities for improving communication. Whether you are looking to improve emergency preparedness or strengthen community relations, you can quickly and reliably reach your constituents using the power of your own voice.

Whatever your needs, the Blackboard Connect service puts the power to send time-sensitive communications to your community at your fingertips.



- Parental Outreach at Lawndale Elementary 
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We understand that you have a lot on your plate. In other words, just because you have powerful technology at your disposal, it doesn’t mean you have the time or staff to devote to its maintenance.

That’s why our hosted, SaaS (Software as a Service) solution takes system maintenance off your plate and onto ours. You are not responsible for software maintenance or system upgrades. There’s no hardware necessary or installation of phone lines required. The result? 99.99% uptime and more time to focus on your community’s needs.



- City of Somerville gains an immediate return on investment.
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