Crisis Management Systems

Kelsey Hughes

Hi everyone, 

Our school is currently evaluating options for crisis management software and would really appreciate your input.

Could you please share what crisis management solution you’re currently using? We’re especially interested in integration with Blackbaud, and how that experience has been-both the pros and any challenges you encounter. 

Thank you in advance for you time!

Brian Gray

We use Ruvna.com. They have a direct integration with Blackbaud to read student, parent, and employee contact information. They can also read advanced lists to create/maintain membership in groups that can be used in sending announcements.

We use the Announcements and Accountability modules. They also have Attendance and Visitor Management modules.

Announcements send voice, text, and email messages to everyone or to the groups you specify.

Accountability is used during an on-campus crisis to track who is known to be safe and who is known to need assistance. It allows any employee to mark any student or employee as safe or not. You have the option to allow students to mark themselves safe, too. (Self check-in doesn't work so well if your students' phones are locked up in Yondr pouches.)

We have been very happy with the service.