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Practical reading on enrollment, tuition and payments, plus step-by-step guides for everything in Lazarus.

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Getting Started

Everything about setting up your Lazarus account.

7 guides

Enrollment Applications

Setup and configure everything about applications.

7 guides

Tuition & Billing

Establish tuition plans and setup all billing.

8 guides

Managing Households

A deep dive into managing households and families.

5 guides

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6 things that move a family from "maybe" to "enrolled"

Most lost enrollments aren't rejections. They're families who were genuinely interested, started down the path, and then… didn't finish.

October 13, 2026 · 3 min read

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September 29, 2026 · 4 min read

A lot of your families only have a phone. Does your enrollment?

Here's something easy to miss when you build an enrollment form on a computer: a lot of your families don't have one.

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September 15, 2026 · 4 min read

Paper enrollment forms are costing you families. Here's the math.

"We just use a paper form. Parents are fine with it." Some are. But a paper enrollment form is doing something you can't see: it's a funnel, and it leaks…

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September 1, 2026 · 4 min read

The hidden fees in "free" payment platforms

When a school or co-op says "we just use Venmo, it's free," they're usually half right. It's free — right up until it isn't.

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August 18, 2026 · 4 min read

The real cost of running your homeschool co-op on a spreadsheet and Venmo

Almost every homeschool co-op starts the same way. Registration is a Google Form or a shared spreadsheet.

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August 4, 2026 · 4 min read

How faith-based schools can collect tuition without nickel-and-diming families

There's a quiet tension in almost every faith-based school. On one side is a mission built on grace, generosity, and community.

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July 21, 2026 · 7 min read

FACTS vs. Blackbaud vs. Sycamore: an honest comparison for small schools

We make school software, so treat this with the skepticism it deserves.

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July 7, 2026 · 4 min read

Where families quietly quit your enrollment application

You probably know how many families started an application this year. Here's a harder question: how many of them finished?

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June 23, 2026 · 4 min read

Who should pay to collect enrollment applications?

Most private, charter, and faith-based schools charge an application fee. It's normal, expected, and families are used to seeing it.

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February 16, 2026 · 2 min read

Introducing Household Applications: One Form for Your Entire Family

We've been hard at work making the application experience better for families and schools alike, and today we're thrilled to share what's new.

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October 29, 2025 · 2 min read

Streamline Enrollment Now

Enrollment season often brings a familiar mix of chaos and paperwork: misplaced forms, families needing help to get started, and administrators stretched…

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