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CRM & project management support for education organizations

Managing enrollment pipelines, family communications, and program logistics across a school year is a full-time job on top of your actual full-time job. Whether you're running an admissions cycle in Salesforce Education Cloud or coordinating a multi-site program in Asana, the administrative overhead compounds fast. A Trusty Oak EA handles the day-to-day CRM maintenance and project tracking so your team stays focused on students, not spreadsheets.

100+ tasks completed in this service category across our client base.

Fractional crm & project management support for education companies

How Trusty Oak handles crm & project management for education companies

A Trusty Oak EA working in education CRM and project management typically starts by auditing your existing setup — whether that's a Salesforce Education Cloud org with outdated contact records or a Monday.com board that's drifted from how your team actually works — and getting it organized before taking on ongoing maintenance. From there, they handle tasks like logging family and student communications, moving prospects through your enrollment pipeline, updating program milestones, and flagging overdue action items to the right staff member. They work inside your existing tools rather than introducing new ones, and they follow the workflows your team has already established or help document them if they're still informal. You stay in the loop through a standing check-in or async updates — whatever fits your schedule — but you're not managing the day-to-day data entry or task tracking. Your Client Success Manager at Trusty Oak helps scope the work during onboarding so the EA knows exactly what to own versus what to escalate.

Tools our team works with:

Salesforce Education Cloud · HubSpot · Asana · Monday.com

What your EA takes off your plate

Before your first session, export or document where your most important data actually lives — even if it's partially in a CRM and partially in a shared Google Sheet — because the biggest time sink in early delegation is hunting down source-of-truth information. The most common mistake education clients make is handing off CRM access before agreeing on what 'up to date' means: define the fields that matter, the pipeline stages your team uses, and what triggers a status change. That 30-minute conversation upfront saves hours of cleanup later.

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Enrollment Pipeline Management in Salesforce Education Cloud

Moves prospective student records through inquiry, application, and enrollment stages, ensuring contact data, status fields, and next-step notes are current for every active record.

2

Family and Student Communication Logging

Records outbound emails, calls, and meeting notes in HubSpot or Salesforce so every touchpoint is documented and no follow-up falls through the cracks during a busy admissions season.

3

Program Coordination Tracking in Asana or Monday.com

Builds and maintains project boards for program launches, curriculum rollouts, or events — assigning tasks, setting due dates, and sending reminders to staff when deadlines approach.

4

Partnership and Vendor Relationship Tracking

Maintains CRM records for institutional partners, grant contacts, or community organizations, including contract renewal dates, communication history, and pending deliverables.

5

Enrollment and Program Reporting

Pulls standard reports from Salesforce or HubSpot — funnel conversion rates, application volume by source, program enrollment by cohort — and formats them for leadership review on a weekly or monthly cadence.

Tools our team works with

We adapt to your existing stack — no forced migrations.

Salesforce
ClickUp
Asana
Notion
Monday.com
HubSpot

...and many more!

Trusted by education companies

Trusty Oak supports education companies including Devorah Heitner, PhD, Educational Testing Services (ETS), Proximity Learning, and 1 others — handling everything from crm & project management to broader operational support.

What crm & project management support costs for education companies

Drag the sliders to build a monthly plan that fits your workload.

Executive Assistants
~$35/hour
15 hours $525
Specialists
~$50/hour
10 hours $500
Fractional Executives
~$95/hour
5 hours $475
Your monthly budget
$1,500

Starting at $1,000/month. One-time $300 onboarding fee includes your Strategic Delegation Plan.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes — Trusty Oak EAs are experienced with Salesforce Education Cloud including custom objects and modified page layouts, and they'll spend initial hours getting oriented to your specific configuration rather than assuming a standard setup. If your org has documentation or a Salesforce admin, the EA will coordinate with them rather than making structural changes independently.
Your monthly talent budget stays consistent, but unused hours roll over, so you can build up capacity during slower months and draw on it during peak admissions season. Many education clients use lighter months for CRM cleanup and reporting work so the system is ready before the next cycle opens.
All Trusty Oak team members sign confidentiality agreements, and access to your systems is granted by you with the permission level you determine — the EA works within your existing security settings rather than requiring admin access. If your organization has a data handling policy or requires an NDA, your Client Success Manager can facilitate that during onboarding.

Get your enrollment pipeline and program tracking under control

Starting at $1,000/month with a one-time $300 onboarding fee, a Trusty Oak EA can take over the CRM maintenance and project coordination your team doesn't have time for. Your dedicated Client Success Manager will build a Strategic Delegation Plan before any work begins.