In the 1996 classic movie, Jerry Maguire , the movie’s protagonist Jerry, must convince star receiver Rod Tidwell to remain his client by screaming at the top of his lungs, “SHOW ME THE MONEEEEY!!!!” It’s been over two decades since the release of Jerry Maguire , and the same conversation is occurring at most nonprofit organizations. The Director of ... more

Meet (and friend!) Shelly Gammieri, a Raiser's Edge, RENXT, and K-12 ON Products user, with the Lamplighter School. more

If you’re at all like me, you have an irrational fear of numbers. And why not? Numbers can be quite dangerous. Did you hear the troubling news that seven ate nine?!? Nowhere are these numbers more prevalent than your Luminate Online ™ email reporting dashboard. First they’re lurking in your open and delivery rates, then they’re skulking around your spam ... more

Hello Community! We are under two weeks away from #GivingTuesday 2018! Who else can believe it?  That means I have things to share in the Community to support your efforts. Let’s dive in and make the most of those 24 hours! First, check out the #GivingTuesday Community where you can find the following: Resources , blogs , and discussions to help you get the ... more

We’re now halfway through November and that means it’s time for the next release for the Blackbaud School Management System . For release 13.12, four of the products are getting some new features and plenty of updates that have been in high demand from you, the community. Enrollment Management leads the pack with the most content this month, followed ... more

To help identify gaps in your organisation's fundraising effectiveness, it's valuable to understand how others perform. In  Fundraising ,  Analyse  or Reporting , those of you in Canada and the United Kingdom can now compare your donor pool and giving to that of other organisations in your country using  Raiser's Edge NXT . more

So as a donor, I expect to have a different communication with a non-profit when I am giving $2,500 versus giving $200.  Most organizations are strategically engaging their mid-level giving donors with the hopes of transitioning them into being major donors down the line.  So your pool of donors/prospects are those with higher Annual Giving ... more

To help determine how much to ask a constituent for through email communications and online donation forms, Target Analytics uses advanced predictive analytics to provide a suggested range of low, medium, and high ask amounts — such as $25-$50-$75 or $100-$150-$250 — for donor's next gifts. In a list of constituents, those in the United States can now filter records based on this suggested online ask amount.  more

The Accounts Payable API was updated on 11/13/2018. See our  Changelog  entries for more information. We added the new Box numbers values (Get)  and  State 1099 (Get)  endpoints . Also, the  Invoice (POST)  endpoint now includes the  form_1099_box_numbers  collection of invoice box numbers . This sets 1099 box number, reporting state, and amount ... more

We've added many newly-elected officials following our mid-term elections. These officials are now contactable with our  November 13th  update. You'll find them when you  select targets  for your action or call alerts. The new officials in this update are:   POSITION NAME STATE  Federal Cabinet  Matthew 'Matt' G. Whitaker  DC ... more