This week, Raiser's Edge NXT released the ability to edit amounts for one-time gifts! more

As much as I’d love to spend today’s blog post discussing things like Oreos or chocolate chip cookies, we’re actually going to be spending time on the other types of cookies out there. You know, the less tasty, but equally important website versions. Internet cookies are small pieces of data that are sent from a website to be stored in the user’s computer ... more

Gobble Gobble there Community Hens And Toms! Ray from the Community Management Team here to fork over my Community Happenings Post. So send the gravy boat down to Grandma, take a pass on your Aunt’s crazy Jell-o concoction (carrots and Jell-o don’t mix), and settle in as we serve up the meat both light and dark going on in Community. We’re thankful for ALL ... more

Will you send multiple email campaigns to the same audience on Giving Tuesday and at end of year? Yes? Please review this post.  Many organizations pre-schedule their emails; in fact this has classically been our advice for Luminate Online customers. During the busy giving season however, if you target the same audience with more than one email in a ... more

We have released hotfix 1 for version 4.0 SP18. It can be downloaded here .  The patch report can be reviewed here .   more

It took me years before I knew what the “e” in “email” stood for. Easy? Efficient? Exciting? I now know it stands for “electronic,” but maybe it should stand for “excellent.” Why? Nowadays, emails must have an extra something for people to even open them. Did you know that most nonprofits average 66 emails per subscriber each year? And that the projected ... more

With the recent release of Benchmarking to Canada and the UK in addition to the United States (Australia and New Zealand to come soon), let's take a look at the fundraising analysis available on this dashboard.  As mentioned before , understanding how other organizations perform can provide insight and help identify gaps in your own fundraising effectiveness. In Fundraising , Analyze or Reporting , you can use the Benchmarking dashboard to compare your donor pool and their giving to other organizations in your country that use Raiser's Edge NXT . more

Blackbaud University is excited to celebrate our Blackbaud Grantmaking users who became  Blackbaud Certified  in October! Be sure to review our listing and celebrate your colleagues by viewing their profiles, becoming Blackbaud  Community  friends, or just congratulating them on this significant achievement.   Kathleen Banfield Michael ... more

Did you miss our Community Foundations Town Hall webinar on Wednesday, November 14th -- or  Were you on the live webinar but would like to share it with your colleagues?  more

Honor them in a major way by nominating them now for the 2019 Cash, Sweat & Tears Award .        What Is The Cash, Sweat & Tears Award? Presented by the Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum , The Cash, Sweat & Tears Awards "honors the passion of North America’s most extraordinary volunteers – the people who take on physical challenges, overcome obstacles or ... more