You’ve kicked off your month-long vacation on a sweltering June day in Charleston, SC.  You’re hot.  You’re thirsty.  You spot some children sitting behind a lemonade stand with a painted sign showing what this sugary relief will cost you.  Pitcher: $3.50 Glass: $0.25 You search your wallet for something called cash and find that you have $3.25.  You ... more

What is Peer-To-Peer Fundraising an excerpt from Drab to Fab – Peer-to-Peer Event Makeover e-book By Madeline Turner Close your eyes. Picture the excitement of the starting line at your walk or run. Picture a pack of cyclists lined up as they are about to embark upon a 50-, 80-, or 100-mile journey. Picture someone so passionate about a cause that they ... more

We've added newly elected officials who are now contactable with our  June 13th update. You'll find them when you  select targets  for your action or call alerts. New officials in this update are:    POSITION  NAME  STATE      Federal Cabinet      Peter M. O'Rourke      DC  Governor  Mike Parson  MO  State Representative ... more

This release of Financial Edge NXT includes the ability to add and edit tables and fields! The Fields and tables list page displays all the custom fields, system fields, and tables you have. We will add the ability to delete tables and custom fields in an upcoming release. To access this page, select Fields and tables under Control panel .  This is ... more

Hi Community! This week I swapped with Crystal to do a “Shannon’s Suggestion” post which is “Crystal Clear” but with an obvious twist. We do love alliteration on this team, don’t we?  We know many of you read our community posts via email so I’m discussing the instant forum subscription emails and how the reply options work. After reading the post in your ... more

Organizing a golf tournament takes time, organization and preparation.  They're resource intensive and require careful planning - but, they can make great fundraisers!   Golf tournaments are fun for supporters, create great sponsorship opportunities, and draw high net worth individuals.  Hundreds of schools and nonprofits run successful ... more

As a proud member organization of the Giving Institute, Blackbaud is excited to announce the publication of the Giving USA 2018 report. Giving USA is the longest-running report of charitable giving in the United States and has been an important tool for nonprofit professionals to understand what is happening across the sector. The latest Giving USA ... more

Last November, we introduced you to spam traps . No matter what email system you use, spam traps are something that can significantly affect whether or not the emails you are sending to your constituents actually get delivered by mailbox providers like Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, Outlook, and others. As the General Data Protection Regulation is now in ... more

Please join us for the Blackbaud Internet Solutions Spotlight  on Thursday, August 23 at 2:00 p.m. ET.  In this session, the Blackbaud Internet Solutions product management and marketing teams will share details of some of the exciting enhancements coming up in 2018.  Please click here  to register for this upcoming webinar.   more

Meet (and friend!) Jayne O'Leary, a NetCommunity, Raiser's Edge, and RENXT user, with Salem State University. more