FIMS 14.64 is now available! This update resolves issues and includes a required security certificate update. For release details, download the  FIMS 14.64 Release Notes  from the  FIMS How-To   page. Host*Net  clients were updated to version 14.64 on Saturday, October 20th, 2018. On-Premise  clients on version 14.60 or later can update to ... more

Twenty “average” planned gifts can provide $1,000,000 of mission revenue to your organization. That's based on a commonly-used average planned gift rule of $57,000 each.  For some organizations a few as 10 average gifts will provide $1 million; others may need more than 20.  No matter the number, year-end is an effective time to market the creation, or notification, of planned gifts .   Along with Tax Time (March and April), Travel Time (June through August), Year-End Time (November and December) falls into a natural pattern of financial planning urgency among our constituents.  Which means it's an excellent time to remind them of the impact deferred gifts have on our non-profit missions.     more

This month we launched our Transcript Builder Early Adopter Program (EAP). Our new Transcript Builder utilizes the same drag and drop interface as our recently revamped Report Card Builder . This interface allows schools to see a visual example of the transcript as they select what information they would like to appear on it.   Schools can easily add ... more

The General Ledger API was updated on 10/23/2018. See our  Changelog  entries for more information. We discovered and resolved an issue with the Account (GET) endpoint. We also added the new  Project attachment  endpoint. more

In our first-ever social responsibility report, Blackbaud outlines the role we play in helping build a #betterworld. Check it out:  https://blkb.co/SR more

With the Raiser's Edge NXT for Outlook add-in, you can view constituent details about email senders and recipients — and create actions from their messages — in your Microsoft Outlook inbox. If you select a message in your inbox but no constituent record has the email address, you can now search for who to apply the action to in the  Search for a ... more

Check out the latest enhancements in this week's release! more

We all know how important individual channels are to reach donors.. think email, website, social media, direct mail, ads, and brand ambassadors. Well, now think about The Avengers (yes, they are relatable!).    Each super hero has their own unique set of skills and strengths much like these individual channels. Hulk vs Iron Man vs Thor all ... more

Blackbaud University continues to  celebrate our ResearchPoint users who became  Blackbaud Certified  in the first half of the year! Be sure to review our listing and celebrate your colleagues by viewing their profiles, becoming Blackbaud  Community  friends, or just congratulating them on their awesome achievement. To all our  ResearchPoint ... more

We've added newly-elected officials who are now contactable with our  October 22nd  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  Lieutenant Governor  Valerie 'Val' J. Davidson  AK  State Senator  Peter P. Flores  TX   more