It feels weird to say it, but August is quickly coming to an end and the school year is now right around the corner. As such, it’s time once again to take a look at the latest release for the Blackbaud Education Management products. Here’s what we have coming for you inside of the August 21 release. This month, we have a little something for everyone. Nearly ... more

Blackbaud University is excited to celebrate our Blackbaud Grantmaking users who became  Blackbaud Certified  in July! 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.   Kendra Appelman-Eastvedt ... more

Blackbaud University is excited to celebrate our Blackbaud Altru users who became  Blackbaud Certified  in July! 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.   Katie Brandon Stephanie Davis Mariah Dull ... more

Good afternoon! As promised, there are several great features ready for you this week. Enjoy! Small Groups Constituents , Small groups has a new look and enhancements to help you better track attendance and participation to evaluate the success of individual groups and identify trends across all small groups at your church. From Small groups , ... more

This week,  Raiser's Edge NXT  introduces new name columns for constituent lists.   more

Greetings Community, I am filling in for Ray this week for the Buzz, as he is busy with a new baby! I checked and he said it was okay to share.. so, here she is with her big sister. <3 We wish Ray and his family the best as they introduce their daughter to the world! Now --- on to THE BUZZ! I recently was lucky enough to make the journey to London to see an object ... more

I dusted off my latest copy of " The Next Generation of American Giving: The Charitable Habits of Generation Z, Millennials, Generation X, Baby Boomers, and Matures " and you know what I found, staring at me STRAIGHT IN THE FACE? Do you know what this means? All Generations participate in Peer-to-Peer fundraising. In fact, "Peer-to-peer ... more

EAP Webinar Recording: Small Groups, Check-In, and Other Recent Enhancements Wednesday, August 14, 2019 more

On December 3, 2019, your organization has 24 hours to harness the online power of  #GivingTuesday . That’s 1,440 minutes to make your mark and 86,400 seconds to spur supporters into action using the hashtag. And each day leading up to #GivingTuesday gives you 24 more hours to build a strategy that will translate into donations once the giving gets ... more

When I was first dating my wife, she called me from out of town and asked me for a favor. A friend had been dog-sitting my wife’s new puppy, but was ill-prepared to do so. My wife asked me to save her friend from a cute (but particularly vocal) little puppy, and bring him over to her house where I could watch him for the rest of the weekend. I happily obliged. I ... more

In our last post, we shared the details on how your nonprofit can raise more by encouraging supporters to use Membership Rewards® points from American Express towards donations. In this post, we’ll get a bit more specific on ways to promote this opportunity to your supporters. Your objective here is two-fold.   Notify your supporters that using ... more

Our Seattle-area Foundations Meetup event will be held on Wednesday, November 20th -- immediately following the Philanthropy Northwest Annual Conference.  more

We've taken the guess work out of planning successful peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns with our free  Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Idea Calendar . Download today for seasonal and holiday-inspired fundraising ideas, as well as examples of custom experiences you can offer your fundraisers and donors. No matter your mission, the creative seasonal ... more

We've taken the guess work out of planning successful peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns with our free  Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Idea Calendar . Download today for seasonal and holiday-inspired fundraising ideas, as well as examples of custom experiences you can offer your fundraisers and donors. No matter your mission, the creative seasonal ... more

New officials are now contactable and available in our  August 12th  Advocacy Target update. You'll find them when you  select targets  for your action or call alerts. Officials now available as targets for advocacy communications are:    POSITION NAME STATE     Federal Cabinet Tomas J. Philipson   Governor Wanda ... more