I recently planned my daughter’s fourth birthday party. And as a highly organized person, this was quite a task for me. I had to figure out who to invite, where it was going to be, when to have the party, and if I wanted guests to bring my daughter a gift. Because she certainly needed more toys. As an organization, planning your events may seem just as tedious. ... more

Having three small children makes communication in my house a little chaotic. It takes a lot of strategic planning, hand gestures, and short phrases for my kids to understand me. But I’ve learned how to communicate to the individuals in my “target audience.” I know what I want to say and how to say it. Communicating with your constituents is similar ... more

The Blackbaud NetCommunity 7.1 SP3 rlease includes enhanced communication consent features to help your organization comply new EU regulations. On Tuesday, April 3 at 9:00 a.m. EST Blackbaud's Dan Keyworth and Customer Success Manager Tim Bowden reviewed functionality in NetCommunity 7.1 PS3 designed to support our clients' efforts to comply ... more

# GivingTuesday   traditionally marks the start of the End-Of Year Giving Season.  This year in the U.S., the social media movement #GivingTuesday happens Nov. 28 and is sure to amplify your organization’s missions during the upcoming holiday season. Last year, more than 1 Million people in 98 countries donated $177,000,000!  While you are planning ... more

By Samantha McGuin When’s the last time you drove by a speed trap on your local interstate? Did you get that sinking feeling because you were worried you might get a ticket? Well, mailbox providers like Gmail, Microsoft, and Yahoo set similar snares — known as  SPAM traps  — to catch email spammers in the act. SPAM traps are email addresses that don't ... more

One of the most important aspects of managing and maintaining your online presence is to treat your site as a continual project rather than a one-time investment. Daily, monthly, and even yearly strategies can help increase your website traffic and identify key areas for optimization. Increasing page load times and complying with Google standards ... more

When talking about web design, you’ve probably heard the terms HTML , CSS , mobile friendly , and optimization . Have you ever scratched your head and wondered what these terms really mean? Whether you’re a site administrator, novice web designer, or someone who’s curious to learn how users interact with your organization’s website, we can help you ... more

The University of South Dakota Alumni Association had lofty goals when they began designing their new NetCommunity site earlier this year. “We wanted alumni to feel the same sense of nostalgia, pride, and homecoming as they do driving into town for the first time in months, years, or even decades,” recalls Stephanie Austin, Associate Director of ... more

The Blackbaud NetCommunity 7.1 Service Pack 1 release will include plenty of new features. Familiarize yourself with the changes coming your way by joining us on Tuesday, June 13th at 1:00 p.m. EST for a demonstration of some of the most exciting new functionality in the new release. Product Support Lead Tony Williams and Senior Product Support Lead ... more

Are you overwhelmed by the amount of content in Blackbaud NetCommunity? Do you feel like there are too many moving parts to keep track of and update? We want to help you manage all those moving parts. In our new 30-minute online course, Blackbaud NetCommunity: Basics of Online Content , you’ll get a close look at five main sectors of managing online ... more

Are you email savvy in NetCommunity? With a projected number of nearly 7 billion smartphone users by 2020, emailing is an essential form of communication in the nonprofit world. In our new 30-minute self-paced online course,  Blackbaud NetCommunity: Basics of Email  you’ll learn the specifics of four main facets of Blackbaud NetCommunity ... more

Verizon recently announced its decision to close down its email business. The holders of the roughly 4.5 million email addresses with an @verizon.net extension will have a very short period of time to migrate their email address as-is to AOL – or abandon the address. People who choose the first option will continue to use the same @verizon.net email ... more

Are you informed about your forms? Did you know that 95% of nonprofit giving is done via online forms? In our new 30-minute self-paced online course, Blackbaud NetCommunity: Basics of Forms , you’ll learn the specifics of three main Blackbaud NetCommunity forms: donation forms, event registration forms, and member profile forms. When used ... more

It's March and that means March Madness is right around the corner the corner! Many schools will be participating in the tournament with their students and alumni cheering them on. Online resources are a great way to connect schools with their students and alumni, and Blackbaud NetCommunity offers a unique way to allow these individuals to interact ... more

Donation Forms are the most frequently used part in Blackbaud NetCommunity, but did you know that Donation Forms can be customized to serve many functions depending on your organization's needs? Beyond just taking in standard one time gifts, Donation Forms can be set up to take in unique gift information and to create recurring gift schedules in The ... more

Spring is almost here! Just as the season change provides some basic joys— warm sun , budding flowers , and new life — Blackbaud NetCommunity provides some basic elements of your organizational success: online presence , email communication , and content creation . Think this is a stretch? Let me explain. Warm sun is like online presence because it’s ... more

It's a new year and event season is just around the corner! Whether you're new to events with Blackbaud NetCommunity or an established user, it's always good to reivew the options available to create the best registration form possible for your event. Blackbaud NetCommunity event registration forms allow you to create unique registration solutions ... more

If you could not attend our Blackbaud NetCommunity 7.1 Demo Webinar, the recording is now available in our community resource library! The recording is available for review by clicking here .  The Blackbaud NetCommunity 7.1 Demo covered the following new features: Email by Phone Type Redesigned Email Reports Event Calendar Raiser's Edge ... more

Happy new year everyone and welcome back to another exciting year of NetCommunity and online applications for new students or re-enrollments for returning students.  NetCommunity recently went through a change on how it encrypts passwords in 7.1 and this change has caused some password fields in Education Edge to appear blank when the accounts are ... more

We're counting down the top 10 websites built on Blackbaud NetCommunity . This week's installment to our list of Top 10 BBNC Sites comes from Louisiana SPCA . more

We're counting down the top 10 websites built on Blackbaud NetCommunity . This week's installment to our list of Top 10 BBNC Sites comes from University of Central Missouri Foundation . All websites have a story to tell, and University of Central Missouri Alumni Foundation wasn’t sure they liked what theirs had to say. “Our website was horrible,” ... more

It’s that time of year again, when organizations are sending emails from NetCommunity for their end of year campaigns.  In order to help you be prepared, we have put together a Resource Center with tips and tricks, best practices, and Email how-to’s.   Best Practices and How To:   Visit our  Email Best Practices Guide  to get tips and tricks for designing ... more

We're counting down the top 10 websites built on NetCommunity as bbcon 2016 approaches. The latest installment to our list of Top 10 NetCommunity Sites comes from  Johnson & Wales University . more

We're counting down the top 10 websites built on NetCommunity as bbcon 2016 approaches. The latest installment to our list of Top 10 NetCommunity Sites comes from University of North Carolina Wilmington.    more

We're counting down the top 10 websites built on NetCommunity as  bbcon 2016  approaches. The latest installment to our list of Top 10 NetCommunity Sites comes from  MPTF .     more

We're counting down the top 10 websites built on NetCommunity as  bbcon 2016  approaches. The latest installment to our list of Top 10 NetCommunity Sites comes from Austin Habitat for Humanity .   more

We're counting down the top 10 websites built on NetCommunity as  bbcon 2016  approaches. The latest installment to our list of Top 10 NetCommunity Sites comes from  Trent University . more

We're counting down the top 10 websites built on Blackbaud NetCommunity as  bbcon 2016  approaches. The first installment to our list of Top 10 BBNC Sites comes from Illinois Institute of Technology's  Fueling Innovation  campaign. more

The Blackbaud NetCommunity Support team will be offering a free Back To School webinar outlining how to create an Athletics / Team Page in Online Campus Community/Blackbaud NetCommunity. The webinar will be ideal for new users who have not created these pages previously, and for users who would like to edit the settings with an existing page.   ... more

It's back to school season! We are all getting a head start on updating our new application forms in NetCommunity (BBNC) and we want to make sure you succeed. Below are some best practices and helpful resources. Best Practices: Create new student or applicant attributes for each new year that will need to show updated dates. We do this because the date ... more

The Blackbaud NetCommunity Support team will again be offering two free webinars during the month of June as part of our quarterly webinar series!  more

Last week, in Part 1 , we covered simplifying the layout, the call to action and the size of an email template. If you have not read Part 1, please be sure to check it out after reading this entry! Today, we will be looking at subject lines, image use in email messages, and font size. more

Are you getting ready to have a donation drive, where large amounts of constituents will be calling in to donate?  Does your organization have large scale events that rely on your staff entering in donations to the NetCommunity site manually?  There are several things to consider when your origination is preparing for large functions such as these.   more

Have you ever opened an email on your mobile device, and the design was much too large for the display screen? Do you have to scroll all over to view the contents of the email? Would you like to send an email that looks great on a desktop computer and mobile devices? more

  NetCommunity members are great at submitting ideas. Several of the posts in this Community are ideas for the Product Development team, which is awesome.  more

If you just started using RE NXT or you're getting ready to transition, you may be wondering how this impacts your Blackbaud NetCommunity website.  more

The Blackbaud NetCommunity Support team will again be offering two free webinars during the month of March!  more

Hello! Welcome to the Blackbaud NetCommunity 2 . Here's a quick guide on how to get started in this Community.   more

It's that time of year again! It's time to start setting up forms for students to apply and re-enroll in NetCommunity.  more

It’s that time of year again, when organizations are sending emails from NetCommunity for their end of year campaigns.  In order to help you be prepared, we have put together a Resource Center with tips and tricks, best practices, and Email how-to’s.   more

Is your organization preparing email campaigns for #GivingTuesday?  Will those emails be sent from Blackbaud NetCommunity?  In preparation, Blackbaud has made some changes to ensure that your NetCommunity website will be ready.   more

Thank you for a successful BBCON 2015 and a special shout out to those who attended the NetCommunity roadmap session. It was great to meet you in person.   more

Due to significant changes that LinkedIn is making to their Developer Program to limit the open APIs, starting on May 12, 2015 Blackbaud will no longer be able to support the “LinkedIn Group Join” part. The changes are documented by LinkedIn here.    more

As part of our normal product improvement processes, we review our security measures, protocols, and infrastructure on an ongoing basis.  more