It's once again time to give a virtual high-five to those Community members who became Financial Edge Certified in September! Pam Dowland Debbie Deal Rita Wilder Jennifer Williams Susie Jones Mary Simpson Cindy Price Will Skrundz Melanie Rodriguez Amy Jamieson Michelle Kepley Robert Denard Cathy Hurt Marika Prifti Cecilia Sweeny Patty Breeding ... more

Before we start drinking our pumpkin spice lattes and getting ready for the change of season, let's take a few minutes to celebrate our fellow Community members who became Financial Edge Certified in August! Jennifer LaBruno Siok Hah Gan David Kline Mary Kate Lawler Ellenmarie Feehan Rita Asbury Robin Wilson Marie Downey David Smith Andrea Piscopo ... more

What an amazing session! In case you missed it, we covered not only the basics of creating a query,but also the various types of queries you can create and how you can use them. Below are some of the most asked questions from the session, along with the resources that we used to create the content.  more

Now is a great time to take a short break and celebrate our July 2020 Financial Edge Certified Community Members! Congratulations to you all - don't forget to claim your badge! Jackie Coppard Megan Stanford Patti Rutledge David Daum Divyesh Khatri Sandra Walker Carrie Nicols If you're looking to see your name on this list, you have plenty of time! Check ... more

It's time to congratulate our Community members who certified in Financial Edge in June! Cathy Martin Stephanie Christian Lisa Polak Miranda Montes Brenda Strom Lynda Casarella Danielle Rhodes Brenda Davis Cornelia Higgins Scarlet Street Angeline Dionne Joyce Ware Judy Bisci Marcia Marino Anna M. Midkiff Angela Smith Diana Garcia Cathy Hall Kit ... more

It's time to give a big Community round of applause to our friends who have become Financial Edge certified this month! Mario De Labra Christina Kujanpaa Barb Hellman Christina Fan Pam Garrett Luis Perez Jerri Mitchell Maryann Amsinger Julie Randall Megan Westrum Eliana Isufi Shane Stutzman Pam Hicks Lynn Detwiler Lisa DeGori Allyson Thain Linda ... more

Hope you are all beginning to think of spring....let's take a moment to give a virtual pat on the back to our community members who certified in April! Tina Pappas Kay Lynn Cammack Tanisha Bates Leslie Mabray Julie Decker Michelle Miller Patrick Merryman Susan Gurak Valerie Lewis Amanda Kostyk Evelyn Saavedra Gina Cox Lori Kriner Elaine Bartlow ... more

Hello everyone! Sorry for the delay in posting a big shout out to everyone who passed the Financial Edge Certification in March 2020 Dale Crawford Lisa Marcus Jessica Martin Melissa Bowlby Linda Hall Tsinina Miles Amanda Evans Jenny Keltner Kelsea Lewis Jeanne Welch Tiffany Beene Angela Tuttle Dale Palmer Jill Boateng Shelby Hemphill Jann McKenzie ... more

It's my favorite day of the month - the day when I get to say CONGRATULATIONS to those of you who are now Fundamentals certified in Financial Edge! Well done, everyone! Leigh Schaefers Andrea Elliott Jamie Lundien Roma Cruz Brian Bonin Jennifer Chester Ann Ray Tina Viramontez Tara Anson David Sanchez Charley Finsel Jacque Barretto Ryan Heimann Kelly ... more

It's February and that means it's time to celebrate our January certified users! Big round of applause!! Robin Waldinger Ethan Macaulay Rose Cyphert MaryAnn Coyle Icy DuCreay Kendell Burroughs Lisa Mittel Zoe Schwam Christina Goff Annmarie Mahler Chrystal West Becky Mehlhoff Mitchell Magiera Asha Wright Becky Gunn Cheryl Amey Beth Anthony Rena ... more

Almost a year ago, I decided I needed to challenge my 56-year-old body and step up my fitness game. That may seem not noteworthy except it might be important to know that I’m not athletic at all. I’ve worked out fairly unregularly over the past 15–20 years, but I can’t say that I am a habitually active person. I might say that if I didn’t have a stand-desk, I’d ... more

A few years back, SMART goals were all the rage. The idea of not just setting goals but of how to set goals, work toward achieving them, and measuring the progress toward goals was a thing. Maybe it still is, but I don’t seem to hear about SMART goals as much as I used to. However, the idea of staying on track or actually setting a track for your financial health ... more

Happy 2020! Let's take a moment to congratulate our Community peers who became certified in Financial Edge in December!! Sandy Stuhlfire Benjamin Clarin Daryl Docdocil Agata Striz Denise Domin Batzul Ganbold Ivria Kaplowitz Nathanial Whiting Ethan Macaulay Scott Roseman Jennifer Chester Eve White Kat Burns Tricia Bancker Nathan Elliott New ... more

Blackbaud University offers certified learning opportunities that recognize student achievement and help validate product knowledge. We provide these development opportunities to reflect our students’ commitment to excellence.  Great New Year’s news— Blackbaud University 2020 Certification is available now! Fundamentals ... more

Hi Folks!  It's that time again - time to send out a big congratulations to those community members who became Financial Edge Fundamentals Certified in November! Brenda Woodman Mary McConnel Martha Rinehart Robert Zoeller Ramon Chua Steven Godoy John Sentell Iris Frazee Thomas Conlon Sabina Visan Stephanie Duelm Ken Hoffman Kimberly Miller ... more

How did it get to be fall already? Halloween's over, Thanksgiving's right around the corner and it's time to congratulate those Community members who certified in October 2019! Jessica Cabasug Heather Flues-Harrington Brady Stender Konnor Roberson John Liong Selmalinda Robledo Nancy Breed Becky Mehlhoff Tina Burke Terri Morrison Kathy ... more

Fall is in the air. Halloween candy is on the shelves. Christmas trees are ... wait, it's only October! It's actually time to celebrate our September community friends who certified in September!! Thomas Halecky Liz Palmer Amy Powell Tess Arca Bryant Richardson Kristin Holliday Kristy Toupal Christie Morrison Dan Cummings Erik Decker Koontian Neo ... more

How was your summer? Did you get to do anything fun? Maybe you took your Financial Edge Fundamentals Certification test? That was probably fun!  Here's the list of our Community members who certified in August! Tricia Carpenter Amber Weaber Belinda Herring Misty McNair Kim Huffman Christian Eto Diane Ruth Tina O'Guinn Shannon Link Darlene Nichols ... more

Happy Friday Everyone!  It's that time again! Let's give a big shout out to our community member friends who are now Financial Edge Fundamentals Certified! Julie Jurosic Alison Munson Lisa Grooms Sara Deur Jennifer Cody Murphy Joachim LaValley Christine Spaulding Jason Brown Angela Carlson Heather Hoagland Kim Wolcott Dwight Heaney Sheri Neal ... more

Ready to learn the most effective, efficient, and cost-effective processes for producing optimal results for your work efforts? Interested in learning about the latest social good trends? And would you like to provide that training to everyone on your staff—even if they are not Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT users? Then we’ve got good news! Your ... more

It's time to celebrate those community members who certified in May and June! May John Palcher Susan Cornforth Melissa Hensley JP Provencal Marianne Plath Robin Bondar Lindsey Brewer Jackie West Nick Lyndon Christian Tenney Kelly Bivins Clare Masson Danielle McCarthy Jeremy Andrykowski John Burke Ann Taber Angie Martineau Deborah Klotz Karla ... more

I appreciate getting paid promptly and accurately. I’m guessing you do, too. But most of us don’t think much about what goes on behind the scenes to make payday happen. We likely don’t realize how much work payroll and HR administrators have to do to ensure not only employee satisfaction but also regulatory compliance . It’s mind-blowing. But if you’re ... more

Q: What do accountants suffer from that ordinary people don’t? A: Depreciation Now that I have captured your attention with an unsolicited, accounting dad joke, let’s talk about troubleshooting reconciliation in Financial Edge. Last week, I had the pleasure of presenting a webinar titled, Empowering Your Financial Edge Capabilities . During this ... more

  Last week, my friend and colleague, Kenny Browder, led the “Empower Your Financial Edge Capability” webinar where we focused on a variety of key features and functionality to maximize your usage of Financial Edge. During this session we focused on Reporting, Visual Chart Organizer, Budgets, Banks and Credit Cards, and integration from Raiser’s ... more

We've had quite a few community members become Fundamentals certified in the last couple of months, and it's time for a shout out to them!    Deborah Anderson  Mustafa Muhammad Ashraf  Jeff Bartholomay  Kristan Batterson  Renette Bayne Issaka  Jeanette Benavides  Tina Beyers  Amanda Bjornen  Julian Burnett  Michelle Carter  Tina Clark ... more