The Buzz: April 2025 Edition!

Happy April, Community!

We have a lot to talk about, so let’s get started!
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Blackbaud Product Update Briefings Happening Next Month
Registration is now open for our spring Product Update Briefings, happening May 6–9, with sessions for North America, Europe, and Pacific. Register here to learn about the latest innovations in your software and get exclusive sneak peaks at upcoming new releases.

Keep your eye out for next month’s challenge too (coming in May!)– it will be around watching and giving feedback on your Product Update Briefing.
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bbdevdays Registration Now Open
Registration is now open for bbdevdays, Blackbaud’s a virtual conference for developers of all skill levels designed to help attendees find innovative ways to automate and extend their Blackbaud solutions. Conference pass options range from the free Explorer Pass to our elevated Skills Lab Pass that includes hands-on learning experiences and 1:1 and small group networking.

Here’s a sneak peek at some of this year’s offerings:

• Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT® sessions

• SKY Developer sessions

• Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT® sessions

Learn more about bbdevdays and register for your pass here!
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April’s Monthly Challenge & Badge Opportunity:
Blackbaud Community All-Star Carlene Johnson posted a great Just for Fun topic, and we’d love you to chime in. What is your favorite clean up task, project, or product? Participate in this discussion this month and earn this unique challenge badge:

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Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT PowerUp Challenge:
Raiser’s Edge NXT users have one more week (until April 15th) to finish the Events tasks in our PowerUp challenge and earn this month’s PowerUp badge. The next set of tasks will start on the 16th. Spoiler: the next challenge is around reporting!

And reminder that customers who participate in all of the PowerUp challenges will be be entered to win a grand prize!
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Customer Survey on US Funding Uncertainty
We recognize that current events in the U.S. have been creating uncertainty around federal funding that directly impacts some of our customers. We want to hear from you on how we can best support you during this time. Please consider completing our customer survey here.

We've also created resources to help social impact organizations as they respond, from strategic planning to diversifying revenue streams to engaging new donors, which can be found here.
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Blackbaud’s April Connect for Success Events:
Want to learn and engage with your peers and get best practice tips from Blackbaud customer success managers? Check out the topics for this month’s Connect for Success virtual meetings here!
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Community Member Spotlight: Meet Angel Lawrence!
We’ve turned the spotlight on Angel Lawrence, donor database analyst at Adventist Health. Learn about what she does for fun, her career journey, how she’s setting up her colleagues for success in the event she wins her dream 6-month Arctic cruise vacation, and her thoughts about AI and the future of fundraising. Meet Angel here!
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Product Highlights & Resources ICYMI:
What’s New in Education Management Solutions for Higher Education

What’s New in Education Management Solutions for K-12 Schools

The Financial Post (Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT®)

What’s New in Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT®

Blackbaud Releases Tap to Pay on iPhone to Blackbaud Merchant Services™ Customers
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Featured Content:
Giving Increased 2% in 2024! How Did Your Subsector Perform?

5 Software Compliance Questions to Strengthen Your Approach (The Engage Blog)

Resources for Navigating Uncertainty in the U.S. Federal Funding Landscape (The Engage Blog)
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Events:
Microsoft Power BI User Group (April 9th)

Microsoft Power Automate User Group (April 15th)

Product Tour: Introduction to Blackbaud Grantmaking (April 17th)

Product Tour: Blackbaud ResearchPoint™ (April 18th)
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Community Kudos:
Congratulations to our top contributors of Q1 2025!

Top Contributor (Member)

Alex Wong

Top Contributor (Partner)

Austen Brown

*These other helpful Community members also received Top Contributors badges:

Elizabeth Johnson
Dan Snyder
Jennifer Kluh
Dariel Dixon
Irene Hui
JoAnn Strommen
Carlene Johnson
Aldera Chisholm
Miki Martin
Sunshine Reinken Watson

We also want to thank the following Blackbaud employees who earned a top contributor badge:

Kevin Brazell
Nikki Baldwin
Erik Leaver
Ashley Moose
Jewell Willett
Todd DeSchuiteneer
Bryan Lorenzo
Rebecca Sundquist
Stephen Boyle
Michael Morrissette
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Birthdays:
The Blackbaud Community celebrated its 11th birthday on April 8th! You can wish the community a very happy birthday along with birthday hoorays for all our Aries and Taureses!