The Buzz: May 2025 Edition!

Welcome to May, Community!

We have a lot of exciting things to share this month—the Product Update Briefings, bbcon, and more, so let’s get to it!

Register for This Week’s Blackbaud Product Update Briefings:
The Product Update Briefings, virtual sessions highlighting recent innovations and future roadmap direction for Blackbaud’s software solutions, start today and run through Thursday, with sessions scheduled for the North America, Europe, and Pacific regions.

The briefings are also a great opportunity to hear about how the suggestions you’ve made and voted on in the product idea banks have influenced product development! You can register here for the briefings that impact your work, or for those products that you’d like to learn more about.
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May Monthly Challenge:
After you watch the Product Update Briefing for your Blackbaud solution(s), be sure to head to the relevant product community and participate in the discussion sharing what you are excited about.

Members who respond to these discussions will receive this exclusive badge for completing May’s monthly challenge:

Here are the links to the product discussions:

• Blackbaud Altru®
• Blackbaud Award Management™ & Blackbaud Stewardship Management™
• Blackbaud CRM™
• Blackbaud eTapestry®
• Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT®
• Blackbaud Grantmaking™
• Blackbaud Higher Education Solutions™
• JustGiving® from Blackbaud®
• K-12 Education Solutions™
• Blackbaud Luminate Online® and TeamRaiser®
• Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT®

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NEW Partner Spotlight Series
The Blackbaud Community is launching a new “speed demo” series focused on highlighting Blackbaud Partner solutions that can help you extend the value you get from your Blackbaud products. The first webinar, scheduled for May 28th, will feature AI integrations from Momentum, Hatch, FundMiner, Prenger Solutions, and Chat2Impact.

Registration will be opening soon and will be announced in the Raiser’s Edge NXT community, so if you interested, make sure that you are signed up for blog notifications there so you receive that information as soon as it comes out.
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Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT PowerUp Challenge:
The PowerUp challenge is in full swing in the Raiser’s Edge NXT community! This month’s topic: Standard Reports. Kudos to the 88 community members who have earned the PowerUp Challenge badge so far!

Haven’t earned your badge yet? Don’t worry—you still have time to answer the questions to get the Standards Reports challenge badge before the next challenge for the new personalized home page launches May 15th.
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Blackbaud Impact Awards
Imagine the impact we can make when we share and celebrate our journeys and the powerful outcomes of our work. The 2025 Blackbaud Impact Awards offer an opportunity to do just that—to recognize the important behind-the-scenes work that fuels your mission. Submit your nomination before June 13 and let’s celebrate your accomplishments.
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New Template to Jumpstart Your Next Fundraising Campaign
Whether you’re planning your next appeal or a capital campaign, Blackbaud’s new free Fundraising Campaign Template covers everything from setting objectives to tailoring communications for different audiences. Click here to get the template and after you’ve used it, let us know what you think in the blog comments here. Happy Fundraising!
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bbcon 2025: Early Bird Registration and Networking
bbcon early bird registration is underway! Lock in your registration today to get in on early bird pricing. Still deciding? Check out this blog featuring the voices of our Blackbaud Community All-Stars and why they think it is worth the investment.

In the bbcon community, you can also claim your attendee badge and download your attendee profile cover photo! It’s a great way to let everyone know you are going to bbcon. You can also ask questions to learn from past attendees, connect with others attending this year, or even get travel tips!
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bbdevdays
Registration is also 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. Learn more about bbdevdays, happening June 3-5, and register for your pass here!
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Product Highlights & Resources ICYMI:
The Financial Post (Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT®)

What’s New in Education Management Solutions for Higher Education

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

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

Announcing the Launch of our Backup Request Tool for Blackbaud CRM™
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Featured Content:
Make High-Tech Fundraising Feel High Touch for Your Donors (The Engage Blog)

Top Cyber Threats to Educational Institutions in 2025 (The Engage Blog)

How to Properly Run a Fundraising Campaign (The Engage Blog)
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Events:
Microsoft Power BI User Group (May 14th)

Product Tour: Introduction to Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT® and Blackbaud Grantmaking™ (May 15th)

Microsoft Power Automate User Group (May 20th)

Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Town Hall: Popular Standard Reports in Webview (May 21st)

Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Town Hall: Expanded Gift Management Capabilities in Webview (May 22nd)

See Why Fundraising Organizations Are Upgrading to Prospect Insights Pro in Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT (May 22nd)

Data Driven Storytelling Using Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT (May 29th)
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Community Tip of the Month
You can @ mention members in a variety of ways in the Community.
If you reply to a thread, the @ mention will be automatic!
You can also type the @ symbol and the person's name.

If you are having trouble @ mentioning people – try this tip! Click the “@” sign and wait a second, then start typing their first name. If the person you are trying to mention isn’t at the top of the list or in the list – put an underscore (_) between their first and last names and that will populate them!

Notifications will go out at the top of every hour if you are specifically @ mentioned in a thread or comment. You can turn off being notified by going to your notifications and unchecking the box that says "email me when someone mentions me.”
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Community Kudos:
Alex Wong, top forum replies – 100 replies in April!

Gari Fowler – handed out 116 likes in April!

Kudos to the members who responded to this Just for Fun Thread. Add yours asap and I’ll work on putting together a Blackbaud Community playlist!
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Birthdays:
A very Happy Birthday to all of our Tauruses and Geminis! We hope you’ve enjoyed your trip around the sun. If you are celebrating a birthday in May, let us know in the comments below!