Community Happenings: August 29 2017

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Hi Community!

I’m going to keep my Community Happenings short this week. Between a lovely bout of insomnia and world events, I’m a wee bit tapped out today.

Talking about world events - it’s heartbreaking to see the devastation in South and Central Texas from Hurricane Harvey. Yet it’s inspiring watching people help one another selflessly at the most dire of times.

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Blackbaud has created a list of organizations that are assisting with the relief efforts if you want to help. If your organization is part of the relief efforts, comment below with your organization’s name and website and I’ll get that information to our team.

Now let’s talk about what’s happening in the Community:

Make an Appearance

While we have the tech, it’s the amazing things you do with it that make a difference. Share your success story with us for a chance to be highlighted at bbcon 2017.
Knowing why people are connected to your organization gives you a fundraising heads up. Join us for our “Using ‘Connection to Cause’ to Your Advantage” class.

Stay Informed

Who would have thought flour and constituents go together? Learn more in this zucchini based blog post!
I’d never thought I’d type this here but SPOILERS AHEAD when you learn what top Altru tools your favorite Game of Thrones characters would use and love.

Get Involved

Help a fellow community member with your opinions about ResearchPoint in the Best Practices Community.
Share inspiring stories at your organization, a personal contribution, or something you’ve seen something in the news where “the one” can help “the many.”

Alright favorite community, that’s it for this week. Over the next two weeks you’ll be hearing from my fellow community managers as they fill in for me. I’m excited to see their video digests in action. See you around the Community!

News Community News 08/29/2017 11:26am EDT

Added by Shannon Emery

9 Comments

Shannon Emery Aug '17

Hey Joel! I sent that information over our to team and they'll get the site updated.

Crystal Bruce Aug '17

So amazing to see all of these organizations helping out!

Joel Raasch Aug '17

Thanks, Shannon. WELS Christian Aid and Relief is recieving hurricane relief gifts at https://community.wels.net/sslpage.aspx?pid=394 and providing support to our brothers and sisters down there. Their web-site is

https://wels.net/serving-others/christian-aid-relief/ and here are their Hurricane Harvey Updates.

Cathy Spencer Aug '17

Thank you for the list of organizations helping with hurricane/flood relief!

Shannon Emery Aug '17

Thank you for submitting your information - I've sent all of the information to our corporate team and they will be updating our page with organization names as soon as they can. If anyone else out there wants to add their name, please let me know!

Ami Defesche Aug '17

Thank you to all of the above commenters for also sharing their fundraising pages. In times when hearts are heavy, seeing everyone come together like this certainly lifts the spirit. I'm honored that you all are part of the community.

Keri Foster Aug '17

The United Church of Christ, in collaboration with the Disciples of Christ, is also collecting funds for Hurricane Harvey.
http://www.ucc.org/disaster_hurricane_harvey
Thank you for curating this list!!

Grace Rose Khalsa Aug '17

My org, CJP (Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Boston) just sent out an appeal yesterday on behalf of JFNA (Jewish Federations of North America); funds are being collected here: https://secure3.convio.net/jfna/site/Donation2?df_id=3860&mfc_pref=T&3860.donation=form1. Funds are being used for both immediate and longer-term needs (see the donation page header for info.)

Deborah Myers Aug '17

Hi, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is also collecting funds for hurricane Harvey Relief.

https://community.elca.org/ushurricanerelief?_ga=2.104168960.1052313928.1503941634-771039307.1498762031

Thank you for adding the information to your list.