The Buzz: Area 51 Edition

Good Morning Community!

Ever had an idea presented to you that makes you stop dead in your tracks because it is so nonsensical or outrageous?  Something along the lines of "What if we started filling our trucks with regular gas instead of diesel fuel to save money?" or "What if we got thousands of people together and stormed Area 51 all together?".

Yeah, that kind of ridiculousness.  Let's hear your stories in the comments below!

(For those of you unfamiliar with what Area 51, and America's fascination with aliens, HERE is an explanation)

And with that, let's dive straight into...



HOT TOPICS:

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BLACKBAUD PEER-TO-PEER FUNDRAISING (BBP2P): Free Templates - DIY Birthday Campaigns
https://community.blackbaud.com/blogs/65/5873

BBP2P: Using Email To Steward Your Supporters
https://community.blackbaud.com/blogs/65/5863

BBCRM: Will Your Online Payments Be Impacted By Strong Customer Authentication (SCA)?
https://community.blackbaud.com/blogs/1/5871

BBCRM: 4.0 SP20 Hotfix 2 Available For Download
https://community.blackbaud.com/blogs/1/5862

FIMS: What's New For Donor central NXT
https://community.blackbaud.com/blogs/43/5866


EVENTS:

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BBP2P: Straight-Up Insights From The Blackbaud Peer-To-Peer Fundraising Study (July 25)
https://community.blackbaud.com/events/item/53/2423

FENXT: Q3 Financial Edge NXT Client Roadmap Review (August 6)
https://community.blackbaud.com/events/item/7/2356

AWARD & STEWARDSHIP MANAGEMENT: Q2 2019 Roadmap Webinar (August 8)
https://community.blackbaud.com/events/item/54/2527

LUMINATE ONLINE: Fundamentals And Cetification (August 15)
https://community.blackbaud.com/events/item/1/2568

LUMINATE ONLINE: Fundamentals And Cetification (August 22)
https://community.blackbaud.com/events/item/1/2539

ETAPESTRY: Fundamentals, Analysis, and Certification
https://community.blackbaud.com/events/item/5/2538

RENXT: Save The Date - Blackbaud RENXT Meetup For Community Foundations in Grand Rapids (August 28)
https://community.blackbaud.com/blogs/43/5865

SAN DIEGO: Raiser's Edge Professional Bootcamp
https://community.blackbaud.com/events/item/2/2540



PEERS LOOKING FOR HELP IN THE COMMUNITY:
These peers need your help.  Can you answer their query?

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FENXT: How to best manage and track multiple grants/gifts within a single project code in FE
https://community.blackbaud.com/forums/viewtopic/205/46487

BBP2P: Waiver Examples - Anyone Willing To Share?
https://community.blackbaud.com/forums/viewtopic/530/45020

RENXT: How to set up/assign roles in RENXT to correspond to user's job position
https://community.blackbaud.com/forums/viewtopic/143/46563



WIN A TICKET TO BBCON:

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bbcon 2019 (US) is right around the corner and we are giving away two SWEET combo passes for bbcon and BBU Day!
https://community.blackbaud.com/blogs/61/5839