The Buzz: March 31, 2021

Are you familiar with the Blackbaud Community's super users? They are usually the people that jump to help answer your questions, participate in every event they can, and generally are a constant presence within the Blackbaud Community. We like to call them our Community Ninjas. And they have the special Blackbaud Community Ninja badge to prove it!

There are currently two different levels of Ninja here in the Blackbaud Community; Regular/Blue, and Green. Green Ninja status can only be obtained after (1) achieving your regular ninja badge, and (2) being nominated by your three Community Managers. Your Community Managers do this nomination process once a month, and invite the winners to level up to Green Ninja.

And starting next week, there's a new level to achieve. More details to come next week, but for now, we'll just give you a little tease of the latest ninja badge:





Wondering what you can do to become a Blackbaud Community Ninja? We have a training program specifically for that!
https://community.blackbaud.com/ninjatraining





THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNITY LEADERS:

Check out the Member Leaderboard to connect or cheer on March's Top 50 Facilitators, March's Top 50 Altru Members and our Community Ninjas.
https://community.blackbaud.com/memberleaderboard




Speak At bbcon 2021 Virtual!
It's time to start gearing up for bbcon 2021 Virtual and we're kicking things off with our Call for Speakers!
https://community.blackbaud.com/blogs/61/7532




Hey, isn't that awesome??

Age has no boundaries when it comes to creating great things and ideas. Take for instance the story of the young high school girl who invented a bandage that changes color in order to help detect possible infection. 17-year old high schooler Dasia Taylor from Iowa started the project in 2019 as part of a science contest. The bandages would be especially helpful in Africa where infection is a serious risk and technology isn't as far along as it is in other parts of the world.

We'd love to hear if you've ever invented anything or know someone who has. Comment here: https://community.blackbaud.com/forums/viewtopic/526/54468





Want an extra opportunity to score more points in Community?

Here's how: Answer an Unanswered Question! We'll be awarding 1,000 points to any user who can answer one of these questions in Community this week.

ETAPESTRY: Using eTapestry with QuickBooks
https://community.blackbaud.com/forums/viewtopic/130/54383

FINANCIAL EDGE: FE working with GE
https://community.blackbaud.com/forums/viewtopic/205/54191

RAISER'S EDGE: Eblast Tracking
https://community.blackbaud.com/forums/viewtopic/147/54440

K-12: Attendance Reminders For Teachers
https://community.blackbaud.com/forums/viewtopic/299/44374





Discussions In Community:

ORGANIZATIONAL BEST PRACTICES: Testing Mobile Signal Strength
https://community.blackbaud.com/forums/viewtopic/420/54454

ALTRU: Advice for Timed Ticketing Page
https://community.blackbaud.com/forums/viewtopic/414/54414

JUST FOR FUN: Groundbreaking Ceremonies
https://community.blackbaud.com/forums/viewtopic/526/54455

ONLINE EXPRESS: Memberships with Ranges
https://community.blackbaud.com/forums/viewtopic/213/54400





Featured Jobs Listings:

Director of Development - UAFS - Fort Smith, AR
https://community.blackbaud.com/forums/viewtopic/155/54458

Data Specialist - Raiser's Edge Data Entry - Phoenix AZ
https://community.blackbaud.com/forums/viewtopic/155/54444

Find all the submitted jobs listings at the Blackbaud Community Jobs Listings Board
https://community.blackbaud.com/forums/viewcategory/155





Upcoming Events:

Deep Dive into Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT and Raiser’s Edge Security Options, part 3 of 3 (April 6)
https://community.blackbaud.com/events/item/3/3335

Say Yes to System Integration: Understanding the Possibilities (April 8)
https://community.blackbaud.com/events/item/3/3360

Get Started with Your Training: The New Welcome to Blackbaud University Webinar for Financial Edge NXT Users (April 15)
https://community.blackbaud.com/events/item/7/3367

ONLINE EVENT: An Introduction to Blackbaud Foundation Solutions for Independent & Family Foundations (April 15)
https://community.blackbaud.com/events/item/61/3362

SAVE THE DATE: Virtual REGIONAL Meetup for Independent & Family Foundation Customers (April 28)
https://community.blackbaud.com/events/item/61/3336

Financial Edge NXT: Get Moving with Your Credit Card Activity (April 29)
https://community.blackbaud.com/events/item/7/3365

See the entire Blackbaud Community Events Calendar:
https://community.blackbaud.com/events