The Buzz: January 2025 Edition!

Happy New Year, Community! We are starting off 2025 with a big thank you to everyone who contributed last year - welcoming over 15,000 new members, adding to the body of knowledge in the community by asking nearly 5,000 questions, and helping peers with your 16,000 replies to topics.

What a great year we had and I’m excited to see what 2025 brings – including new Ask an All-Star and Ask an Expert sessions, so keep an eye out for those!

Announcements:

Don’t Miss Out: bbcon On Demand Ends Soon!

Blackbaud Virtual Assistant Will Soon Be Available for More Solutions!

Tips and Tricks for Using Blackbaud's Virtual Assistant
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January Monthly Challenge & Unique Badge Opportunity:

Leave a comment and earn this month’s special challenge badge! Happy New Year! What are you looking forward to in 2025?

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Product Highlights & Resources:

• What's New In Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT®

• New Analytics Process Overview Video Is Live!

• Blackbaud's Education Management Solutions: What’s New for January 7, 2025 (Higher Education & K-12)

• Changes to the Event API (SKY Developer)

• Infinity SDK User Guide and Technical Reference Docs Are Getting a New Look and Location (Blackbaud CRM™ and Blackbaud Internet Solutions™)

• What's New in Blackbaud Luminate Online®
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Featured Content:

• Lean Funders: Three Tips for Grants Managers

• Quick Tips for End-of-Year Reporting in Blackbaud eTapestry®

• 7 Ways Your Nonprofit Can Build a Strong Financial Foundation in 2025

• Return on Mission: A Framework to Measure Success at Philanthropic Organizations
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January Events:

• Raiser's Edge NXT® Town Hall: Query Functionality in Web View (January 14th & 15th)

• Honing Your Leadership Skills to Propel School Success in 2025 (January 14th)

• The Crucial Impact of Operating Reserves on Your Organization’s Financial Health and Sustainability (January 16th)

• Managing the Migration Process: How to Import Forms (January 14th & 22nd - Blackbaud Grantmaking™)

• Product Tour: Introduction to Blackbaud Grantmaking™ (January 23rd)

• Why We Get Stuck and How to Get Unstuck: Navigating Uncertainty as a Grantmaker (Blackbaud Grantmaking) Customer-Run User Groups

• Columbia, SC Raiser's Edge User Group (January 14)

• Charlotte, NC Raiser’s Edge User Group (January 22)

Let us know if you have a customer-run user group to share with the community!
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Community Tip of the Month:

Did you know that we have a robust jobs board in the Blackbaud Community? It’s a great way to find your next great employee or advertise that you are looking for a new role.

Tips: When posting an open position, include the position location in the title and make sure to specify if the job is remote, hybrid, or in office). If you are seeking a job, include a summary of your qualifications and the type of roles you are looking for in your post and invite interested members to reach out via direct message (please don’t upload your resume).
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Community Kudos:

Congratulations to our top contributors of Q4 2024!

Top Contributor (Member)

Alex Wong (322 responses given!)

Top Contributor (Partner)

Austen Brown (10,850 actions taken and 654,000 points earned!)

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

• Christine Robertson
• Jennifer Kluh
• Dan Snyder
• JoAnn Strommen
• Irene Hui
• Sunshine Reinken Watson
• Dariel Dixon
• Jason Pompilio
• Rachel Cavalier
• Miki Martin

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

• David Springer
• Kevin Brazell
• Nikki Baldwin
• Tanya Fitzgerald
• Stephen Boyle
• Erik Leaver
• Christopher Anderson
• Jewell Willett
• Anthony Gallo
• Nicole Ragno

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Birthdays

Happiest of birthdays to all our lovely Capricorns and Aquariuses! You are in good company – I'm celebrating a January birthday as well. Let us know if you are celebrating a birthday this month, so we can wish you a very, very happy birthday!