Bricklin Bernard has recorded a short video for Raiser's Edge 7 users that do not have NXT services to highlight some updates recently released for the all important GDPR and TLS PCI Compliance! more

Hello, RE Community! We're pleased to announce that patch 11 for Raiser's Edge 7.96 has now been installed in all Blackbaud Hosting Services databases, and is available for download for locally-installed customers. Check out our  Knowledgebase article  to learn more about the patch, and then head on over to  Downloads  to install it if needed. As ... more

It’s Triple Crown season! It’s the most exciting time of year for all of us horse-racing fans. The Triple Crown consists of three thoroughbred horse races: the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes. In its 140-year history only 12 horses have won all three races to take the Triple Crown. This year another horse, Justify, has a ... more

Blackbaud University is welcoming May and all its spring flowers by celebrating our Raiser’s Edge users who became Blackbaud Certified in April! more

Blackbaud University is welcoming the beginning of spring by celebrating our  Raiser’s Edge users who became  Blackbaud   Certified  in March! more

I wanted to take a moment and introduce myself. If you've spent time in other product Communities you may have seen me around. I'm the new Community Manager for Raiser's Edge & RENXT. Nice to meet you! I joined Blackbaud around four years ago as a Community Manager for Target Analytics. Since then, my Communities have grown and so have my relationships ... more

Blackbaud University is closing out winter by celebrating our  Raiser’s Edge users who became  Blackbaud   Certified  in February! more

Blackbaud University is spreading some Valentine's Day love by celebrating our Raiser’s Edge users who became Blackbaud Certified in January ! Be sure to review our listing, and celebrate your colleagues by viewing their profiles, becoming Blackbaud Community friends, or just congratulating them on their awesome achievements. To all our January Raiser’s Edge Certified professionals, let me be the first to say a well-earned and heartfelt congratulations ! Want to join this distinguished group? Find out where you are on your journey to becoming Raiser’s Edge Certified.   more

We’re so happy to announce a much needed feature to help your organization promote an inclusive community. Until now, the Gender code table in the Raiser’s Edge only included the Male, Female, and Unknown options. These were problematic for a few reasons but mostly because you couldn’t add other options to reflect the different ways an individual ... more

With GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) deadlines approaching quickly, we are happy to announce new features in the Raiser’s Edge for collecting and recording constituent consent for communications. With the new consent record, you can record whether the constituent chose to opt in or opt out, or provided no response to a request for ... more

Blackbaud University is starting the New Year by celebrating our Raiser’s Edge users who became Blackbaud Certified in December ! Be sure to review our listing, and celebrate your colleagues by viewing their profiles, becoming Blackbaud Community friends, or just congratulating them on their awesome achievements. To all our December Raiser’s Edge Certified professionals, let me be the first to say a well-earned and heartfelt congratulations ! Want to join this distinguished group? Find out where you are on your journey to becoming Raiser’s Edge Certified .   more

In an effort to make our systems easier to use and understand, we want to learn what words you use to describe system concepts. Your feedback will help us determine terminology for labels in future products. Please take a few moments to share your thoughts in this brief survey (two questions!) to help us better understand the terms your organization uses ... more

Happy holidays, Raiser's Edge Community! Please be advised we have made the decision to forego releasing Patch 7 for Raiser’s Edge 7.96 for the remainder of our hosted data centers and local install.     This decision was made due to several factors including the timing of the release (specifically its proximity to end of year giving season) and ... more

Blackbaud University is ending the year by celebrating our Raiser’s Edge users who became Blackbaud Certified in November! Be sure to review our listing, and celebrate your colleagues by viewing their profiles, becoming Blackbaud Community friends, or just congratulating them on their awesome achievements. To all our November Raiser’s Edge Certified professionals, let me be the first to say a well-earned and heartfelt congratulations !   more

With the chill in the air and Starbucks serving Peppermint Mochas in their festive red cups, the holidays are quickly approaching— and so is year-end giving.   Effective prospect research can help you learn about prospective donors so you can strategically approach them in your year-end appeals. Take advantage of the integration between Raiser’s ... more

Blackbaud University is enjoying the holiday season by celebrating our Raiser’s Edge users who became Blackbaud Certified in October ! Be sure to review our listing, and celebrate your colleagues by viewing their profiles, becoming Blackbaud Community friends, or just congratulating them on their awesome achievements. To all our October Raiser’s Edge Certified professionals, let me be the first to say a well-earned and heartfelt congratulations ! Want to join this distinguished group? Find out where you are on your journey to becoming Raiser’s Edge Certified .   more

Blackbaud University is enjoying the fall season by celebrating our Raiser’s Edge users who became Blackbaud Certified in September ! Be sure to review our listing, and celebrate your colleagues by viewing their profiles, becoming Blackbaud Community friends, or just congratulating them on their awesome achievements.   more

CHOOSE YOUR SOLUTION:  Raiser's Edge NXT or Altru?  Webinar Tuesday, September 26 |  1 p.m. ET Fundraising solutions  are not one-size-fits-all. That’s why Blackbaud has built two great options to handle a variety of your fundraising needs, whatever they may be:  Raiser’s Edge NXT  or  Altru . If you’re considering new fundraising CRM software for ... more

Let Us Help You Identify the Donors in Your Audience for FREE! Identifying potential audience members as long term patrons gets easier with time as they attend more shows, share more about their interests through their buying and giving behavior, but that takes months or even years. Wouldn’t you like to understand your audience member’s interests and ... more

Blackbaud University is celebrating fall by congratulating our Raiser’s Edge users who became Blackbaud Certified in August! Be sure to check out our listing below! You can celebrate your colleagues by visiting their profiles and clicking Add friend to connect on the Blackbaud Community , or posting a comment on their profile to congratulate them on their tremendous achievement.   more

Fundraising solutions  are not one-size-fits all. That’s why Blackbaud has built two great options to handle a variety of your fundraising needs, whatever they may be:  Raiser’s Edge NXT  and  Altru . Take this quick new quiz to find out what solution works best for your organization > Are you scoping out new CRM software for your organization? ... more

Blackbaud University is kicking off the last month of summer by celebrating our  Raiser’s Edge users who became  Blackbaud   Certified  in July! Be sure to review our listing, and celebrate your colleagues by viewing their profiles, becoming Blackbaud  Community  friends, or just congratulating them on their awesome achievements. To all our  ... more

Hey, Raiser's Edge Community! We're pleased to announce that patch 5 for Raiser's Edge 7.96 has now been installed in all Blackbaud Hosting Services databases, and is available for download for locally-installed customers. Check out what's included in our Knowledgebase article, and then head on over to Downloads to install it if needed. Steps to ... more

Blackbaud University is kicking off July and its backyard barbeques by celebrating our  Raiser’s Edge users who became  Blackbaud   Certified  in June! Be sure to review our listing, and celebrate your colleagues by viewing their profiles, becoming Blackbaud  Community  friends, or just congratulating them on their awesome achievements. To all ... more

Blackbaud University is welcoming June and its warmer weather by celebrating our  Raiser’s Edge users who became  Blackbaud   Certified  in May! Be sure to review our listing, and celebrate your colleagues by viewing their profiles, becoming Blackbaud  Community  friends, or just congratulating them on their awesome achievements. To all our  May ... more

Blackbaud University is welcoming May and all its spring flowers by celebrating our  Raiser’s Edge users who became  Blackbaud   Certified  in April! Be sure to review our listing, and celebrate your colleagues by viewing their profiles, becoming Blackbaud  Community  friends, or just congratulating them on their awesome achievements. To all ... more

Hello, Raiser's Edge Community!   The Raiser's Edge 7.96, patch 3 has now been released to all hosted customers. Take a look at what's included in this patch update .   Please note, we discovered an installation issue impacting some locally installed customers. The patch release has been postponed for local installation while we resolve this issue to ... more

Blackbaud University is welcoming the beginning of spring by celebrating our  Raiser’s Edge users who became  Blackbaud   Certified  in March! Be sure to review our listing, and celebrate your colleagues by viewing their profiles, becoming Blackbaud  Community  friends, or just congratulating them on their awesome achievements. To all our  ... more

Blackbaud University is applauding the end of winter by celebrating our  Raiser’s Edge users who became  Blackbaud   Certified  in February! Be sure to review our listing, and celebrate your colleagues by viewing their profiles, becoming Blackbaud  Community  friends, or just congratulating them on their awesome achievements. To all our  ... more

Hello, Raiser's Edge Community!  We're pleased to announce that Raiser's Edge 7.96, patch 2 is now available to all customers. Wondering what it contains? Check it out ! If your Raiser's Edge is locally installed, be sure to check out the Downloads section of Blackbaud.com to download the install files. To apply the patch, take a look at this video on our ... more

Blackbaud University is spreading some Valentine’s Day love by celebrating our  Raiser’s Edge users who became  Blackbaud   Certified  in January! Be sure to review our listing, and celebrate your colleagues by viewing their profiles, becoming Blackbaud  Community  friends, or just congratulating them on their awesome achievements. To all our  ... more

We're pleased to announce that  the release of 7.96, patch 2 has begun with a wave of customers in Blackbaud Hosting Services! If you're  subscribed to release notifications , you'll receive an email about the timeline for availability for your organization. For more information on the changes in the release, check out our Knowledgebase article on ... more

Blackbaud University is starting the New Year by celebrating our  Raiser’s Edge users who became  Blackbaud   Certified  in December! Be sure to review our listing, and celebrate your colleagues by viewing their profiles, becoming Blackbaud  Community  friends, or just congratulating them on their awesome achievements. To all our  December ... more

Blackbaud University is ending the year by celebrating our  Raiser’s Edge users who became  Blackbaud   Certified  in November! Be sure to review our listing, and celebrate your colleagues by viewing their profiles, becoming Blackbaud  Community  friends, or just congratulating them on their awesome achievements. To all our  November  Raiser’s ... more

Hello Raiser’s Edge Community! Update - RE Mobile is now available in the Google Play Store for Android users! Feel free to search for "Blackbaud" or "The Raiser's Edge" in the Google Play Store or download the app directly from the following link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blackbaud.remobile I am happy to announce that ... more

Blackbaud University is enjoying the holiday season by celebrating our  Raiser’s Edge users who became  Blackbaud   Certified  in October! Be sure to review our listing, and celebrate your colleagues by viewing their profiles, becoming Blackbaud  Community  friends, or just congratulating them on their awesome achievements. To all our  October  Raiser’s Edge Certified professionals, let me be the first to say a well-earned and heartfelt  congratulations !   Want to join this distinguished group? Find out where you are on your journey to becoming Raiser’s Edge Certified .   more

Hello, RE Community!  Thanks for your patience with the delay of the release of 7.96. We plan to release 7.96 along with Patch 1 during the week of November 14.  The fixes in patch 1 have already been applied in Blackbaud Hosting Services, and resolve the issue in our previous Community announcement  and Knowledgebase ,  With the 7.96 release, it is ... more

UPDATE-- As announced in this blog post , the issues identified below have now been resolved in Blackbaud Hosting Services, and are planned to be resolved in 7.96, patch 1 for locally-installed clients. Both patch 1 and 7.96 are planned for release the week of 11/14, and it's important to install both at the same time once they're available.  Thank you ... more

Blackbaud University is enjoying the fall season by celebrating our  Raiser’s Edge users who became  Blackbaud   Certified  in September! Be sure to review our listing, and celebrate your colleagues by viewing their profiles, becoming Blackbaud  Community  friends, or just congratulating them on their awesome achievements. To all our  September  Raiser’s Edge Certified professionals, let me be the first to say a well-earned and heartfelt  congratulations !     Want to join this distinguished group? Find out where you are on your journey to becoming Raiser’s Edge Certified .   more

Raiser's Edge 7.96 is coming, which means that now is a great time to learn what changes are heading your way! Fortunately, we've got oodles of good resources, with more in the works. So what can you look forward to in 7.96? A great place to start is the New Features Guide , where you can find out about the ability to import Ratings, security enhancements to ... more

We are excited to announce the upcoming official release of Raiser’s Edge 7.96! This version includes exciting enhancements based on your feedback and suggestions, such as: The ability to import prospect ratings with or without the RE:Search™ module Updates to the credit card validation business rules to support upcoming MasterCard ® changes ... more

Blackbaud University is welcoming fall by celebrating our  Raiser’s Edge users who became  Blackbaud   Certified  in August! Be sure to review our listing, and celebrate your colleagues by viewing their profiles, becoming Blackbaud  Community  friends, or just congratulating them on their awesome achievements. To all our  August  Raiser’s Edge Certified professionals, let me be the first to say a well-earned and heartfelt  congratulations !   more

Change is good. No, really, it is. And, in this case, it’s very good. That is, if you’re using Raiser’s Edge™ with Blackbaud Merchant Services™ (BBMS). In addition to helping you streamline payment processing with built-in tools for easier reconciliation, automatic credit card updates , and event registration , Blackbaud Merchant Services now ... more

Hello Raiser's Edge Community!   I’m happy to announce the scheduled dates and times for the upcoming RE 7.96 webinars. These webinars will include information about what is included in 7.96, what you need to do to prepare for the upgrade, what’s coming next in the release process, and some high level Q & A.   The scheduled live webinar sessions will take ... more

Blackbaud University is kicking off the last month of summer by celebrating our  Raiser’s Edge users who became  Blackbaud   Certified  in July! Be sure to review our listing, and celebrate your colleagues by viewing their profiles, becoming Blackbaud  Community  friends, or just congratulating them on their awesome achievements. To all our  July  Raiser’s Edge Certified professionals, let me be the first to say a well-earned and heartfelt  congratulations !   more

Hi RE Community!   We are excited to announce an upcoming release for our RE users: RE Mobile 3.0! If you are familiar with the current app, the new version will continue to allow you to accomplish the same tasks you can today (see below), but in a way that leverages a more modern look and feel with an all-new platform and design.   Using RE Mobile 3.0 you will be ... more

Update (09/28/2016): More information about the Raiser's Edge 7.96 Release can be found here . Hey RE Community!   We are excited to announce an upcoming release for our RE users: the Raiser’s Edge 7.96. While some of the details around this release are still being finalized, we anticipate that it will contain several bug fixes and compatibility ... more

 Patch 3 is now available to all customers! Want to know what it contains? We've got you covered !   more

Raiser’s Edge 7.95 patch 3 has now been released to clients with databases in Blackbaud Hosting Services! To learn more about the update, check out our Knowledgebase. Stay tuned for an update about when it will be released for download on Blackbaud.com! more

   We are beginning to roll out patch 3 for the Raiser's Edge 7.95 in our hosted environment. If you are subscribed to release notifications , you will receive an email with a specific timeline for your database when appropriate. Be sure to check out our Knowledgebase to see what is included! more

Thank you for your interest but testing opportunities are not longer available. Expect to hear more soon! ...We have a new and very exciting opportunity: goCONVERT! This is a new tool that makes importing new records easy. At this time, we are looking for volunteers for our Early Adopters Program at no cost .   more

While you’re settling into July and its backyard barbecues, Blackbaud University is kicking off July by celebrating our  Raiser’s Edge users who became  Blackbaud   Certified  in June! Be sure to review our listing, and celebrate your colleagues by viewing their profiles, becoming Blackbaud  Community  friends, or just congratulating them on their awesome achievements. To all our  June  Raiser’s Edge Certified professionals, let me be the first to say a well-earned and heartfelt  congratulations !   more

We are finalizing patch 3 for the Raiser's Edge 7.95 and scheduling deployment dates. At this time, we are planning for all hosted customers to be updated and have it available for download by the last week of July. Stay tuned for more information and what will be included! more

Blackbaud University is kicking off June and its warmer weather by celebrating our  Raiser’s Edge users who became  Blackbaud   Certified  in May! Be sure to review our listing, and celebrate your colleagues by viewing their profiles, becoming Blackbaud  Community  friends, or just congratulating them on their awesome achievements. To all our  May  Raiser’s Edge Certified professionals, let me be the first to say a well-earned and heartfelt  congratulations ! more

   Patch 2 is now available for all locally installed customers. A release notification was emailed last night to all clients subscribed to release announcements . To download the patch, please visit our Downloads page on Blackbaud.com.  Patch 2 contains many great product improvements, including security enhancements for the Data Health ... more

   Patch 2 has been rolled out to all hosted datacenters! Locally installed clients will be able to upgrade directly from 7.95 patch 0 to patch 2 once it is released on Blackbaud.com.   more

  Patch 1 has been applied to all hosted datacenters and we are moving forward with Patch 2. Patch 2 contains product and security enhancements . Once Patch 2 is released, locally installed customers on 7.95.6283 will upgrade directly from patch 0 to patch 2.   more

Blackbaud University is kicking off May and all its spring flowers by celebrating our Raiser’s Edge Certified users who became certified in April! Be sure to review our listing, and celebrate your colleagues by clicking on their names to view their profiles, become Blackbaud Community friends, or just congratulate them on their awesome achievements.   more

UPDATE: The Data Health Center security enhancements are now complete, and the normal uploading process is now available in Blackbaud Hosting Services! Raiser’s Edge 7.95 patch 1 has now been released to clients with databases in Blackbaud Hosting Services! We’re still putting the finishing touches on our Data Health Center security enhancements, but more information on the contents of the patch can be found in our Knowledgebase .   more

Blackbaud University’s first quarter of 2016 has been really exciting and full of new offerings. The second quarter is sure to be just as eventful—we’re kicking off Q2 by celebrating our Raiser’s Edge Certified users. Each month, we’ll publish a list of professionals who have earned their Raiser’s Edge Fundamentals or Raiser’s Edge Professional certification. Be sure to review our listing and celebrate your colleagues by clicking on their names to view their profiles, become Blackbaud Community friends, or just congratulate them on their awesome achievements. more

As you know, the Raiser's Edge 7.95 is released and available to all customers. We are now ready for Patch 1!   Patch 1 will be rolling out in waves over the next few weeks starting this Sunday. With patch 1, there will be an update to the Data Health Center within the Raiser's Edge. This change will only appear for the first user who logs into RE and selects Data Health Center and is put in place to enhance security.   more

   We are excited to announce that we have completed the final wave of Raiser’s Edge 7.95!  After today, all Raiser’s Edge customers who have the Raiser’s Edge installed locally will have access to download version 7.95 from the Downloads page on our website.  If Blackbaud hosts your database, you have already been updated to version 7.95. more

Next week, we are getting ready to roll out another wave to customers in all business units who have the Raiser's Edge installed locally! With that news, we will also be scheduling more live webi nars over the coming weeks.    more

Happy New Year! Blackbaud University is ringing in 2016 with more than 20 updated instructor-led courses . We revised these courses to match the new and improved functionality of Raiser’s Edge v7.95 . And we’ve refreshed these courses to keep step with your feedback. Yes, we listened to your course evaluation comments! We added fresh graphics and ... more

   The Raiser’s Edge 7.95 has been released to many of our FE/EE/BBSIS integrated customers! Some of you may be wondering if you are required to update to the Raiser's Edge 7.95 in order to keep integration. Below are some helpful resources that will answer some of the common questions!   more

We are getting ready to roll out another wave to customers who have the Raiser's Edge installed locally!  Along with this great news, we will be launching a new installation section on our Release page .   more

Due to peak giving season, we are continuing to roll out 7.95 in waves for our locally installed customers. We will post a status update by next Friday 12/18 right here on the 7.95 Release Blog! Stay tuned & happy giving! more

All Blackbaud Hosting datacenters have been updated to version 7.95! more

  All of our hosted customers have been updated to the Raiser's Edge 7.95! Pending client feedback, we are planning to release 7.95 as a download on Blackbaud.com within the coming weeks. With that being said, what can customers look forward to when upgrading to 7.95 from 7.93 or below? There are plenty of exciting new features to rave about.   more

The Raiser's Edge 7.95 is continuing to roll out in our hosted environment! If you are hosted with Blackbaud and have not yet been upgraded, you will be updating from 7.94. There are some updated features to look forward to. more

Thank you to those of you who have been able to take the time to join us for our Introducing The Raiser's Edge 7.95  webinars!  If you missed them, or are unable to attend any of our scheduled webinars in the near future, have no fear!  The recording is here!  The following recording and presentation have been updated! ... more

Hello Raiser's Edge Community! We're excited to announce Raiser's Edge 7.95 is coming soon! I know many of you have lots of great questions about the release and want information to prepare, so before we have officially released all the full user documentation, I wanted to provide the top asked questions we've heard from customers so far along with some answers:   more

We're pleased to provide an update on the Customer Technology Preview for Raiser's Edge 7.95. Over the past month or so, we have engaged with several organizations to help us validate and provide feedback on the new features. It has provided an opportunity for us to ensure the features work correctly and are helpful to our clients. We are planning to conclude this program shortly and assuming all the feedback continues to be highly positive, we will move to an Early Adopter Program phase. We are also happy to provide a preview of some of the new features we have developed based off client feedback and customer suggestions: more