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Connect with fellow SKY Developer users and experts to gain knowledge, share insights, and solve problems.

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Celebrating our bbdevdays 2026 Developer Award Winners: Nicole Holt & Alex Wong
As we wrapped up bbdevdays 2026, we took a moment on the mainstage to recognize two members of our community who embody what this event is all about—sharing knowledge, helping others, and building with intention. Congratulations to Nicole Holt, Director of Annual Giving at Preble Street, recipient of this year’s Developer…
Query API Supports Single-row Result Layout Queries
The Query API now supports single-row result layout queries, which are web view's equivalent to database view Export. Single-row queries return exactly one row per base record with related data flattened into columns. Added Single-row result layout (SingleRow) for queries Returns one row per base record Flattens related…
Improved Guidance for Consent and Query API Data Synchronization Best Practices
You can now use updated best practices to integrate and synchronize data more effectively by using the Consent and Query API best practices. These documents provide clearer, more practical guidance to help you design reliable data synchronization strategies across your applications. This content is an update to the…

Regional Workshops

In-person learning opportunities.

SKY API Documentation

Learn how to use Blackbaud SKY APIs.

Start Building

Microsoft Power Platform

Certified connectors and templates.

Extend and Automate

User Groups

Monthly virtual meetups.

Featured Discussions

New Gift Power Automate
Hi! I am new to using Power Automate and I have attempted to find and set up a couple different flows that will simply notify myself and my team when new gifts are submitted. 2. A weekly summary of all gifts and 3. notification of a pledge payment being made. I am hoping to set up three different flows for this. Can…
Sharing my Power BI template: Education Management - Cumulative GPA by Athletic Team
- Description: These materials are for Blackbaud K12 User Conference 2026 workshops Power BI (Part 1): Data Modeling and Validation for Student Reporting Power BI (Part 2): Designing Interactive Reports for Student Insights - Required connections: CSV files provided in attached .zip - Suggested skill level required to use…
Query APIs - SingleRow
Hi everyone - I have been playing around with the preview release of Query SingleRow and it seems to work, but with several issues that don't make it a replacement for Export yet. My thoughts…. There is still a huge discrepancy between the fields available in Export vs Query. For example, our Aqueduct Analytics product…
Sharing my Power Automate template: RE NXT Gift Digest Email (CFAP+Fundraiser+Soft Credit+Tribute)
Description This Power Automate template generates a consolidated gift digest email from Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT gift data. Instead of sending one notification per gift, the flow compiles all gifts returned by the configured gift filter into a single email, making it ideal for daily or weekly gift reporting. The…
Two bbdevdays hackathon Projects Need You
The hackathon is live and a couple of great ideas are looking for teammates. If either of these sounds like your kind of problem, jump in — the submitters would love the help. Personalize Online Giving Forms?! Submitted by @Kevin Fletcher Kevin's chasing a donor-experience win: can an Online Giving Form be pre-filled with…
Missing tables/fields while connecting to PowerBI using custom connector
I have connected my RENXT tables to PowerBI through SKY API using a custom powerbi connector. However, it doesn't have all the tables/fields as expected. For example, the entire "Constituency" table is missing while pulling data from RENXT. Is it possible to add the missing tables/fields to the existing connection?

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Power BI User Group - Monthly Meet-up
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Microsoft Power Automate User Group
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Power Platform Fundamentals Workshop
Join Blackbaud and Microsoft experts for a two-day Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals Workshop. You'll receive personal coaching as you build your own automations, apps, or dashboards and connect them to Blackbaud data and products. Plus meet your peers, network, get great ideas, and build skills you can bring back to…
Microsoft Power BI User Group
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Microsoft Power Automate User Group
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Microsoft Power BI User Group
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Microsoft Power Automate User Group
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Power Platform Fundamentals Workshop
Join Blackbaud and Microsoft experts for a two-day Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals Workshop. You'll receive personal coaching as you build your own automations, apps, or dashboards and connect them to Blackbaud data and products. Plus meet your peers, network, get great ideas, and build skills you can bring back to…
Microsoft Power Automate User Group
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Microsoft Power BI User Group
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Monthly SKY Developer Leaders

Meet All-Star Alex Wong!

Alex Wong, FIDF, is the bbdevdays Community Award winner. That's awarded to the member that's the most helpful in the Blackbaud SKY Developer community!

Alex Wong

Meet All-Star Nicole Holt

Nicole Holt, Preble Street, is the bbdevdays Impact Award Winner. That award is given to the member with the best resource, library, connector, code samples or documentation that helps accelerate impact.

Nicole Holt

Innovation Inspiration

Blackbaud Developer's Conference

bbdevdays is a three-day virtual conference that brings together developers of all skill levels—from low-coders to seasoned pros—to share ideas and create inspiring new solutions for social impact.No matter where you are in your developer journey, bbdevdays is ready to welcome you.

Attendees participate in hands-on workshops, interactive learning labs, and technical deep dives on the latest innovations and AI tools to see what's possible with your Blackbaud solutions. Watch 2026 bbdevdays on demand here.

2026 Impact Awards: The Finalists

The Blackbaud Impact Award Futurist category recognizes organizations that have pursued technological exploration and creativity within Blackbaud’s flexible ecosystem.

Our 2026 finalists are:

Australian National University
Boston University
Durham University
ServiceNow
University of Manitoba
University of Nebraska Foundation

Winners will be announced on August 18th!

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