bbcon 2023: Which sessions are you most excited about and why?

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  • @Crystal Bruce I'm looking forward to Building Trust in Your Community and Low Tech Ways to Use Automation in RENXT. Man I wish I could go this year! Hopefully these will be available on the virtual pass.

  • Nicole Holt
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    @Crystal Bruce I'm really excited to go to my first in-person bbcon! Super interested in The Human Side of Systems: Why Change Management Matters.



  • @Crystal Bruce
    Excited to be attending in person for the first time! Overall, I'm excited for everything haha but if I have to pick one or two sessions, I'm really looking forward to “Elevate Your Fundraising Game: Build Your Own Campaign Microsite in 45 Minutes with JustGiving” because our organization has JustGiving, but we've not used it at all except for the initial setup. So I'm definitely interested in seeing how it works and to get ideas on using P2P fundraising in our annual appeal. Another session I'm excited about is “Low-tech Ways to Use Automation in Raiser's Edge NXT”. I've been using RE for four years and have been on NXT for two of those now, and the description for this session about using Queue, report emailing, and workflows has me ready to get more automation into our office using a product we're already paying for!

  • Jennifer Kluh
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    @Crystal Bruce I will not be able to attend the conference in person this year. The sessions I look forward to are: Engaging Board Members in Fundraising, The recurring gift session, and Just Giving: we have an account but have not made that active yet and need some guidance on this. These are wonderful resources

  • roger berg
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    @Crystal Bruce I'm attending remotely :( but the sessions that I'm looking forward to are: Learn what it takes to adapt and grow alumni participation (gee, doesn't that sound simple?) and Build Your Own Campaign Microsite in 45 Minutes with JustGiving - since, like others, we have it but don't fully understand or use it (yet).

  • Joan Perry
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    @Crystal Bruce sessions that sound interesting…Sustaining the Online Donor, Harnessing the Power of Blackbaud MobilePay Terminals & Unleashing the Potential of BB Payment Services, Low-tech ways to Use Automation in RE NXT and Optimize This Baby! Let's Deep Dive into BB's newest form and so much more!!??

  • Karen Diener
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    I will be attending remotely. Although I could say what I'm most excited about, it may be a moot point if those sessions aren't included in the virtual pass. I really wish we knew ahead of time which sessions those would be!

    Karen

  • @Crystal Bruce Ask the Experts:RE Super User Panel and Analytics, Implementation, Results - Fresh AIR for your organization.

  • Austen Brown
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    @Crystal Bruce - I'm excited for the sessions on automation and how to better use RE NXT!

  • @Crystal BruceFrom A to Gen Z: Developing Your Donor Pipeline Through a Generational Lens, Channelling Emily Post, Fresh AIR for your organization, Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT: Sustaining the Online Donor, Cracking the code: How one nonprofit used predictive analytics to increase their appeal by $1 million a year

  • @Crystal Bruce My focus is using Power BI and the Power Platform to make Blackbaud work better for us.

  • @Crystal Bruce I'm new to Enrollment management and have been working on a policy & procedure guide so I'm very interested in Write it. Map it. Match it. Increase Transparency, Improve Communication, and Prepare for Transition as well as any of the ones about optimizing admissions!

  • Carlene Johnson
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    @Crystal Bruce I can't wait for Ask the Experts: Raiser’s Edge Super User Panel!!! I'm hoping folks will comment with suggestions on what they'd like us to answer!

  • @Crystal Bruce I'm excited for “6 Fundraising Automations That Will Blow Your Mind” plus any other automation / API sessions.


  • @Crystal Bruce mostly How to Turn Event Attendees into Longterm Donors- we just reinstated these and definitely need this info! AND the timing is perfect!

  • @Crystal Bruce
    I am most excited for “Analytics, Implementation, Results - Fresh AIR for your organization”- our internal analytics needs a refresh. Hoping to get new insights and ideas.

  • @Crystal Bruce I'm excited for the sessions on automation and AI. How it might help our organization.

  • @Crystal Bruce Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT Total Web Solution Journey (Part 2): Product Management Procedural Strategy, There are a number of things I do in FE database view that NXT does not yet have the functionality. It would be interesting to see how things are moving along.

  • @Crystal BruceBlackbaud Financial Edge NXT Total Web Solution Journey (Part 1): Modernizing Blackbaud Applications - An Architectural Overview” and "Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT Total Web Solution Journey (Part 2): Product Management Procedural Strategy"

  • Irene Hui
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    @Crystal Bruce The sessions on Raiser's Edge NXT, automation and the one on The Positive Effects of Adding Text Messaging to Omnichannel Fundraising Campaigns. :)

  • @Crystal Bruce Optimize This, Baby! Let's Deep Dive Together Into Blackbaud's Newest Form sounds interesting. A bit disappointed there's not more specific to Altru this year.

  • @Crystal Bruce I want anything and everything K-12! As someone else mentioned, I would love to have seen K-12 tips and tricks sessions, there's always a tidbit or two to learn from others.

  • @Crystal Bruce RE NXT sessions and ANY & ALL information that can help in the day to day use of the system

  • @Crystal Bruce Low-tech Ways to Use Automation in Raiser's Edge NXT with Krista Matia

  • @Wendy Albor I love the Tech Innovation session, and all Data Intelligence sessions especially about analytics.

  • @Crystal Bruce
    I'm looking forward to attending the session on "Data and Diversity: Building a Culture of Belonging in Education” in addition to many other sessions on the Ed Solutions track.

  • Dariel Dixon
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    Do you know if this is the final list of sessions @Crystal Bruce?

  • @Crystal Bruce excited about the super user panels

  • Miki Martin
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    @Crystal Bruce right now I'm just trying to whittle down my list! Since all my org currently uses is NXT I am hoping to gain as much knowledge as I can for maximizing our use of it.

  • @Crystal Bruce I always love the panel discussions and power user sessions!