The Buzz: December 14, 2021

Ray Bergman · December 2021

Welcome to this week's edition of THE BUZZ!

In this edition, you'll find:  

  

Season of Gif-ting’s week 2 winner
A Blackbaud Community member spotlight
Unanswered questions in Community

And more…  

Happy Tuesday, Blackbaud Community,

With the end of the year fast approaching, many offices have a lot of workers out on vacation. But fear not, we’re here in the Blackbaud Community to help you with all your community needs!

SEASON OF GIF-TING WEEK 2 WINNER

Please help me in congratulating Karen Tuecke as our week 2 winner for our Season of Gif-ting. Looking to get in on the fun and win yourself a $50 gift card? You’re not too late! Get all the details HERE.

Thank you to all who participated! Here are the Season of Gifting members who found all 5 words last week:

Amy Dana, Chris Fedor, Cindy Gericke, Dan Snyder, Janet Mansell, Jayme Klein, JoAnn Strommen, JoAnne Hendricks, Kirsten Petersen, Marie Stark, Nick McGinnis, Patrick Hogan, Rachel Cavalier, Sandy Dedinas Thomas, Suzan Swartzentrover, Tami Goertzen, Tina Pappas 

Interested in getting in on the fun? To get you started on the right foot, we’re giving you today’s gif & word (Tuesday, Dec 14) right here:

MITTENS

GET TO KNOW A NINJA

Each week, we aim to bring you a little closer to one of our Blackbaud Community super users (AKA Ninjas).

This week, we’d like to introduce Larry Wheeler; Business Technology Analyst for Division of Advancement & Alumni at Austin Peay State University.

What area are you in (geographically) and why do you love it?

I live 45 minutes outside of Nashville, TN.  I enjoy the huge expanses of forested areas and large lakes and rivers, almost all within an hour of Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville (GO VOLS!) or Chattanooga.   The weather is perfect for me.  Warm to hot summers with a short, though sometimes very icy, winter season and Spring/Fall are mild and beautiful.  There is so much green in this state, I take it for granted until I visit out west or further south.  I could ramble on about this area, but hopefully you all can picture it now!

What do you enjoy about the Blackbaud Community?

The level of community engagement and knowledge held by members of the Blackbaud community is extraordinary.   Many members are very helpful.  I find myself having to get to the forums quickly if I want to answer a question, because there are so many top contributors.  “Applause emote” directed towards my fellow ninjas as they are a great group of helpful individuals.  If I have a question, or an issue with RE I can’t seem to solve, I hit the Knowledge Base for a quick search, and then to the community forums for answers.

What is something that you never thought you’d enjoy at your current job that gets you up and motivates you now?

I never thought I would enjoy being around so many strangers!  I am an IT person and close to the old cliché I must admit.  But, having served during events, tailgating, dinners and more I have been brought together with people I probably would never have met otherwise.  I am now acquainted with incredible and interesting people and some have even become friends.   

Look for more Blackbaud Community ninja introductions in future installments of The Buzz. Interested in becoming a ninja yourself? Find all the ninja training information HERE.

HOT DISCUSSIONS: 

Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge®:  Number of donors per annual fund campaign report

Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT® : API to pull campaign goals, donors and amounts

Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT®: AP & Duplicate Invoices

SCORE SOME POINTS!  

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. 

 
Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT®: Adam is looking for help with API to pull campaign goals, donors and amounts. Can you assist?

Blackbaud Altru®: Fred is looking for a local assist in the Bay Area with Altru/Xtrulink integration. Are you able to help?

Blackbaud Learning Management System™: Blackbaud Staff Member, Ben Leddy, wants to hear your feedback about the Blackbaud LMS Datepicker now showing dates and times.  

Looking for more unanswered questions to answer? Visit our unanswered questions page HERE. 

    

FEATURED JOBS:    

Development Associate - The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp - New Haven, CT

Data Entry Clerk at the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation

Development Assistant/Administrative Assistant – Santa Cruz, CA

Did you know that we have new job postings daily in the Blackbaud Community? See the Blackbaud Community jobs board HERE.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS:    

Customer Success Adoption Webinar: Virtual Open Office Hours (December 21)

Blackbaud Users Field of Dreams (January 6)

For a complete list of upcoming events, visit the Blackbaud Community events calendar HERE.  

Do you have a job posting, event, blog or question you want everyone to know about? Let other Community members know by leaving it in the comments below!   