Community Happenings: September 20 2017

Shannon Emery

Ahoy Community!

 
Three years ago, I wrapped up two long days filled with community vendor demos as part of the community consolidation project. Unbeknownst to me at that moment, it was one of my first days as a community manager.

 

It also happened to be “Talk Like a Pirate Day” and I had been given a cardboard pirate hat. To appear professional, I waited until the end of the day before slipping on my pirate hat to ask data & reporting questions. The rest, as they say, is history. 

Today, I’m wistfully nostalgic as I remember that moment and what was to come – the friends, the lessons, and most importantly watching our Blackbaud Community grow.

 

Saying that, I had to bring back the video digests and guess what’s included this week? THE PINK PIRATE HAT and a special guest! Check it out below (you can click on the blog title if you can’t see it in your email or here's the link: Community Digest 4).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14YZXK0KfUE


 
Fire in the Hole

• Digi know that 71% of millennials have participated in a nonprofit crowdfunding campaign? Learn more in our next Digital Life Hacks webinar on September 27.
• Get ready for #GivingTuesday in Online Express in this upcoming strategy webinar.

Shiver Me Timbers

• What’s the difference between Financial Edge and Financial Edge NXT? We’ve got answers!
• Learn about different Raiser’s Edge and Raiser’s Edge NXT reporting tips right here in the Community.

Walk the Plank

• Get a preview of the Volunteer API preview in the latest Developer’s blog post.
• Fall is right around the corner – share your summer highlight with us in the Best Practices Community.

Alright, favorite Community, do you remember your first days at your organization? Or that moment when you realized you wanted to work for a nonprofit? Walk down the memory plank with me and share below.