The Buzz: February 9, 2022
Welcome to this week's edition of THE BUZZ!
In this edition, you'll find:
LISTEN UP!
Do you need a mentor? Do you know what kind of mentor you need, or what you’re looking to gain from a mentoring relationship? Lend an ear towards the latest sgENGAGE Podcast and find out more.
WELCOME TO THE NEXT LEVEL, NINJAS!
Congratulations to our newest green ninjas – Lori Elder, Miki Martin, and Bobby Steurer. All three are Blackbaud Certified ninjas who have lent their considerable knowledge to the Blackbaud Community. Please help me in congratulating them!
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 Joanne Felci, Database Administrator at Fenway Health in Boston, MA.

What area are you in (geographically) and why do you love it?
I’m in the North Shore of Boston, MA. I love being near my family but really hate the weather here. Most of my adult life I lived in the Pacific NW (Portland OR, Seattle, WA) and I LOVED the mountains, ocean, laid back attitude.
What do you enjoy about the Blackbaud Community?
There is so much expertise, people willing to help, and being with YOUR people. The other database geeks who GET it. I’m the expert at my organization and really the only one that uses RE in an advanced way, so it is wonderful to have this backup of peers to help figure things out.
What is something that you never thought you’d enjoy at your current job that gets you up and motivates you now?
Keeping the data clean and accessible to get the best data out to support our mission – so our gift officers can do their job more effectively.
Looking to become an elite member of the Blackbaud Community? These elite members are known as Blackbaud Community Ninjas. It’s a well-earned status, and all the requirements can be found HERE.
HOT DISCUSSIONS:
Organizational Best Practices: What’s your guiding North Star?
Discussion: How are you celebrating Black History Month this year?
Raiser’s Edge®: More Sessions in Feb: Navigating Changes to Your Mail Processes
Blackbaud Church Management™: Share your best practice to getting to a single report that details BBMS batches for posting to the general ledger?
Did you know: You can stay on top of what’s new in RENXT by subscribing to this blog? Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT® Blog - Blackbaud Community - there are new updates coming out all the time!
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®: Membership Reporting: Last FY compared to This FY
Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT®: Start Date and Scheduled Start Date in NXT
Blackbaud Higher Education Solutions™: Recommended verbiage update
Looking for more unanswered questions to answer? Visit our unanswered questions page HERE.
FEATURED JOBS:
Director of Advancement Services - Chicago
Marketing and Communications Associate - Remote
Database Administrator - US Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association
Did you know that we have new job postings daily in the Blackbaud Community? See the Blackbaud Community jobs board HERE.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Organizational Best Practices: Strategies for Giving Effective Feedback That Helps Your Employees Grow (February 16)
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT®: Customer Success Adoption Webinar - Creating Customized Reports using Chart Templates (February 17)
Organizational Best Practices: Growing Your Impact through Employee Development (February 22) For a complete list of upcoming events, visit the Blackbaud Community events calendar HERE.
How do I... in the Community?
Please post any questions about how to use Community on this thread so we can build a mini encyclopedia of how to use Community!
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!
In this edition, you'll find:
- The latest sgENGAGE podcast
- Green ninja announcements
- Meet a Community ninja
- Unanswered questions in Community
- Upcoming events
LISTEN UP!
Do you need a mentor? Do you know what kind of mentor you need, or what you’re looking to gain from a mentoring relationship? Lend an ear towards the latest sgENGAGE Podcast and find out more.
WELCOME TO THE NEXT LEVEL, NINJAS!
Congratulations to our newest green ninjas – Lori Elder, Miki Martin, and Bobby Steurer. All three are Blackbaud Certified ninjas who have lent their considerable knowledge to the Blackbaud Community. Please help me in congratulating them!
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 Joanne Felci, Database Administrator at Fenway Health in Boston, MA.

What area are you in (geographically) and why do you love it?
I’m in the North Shore of Boston, MA. I love being near my family but really hate the weather here. Most of my adult life I lived in the Pacific NW (Portland OR, Seattle, WA) and I LOVED the mountains, ocean, laid back attitude.
What do you enjoy about the Blackbaud Community?
There is so much expertise, people willing to help, and being with YOUR people. The other database geeks who GET it. I’m the expert at my organization and really the only one that uses RE in an advanced way, so it is wonderful to have this backup of peers to help figure things out.
What is something that you never thought you’d enjoy at your current job that gets you up and motivates you now?
Keeping the data clean and accessible to get the best data out to support our mission – so our gift officers can do their job more effectively.
Looking to become an elite member of the Blackbaud Community? These elite members are known as Blackbaud Community Ninjas. It’s a well-earned status, and all the requirements can be found HERE.
HOT DISCUSSIONS:
Organizational Best Practices: What’s your guiding North Star?
Discussion: How are you celebrating Black History Month this year?
Raiser’s Edge®: More Sessions in Feb: Navigating Changes to Your Mail Processes
Blackbaud Church Management™: Share your best practice to getting to a single report that details BBMS batches for posting to the general ledger?
Did you know: You can stay on top of what’s new in RENXT by subscribing to this blog? Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT® Blog - Blackbaud Community - there are new updates coming out all the time!
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®: Membership Reporting: Last FY compared to This FY
Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT®: Start Date and Scheduled Start Date in NXT
Blackbaud Higher Education Solutions™: Recommended verbiage update
Looking for more unanswered questions to answer? Visit our unanswered questions page HERE.
FEATURED JOBS:
Director of Advancement Services - Chicago
Marketing and Communications Associate - Remote
Database Administrator - US Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association
Did you know that we have new job postings daily in the Blackbaud Community? See the Blackbaud Community jobs board HERE.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Organizational Best Practices: Strategies for Giving Effective Feedback That Helps Your Employees Grow (February 16)
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT®: Customer Success Adoption Webinar - Creating Customized Reports using Chart Templates (February 17)
Organizational Best Practices: Growing Your Impact through Employee Development (February 22) For a complete list of upcoming events, visit the Blackbaud Community events calendar HERE.
How do I... in the Community?
Please post any questions about how to use Community on this thread so we can build a mini encyclopedia of how to use Community!
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!
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Nice to get an introduction Joan! Love your doggo!
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