The Buzz: November 2, 2022

Ray Bergman

Welcome to this week's edition of THE BUZZ! In this edition, you will find: The latest episode of the sgENGAGE podcast, a new guide from the Blackbaud Institute, Product Update Briefings and bbcon on-demand, upcoming events, featured jobs, helping out your fellow community members to earn bonus points in community, and more...Happy Wednesday, Blackbaud Community!


Listen Up!


This episode features a conversation between brand strategist Ben Smithee and the Blackbaud Institute’s Ashley Thompson. LISTEN HERE to learn about what a brand is – and more importantly what isn’t, building equity by delivering on your brand’s promise, and growing your legacy alongside a new generation of donors.



Free Resources from The Blackbaud Institute:


Check out the latest edition of npEXPERTS® from the Blackbaud Institute, just released today! In npEXPERTS 2022, some of the best minds in philanthropy discuss how events have evolved, if hybrid is here to stay, and how organizations can stay on top of emerging trends. Read it for free now!


And don’t miss another recent Blackbaud Institute publication, Philanthropy Through Recession: How Savvy Organizations Weather Uncertain Times, an incredible resource full of data-backed steps you can take to prepare your organization during times of economic uncertainty.



Reminder: bbcon is On-Demand


Did you know that bbcon 2022 sessions are now available on-demand on the bbcon website through December 9th? Go back and re-watch your most compelling favorites as well as the sessions you wanted to attend but weren't able to.


If you weren’t able to attend at all, don’t worry, you can still register for the on-demand experience that also includes the Product Update Briefings that followed bbcon - all accessible from the bbcon website.




Featured Topics:


Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT®: Vehicle donation - best practices 

 

Blackbaud Altru®: Selling Tickets for Daily Admission Online


Just for Fun: Got the post-Halloween blues? Check out all of the fun costumes our members are showing off! Spooky Season! Show us your costumes and/or your pumpkin! 


Blackbaud K-12 Educations Solutions®: Differentiating between advisory types – Academic Advising and College Counselling




Score Some Points and Help a Fellow Community Member:


Here's how: answer these questions with few or no responses! We will be awarding 1,000 points to any user who can answer one of these questions in Community this week.


Blackbaud Guided Fundraising™: Including Degree information for Children on a Parent Record 


Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT®: (Seeking) Canadian Institution using Blackbaud Merchant Services with Colleague Finance 


Raiser’s Edge®: Donor Retention Reports


SKY Developer: Is there a way to add gift adjustment for a given gift?


Blackbaud Grantmaking™: Clearing payments in Batch (Date Cleared)




Events:


Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT®: Feature Focus (Nov 9)


SKY Developer: Microsoft Power BI User Group (Nov 9)


Blackbaud K-12 Education Solutions™: Core – Your Data Health and Why It’s Important (Nov 9)


Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT®: The Reporting and Data Visualization Tools You Didn’t Know You Needed (Nov 9)


Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT®: Untapped: Finding Major Donors Prospects Already in Your Database (Nov 10)

Blackbaud Users Field of Dreams – a Community Ninja hosted event (Nov 10)


Data Intelligence: Year End To-Do's and To Don'ts - LIVE Q&A (Nov 16)



Career Builder:


Did you know the Blackbaud Community has a job board? You can post your organization’s job openings and members can also post that they are looking for a job.


This week’s featured jobs:

Donor Support Specialist (San Diego)

Database Manager (Brooklyn, NY)

Advancement Services Coordinator (Nashville, TN)

Program Assistant, Learning & Partnerships (Remote)



How do I… in 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!