Why Become an Blackbaud Community All-Star? Ask the All-Stars!

Crystal Bruce

The nominations for Blackbaud Community All-Stars is now open. If you are on the fence about applying, hear from some All-Stars about what being in the cohort this year has meant for them! Recently, I announced the opening of the nomination period for the 2025 cohort of the Blackbaud Community All-Stars, an exclusive group of members who go above and beyond to help others in our community. We asked a few of our All-Stars to share what being part of the cohort means to them to help encourage other community members to apply. Here’s what they said:



Miki Martin

"When I first started using Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT® in early 2020, I leaned heavily on those in the Community with their various perspectives to help me learn more about this new-to-me database. BlackbaudU is a great resource that I also used but the Community has many more “real world” situations than can be covered in a class. Returning the favor and “paying it forward” is my main motivation for being an All-Star. It is a constant environment of learning and supporting each other that I greatly appreciate."



Alex Wong

"As an All-Star, you occasionally gain exclusive benefits, such as opportunities to meet with Blackbaud engineers. These interactions provide insights into their current projects and offer a platform for providing feedback...."



Dan Snyder

"For me, being an All-Star would sometimes provide extra motivation to simply be in the Blackbaud Community on a more regular basis. Being here more often has been helpful in being aware of updates being made to Raiser's Edge NXT, SKY API, and the Power Automate connectors."



A couple more of our All-Stars also proudly showed off their All-Star branded swag!





(Carlene Johnson in her All-Star swag!)

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(JoAnn Strommen in her All-Star swag!)



Interested? You can learn more about the program requirements and apply to become an All-Star here! The nomination period is opening until December 6th, so apply soon!

Keith Wilson

Thank you @Crystal Bruce for the fantastic swag! I love being an All-Star and am so grateful for all the support the Blackbaud Community provides!

Crystal Bruce

We love having you, Keith!

Elizabeth Johnson

I echo Keith's sentiment above - I love the Community, being an All-Star and especially our Community managers over the years. Thank you Crystal for all you do for us

Karen Tuecke

Being a Community All-Star is a great experience to meet and connect with other likeminded Blackbaud users. Thank you for being such a great Blackbaud Community and thank you for the swag!

Crystal Bruce

Nice cup! ❤️ Thank you for all that you do!