Announcing the Winners of the bbdevdays 2025 Hackathon!

Crystal Bruce

The bbdevdays virtual hackathon is a challenge-driven competition where developers, data experts, and nonprofit tech champions build working prototypes or proofs-of-concept using Blackbaud solutions and APIs.  

This year’s entries showcased incredible creativity, technical skill, and a deep commitment to innovation in the social good space. We’re thrilled to announce the winners: 

Best Use of SKY Connectivity 

SKY Bridge – Open-Source Airbyte Connector for NXT 
Allan Delmare, Christendom College 
This data connector bridges Raiser’s Edge NXT with Airbyte, enabling scalable, automated data extracts from Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT® into data warehouses and lakes—boosting business intelligence across systems. 

Best Use of Power Automate 

Automating Standard Report Export to SharePoint 
Nicole Holt, Preble Street 
Nicole’s solution streamlines reporting workflows by automatically exporting Raiser’s Edge NXT Standard Reports to SharePoint—eliminating manual steps and improving data access. 

Best In-Product Application: Raiser’s Edge NXT 

CEO Meeting Request App 
Jessica White, Opportunity International 
This Power App, embedded in Raiser’s Edge NXT, simplifies scheduling CEO meetings with constituents. It integrates approval workflows and updates records automatically, reinforcing Raiser’s Edge NXT as the system of record. 

Best In-Product Application: Blackbaud CRM® 

Security Roles Dashboard in Blackbaud CRM 
Jefferson Davis & Manny Alonso, Georgia Tech Foundation 
A Power BI dashboard embedded in Blackbaud CRM visualizes security roles and access, transforming weeks-long audits into dynamic, real-time reports—delivering transparency and efficiency. 

Judges Selection: Low-Code Engineering Excellence 

Automating the Creation of a Formatted EOM Report 
Susan Walters, House of Ruth Maryland 
Susan’s Power Automate flow orchestrates Teams, Raiser’s Edge NXT, Excel scripts, and feedback loops to generate and share formatted end-of-month reports, showcasing seamless low-code automation. 

Congratulations to all the winners and to all the participants in this year’s competition!