The Buzz: December 2025 Edition!

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Hello Community, <3 

We made it to the very last month of 2025! It’s been a fantastic year full of wonderful changes and upgrades to our community, and I just wanted to end the year with a THANK YOU to all the members who make this space so special.  

If you celebrate, a big Happy Holidays from the Blackbaud Community team to yours! 

All-Star Nominations are Now Open! 

Excited to kick things off with the announcement that the 2026 All-Star cohort nominations are now open! 

You can nominate yourself or another member who goes above and beyond to help others in our community. An All-Star is regularly engaged in the community, encouraging, and willing and able to share their product expertise. Learn more about the program requirements and benefits (such as a private All-Star community space and VIP perks) here. 

If you’d like to apply or know someone who you think would be a good fit, submit this form by EOD on December 30th. The 2026 All-Star cohort will be announced in January. 

December Monthly Challenge: 

Before we jump into the new year, it’s important to take this time to reflect on the achievements of 2025! 

December’s monthly challenge is to share your highlight for the year. It can be a professional or personal achievement, a great trip you took, a new hobby you picked up, or maybe just a book series or show you finished and loved. Share your peak 2025 moment here and you’ll earn this month’s challenge badge: 

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Partner Spotlight Series: Event and Ticketing Integrations for Raiser’s Edge NXT 

Looking to take your event planning to the next level? Join our December 10th Partner Spotlight Series webinar focused on event and ticketing integrations in Raiser’s Edge NXT to see demos from five Blackbaud partners—AlmaBase, AppsNXT, ClickBid, Grass Roots Unwired, and Trellis— in just one hour! Can’t attend live? Register and you’ll receive the on-demand link after the webinar. 

Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT® PowerUp Challenge 

The next PowerUp challenge is now live in the Raiser’s Edge NXT Community, with a focus on providing feedback on the new Product Update Briefing format. Reminder: everyone who participates in all PowerUp challenges will be entered to win a free ticket to bbcon 2026 or a $500 donation to the organization of their choice! 

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Community Tip of the Month: 

We recently upgraded the events calendar experience in Community. You will now have the ability to leave a comment on an event and you can let us know you are interested in attending on the right-hand side of the page, along with the information on the event. 

Here’s what it looks like now! 

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Reminder: for the time being to see events that are specific to your product, be sure to refresh the home page of the product community and that will make product specific events appear.  

Community Kudos:   

All-Star Alex Wong retains the top spot in top replies last month with 42. Thanks for always helping out, Alex! And kudos to All-Stars Austen Brown, Carlene Johnson, and Aldera Chisholm, who responded to a whopping 50 questions collectively.  

We are also excited to give our first community kudos to Jan Liskey for most reactions given with 32 insightful, likes, or awesomes. Thanks, Jan – keep on clicking!

Birthdays:   

We want to wish all of our Sagittariuses and Capricorns (me!) a very happy birthday! If you have a birthday in December, let us know in the comments below for a special birthday shout-out!        

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