What's New in Luminate Online ® & TeamRaiser®

Jason Durocher

Innovations That Help You Raise More 

As fundraisers, we're always looking for ways to do more with the resources we have. We want to create memorable supporter experiences, raise more for our missions, and spend less time on manual tasks that pull us away from the work that matters most. 

That's why we're excited to share some of the latest innovations available across Luminate Online and TeamRaiser. 

From new ways to maximize donation revenue and expand supporter engagement to AI-powered content creation and time-saving administrative tools, these updates are designed to help your team work more efficiently while delivering stronger fundraising results. 

In this article, we'll walk through five recent innovations and share short videos that show how each one can help support your fundraising goals. 

Turn More Donations into Mission Impact with Fee Cover

Every donation makes a difference. Fee Cover gives donors the option to help offset transaction costs during the donation process, allowing your organization to retain more of every contribution. 

For fundraising teams looking to maximize net revenue without changing their fundraising strategy, this can be a simple yet effective way to increase the impact of existing campaigns and events.  

Payment Updates: Fee Cover

Why Fundraisers Are Paying Attention 

• Increase net fundraising revenue 
• Maximize the impact of every donation 
• Give donors an additional way to support your mission 
• Keep more of the funds you work hard to raise 

Even small gains can have a meaningful impact when scaled across campaigns, events, and annual fundraising programs. 

Text Messaging: A Powerful New Way to Engage Supporters 

Supporters today expect timely, relevant communications delivered through the channels they use most. While email remains important, text messaging creates new opportunities to engage supporters quickly and directly. 

With Nuclavis Messaging integrated into Luminate Online and TeamRaiser, organizations can communicate with supporters through personalized text messages that help drive participation, engagement, and action. 

Text Messaging: Nuclavis

Whether you're sending fundraising coaching messages, event reminders, registration updates, or donation appeals, text messaging can help keep supporters connected throughout their journey.  

How This Can Help Your Team 

• Reach supporters on a channel they use every day 
• Deliver timely messages that encourage action 
• Expand engagement beyond email 
• Strengthen relationships with participants and donors 
• Create a more connected supporter experience 

For organizations looking to meet supporters where they are, text messaging can become an important part of a modern fundraising strategy.  

Let AI Help You Create Fundraising Communications Faster 

Let's face it: creating fundraising content takes time. 

Whether you're writing participant coaching emails, donation appeals, event communications, or stewardship messages, content creation is often one of the most time-consuming parts of a campaign. 

Generative AI in TeamRaiser helps make that process easier.  

AI Updates: Generative AI in TeamRaiser

Instead of starting from scratch every time, fundraisers can use AI to generate a strong first draft, refine messaging, and accelerate content creation while maintaining a personal touch.  

What Fundraisers Will Love 

• Reduce time spent creating communications 
• Generate content more efficiently 
• Scale personalization across campaigns 
• Focus more time on strategy and supporter engagement 
• Eliminate some of the friction that comes with writing from scratch 

It's not about replacing your voice. It's about helping you get to a great message faster.  

Modernize and Manage Website Links with Less Effort 

Managing fundraising websites often involves a surprising amount of behind-the-scenes work. From donation forms and campaign pages to event sites and emails, keeping links updated can quickly become a manual process. 

HTTPS Link Manager helps simplify that work by making it easier to identify and update links across your Luminate Online and TeamRaiser experiences.  

Security Updates: HTTPS Link Manager

 Why Administrators Will Appreciate It 

• Simplify website maintenance 
• Streamline HTTP-to-HTTPS conversions 
• Reduce manual administrative effort 
• Support a more secure supporter experience 
• Save time when managing large fundraising programs 

 While supporters may never see this feature in action, your team will certainly appreciate the time savings. 

Get a Sneak Peek at the Future of TeamRaiser 

Innovation doesn't stop with today's releases. 

Blackbaud continues to invest in the future of TeamRaiser with enhancements focused on improving usability, efficiency, and the overall participant experience. 

Looking Ahead: TeamRaiser Dashboard, Participant Center, & UX Redesign

From updates to the TeamRaiser Dashboard and Participant Center to broader user experience improvements, these investments are designed to help fundraising teams manage events more effectively while making participation easier and more engaging. 

What's on the Horizon 

• Improved experiences for administrators and participants 
• More intuitive fundraising workflows 
• Greater operational efficiency 
• Continued investment in peer-to-peer fundraising innovation 

As fundraising continues to evolve, these enhancements will help organizations stay ahead of changing supporter expectations. 

Which Innovation Could Make the Biggest Impact for Your Organization? 

Every fundraising program is different. 

You may be focused on increasing net revenue through Fee Cover. You may be looking for new ways to communicate with supporters through text messaging. Perhaps you're interested in how AI can help your team save time or excited about what's coming next for TeamRaiser. 

Whatever your priorities, these innovations share a common goal: helping fundraising teams work smarter, engage supporters more effectively, and raise more. 

Take a few minutes to explore the videos above and see which ideas resonate most with your organization. 

See What's Possible with Luminate Online & TeamRaiser 

The fundraising landscape continues to evolve, but the goal remains the same: creating meaningful supporter experiences that inspire action and drive impact. 

From helping you retain more donations and engage supporters through text messaging to simplifying administrative work and accelerating content creation with AI, these innovations are designed to help you focus less on process and more on your mission. 

Whether you're focused on online giving, peer-to-peer fundraising, or both, Luminate Online and TeamRaiser continue to evolve to help you strengthen supporter relationships, improve efficiency, and achieve greater fundraising success. 

Explore the videos above to see these innovations in action and discover new ways to engage supporters, streamline your fundraising efforts, and drive greater impact for your mission.