The Buzz: Ninja Training Kick-Off Edition

Ray Bergman
Ray Bergman
Sixth Anniversary Kudos 5 Name Dropper Participant
in Community News
Good Morning Community and prospective Community Ninjas!


Today is the day we officially kick-off our 2019 Blackbaud Community Ninja Training program.  All the details are below, but first let's take a tour around the entire Blackbaud Community in this week's edition of...

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HOT TOPICS:

ORGANIZATIONAL BEST PRACTICES (OBP): Having Issues Signing In?  May Be Time To Upgrade Chrome
https://community.blackbaud.com/blogs/76/5468

OBP: Making An Impactful Impact
https://community.blackbaud.com/blogs/76/5463

OBP / BLACKBAUD UNIVERSITY: Celebrating Our February Certified Professionals
https://community.blackbaud.com/blogs/76/5470

BLACKBAUD CRM & BBIS: 4.0 SP18 Hotfix 5 Available For Download
https://community.blackbaud.com/blogs/1/5464

LUMINATE ONLINE: Use Our New Social Media Posting Tool, Get Rewarded
https://community.blackbaud.com/blogs/4/5445

LUMINATE ONLINE: Hustle and Luminate Online Team Up To Help You Engage Supporters
https://community.blackbaud.com/blogs/4/5472


Hot stuff, indeed.


EVENTS:

ETAPESTRY: Fundamentals, Analysis, & Certification (April 2nd)
https://community.blackbaud.com/events/item/5/2449

ATLANTA: Atlanta Blackbaud Grantmaking Meet-Up (April 8th)
https://community.blackbaud.com/blogs/43/5471

DETROIT: RE / RENXT Meet-Up (March 20th)
https://community.blackbaud.com/events/item/36/2385

NEW ORLEANS: AdNet Conference For Community Foundations (April 7th)
https://community.blackbaud.com/events/item/36/2452

SAN DIEGO: Raiser's Edge User Group Meeting (April 17th)
https://community.blackbaud.com/events/item/2/2346


CALENDAR:

Want to know what else is happening on the Blackbaud calendar?  Check out our entire calendar!
http://bit.ly/AllBBCommunityEvents


NINJA TRAINING:

 

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And finally, the day is upon us.  2019 Ninja Training begins NOW.  We're starting our prospective Community Ninjas off on the right foot with a bonding experience.  So band together and start with TASK NUMBER ONE!
https://community.blackbaud.com/contest

 

Comments

  • Crystal Bruce
    Crystal Bruce admin
    Tenth Anniversary Kudos 5 February 2026 Monthly Challenge First Reply
    Calling all CURRENT ninjas. You have a super secret ninja task in your inbox. -- Ninja Crystal
  • Sunshine Reinken Watson
    Sunshine Reinken Watson Community All-Star
    Tenth Anniversary Kudos 5 First Reply February 2026 Monthly Challenge
    Yay!
  • Patti Hommes
    Patti Hommes Community All-Star
    Seventh Anniversary Kudos 5 PowerUp Challenge - Chat for Blackbaud AI Task 3 PowerUp Challenge #3 Gift Management
    Good luck to all the Ninjas in Training!  You got this! 


    But seriously, folks, if I spend anymore time in the Community today I'm gonna be in trouble! So I'm off to Ninja through the rest of my day's projects!
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  • Elizabeth Johnson
    Elizabeth Johnson Community All-Star
    Tenth Anniversary Kudos 5 First Reply All-Star Challenge: End of Year Fundraising Toolkit
    Good luck to all prospective Ninjas! As a two time winner of a free pass to bbcon, I can attest to how awesome being a ninja is! Also if you go through the steps you really learn how to use and contribute to the community to its fullest potential. If you have been thinking about doing it - go for it!  
  • Jann McKenzie
    Jann McKenzie
    Eighth Anniversary Kudos 1 Name Dropper Participant
    Ninja powers Activate!!
  • JoAnn Strommen
    JoAnn Strommen Community All-Star
    Tenth Anniversary Kudos 5 January 2026 Monthly Challenge 2025 bbcon Attendee Badge
    Didn't think I'd bother with Ninja event last time.  Was actually quite fun.  Don't miss out!

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