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Crystal Bruce
GivingTuesday - November 28th!
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GivingTuesday is coming up—do you have your plans ready? Blackbaud has these great quick-start social media and ...
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JoAnn Strommen JoAnn Strommen 21d

@Crystal Bruce As we are utilizing other channels this fall for our annual fund, we have made our Giving Tuesday ...

Betsy Moyer
Engaging Front Line Employees
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We have a lot of employees that are part of our front line staff and do not spend a lot of time in front of a computer ...
Betsy Moyer Sep '23
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Bobby Steurer Bobby Steurer Sep '23

@Betsy Moyer Are you speaking more to how your frontline fundraisers interact with NXT? It's an ongoing struggle, ...

Kate Averett Anderson
Cracking the code on Gen Z engagement
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The Blackbaud Institute is conducting a survey for a Special Edition of the popular Next Generation of Giving ...
Kate Averett Anderson Aug '23
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Bobby Steurer Bobby Steurer Sep '23

@Kate Averett Anderson Interesting survey. Raised a lot of new questions for my org.

Candace Reagan
Virtual or onsite volunteering
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I'm looking for a volunteer event our employees can do either virtually or at the office. Any suggestions?
Candace Reagan Aug '23
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Elizabeth Johnson
Holiday Cards - are people still sending them?
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Holiday Cards - are people still sending them? If so, what is your typical messaging? If not, if you used to why did ...
Elizabeth Johnson Aug '23
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Bobby Steurer Bobby Steurer Aug '23

@Elizabeth Johnson Great questions, Elizabeth, and aligns with one I am about to post myself.

We do still send ...

Christine Newkirk
Authenticating 3rd party for ACH donation deposits ...
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With so many DAFs and other third parties moving to ACH deposits instead of physical checks, we have a few who ...
Christine Newkirk Jul '23
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Kathleen Mone Kathleen Mone 3d

@Christine Newkirk We have the same issue here, unfortunately.

Kate Averett Anderson
How is your organization tackling the latest AI ...
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Developing your own philosophy around innovative technologies like AI, can be a key part of your strategic ...
Kate Averett Anderson Jun '23
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Tatiana Tuccio Tatiana Tuccio Jun '23

@Kate Averett Anderson

We have used AI/ Chat GBT/ Bard when it comes to developing certain types of copy. For ...

Carolyn Quoma
Soft Credit for friends' gifts
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Hello- I recently learned we can apply soft credit for gifts made by a donor's friends. Until now I have limited soft ...
Carolyn Quoma Jun '23
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Rachel Cavalier Rachel Cavalier Jun '23

@Carolyn Quoma
We do this mainly for in celebration gifts - the constituents celebrating their birthday or ...

Tiffany Friend
Moving to a new location - communication best ...
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Greetings. We are moving to a new location in mid to late July. Our Mailstop will be transferred so any mail received ...
Tiffany Friend May '23
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JoAnn Strommen JoAnn Strommen May '23

@Tiffany Friend Welcome to the BB Community forums.

I would not put the new address out to far in advance because ...

Dan Snyder
When to move an event indoors?
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Hello friends, looking for some feedback for a colleague. For those of you who hold commencement outside, what is ...
Dan Snyder May '23
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Janet Davies Janet Davies May '23

@Dan Snyder I work for a sports organization, where almost everything is outdoors, and we start moving people to ...

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