sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

That makes you a vital part of any change management conversation, but you may not always be asked to the table. Blackbaud Solutions Consultants Katie Turner and Katherine Liles will show you how much of Financial Edge NXT’s functionality can be completed with the push of a button. Let the Machines Work so the People Can Think!:

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

For modern nonprofits, comm unicating with d onors , spreading awareness, and connecting with your beneficiaries requires a sophisticated online strategy. While there are many quick fixes nonprofits can make to update their digital strategy incrementally, making real changes often requires taking a long-term approach. Train your team.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 28, 2023

This year, we are co-locating Blackbaud’s K–12 User Conference so education professionals can learn from thousands of other change-makers at the premier technology conference focused on social impact. Our agenda is packed with actionable strategies for schools to enhance their daily operations and improve student outcomes.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 11, 2022

If any of these topics are showing up on your nonprofit organization’s strategic plans for 2023, you need to make time to attend this year’s virtual bbcon, Blackbaud’s Tech Conference for Good, happening October 17–20. Heather LeVan, Principal Demand Generation Marketing Manager Blackbaud. Keynote Conversation with Glennon Doyle.

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sgEngage

MARCH 11, 2024

Learn on-demand: Register for Blackbaud’s free AI webinar series AI capabilities integrated with your existing fundraising software simplify the adoption of this new technology. Blackbaud customers have access to an ecosystem of powerful AI tools. It’s a necessity.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

We’ve got a mix of sessions for grantmaking, fund accounting, marketing & CRM professionals at community, independent, and family foundations of all types and sizes, and many of them will address the thought leadership and Blackbaud solution-specific topics you would expect to see and hear at this annual event.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 15, 2024

During our webinar with Blackbaud Product Manager Brenda Noiseux , she shared the feedback she heard when interviewing grant writers as part of our update to the Blackbaud Grantmaking application portal. Here are four ways you can make your funding program better for the people who will be completing it.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 20, 2023

That’s why it is critical to have a tuition collection strategy that encourages on-time payments and reduces tuition delinquency. Many families prefer to work with a third party over the potential embarrassment of direct conversations with the school. Blackbaud doesn’t charge a traditional late fee. Offering choices.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

How do you know that your marketing strategy is effective? Thankfully, there are tools in place to help you map out a marketing strategy that fits your organization. Branding and strategy. At the other end of the spectrum, the Branding and Strategy category showed high levels of success, alongside UX Design and Content.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The student engaged Martha in a conversation about their majors, which turned out to be very similar. At the end of the conversation, the student gently asked if Martha would consider donating. Blackbaud University is here to help you not only learn more about your Blackbaud solutions, but also about organizational best practices.

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sgEngage

JUNE 14, 2022

Shop Talk: Blackbaud Student Information System. Join Jacqueline Koca, product manager at Blackbaud, and Michele Lobdell, technical solutions engineer, to learn about exciting updates to Blackbaud Student Information System and get a sneak peek at future releases. Shop Talk: Blackbaud Tuition Management. Use the Tools.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

There is undeniable momentum in online fundraising as highlighted by data in the Blackbaud Luminate Online® Benchmark Report 2020. increase in email conversion rate. Take your online fundraising beyond email by leveraging other channels like texting, digital ads, and DRTV (direct response TV). Boost Email Engagement.

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sgEngage

MARCH 12, 2024

“While we hope to convert every prospect into a major gift donor, the reality is that’s not possible,” said Chris Day, Principal Strategic Consultant at Blackbaud. Encouraging officers to work towards disqualification as a viable outcome is an important strategy—in other words, churn in prospect portfolios is necessary.”

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 13, 2022

EDT, actor, writer, producer, and one of TIME’s “100 Most Influential People of 2022,” leads a conversation about resilience, representation, and a passion-centered approach to personal and professional fulfillment. Do More with Less: Tips and Time Savers in Blackbaud eTapestry for Growing Organizations , at 3:30 p.m. 18, at 11 a.m.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 21, 2023

Raiser’s Edge NXT is one of Blackbaud’s most popular platforms, providing nonprofits with flexible, out-of-the-box fundraising and donor management tools. Blackbaud partners familiar with Raiser’s Edge NXT can help nonprofits configure their platform, receive comprehensive training , and develop custom software and integrations.

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sgEngage

JULY 18, 2023

With all the hype growing around this new social media platform, you’re probably asking how it might be useful in your fundraising strategy and whether you should jump on the bandwagon. By liking, commenting, reposting, or sharing, you and your followers can keep a conversation going across your networks. Sound familiar?

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sgEngage

JULY 20, 2021

You can attend the upcoming ACCP webcast “ Shifting Strategies for Global Community Engagement as a Result of the Pandemic ” to learn from CSR leaders at Blackbaud, Dell and PIMCO on how they support communities facing the impacts of COVID-19. ). Blackbaud is a global company. Want to see what this looks like in action?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 12, 2022

The museum also saved information about donors’ food preferences, average gift amount, and even notes about their past conversations. Having this data in one place will help you create a more effective fundraising and communication strategy and build deeper relationships with your donors. . How much does donor management software cost?

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sgEngage

JULY 15, 2021

In today’s episode, Deb Taft, CEO of Lindauer and Luis Morales, senior director of information strategy at Ann & Robert H. The operations team can create value by enriching conversations.”. It’s about more than just filling requests and mailing lists and reports.

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sgEngage

JULY 12, 2022

They will not shy away from difficult conversations and assess how they, as individuals, might need to change their own thinking. Each of these beliefs could be the beginning of a robust internal conversation around how funders do the work that they do and how they might need to shift their practices to be more equitable.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2010

The first half of the workshop focused on the “Becoming A Networked Nonprofit&# and we took a deep dive into social culture, transparency, and simplicity. The second half of the workshop looks at social media strategy and tactics. The content analysis gives you some insights into what lines were Tweeted most.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

You can ask your grantees for feedback through surveys, interviews, focus groups, or informal conversations. If your application has not changed in more than three years, it may not reflect your current goals, strategies, or priorities. Consider anonymizing the comments before you share them to minimize any unintended bias.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2024

You’ll have better conversations with the vendors, and you are more likely to get what works best for your organization. Blackbaud Grantmaking: Grant Management Software That Grows with You Switching your grant management solution takes time and resources. And most importantly, be clear about your needs.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2023

From tracking conversations and donations to event registrations, you can note every interaction you have with a supporter in your nonprofit CRM. Your dashboard should provide a high-level overview of your progress toward achieving your goals, specifically the goals related to your fundraising strategy.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 14, 2019

Chris Masak, senior associate director of advocacy at the Alzheimer’s Association, joined Roz Lemieux, director of Blackbaud Labs, on a recent episode of The sgENGAGE Podcast to discuss innovations in advocacy programs. Things like virtual reality for instance, could play a pivotal role.

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NetWits

APRIL 12, 2013

Blackbaud maintains the Blackbaud Index as well as recently published the Charitable Giving Report and the P2P Benchmark Report to provide nonprofits with the necessary insight to gauge performance, but we’re not alone. The key factoids of the 2013 Blackbaud Online Benchmark Report include –. Using data to inform strategy.

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NetWits

APRIL 2, 2013

This post was written in collaboration with Bryan Snyder, Senior Marketing Analyst for Blackbaud. The conversation around email performance is wrong: open and click-through rates alone do not show constituent engagement. And that’s what the conversation should be around: constituent engagement, not open and click-through rates.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Blackbaud hosted its annual conference for nonprofits from September 29 through October 1 in National Harbor, MD. Conversations started as part of these points: Lack of necessary information: Make sure you define what is necessary. This will let you identify how to have the conversation about membership.

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sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

Some questions may also be more suitable for a conversation than a written response. Manage your entire grantmaking workflow, from online grant applications through payments Find out how Blackbaud Grantmaking fits your organization. Request a Demo The post What Are You Really Asking?

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Lead a Revenue-Wise Strategy Session As a financial leader, you touch all areas of your nonprofit organization through budgeting, forecasting, and expense management. To help you work through these decisions, and what to do about the maybes, check out our conversation guide, Aligning on a Revenue-Wise Strategy.

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NetWits

APRIL 4, 2012

To date, much of our conversation has been based on guesswork. Statistically, there are only a few of them—about one percent of all social media users—but they drive many a conversation. Multi-channel and Standard Consumers also have key roles to play in your social media strategy. Their posts are widely read and broadly shared.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Pulling from years and years (and years) of teaching and training on change management and Bucknell’s recent move from its legacy CRM system after 14 years, we’ve mapped out some strategies for successfully onboarding teams and maintaining engaged and empowered users with ongoing education. Get to know the neighbors (Community).

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Connection Cafe

MAY 29, 2020

Is there an open setup that naturally stimulates side conversations throughout the day? Despite being apart from one another, Blackbaud’s YourCause team has continued to plan community-driven activities, just through a virtual setting. Fitness Challenges.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Stay on top of your game for #GivingTuesday: Watch the Blackbaud Higher Education Solutions webinar #GivingTuesday Prep Tips from Your Peers. Determine your communication strategy and your timeline; develop the timeline of what you need to do and how quickly you’re going to start communicating with your audiences.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

To help understand where AI can or should play a role, I would like to walk you through a methodology we use at Blackbaud, called the Outcomes-Based Framework. But generative AI tools like chatGPT have different use cases from the predictive intelligence we’re exploring here as a component of your nonprofit’s technology strategy.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 8, 2013

Perhaps there’s a part of the conversation you aren't currently influencing, but should be. Tools Web Building social media blackbaud online community nonprofits nonprofit online marketing digital marketing' This guest post was written by Misty McLaughlin, who is the principal user experience consultant.

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Cloud 4 Good

JUNE 10, 2021

It’s official: Blackbaud will shut down and cease all support for Luminate CRM (LCRM) on June 30, 2022. While this information might not come as a surprise, there is a clear path forward for your technology strategy as it relates to managing your constituents. Summer 2021 – Begin Discovery and Assess Data Conversion.

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