Webinars

Tired of check runs, postage, and EFT emails? Introducing a new way to improve efficiency and mitigate risk with Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT Payment Assistant. By partnering with REPAY®️, a trusted payments technology platform, you can automate payments natively in Financial Edge NXT®️. Payment Assistant digitizes and automates how organizations pay vendors, reducing reliance on paper checks and eliminating the need to send sensitive financial information through the mail. During this webinar, you’ll learn how Financial Edge NXT Payment Assistant can:

• Help you eliminate paper checks, reducing the risk of theft, fraud, and unauthorized alterations
• Provide robust encryption and authentication measures to safeguard payment data
• Process payments more quickly than traditional paper methods, improving cash flow and reducing time-consuming manual tasks and associated errors
• Give you real-time tracking and reporting for complete visibility into transactions
• Enable you to easily monitor payment status, access detailed reports, and gain valuable insights to optimize your AP workflow

Financial Edge NXT Payment Assistant is included as part of your Financial Edge NXT subscription at no additional charge.

Join us for a tour of the leading nonprofit CRM software built specifically for fundraisers to power your organization. Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT® is proven to increase the number of donors, number of gifts, and total dollars raised.

Get an exclusive look at the tech in action to see how you can:

• Raise more revenue using a proven system with fundraising expertise built in
• Centralize your work, with everything fundraisers need in one place
• Grow with confidence, with the system depth and flexibility to help you achieve your most ambitious goals

Audits can be a headache for even the most seasoned finance professionals, but what if your technology could help minimize disruptions to your business office? Watch as Blackbaud’s resident CPA (and former auditor) Katie Turner takes you on a deep-dive tour of how Blackbaud’s fund accounting software, Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT®️, can relieve common audit challenges. You’ll get a demo of exactly how Blackbaud can help as we discuss topics like:

• Setting up view-only access for your auditor
• Pulling documents, creating attachments, and using out-of-the-box reporting and drill-down capabilities
• Audience-focused VCO (visual chart organizer) for financials
• How all of this helps you run a remote audit

Good gravy! Just like Thanksgiving, deadline season is coming soon. Award administration is changing and Blackbaud Award Management is purpose-built to help you scale to meet evolving demands. Explore how the industry’s leading scholarship management platform for higher education institutions and foundations can help you streamline processes, propel applicant completions, improve the review process & fully utilize your available funds—all within one solution.

During this tour, we’ll cover:

• Hot topics from scholarship administrators following NSPA & NACAC Annual Conferences
• Surfacing the right scholarships to the right student
• Leveraging in-system communications to drive applicant completions
• Minimizing the number of manual reviews needed by leveraging insights that identify the most-qualified applicants
• Creating a seamless online review experience

A lot has changed in the digital fundraising landscape and Blackbaud’s Online Giving capabilities are there to help.

Learn from SJ Consulting and Blackbaud experts how to take your online giving and email engagement to the next level in Raiser’s Edge NXT®.

Imagine if all your school management software was connected. Blackbaud’s K-12 software connects every office in your school, from admissions and enrollment to academics and athletics, from the business office to the advancement office, and everything in between. You can streamline your operations, engage your students, parents, faculty, staff, alumni, and donors, and deliver an exceptional educational experience, both online and on-campus.

Join Whitney Donnelly, Blackbaud K-12 Principal Solutions Consultant, Former Teacher, IT Director, and Blackbaud Customer as he demonstrates key features and functionality across all K-12 school offices, driving the outcomes your school needs to be successful in today’s private school environment.

Tired of check runs, postage, and EFT emails? Introducing a new way to improve efficiency and mitigate risk with Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT Payment Assistant. By partnering with REPAY®️, a trusted payments technology platform, you can automate payments natively in Financial Edge NXT. Payment Assistant digitizes and automates how organizations pay vendors, reducing reliance on paper checks and eliminating the need to send sensitive financial information through the mail. During this webinar, you’ll learn how Financial Edge NXT Payment Assistant can:

• Help you eliminate paper checks, reducing the risk of theft, fraud, and unauthorized alterations
• Provide robust encryption and authentication measures to safeguard payment data
• Process payments more quickly than traditional paper methods, improving cash flow and reducing time-consuming manual tasks and associated errors
• Give you real-time tracking and reporting for complete visibility into transactions
• Enable you to easily monitor payment status, access detailed reports, and gain valuable insights to optimize your AP workflow.

Financial Edge NXT Payment Assistant is included as part of your Financial Edge NXT subscription at no additional charge.

Amidst the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, did GivingTuesday slip your mind? Or perhaps you’re seeking some last-minute insights and tips to make your GivingTuesday campaign truly impactful? As the holiday season approaches, every moment counts, and we understand how busy this time of year can be.

Join us for an engaging webinar tailored for nonprofits eager to leverage JustGiving®️ from Blackbaud®️ for maximum impact on GivingTuesday! We’re here to help you craft a compelling last-minute campaign on JustGiving, ensuring you seize every opportunity this giving season. In this session, you will:

• Craft an Engaging Campaign: Discover key elements that make your campaign stand out and resonate with potential donors.
• Utilize JustGiving Tools: Explore the powerful features of JustGiving to streamline your fundraising efforts and enhance donor engagement.
• Leave With a GivingTuesday Campaign: Follow along and build a campaign page alongside one of our JustGiving experts!

Whether you’re a seasoned JustGiving user or just starting, this webinar will equip you with the confidence to craft your most engaging GivingTuesday campaign on JustGiving. Don’t miss the chance to participate in the world’s largest Global Day of Giving!

Join us for an insightful webinar on how to leverage YourCause GrantsConnect to enhance your fundraising efforts during this busy season. We’ll take you through a comprehensive product tour, covering everything from application to completion. Learn about the various program types available, including in-kind sponsorships and cash donations, and discover how GrantsConnect can streamline your fundraising process. Whether you’re new to the platform or looking to optimize your current use, this webinar will provide valuable tips and best practices to help you succeed. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to maximize your fundraising potential with YourCause GrantsConnect!

Thousands of nonprofit organizations just like yours have used Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge® to manage tasks like gift entry, acknowledgements, direct response lists, and tax receipting. While Raiser’s Edge is still an excellent fundraising database and CRM, Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT® contains a suite of features and functionality that will help you raise more–smarter.

Come to one of the interactive sessions in this webinar series to see what Raiser’s Edge NXT could bring to your organization.

Have a unique use case that you’re unsure whether Raiser’s Edge NXT can handle? Share your questions ahead of time and our presenters will be sure to cover it during the session!

Join us for this thought leadership webinar on innovative data warehousing approaches in K-12 private schools. This session features Hudson Harper from The Downtown School and Michael Linder from The Bush School, both of whom share their expertise and experiences in implementing effective data warehousing strategies to enhance educational outcomes.

In this webinar, we’ll cover:

• What a data warehouse is and why you should consider using one
• What layers make up a data warehouse
• Two approaches to creating a data warehouse
• Two (high-level) use cases

Who Should Attend:

This session is intended for those who are interested in creating a data warehouse, or would like to know why they have use cases that differ from a direct integration to Power Automate or PowerBI. It is intended to be a high level overview and comparison of different approaches.

This talk is ideal for tech leaders, institutional researchers, and senior leadership who are curious about data-informed decision making.

In the for- and nonprofit worlds, finance has often been seen as at best a cost center, and at worst—a drag on growth or big ideas. The good news? This assessment is falling by the wayside as the CFO takes a long-overdue seat at the strategy table and plays a crucial role in conversations about growth, investment, and sustaining long-term success.

In this live webinar with Stephanie Skryzowski, CFO and Founder of 100 Degrees Consulting, we’ll dive into essential tools and frameworks for assessing program performance, optimizing resources, and expanding funding sources to scale your organization’s impact. Whether your organization is looking to enhance its current work or unlock new growth opportunities, this session will provide actionable insights to drive smarter decision-making and help you—and your organization—leave a lasting legacy.

Learning Objectives

• Knowing how to assess the ROI of your current programs and initiatives
• Uncovering strategies to diversify and scale your funding streams
• Understanding how to create a roadmap for growth that aligns with your mission, strengthens financial health, and sets your organization up for long-term success.

   

CPE Information

• Format: Group Internet-Based Program
• Program Sponsor: Blackbaud
• Knowledge Level: Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, Update, or Overview
• Cost: Free
• Credit Provided: One (1)
• Prerequisites: None
• Field of Study: Information Technology
•  Instructor’s Bio and Credentials
• Blackbaud is a registered sponsor of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors—a program offered by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA). This registry recognizes that our continuing professional education for accountants meets nationally recognized standards.