Webinars

In today’s ever-changing landscape, nonprofit leaders must be able to pivot, adapt, and build financial resilience to sustain their organizations and expand their impact. The key to long-term success? A strong financial strategy that aligns with your mission while ensuring stability and growth.

In this 90-minute workshop with Stephanie Skryzowski, CFO and founder of 100 Degrees Consulting, Executive Directors, CEOs, finance teams, and development and advancement professionals will gain finance-first strategies to fuel organizational growth. We’ll explore alternative revenue streams, real-world case studies, and proven financial frameworks to help you assess funding sustainability, financial risk, and growth potential. Whether you’re seeking to strengthen existing operations or unlock new opportunities, this session will equip you with actionable financial insights to drive smart, mission-aligned expansion.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn how to evaluate the financial ROI of your current programs, initiatives, and funding sources
• Uncover strategies for diversifying revenue, scaling earned income, and increasing financial resilience
• Develop a finance-driven roadmap for growth that strengthens your bottom line and aligns with your mission
• This session is designed for nonprofit leaders who want to make smarter financial decisions and lead their organizations with confidence—while ensuring a lasting, sustainable impact.

CPE INFORMATION:

Format: Group Internet-Based Program

Program Sponsor: Blackbaud

Knowledge Level: Overview

Cost: Free

Credit Provided: One and a half (1.5)

Prerequisites: None

Field of Study: Information Technology – Technical

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.

Qualifying participants will earn 1.5 CPE credits in Information Technology. To receive credit, attendees must attend for the full duration of the session (no less than 90 minutes) and respond to all required poll questions asked during the program.

Certificates of completion are available upon successfully completing a class and will be issued within 2 weeks after the webinar via email from certificates@conferences.io. You are responsible for submitting this information to the State Boards of Accountancy. Should you have questions or issues, please reply to the email or contact FinTechMarketingTeam@blackbaud.com.

Blackbaud is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit.

Refunds and Cancellations: There is no fee to attend this program. In the rare event that Blackbaud needs to cancel a webinar program due to circumstances beyond our control, all registrants will be notified via email and—if possible—provided with alternative dates the program will be offered.

Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website www.nasbaregistry.org.

Delve into the world of Open Data Protocol (OData) and explore its powerful integration with Blackbaud Altru®.

Blackbaud Customer Success Manager Rosita Bradham and Akron Zoo’s Tina Edwards will guide you through the essentials of OData and demonstrate how it can revolutionize your data management practices.

Who should attend?

This webinar is ideal for users involved in data management, reporting, and analytics. If you are looking to enhance your organization’s data capabilities, this session will provide valuable insights and practical knowledge.

What will you learn?

• Understanding the fundamentals of OData and its role in modern data management
• Learning how to set up and use OData with Blackbaud Altru
• Exploring real-world examples of how OData can improve data accessibility and reporting
• Gaining practical tips for leveraging OData to enhance your organization’s data strategy

By combining both coaching and managing, leaders can create a balanced approach that not only drives performance but also supports the growth and development of their team members. This intersection of leadership allows leaders to harness the strengths of both approaches to elevate their leadership game and create a thriving, high-performing team. Whether you’re looking to refine your management skills or become a more effective coach, this webinar is a must-attend for people managers at all levels. Join us and transform the way you lead!

In this session, you will:

• Differentiate between coaching your people and managing organizational objectives
• Transform your approach to leadership to include both coaching and managing

Explore the entire Skills UP 2025 series and register for all sessions

New to peer-to-peer fundraising or looking to refine your approach? This webinar is your guide to mastering the essentials!

Learn how to set up impactful fundraising pages, map out effective recruitment and coaching strategies for fundraisers, and incorporate creative features to boost engagement. Whether you’re using platforms like JustGiving from Blackbaud or Blackbaud TeamRaiser, this session will equip you with the tools and inspiration to build a successful P2P program from the ground up.

There’s basic (and critical!) functionality that every admission and enrollment solution must support. Your solution not only provides a first impression to your families, but it’s chock full of actionable data that empowers your school’s short- and long-term success. Join us for this webinar where we’ll show you the “secret sauce” behind Blackbaud Enrollment Management System, ™️ one element of Blackbaud’s Total School Solution. We’ll discuss the unique insights afforded by the connection with Blackbaud Student Information System™️.

What would it mean if your school could act nimbly when a family accepts or declines a contract? What’s the potential impact on your enrollment and revenue goals of being able to analyze the success of the students coming from different feeder schools? Learn more from former Director of Admissions, Elyn Roberts and Product Manager, Kelsey Huijgen, as they discuss the data that drives the outcomes most important to your school administrators and helps you attract families long term.

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.

Revolutionize your efforts with Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT®, the world’s most popular and powerful fundraising system.

Purpose-built for the fundraising and engagement needs of social impact organizations, Raiser’s Edge NXT is proven to help raise and retain more revenue to reach and exceed mission goals.

Join us for a tour to learn how Raiser’s Edge NXT powers you to:

• 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

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 a live tour of Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT and Blackbaud Grantmaking. Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT is made to drive your fundraising efforts, connect your organization, and help you reach, retain and empower your supporters. Blackbaud Grantmaking is a comprehensive grant management solution that can effectively manage your entire grant cycle—from accepting online applications to assessing and communicating outcomes—all in one purpose-built solution that’s intuitive, scalable, and secure.

Accessibility is key to effective and inclusive fundraising.

In this session, we’ll explore how to optimize donation forms and emails to ensure they’re accessible to everyone. Learn practical strategies, quick wins, and essential tips to make your fundraising efforts more inclusive and impactful.

Take your donation forms to the next level with actionable strategies to maximize conversions.

In this webinar, we’ll cover everything from A/B testing and data-driven optimization to understanding donor psychology and reducing abandoned carts.

Learn how to design forms that inspire generosity, streamline the giving process, and drive real results for your organization.

The world is evolving, and Blackbaud Grantmaking™️ is here to support this transformation. Experience the flexibility of Blackbaud Grantmaking™️ on any browser and device, anytime and anywhere. It enhances your efficiency and communication, providing transparency in your giving process and guidance for you and your stakeholders. This boosts collaboration and ensures data is at your fingertips for every decision.

Join our live tour to see Blackbaud Grantmaking™️ in action. Can’t attend live? Watch this recording on-demand.

If you’re in development, you have a passion for your organization’s mission. Sometimes in the hustle of daily operations, it’s easy to forget that behind every donation is a person who shares your vision for change.

This series is designed to help you focus on what truly matters—creating meaningful relationships that drive impact, one interaction at a time.

Join us each month to reconnect with what the human side of fundraising really means—and how the right technology empowers you to do that.

• Fundraising Teams- Empowering the People Behind the Work April 17, 2025

  Newsflash: Your fundraising team needs support to meet their goals! This session will help you build (or expand on) a culture of empathy and collaboration, equip your team with effective tools and training, and celebrate their successes. Whether you’re battling burnout or outdated tech, we’ve got you covered.