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Web Seminars

Now you can attend our events without ever leaving your office! Our web seminars are a great way to learn about new products and features, as well as tips and tricks to help you be more effective. All web seminars are free and last approximately one hour.

It’s easy to participate. Just select the web seminar you wish to attend and click "Register Now." Once you submit the enrollment form, you’ll receive an email with instructions for viewing the online presentation, as well as the telephone access number. If you’d like to enroll for additional seminars, click on "Continue" after you fill out the enrollment form.

If you have any questions, please email webseminars@blackbaud.com.



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Activate Online Marketing and Engagement: An Overview of Blackbaud NetCommunity GrowBlackbaud NetCommunity Grow is the answer for organizations that are ready to reap the benefits of richer online marketing and communications, but may not have the resources or expertise in place to make such a website come to life. Come see how our easy-to-update content management system, professional design, sample campaigns, strategic consulting, community sharing, and world-class individual support will help ensure that you can take advantage of your supporters’ enthusiasm to learn about you and interact with you online. Blackbaud NetCommunity Grow is the complete internet marketing solution to help you achieve your fundraising and communication goals sooner than you thought possible.
4/21/20102:00 PM ESTRegister Now
 
Advanced Budget Management:Advanced Budget Management integrates powerful budgeting, in-depth analysis, and reporting features to replace spreadsheets and cumbersome, error-prone tools used outside the system. Join us to learn more about how ABM can help your organization perform payroll budgeting, execute driver-based planning, include budget managers in the process, view line item budget details and notes, and much more.
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Automating Custom Applicant Decisions LettersTraining Pass and Blackbaud Learn Customers: Did you know you can automate and customize applicant decisions letters? Join Chuck Hays for this best practices training session, where he’ll focus on how to streamline applicant decision letters using specialized export files that can include multiple letter types. You will learn how to identify setup requirements for using multiple letter templates, create an export parameter file using two sample templates, and create Favorites and Letter menus to process letters as a group or from an applicant record.
4/28/20101:00 PM ESTRegister Now
 
Blaze the Way: Blackbaud's Solution for Arts & Cultural OrganizationsBlackbaud’s comprehensive solution for arts & cultural organizations provides you with the tools you need to build stronger relationships with patrons and members, make smart strategic decisions, achieve the highest level of fiscal transparency and accountability, and evaluate the performance of every initiative or department in real-time. But don’t take our word for it, or even our customers, come see for yourself what all the talk is about!
3/24/20102:00 PM ESTRegister Now
 
CounterPoint for Arts & Cultural OrganizationsFor Blackbaud cultural clients. Enhance member’s and patron’s experience in your gift shop with CounterPoint SQL, the only point-of-sale retail management solution that integrates with The Raiser's Edge and The Financial Edge. Learn how CounterPoint SQL can help you quickly recognize members in order to offer retail discounts, accept donations, and purchase or renew memberships right in the convenience of your gift shop. CounterPoint's unique architecture allows you to customize fields, screens, reports, and applications so you can run your business to suit your needs. Further, the integration of products reduces duplicate data entry and errors saving you time, aggravation, and money.
4/13/20101:00 PM ESTRegister Now
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Easy Mail Merge: One-Click AcknowledgementsTraining Pass and Blackbaud Learn Customers: Do you wish you could quickly and easily process hundreds of acknowledgement letters with one simple click? Join Chuck Hays to learn how to streamline gift acknowledgments to the point where a single click can print multiple letter types! You will learn best practices for identifying setup requirements for using multiple letter templates, creating a Donor Acknowledgement Letter parameter file using two sample templates, and creating Favorites to automatically process acknowledgements.
4/27/20101:00 PM ESTRegister Now
 
Engaging Your Supporters OnlineJoin us for an overview of Sphere Grow. Sphere Grow combines software along with strategy, design, and implementation services to create an online marketing presence that includes email, web site publishing and Friends-Asking-Friends, the best peer-to-peer fundraising application in the nonprofit industry. Better still, Sphere Grow is web delivered so there is no hardware to buy or software to install.
4/13/20102:00 PM ESTRegister Now
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General Ledger Imports: Journal Entries and BudgetsTraining Pass and Blackbaud Learn Customers: Need help streamlining journal entries and budget in the General Ledger? Join Chuck Hays to learn how to create manual entries and budgets by importing information from Microsoft® Excel files. You will learn best practices for identifying setup options for importing, evaluating sample Microsoft® Excel files for importing both Journal Entry and Fiscal Year Account Budgets, and creating import parameter files for use in any Journal Entry batch or Budget Scenario.
4/29/20101:00 PM ESTRegister Now
 
Get Hosted: Save Time & Money by Hosting Your Blackbaud ApplicationsDo you want to add security and reliability to your data? Do you want to simplify your day and save your organization money? Do you wish your staff could access your organization’s data from anywhere? Join us to learn more about the option to host your Blackbaud applications. Our hosting services are secure, reliable, and flexible…and better yet, the process to get hosted is simple and fast. Whether you are an application user, finance manager, or IT professional, you’ll walk away with an understanding of the return on investment for hosting your Blackbaud applications, as well as other unmatched benefits!
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Getting started with your Blackbaud Learn program!Training Pass and Blackbaud Learn Customers: Are you leveraging your Blackbaud training subscription to the fullest? We’ll show you how! If you haven’t been signing up for classes, need helping determine which role-based classes are best suited for you and your staff, or simply need help navigating all the training options you get for free with your Blackbaud training subscription, join Alex Kightlinger as she walks you through everything you need to know to take full advantage of your training program.
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Getting the Most Bang for your Social Media BuckSocial media can earn huge returns or waste time and resources. Explore smart strategies with Charity Dynamics President Donna Wilkins and Blackbaud Technical Solutions Director Mark Davis. Hear how the Start! Heart Walk leveraged social media from the American Heart Association's Elizabeth Marceau.
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Getting to Know AuctionMaestro ProOrchestrate your next event like a professional! AuctionMaestro Pro helps you plan, organize, and implement all aspects of your fundraising auctions. Whether you are planning your first benefit auction or raising thousands of dollars at annual events, AuctionMaestro Pro can provide you, your staff, and volunteers with the capability to effectively plan, manage, and analyze every aspect of your benefit auction.
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Ignite your website with Blackbaud NetCommunity SparkThere’s much more to establishing an effective online presence than just having a website. Join us to learn about Blackbaud NetCommunity Spark™, our exclusive email marketing and online fundraising solution that provides a powerful and cost-effective way for your organization to complement or expand its existing online strategies. Powered by The Raiser's Edge®, Blackbaud NetCommunity Spark combines some of the industry’s best email communication tools with online fundraising and event registration to make your website an integral component of your overall marketing efforts.
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Ignite your website with Blackbaud NetCommunity Spark for Cultural OrganizationsThere’s much more to establishing an effective online presence than just having a website. Join us to learn about Blackbaud NetCommunity Spark™, our exclusive online membership and marketing solution that provides a powerful and cost-effective way for your cultural organization to complement or expand its existing online strategies. Powered by The Raiser's Edge®, Blackbaud NetCommunity Spark combines some of the industry’s best email communication tools with fundraising, event, and membership transactions online to make your website an integral component of your overall marketing efforts.
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Internet Marketing for Independent Schools: Are You Doing Enough?For K-12 Independent Schools. Interested in improving your website but not sure where to begin? Look for inspiration and learn how you stack up against other Independent Schools on this tour of websites built with Online Campus Community. Discover website best practices and cutting edge internet marketing techniques.
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Introduction to The Financial EdgeLooking for new nonprofit accounting software? Join us to learn about The Financial Edge, our mission critical accounting information system that provides the reports and analyses you need to effectively support decision making.
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Lessons Learned from Haiti 2: The Mobile Giving RevolutionWe’ll discuss the history of mobile advocacy and fundraising in the U.S. prior to January 2010. We’ll then examine the factors that set the stage for, and contributed to, the unprecedented response to mobile donation calls to action during and after the Haiti earthquake: including promotion, user adoption, skepticism, press, results and more!

- Why mobile (micro) donations are bigger than you think?
- How to acquire, retain and cultivate mobile donors?
- What’s next in mobile?
3/24/20102:00 PM ESTRegister Now
 
Lessons Learned from Haiti 3: Mobilizing Your Supporters Using Social MediaLooking closely at the Haiti Disaster, we'll present several case studies demonstrating best practices and practical tips for leveraging social media for fundraising and outreach for disaster relief programs. We'll take an inside look at several programs, present the tools and techniques for maximizing the potential of Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and YouTube, and how best to connect these social media outposts to your mainstream outreach efforts.
4/6/20102:00 PM ESTRegister Now
 
Lessons Learned from Haiti 4: Stewarding Donors Following a CrisisIn the wake of a disaster, many people who do not regularly donate to nonprofits are moved to assist with one-time donations. New donors flood into nonprofit databases. What can be done to kindle that spark of compassion into a flame of philanthropy? In a word: stewardship. By properly stewarding the gifts of these new donors, a nonprofit can cultivate a lifetime of giving.
Learning objectives:
1. What NOT to do in response to a new disaster-motivated donation
2. How to respond to new donations effectively, leading to stronger financial commitments in the future
3. What are the things that donors most want to hear from you after they make their disaster-related gift?
4/21/20102:00 PM ESTRegister Now
 
Lessons Learned from Haiti 5: Turning One-time Donors into Major Gift Prospects (Ultimate Giving Prospects)A crisis hits and your organization receives gifts from a wide variety of donors, many giving for the first time. For most organizations, first-time crisis donors are difficult to retain. Once the aftershocks from the crisis calm down, how do you successfully retain these donors in support of your ongoing missions? This session will help you to understand:
• The best methods for determining those donors most likely to be retained by your organization
• The best strategies to boost retention rates among crisis donors
• The best strategies for moving these retained donors closer to their ultimate giving destination
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Now's the Time to Switch to The Raiser's Edge iAre you frustrated with your current fundraising system? Have you looked at The Raiser’s Edge i in the past and liked what you saw? Well the best just got better as the Industry's leading Donor Management solution is Internet available and Internet enabled! Come learn about the many reasons The Raiser’s Edge i is your best defense during this economically challenging time, as well as the many promotional incentives and trade-in offerings that are making it fast, easy, and affordable to join forces with the leading provider of software for nonprofits.
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Online Admissions & Re-Enrollment for Independent SchoolsJoin us for a free web seminar to learn how Online Admissions & Re-Enrollment enables prospective students to apply for school admission online and returning students to re-enroll online, saving time and enhancing the image and reach of your school. We will show you how Online Admissions allows you to create a custom application form that maps to the information stored in Admissions Office creating new records or updating existing records. You will also see how you can create custom re-enrollment forms for returning students that are pre-filled with the information you currently have on file. Using Online Admissions and Re-Enrollment with The Education Edge automates the application, re-enrollment, and adminstrative aspects of the admissions and re-enrollment processes to allow you time to focus on prospective and returning students and families.
3/23/20102:00 PM ESTRegister Now
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Online User Clinic: Action Tracks and Moves ManagementFor Raiser’s Edge clients only. Using actions, you can build a history of contacts and communication involved in creating a successful relationship with a constituent. Actions can automatically remind you before an action is scheduled to occur. You can also link action records together into an action track. Learn how to establish and use Action Tracks from the comfort of your own desk. See the hottest tips and tricks with step-by-step instructions and get up to speed on news and offerings with Blackbaud News.
6/17/20102:00 PM EST(Full)
 
Online User Clinic: Database CleanupFor Raiser’s Edge Clients only. Learn how to use the database clean-up tools of RE7 more efficiently from the comfort of your own desk. Clean up your tables, merge duplicate records, and much more! See the hottest tips and tricks with step-by-step instructions and get up to speed on news and offerings with Blackbaud News.
8/19/20102:00 PM EST(Full)
 
Online User Clinic: Enhancing Your Purchasing Process with The Financial EdgeFor Financial Edge clients only. Join us to learn about purchasing and accounts payable. See the latest tips and tricks with step-by-step instructions.
6/9/20102:00 PM ESTRegister Now
 
Online User Clinic: Homepages and Dashboards in The Financial EdgeFor Financial Edge clients only. Learn how to organize and set up your own personal homepage in The Financial Edge, including dashboards, from the comfort of your own desk. See the latest tips and tricks with step-by-step instructions.
4/28/20102:00 PM ESTRegister Now
 
Online User Clinic: ImportingFor Raiser’s Edge clients only. With Import, The Raiser’s Edge 7 makes it easy to move data from one program to another. Import is particularly useful if your organization maintains two databases or if you often need to move information in and out of your database. Learn the basics of this powerful tool from the comfort of your own desk. See the hottest tips and tricks with step-by-step instructions and get up to speed on news and offerings with Blackbaud News.
10/21/20102:00 PM EST(Full)
 
Online User Clinic: Mail MergingFor Raiser’s Edge clients only. Learn how to use the Mail Merge tools of RE7 more efficiently from the comfort of your own desk. Generate acknowledgement letters, receipts, solicitations, and more with the click of a button. See the hottest tips and tricks with step-by-step instructions and get up to speed on news and offerings with Blackbaud News.
5/20/20102:00 PM EST(Full)
 
Online User Clinic: Preparing Your 1099s with The Financial EdgeFor Financial Edge clients only. Wish there was a way to simplify the process of preparing your 1099s? There is with The Financial Edge! Join us to learn how to confirm who is a 1099 vendor, produce 1099 forms, make adjustments, update EINs via import, report on activity, and much more!
11/17/20102:00 PM ETRegister Now
 
Online User Clinic: Querying in The Raiser’s Edge 7For Raiser’s Edge clients only. Query, as the name implies, is a way of asking questions of your database. With the Query module, you can select, group, and list records that meet a set of conditions you define. Queries are used throughout The Raiser’s Edge to limit the scope of a task to a group of selected records. Learn how to use this tool more efficiently from the comfort of your own desk. See the hottest tips and tricks with step-by-step instructions and get up to speed on news and offerings with Blackbaud News.
4/15/20102:00 PM EST(Full)
 
Online User Clinic: Reconciliation in The Financial EdgeFor Financial Edge clients only. Crack the reconciliation code! Join us to learn about reconciliation reports in The Financial Edge and more. See the latest tips and tricks with step-by-step instructions.
9/1/20102:00 PM ESTRegister Now
 
Online User Clinic: Reporting in The Financial EdgeFor Financial Edge clients only. Learn how to generate and filter reports efficiently from the comfort of your own desk. We’ll review the most popular reports and show you how to make using reports in The Financial Edge easier.
12/15/20102:00 PM ETRegister Now
 
Online User Clinic: Reporting in The Raiser’s Edge 7For Raiser’s Edge clients only. Learn how to generate and filter reports more efficiently from the comfort of your own desk. See the hottest tips and tricks with step-by-step instructions and get up to speed on news and offerings with Blackbaud News.
7/15/20102:00 PM EST(Full)
 
Online User Clinic: Security and PCI Compliance in The Raiser's EdgeFor Raiser’s Edge clients only: Security settings define the level of access your users have to all areas of The Raiser’s Edge. These settings determine which tabs are visible to a user; whether or not the user can view, add, edit, or delete records; and whether or not the user can perform various functions throughout the program. Learn how to navigate and establish security options from the comfort of your own desk. See the hottest tips and tricks with step by step instructions and get up to speed on news and offerings with Blackbaud News.
12/16/20102:00 PM ESTRegister Now
 
Online User Clinic: Split Gifts and Soft CreditsFor Raiser’s Edge clients only: Learn how to manage split gifts and soft credits in the Raiser’s Edge Version 7 more efficiently from the comfort of your own desk. Also learn how to properly configure reports that deal with split gifts and soft credits. See the hottest tips and tricks with step-by-step instructions and get up to speed on news and offerings with Blackbaud News.
11/18/20102:00 PM EST(Full)
 
Online User Clinic: The Financial Edge Year-End ProceduresFor Financial Edge clients only. Anticipating your year-end procedures? Avoid the rush and join us to learn about running financial statements, preparing required reports, balancing and closing books, meeting auditor requests, W2s, and much more!
10/13/20102:00 PM ETRegister Now
 
Online User Clinic: Tracking Solicitors and AppealsFor Raiser’s Edge clients only. Learn how to manage your solicitors and appeals including reporting on their success more efficiently from the comfort of your own desk. See the hottest tips and tricks with step-by-step instructions and get up to speed on news and offerings with Blackbaud News.
9/16/20102:00 PM EST(Full)
 
Online User Clinic: Troubleshooting The Raiser’s Edge and The Financial Edge IntegrationFor Financial Edge clients only. Do you have The Raiser’s Edge and The Financial Edge, but haven’t integrated yet? Harness the power of integration. With today’s focus on fundraising, accountability, and operational efficiencies, you can benefit immensely from integrating your internal fundraising and financial systems.
7/21/20102:00 PM ESTRegister Now
 
Renewal Contracts & Deposits in Student BillingTraining Pass and Blackbaud Learn Customers: Do you work for a school that needs help processing contracts for returning students efficiently? Do you need an easy processes for: updating Student Billing with tuition payment plan decisions and other fees, accruing deposits towards next year's billing, maintaining listings of contract decisions or families who have not returned contracts, or producing reports and statements of expected billing as contracts are returned? Join Chuck Hays to learn how Student Billing can help you update student records with renewal information using Bill Codes and Attributes, manage contract deposit accruals using Advance Deposit items, create lists and summaries of contract information using Dashboard panels, and print future billing summaries and details using Projected Charges reports and statements.
3/30/20102:00 PM ESTRegister Now
 
Sneak Preview of Blackbaud’s Ticketing Solution - The Patron EdgeThis seminar is designed for general admission and reserved seating arts and cultural organizations, such as museums, aquariums, zoos, performing arts centers and theaters, to learn about The Patron Edge, Blackbaud's ticketing solution. The Patron Edge empowers everyone in your organization from membership services to the box office to efficiently work together to build long term visitor relationships. Learn how to provide value to your patrons by processing individual, timed entry and group tickets sales, utilize user-friendly touch sales screens, employ scanning and access control capabilities as well as the option to purchase tickets on line.
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The Financial Edge for FundWare ClientsFor FundWare Clients only: Join us for an hour-long look at The Financial Edge. This web seminar will include a demonstration of the key differences between FundWare and The Financial Edge.
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The Financial Edge for Raiser's Edge CustomersFor organizations using The Raiser's Edge and not The Financial Edge. This session highlights the benefits of adding The Financial Edge to your award winning fundraising solution, The Raiser's Edge. Learn how the seamless integration of both solutions will provide your organization enhanced efficiency, expanded accounting visibility, and improved internal communications. The Financial Edge represents the most complete solution to ensure your organization's operational, fundraising, and financial success.
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The Financial Edge for Small-Office OrganizationsDo you have the financial tools you need to better manage in today’s tough environment? Are you a smaller nonprofit who has looked at The Financial Edge in the past? If so, there is no better time to make the switch. Learn how to more efficiently manage budgets, properly allocate grants, and quickly run the reports you need. You will also learn about new small-office solution bundles to fit every budget.
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The Raiser's Edge i for the Smaller NonprofitThink The Raiser’s Edge i is only for large organizations? Think again! Over 60% of Blackbaud clients are under four users. Join us to learn how The Raiser’s Edge i has helped thousands of small organizations—just like you—build powerful relationships, keep donors engaged, and exceed their fundraising goals. You will also learn about promotional incentives that make it fast, easy, and affordable to partner with Blackbaud today.
4/8/20102:00 PM ESTRegister Now
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Time to Upgrade – Moving Beyond Blackbaud NetSolutionsFor current NetSolutions clients. Join us to learn about Blackbaud's Internet Solutions and how they can provide you with all the functionality you currently have, but with a more up-to-date look and feel, plus added functionality. In addition, we’ll discuss how Blackbaud’s Internet Solutions can help you expand your email marketing, increase your number of donations and event registrations, and maximize your website’s effectiveness.
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