Welcome to The Raiser's Edge 7.83. Before you begin to use the program, please take a moment to review the following notes, which highlight some of the new features and enhancements. It is important to share this information with all Raiser's Edge users in your organization. A shortcut to the Release Notes for The Raiser's Edge has been added to your desktop, so you can access these notes at any time.

Reports

  • The performance of the Gift Detail and Summary Report has been enhanced to more quickly provide details about constituent giving during a specific time period. The exact data included depends on your parameter tab settings. For more information, see the Reports Guide.

  • If you integrate Blackbaud NetCommunity with The Raiser’s Edge 7.83, the performance and appearance of the Online vs. Offline Giving Report have been enhanced to better provide a comparison between gifts received through your Blackbaud NetCommunity website and those received through other means. The exact data included depends on your parameter tab settings. For more information, see the Reports Guide.

 

Export

  • The general performance of Export has been enhanced so you can more quickly extract information from your database for use in another program. For information about Export, see the Query and Export Guide.

 

Query

  • The general performance of Query has been enhanced so you can more quickly select, group, and list records that meet a set of conditions you define. For information about Query, see the Query and Export Guide.


The Education Edge Integration

  • If you integrate with The Education Edge, you can now delete an address for a non-constituent in The Raiser's Edge when the non-constituent has multiple addresses. However, you cannot delete the preferred address for the non-constituent.

 

Help Links

You can now use new help links in multiple areas of The Raiser's Edge 7.83 to easily access pertinent content directly in the help file. These help links provide answers to several commonly asked questions. To access the help file from any screen, you can also press F1 on your keyboard.

  • In Export, you can use new help links to determine how to export the same field multiple times with separate parameters and the difference between simple and conditional mail merges.

  • In Configuration, you can use new help links to determine the different attribute data types and how to use the Table Cleanup utility. If you integrate The Raiser's Edge with The Financial Edge, you can also use a new help link to understand how to use General Ledger to interface with the two programs.

  • In Reports, you can use a new help link to understand the different options on the Gift Types tab.
  • In Mail, you can use new help links to determine the difference between simple and conditional mail merges and how to correct the format of an addressee or a salutation. You can also use a new help link to understand the different options on the Gift Types tab. When you generate pledge reminders, you can use new help links to understand the Run Date field and whether to create reminders per pledge or installment.  When you generate donor acknowledgement letters, you can use a new help link to understand how to ensure acknowledgements generate for all gifts.

  • In Query, you can use a new help link to determine which gift types are automatically included when you filter on Summary information.

  • In Import, you can use a new help link to determine how to best import constituent name, address, and telephone number information.

  • In Admin, if you integrate The Raiser's Edge with The Financial Edge, you can use a new help link to understand how to use General Ledger to interface with the two programs.

  • In Events, you can use a new help link to determine the difference between registrants, guests, and sponsors.


The Raiser's Edge User Guides

  • The Raiser's Edge user guides are available only from Blackbaud's website; they are no longer included in the software. If you have a problem accessing the user guides, send an email to userguides@blackbaud.com.