How Cheshire Academy Powered a High-Impact Giving Day with Almabase + Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT®

Giving Days can quickly become operationally complex with multiple campaigns, donor segments, challenges, and data flowing across systems.

In this session, Cheshire Academy will share how their team used Almabase and Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT® together to run a connected, engaging, and data-driven Giving Day campaign during Cheshire Gives 2026.

We’ll explore real examples and results from their latest campaign, including how the team approached donor engagement, gamification, multi-fund giving, and real-time tracking throughout the day. Attendees will also get an inside look at lessons learned from the process and how their strategy continues to evolve.

What you’ll learn in this session:

• Practical ideas for planning and running a more connected Giving Day campaign
• Real examples and takeaways from Cheshire Gives 2026
• Examples of gamification, challenges, and multi-fund giving strategies
• Ways to improve donor engagement using real-time campaign insights
• A quick look at how Almabase and Raiser’s Edge NXT work together behind the scenes
• A look at what’s new in Raiser’s Edge NXT, including Blackbaud AI and the Development Agent