Webinars

Silos: the dreaded word that can be the biggest threat to your organization’s success. Silos often form naturally, but it’s up to leaders in the organization to break down barriers when needed and open pathways to collaboration, increased productivity, and ultimately, better organizational outcomes. Join fellow social impact leaders to hear about how to eliminate silos and increase cooperation between departments and across organizations.

Key takeaways:

• Understand how silos develop within an organization and the warning signs that you might have a silo problem
• Learn strategies for breaking down existing silos
• Learn how to foster a culture that avoids silos being created

Presenters:

• James Johnston, Head of Development & Alumni Relations, Sheffield Hallam University
• Marcella Jewell, Director, Development Operations, The University of Kansas Health System
• Emily Scott, Director of Operations and Finance, Headwaters Foundation for Justice
• Dan Keyworth, VP Customer Success Modernization and Managing Director, International Market Groups, Customer Success, Blackbaud

Do you want to strengthen your annual giving program, but aren’t sure where to start? Switching to a data-driven approach may be your first step.

Join Steph McCluskey as she reveals how to utilize Blackbaud’s Data Intelligence products to create an annual giving program focused on making data-informed decisions. Learn how you can use an analytical mindset, in addition to Blackbaud solutions, to create stronger annual giving program that meets the growing needs of your organization.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Discover how to use data insights—through Blackbaud solutions—to build a fundraising program focused on meeting your annual giving goals
2. Hear how to design an annual giving program that effectively utilizes predictive modeling resources
3. Determine how you can take a data-driven approach to planning and measuring your annual giving program

As a prospect research software, ResearchPoint allows you to build comprehensive wealth profiles, manage lists of prospective donors, and access publicly available wealth and asset data. In these sessions, we will be walking through the ResearchPoint database, and the tools and features embedded within it.

Session Two: Data

• Segmenting with query/research lists
• Running group WealthPoint® screenings—where is the data coming from
• Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT® integration—how to keep both sets of records up to date with each other

Each year, donorCentrics compiles fundraising data from a broad sample of schools to evaluate overall trends in alumni giving across higher education.

Blackbaud invites you to join donorCentrics for our online presentation of the Index of Higher Education Fundraising Performance. Takeaways will include benchmarks for key alumni giving metrics and insights into the direct marketing channels alumni donors respond to.

Don’t miss the opportunity to examine these trends and assess the aggregated performance of public and private institutions across North America!

Key Takeaways:

• How did new donor acquisition perform across higher education in 2023?
• Shifts in channel performance—are donors giving by direct mail, web, or phone, and how is it changing over time?
• What percentage of alumni donors give on Day of Giving and how well do those donors retain?

Unlock the keys to successful portfolio management in our new comprehensive four-part webinar series!

Portfolio Management strategies play a pivotal role in shaping an officer’s ability to guide prospects effectively through the journey from qualification to solicitation to stewardship.

In this engaging series, Blackbaud Strategic Consultant Michael Van Dyke delves into essential foundational factors for creating portfolios that empower gift officers to succeed. We’ll discuss trends utilizing data from the Blackbaud Fundraiser Performance Management™ community and look at ways to measure success within the solution.

In the fourth session of the series, we’ll hear from several experts on the foundational and innovative practices they are using in their own shop to help officers raise more money.

Don’t miss this series to elevate your gift officers’ success!

Here’s what to expect in this session…

Session 4: Hear from a Panel of Industry Experts

Tuesday, May 21 at 1:00 p.m. ET

• Gain insights from industry experts as they share challenges, successes, and innovative portfolio management practices

Your peer-to-peer fundraisers work hard to attract and convert new donors to your organization—but the rest is up to you. Your mission: create lasting relationships with these special supporters that aren’t familiar with your organization.

If you’re looking for effective, proven techniques to engage and retain your new peer-to-peer donors, this webinar will help you create and execute a focused retention campaign! Join industry expert, Maureen Wallbeoff, as she reviews easy ways to plan and roll out a simple and effective communication and engagement campaign.

Join us as we delve into the ever-changing world of enrollment management in higher ed to discover innovative strategies and new best practices to attract, engage, and retain students. From leveraging data to identify prospective students to crafting more compelling messaging for a new generation, we will help you reimagine your recruitment approach. Whether you’re a seasoned enrollment expert or new to the field, this session provides actionable insights to enhance your enrollment efforts, optimize outcomes, and drive institutional success.

You’ll discover how to:

• Expand and diversify your enrollment pipeline
• Re-examine your recruitment and application processes to find inadvertent barriers
• Foster collaboration and communication throughout admissions, recruitment, financial aid, and marketing teams
• Leverage technology and data to identify and engage prospective students
• Drive retention through dynamic engagement strategies

Let’s face it: securing funding for a nonprofit is a team sport.

During this workshop, we’ll share the blueprint for achieving grant success through the power of teamwork—enhancing collaboration, streamlining your grant process, and establishing effective grant team dynamics.

Discover how to build a cohesive grant team and leverage individual strengths to foster a collaborative environment that drives success.

In this workshop, you will:

• Discover time-saving techniques and tools to streamline the grant application process, making it more efficient and less resource-intensive for your team
• Get practical tips and best practices for coordinating tasks, tracking progress, and optimizing teamwork throughout the entire grant lifecycle

Your galleries, exhibits, and attractions are world class, and you draw visitors in nationally to experience all your organization has to offer. The check-in and ticket buying process for your first-time guests and members alike should be fast and smooth so they can get to the fun faster.

But unfortunately, guests often experience:

• Disjointed online registration
• Long lines at check-in
• Difficulty validating their membership

Whether you are a current Blackbaud Altru customer interested in learning how to level-up your patron journey with SwipeTrack’s XTruLink, or an organization searching for a comprehensive ticketing, membership, and fundraising platform, this session will showcase how you can give your visitors a welcoming and seamless process that keeps them coming back for more.

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, and made to drive your fundraising efforts, connect your organization, and help you reach, retain, and empower your supporters.

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

Unlock the secrets to maximizing donation form conversions as we explore the significance of A/B testing, understanding donor psychology, and discovering best practices for capturing gifts and reducing abandoned carts. From form design to compelling content, learn proven strategies to optimize your donation process and drive results!

Join us for this advanced webinar focusing on TeamRaiser’s powerful add-ons and functionalities. This session explores ways to elevate your TeamRaiser to the next level with ideas including participant center modifications, self-donation prompts, utilizing participant types in creative ways, using conditional imagery/messaging, and more. Maximize your fundraising potential with insider tips and expert insights!