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  Post-Conference Goodies During the Blackbaud Conference for Nonprofits this year I demonstrated an application I had been working on that will instantly open the RE record for whatever PE record you're currently viewing with a single click. I promised to have it up on The... 11-21-2008 4:22 PM by Nicholai Burton to The Spotlight Filed under: PE, Free Stuff, Patron Edge, RE Integration

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  Address Processing, Part I: Individuals In a better world , every Individual, Organization, and Contact record would have one all-purpose address. Because the world isn't that perfect, The Raiser's Edge accomodates multiple addresses on each record. When it's time to send a mailing... 11-21-2008 12:29 PM by Douglas Clinton to The User's Edge

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  Your product designers at work... 11-20-2008 7:32 PM by Brian Crawford to The Bullseye Filed under: comics

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  Have a Helpful Idea? Your suggestions are heard. Yes, I know it can be hard to believe sometimes but some people (finger pointing at me and the rest of Blackbaud) love to listen. Listening is fun because you don’t have to pretend to know everything. You can let others share... 11-20-2008 1:56 PM by Lindsey Robbins to From the Doc Side Filed under: Documentation, feedback, emerging technology, communication, conversations, Help

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  Press Release: Blackbaud Conference Focuses on Nonprofits of the Future CHARLESTON, S.C. (Nov. 19, 2008) – Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB), concluded its ninth annual Blackbaud Conference for Nonprofits today. With more than 1200 nonprofit leaders from around the world, the three-day conference featured 120 sessions focused... 11-19-2008 8:58 PM by Melanie Mathos to Blackbaud News Filed under: Press Release, Blackbaud Conference, Nimbus

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  What to Watch For :: Day Four Wow, is it really almost over? I hope you've all had as much fun as I have, but never fret - there's still more Conference goodness happening today. Here's what to watch for on day three... Check your luggage - As always, we will hold your... 11-19-2008 8:06 AM by Chad Norman to Conference for Nonprofits Filed under: bbcon, Charleston Conference, Events, Sessions, Blackbaud Conference, Attendees

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  Blackbaud’s 2008 Conference for Nonprofits - Day 4 Today is the fourth and final day of Blackbaud's 2008 Conference for Nonprofits here in Charleston, South Carolina. There are lots of conference updates on Twitter at www.twitter.com/bbcon and plenty of tweets with #bbcon . There's also info at... 11-19-2008 8:00 AM by Steve MacLaughlin to Connections Filed under: Blackbaud, fundraising trends, nptech

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  Making the Right Choice (Addressee/Salutationwise) In her blog post, A Donor By Any Other Name , Sarah McBride discussed the importance of using the proper Addressee/Salutation for your constituents. The element of this that most often trips up users is selecting the Addressee or Salutation to use in... 11-18-2008 11:44 PM by Douglas Clinton to The User's Edge

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  Flying Under the Radar at the Blackbaud Conference It’s day two and so far, in my biased opinion, it’s been the best conference ever. Part of the reason I’m biased? I’ve had some wonderful conversations with our clients and listened in on some sessions that expanded and challenged my mind. We all have... 11-18-2008 7:04 PM by Lindsey Robbins to Chatterbox Filed under: Chatterbox, conversations, Blackbaud Conference for Nonprofits

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  Did You Miss the NTEN Webinar? On November 7, Blackbaud partnered with the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) to provide an informational session entitled, “PCI: What’s All The Fuss?” If you missed the seminar, you can still check out Bob Russo's presentation on how these new... 11-18-2008 5:58 PM by Douglas Clinton to PCI Compliance Blog

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  eTapestry is Proud to be a Huge Part of FEP In 2006, AFP and the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the Urban Institute in Washington, D.C., launched the innovative annual Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP) survey . By comparing gains and losses in annual giving reported by donor software... 11-18-2008 6:43 PM by Jay Love to The Jay Love Blog Filed under: afp, eTapestry, Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy, FEP

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  Blackbaud’s 2008 Conference for Nonprofits - Day 3 We're off and running at day three of Blackbaud's 2008 Conference for Nonprofits in Charleston, South Carolina. You can get updates on Twitter at www.twitter.com/bbcon and see what others are tweeting by looking at #bbcon . Be sure to check out... 11-18-2008 8:30 AM by Steve MacLaughlin to Connections Filed under: Blackbaud, social networking, fundraising trends, Blackbaud NetCommunity, nptech

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  Journey from Structred Frame to SharePoint Server Wiki The journey from last week to this week already feels a decade long as I’ve encountered many trials and errors in converting internal team documentation authored in Structured FrameMaker into a Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007 friendly format. In other... 11-18-2008 6:36 AM by Lindsey Robbins to From the Doc Side Filed under: technical communication, Documentation, user assistance content, emerging technology, wikis, PDF, tools