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Strategy, Guides & News for the Nonprofit CommunityRethinking “Mission” Critical
What is "Mission" Critical? Can you name a software solution for your nonprofit that you could honestly live without? It’s a popular question for your smartphone or laptop– could you live without it? Sure, but start thinking of all of the things you’d have to do...
read moreVideo Tutorial: Custom Fields Using the Blackbaud SDK
Ever wanted to add a custom field to Blackbaud CRM and make it look like it's part of the standard, styled functionality? This is something that can be easily achieved using the Blackbaud SDK. Recently, I was talking with a client that wanted to see the prospect...
read moreZuri Group’s CRM Health Check
Better than a trip to the doctor’s office: What a CRM Health Check can do for you. Imagine a time after go-live: the dust has settled, fires have been extinguished, and users are just really getting back to work. Every day brings a new challenge – a report to be...
read moreQ&A with Ryan Motkowicz, CRM Consultant
Zuri Group is thrilled to announce that Ryan Motkowicz has joined the Zuri family as a Blackbaud CRM Consultant. Ryan specializes in post go-live stabilization, providing users with the tools and training necessary to becoming proficient in BBCRM after transition. His...
read moreLet Your Donors Feel the Love
Unpopular opinion: I really love Valentine’s Day. Okay, yes – it is a manufactured, over-commercialized, greeting card holiday – but it’s also an opportunity to let the people who matter to you know that you’re thinking about them. I don’t know about you, but with the...
read moreTen Characteristics of a Great Fundraising Operations Team Member
The competition for talent in advancement services and development operations is steep. There is no standard educational path to these positions. No one goes to college to run data and gift management for a university. The skills needed also go well beyond the soft...
read moreQ&A with John Auwaerter, Senior Technical Consultant
Zuri Group is thrilled to announce that John Auwaerter has joined the Zuri family as Senior Technical Consultant. John brings with him over 20 years experience with Blackbaud software and is the leading subject matter expert in infrastructure, application, and...
read more2019 Nonprofit Conference Roundup
A new year means getting to plan which nonprofit conferences we'll be attending in 2019 - here's a look at our list so far: FEBRUARY P2P Professional Forum Conference | New Orleans, LA MARCH DRIVE/ Conference | Baltimore, MD CASE D1 Conference | Boston, MA JUNE bb...
read moreUser Acceptance Testing: Tooling ,Test Cases, and Training
When you mention User Acceptance Testing, people sometimes get that deer-in-the-headlights look. UAT can be daunting – but we’ve got five steps that your organization can use to develop a testing plan that will help ensure a smooth and successful round of UAT. ...
read moreExpectation Management and the Consumer Experience
We are barreling toward Black Friday and the heralding of all things Christmas and Holidays, which means one thing: we have expectation management problems. Now, this article isn't about keeping up with the Jones' and parents buying their kiddos an iPhone when they...
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