Maine-based
nonprofit Preble Street demonstrates
productivity increases
CHARLESTON, S.C., March 14,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackbaud (NASDAQ:
BLKB), the leading provider of software for powering social impact,
is doubling down on its efforts to support customers in developing
the cutting edge low-code development skills that promise to
democratize the social impact software space.
"We fuel social impact by unleashing efficiency in the business
offices of nonprofits. Our core solutions like Blackbaud Raiser's
Edge NXT® offer essential tools for digital
transformation to help organizations work more effectively. You add
to this the flexibility to adapt these tools to their own
hyper-specific needs, and the benefits reverberate across
communities," said Heather McLean,
Developer and Partner Success Manager, Blackbaud.
Blackbaud customer Preble
Street responds to crises of homelessness, housing
scarcity, hunger, and poverty in Maine, through its shelters, street outreach,
emergency food initiatives, health services, anti-human-trafficking
services, and other partnerships and programs. To fulfill its
mission, Preble Street relies on
Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT – the leading solution for fundraising
and relationship management.
Nicole Holt, Preble Street's Data Systems Project Manager,
uses Blackbaud's training and resources to skill up as a low-code
developer, a relatively new skill set for nonprofit professionals.
A pioneer in low-code technology for the social impact space,
Blackbaud offers 10 certified connectors to the Microsoft Power
Platform. These connectors allow low-code developers like Holt to
connect Blackbaud software to a wide ecosystem of third-party
applications and templates without requiring a "pro-code"
development background. Blackbaud is now focused on expanding
offerings for low-code app and automation "citizen developers" like
Holt through accelerator programs, user groups, and other virtual
and in-person training opportunities.
Holt, one of the earliest adopters of low-code technology,
explains: "More than 20 of our processes are now
automated, which has improved our ability to manage volume and
taken away the administrative burden on staff. Our staff are now
able to focus on what's most important to accomplishing our mission
and advocating for solutions to homelessness, poverty, and
hunger."
Jerry Needel, vice president
of product management and innovation, Blackbaud says: "The
benefits that Nicole has highlighted are exactly why we're so
passionate about providing developer training to the nonprofit
community. We're connecting the dots between data, information and
user workflows between departments and groups, in a way that's
flexible and works seamlessly for a variety of channels and
mechanisms across a broad range of organizations."
With the low-code tools Holt has built to connect core systems
and processes for Preble Street's
programs, she reports that the organization has reduced time spent
on routine administrative tasks by 10 hours per week, as well as
uncovered new opportunities to grow fundraising to support their
mission.
Blackbaud customers can easily access templates and tutorials to
create similar automations through Blackbaud's free Microsoft Power
Platform resource library and the peer driven Blackbaud
Community, which features an engaged Microsoft Power Platform user
group.
Blackbaud is now expanding its accelerator and training
programming to reach more nonprofit employees like Holt. Upcoming
programming includes:
- A Power Platform webinar series to help educate our next
wave of Microsoft Power Platform users, featuring users like
Holt.
- Microsoft Power Platform Regional In-Person Workshops
hosted by
Blackbaud and Microsoft. The first workshop will take place
in Arlington, VA on
April 6 and the second
in Chicago on May 16.
- bbdevdays, a virtual conference that brings together a
community of pro-code and low-code developers, including three days
of learning, code sharing and networking, complete with Blackbaud
product announcements, product expert sessions, trainings, skills
labs and more.
About Blackbaud
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) is the leading software provider
exclusively dedicated to powering social impact. Serving the
nonprofit and education sectors, companies committed to social
responsibility, and individual change makers, Blackbaud's essential
software is built to accelerate impact in fundraising, nonprofit
financial management, digital giving, grantmaking, corporate social
responsibility and education management. With millions of users and
$100 billion donated, granted, and
invested through its platforms every year, Blackbaud's solutions
are unleashing the potential of the people and organizations who
change the world. Blackbaud has been named to Newsweek's list of
America's Most Responsible Companies, Quartz's list of Best
Companies for Remote Workers, and Forbes' list of America's Best
Employers. A remote-first company, Blackbaud has operations in
the United States, Australia, Canada, Costa
Rica and the United
Kingdom, supporting users in 100+ countries. Learn more at
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