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pIt#39;s inevitable; you strongwill/strong need to reprint a check at some point in your FE user career. In many cases, it won#39;t even be your fault. The blame will lie on the employee or vendor that misplaced the check, the USPS for losing the check, or your printer for eating the paper. So what do you do? The answer depends on your response to the following question: Do you need to use the same check number?/p pstrongYes, I need to use the same check number. /strongbr /If the check either never left the office or did not print, you can reuse the same check number. You#39;ll need to first a href="http://www.blackbaud.com/kb/index?page=contentamp;id=BB59007"void/a and a href="http://www.blackbaud.com/kb/index?page=contentamp;id=BB53728"purge/a the check. Voiding the check frees up the invoice or calculation and purging frees up the check number to be used again. Now you#39;re ready to reprint the check using your normal process. The only difference is you#39;ll need to change the starting payment number on the Format tab of the Create Payments screen before you print the check./p pstrongNo, I need to use a new check number./strong br /When you use pre-printed check stock or put a stop payment on a lost check, you#39;ll want to keep the original in your bank register for a paper trail. In this is the case, you#39;ll just need to a href="http://www.blackbaud.com/kb/index?page=contentamp;id=BB59007"void/a the check and then print the new check as usual./p pDo you have a check question? Leave a comment below and we#39;ll work together to quickly post the answer. Talk to you soon!/pimg src="http://forums.blackbaud.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=153048" width="1" height="1"

pSeveral times a week, we offer free, hour-long web seminars on our website. The seminars usually focus on Blackbaud products or best practices for nonprofits./p pTo register, select a href="http://www.blackbaud.com/events/webseminars.aspx" target="_new"Web Seminars/a from the Events menu on our website, find a seminar you want to attend, and click Register Now. Once you submit the enrollment form, you’ll receive an email with instructions for viewing the online presentation, as well as the telephone access number. If you’d like to enroll for additional seminars, click Continue after you fill out the enrollment form./p pHere are some of the web seminars coming up next week:/p blockquotestrongAugust 3:/strongbr /strongMaximizing Your WealthPoint OnTime Results, 2:00 p.m. ET:/strong This session will provide an overview of best practices for using WealthPoint OnTime results and provide examples of how organizations are finding success. a href="https://www.livemeeting.com/lrs/1100003672/Registration.aspx?pageName=p3tqrxcm7955nn7b" target="_new"Register now/a/blockquote blockquotestrongAugust 4:/strongbr /strongGet Engaged: Donor Engagement Through Social Media, 1:00 p.m. ET:/strong This session will examine ways to get started on a social media strategy and how your organization can benefit. a href="https://www.livemeeting.com/lrs/1100003672/Registration.aspx?pageName=9l5rx42gqpd046s3" target="_new"Register now/abr /br /strongIntroducing ALTRU! A Clear View, 2:00 p.m. ET:/strong Altru is Blackbaud’s new SaaS platform which helps arts amp; cultural organizations cultivate patrons, sell and schedule programs and manage revenue. a href="https://www.livemeeting.com/lrs/1100003672/Registration.aspx?pageName=p7182j8lg63bkpg6" target="_new"Register now/abr /br /strongThe Financial Edge for Raiser#39;s Edge Customers, 2:00 p.m. ET:/strong DThis session highlights the benefits of adding The Financial Edge to The Raiser#39;s Edge. a href="https://www.livemeeting.com/lrs/1100003672/Registration.aspx?pageName=48f2dj7c4mpzpx68" target="_new"Register now/a/blockquote blockquotestrongAugust 5:/strongbr /strongIgnite your website with Blackbaud NetCommunity Spark, 2:00 p.m. ET:/strong Join us to learn how Blackbaud NetCommunity Spark can help you complement or expand your current online strategies. a href="https://www.livemeeting.com/lrs/1100003672/Registration.aspx?pageName=041kshjcct1mxlqx" target="_new"Register now/a/blockquote pThe answer to the Brain Buster in this month#39;s edition of a href="http://www.blackbaud.com/files/support/newsletters/usersedge/ue0710.htm" target="_new"The User#39;s Edge/a is that Robert has a nickel and a quarter. One of the coins (the quarter) is not a nickel, but the other one is img src="http://forums.blackbaud.com/emoticons/emotion-5.gif" alt="Wink" //p pHave a super weekend!/pimg src="http://forums.blackbaud.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=152692" width="1" height="1"

pWhat would happen if your nonprofit organization stopped all communication?nbsp; And I mean all of it.br //ppNo phone calls, direct mail packages, event reminders, renewal notices, thank you letters, pledge statements, magnets and pins, bogus renewal notices, employee giving forms, calendars, gift cards, volunteer SMS alerts, membership card mailings, smoke signals, birthday cards, magazines and newsletters, grant proposals, website updates, email messages, Google ads, advocacy action alerts, status updates, or tweets. Stop all of it./ppWho would notice? How long would it take anyone to notice?br //ppWhat would they complain the most about not getting?/ppWhat do they say they miss the most?/ppWhat would this tell you about how you communicate with constituents today? Would you change anything?/ppFrequency and value of communication are not to be confused. In a world of over-messaging the most valuable ones still work. br //pimg src="http://forums.blackbaud.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=152663" width="1" height="1"

pDespite a brief audio hiccup, the Knowledgebase, eResources, and You Support Roundtable was a great success.nbsp; In case you missed it, you can watch the session online or check out the PowerPoint presentationnbsp;on the a href="http://www.blackbaud.com/support/roundtables/fundware.aspx"FundWare Roundtables/a page. /p pIf you have any questions about searching Knowledgebase, logging into our website,nbsp;or navigating the website, please leave a comment with your question.nbsp;We#39;ll work together to quickly get it answered.nbsp; /p pTalk to you soon!/pimg src="http://forums.blackbaud.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=152634" width="1" height="1"

pWe#39;ve just launched a class="" title="BlackbaudTV" href="http://blackbaud.tv/"BlackbaudTV/a, an online video portal for nonprofits to learn, interact, and share their stories.nbsp;You can quot;tune inquot;nbsp;for the latest nonprofit news, trends and best practices, and we also welcome your participation!/p pAs part of our a class="" title="Inspire Contest" href="http://blackbaud.tv/get-involved"BlackbaudTV#39;s Inspire Contest/a, we invite you to submit a video about how your nonprofit eminspires/em supporters to take action. The video can be a simple recording--don#39;t fret about the quality. We just want to learn how you inspire your supporters to share your passion and work with you toward achieving your mission. /p pFrom now until October 18th, you can submit up to one video per day. Each submission will be entered in our Inspire Contest drawing: two winners will receive free registration to a class="" title="Blackbaud Conference" href="http://www.blackbaud.com/events/bb_conf/conf_overview.aspx"Blackbaud’s 2010 Conference for Nonprofits/a in Washington, D.C. (Oct. 20-22), and two people will win an a class="" title="iPad" href="http://www.apple.com/ipad/"Apple iPad/a! /p pRead the a class="" title="press release" href="http://www.blackbaud.com/default.aspx?pgpId=2531amp;PRID=369"press release/a and visit a class="" title="BlackbaudTV" href="http://blackbaud.tv/"BlackbaudTV/a to learn more. We look forward to seeing your videos!nbsp;/pimg src="http://forums.blackbaud.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=152457" width="1" height="1"

pIt#39;s hard to keep a really good thing a secret, but today I finally get to tell you about a href="http://blackbaud.tv/"BlackbaudTV/a. The new website launches today with close to 40 videos from across the nonprofit sector. As you might have guessed, the website is at a href="http://blackbaud.tv/"www.blackbaud.tv/a./p p The site features videos and interviews with a href="http://www.facebook.com/Randi"Randi Zuckerberg/a from Facebook, Social media expert a href="http://www.chrisbrogan.com/"Chris Brogan/a, Twitpic founder a href="http://twitpic.com/"Noah Everett/a, a href="http://www.nten.org"Holly Ross/a from NTEN, and NetSquared#39;s a href="http://amysampleward.org/"Amy Sample Ward/a. Plus lots of customer stories and thoughts from Blackbaud experts.br //p Blackbaud is holding the a href="http://blackbaud.tv/submit-a-video"BlackbaudTV Inspire Contest/a to encourage nonprofit professionals to submit a video in response to the question “How do you inspire supporters to take action?” Each video response submitted will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win one of two free registrations to the a href="http://www.blackbaud.com/events/bb_conf/charleston/nonprofitconf.aspx"2010 Blackbaud’s Conference for Nonprofits – North America/a and one of two iPads. Learn more about the BlackbaudTV Inspire Contest at a href="http://www.blackbaud.tv/Inspire"www.blackbaud.tv/Inspire/a. pThe a href="http://blackbaud.tv/"BlackbaudTV/a video portal was built using a href="http://www.blackbaud.com/products/internet/netcommunity.aspx"Blackbaud NetCommunity/a and will continue to grow over time. The current channel line-up is:br //p p bNonprofit News:/b Learn about trends, issues, and news—stay current on issues facing your specific sector, and be the first to find out about events that impact the nonprofit community. /p p bTechKNOWlogy: /bHear about the latest innovations in nonprofit technology—learn about the latest technology tools and tips and hear from peers about how they are leveraging technology in their organizations. /p pbPhilanthropy in Action:/b Watch how organizations are making the world a better place. /p pbBlackbaud Community:/b Hear from Blackbaud customers and partners about how they are leveraging technology to improve operational efficiency, build strong relationships, and raise more money to support their missions. /p pbBlackbaud LIVE!: /bWatch sessions as they are happening from nonprofit events. Live coverage starts with select sessions from a href="http://www.blackbaud.com/events/bb_conf/charleston/nonprofitconf.aspx"Blackbaud’s 2010 Conference for Nonprofits — North America/a/p pGive it a look. And don#39;t forget that you can a href="http://blackbaud.tv/submit-a-video"submit your own video/as too.br //p img src="http://forums.blackbaud.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=152410" width="1" height="1"

pWelcome to the second installment of “Why do my taxes look like that?”! Last time we went over how to find the annual taxable wages (or adjusted gross wage) and how to find the federal income tax deduction. This time we’re going to talk about Medicare, Social Security and FUTA. /p pWe will need the adjusted gross wages for this as well. We’ll use Zelda as our example again. Her adjusted gross wages are $37,000./p pFirst let’s look at Social Security. To find the pieces we need next, open the Federal tax table and select the Social Security tab. Note the rate and the limit. For 2010 the rate is 6.2m, and the limit is $106,800.00./p pTo find out how much Social Security is taken out for Zelda, we take 6.2% of $37,000 for a total of $2,294. The same way we did with the federal, we can divide this number by 24 pay periods to get $95.58 per check./p pWhat is the limit for then? The limit places a cap on how much Social Security tax can be taken out for an employee. It’s the maximum wages subject to Social Security taxes. So if you have employees that get paid more than $106,800 annually then part way through the year their Social Security tax will stop deducting. The maximum Social Security tax any employee should have taken out is $6,621.60, give or take some cents for rounding./p pFor Medicare we want to look at the Medicare tab of the Federal tax table. For 2010 the rate is 1.45. Same as we’ve done so far, we take 1.45% of $37,000 for a total of $536.50. Divide that by 24 to get $22.35 of Medicare tax per check./p pFor both Medicare and Social Security, the calculation for the employer portion is the same as for the employee portion. In general those numbers should always match./p pFUTA calculates much the same way Social Security does. We can find the information on the FUTA tab of the tax table. The rate for 2010 is 6.2, and the limit is $7,000. For Zelda the FUTA total would be 6.2% of $37,000, which is $2,294. So that means she gets $95.58 each month just like Social Security. The difference is that because the limit here is lower than $37,000. FUTA will stop deducting when it reaches the maximum, which is 6.2% of $7,000, or $434./p pUnlike Social Security and Medicare, FUTA is an employer only tax and will not deduct anything from the check itself./p pThat’s all for this time! Next time we will go over Advanced EIC and Non Resident Alien./pimg src="http://forums.blackbaud.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=151200" width="1" height="1"

bspan style="FONT-FAMILY:#39;Arial#39;,#39;sans-serif#39;;"Charleston, S.C. (July 29, 2010) /span/bspan style="FONT-FAMILY:#39;Arial#39;,#39;sans-serif#39;;"– Blackbaud, Inc (Nasdaq: BLKB) today announced the launch of a href="http://www.blackbaud.tv/"span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;"font color="#800080"BlackbaudTV/font/span/a, a new resource for the nonprofit community, with videos featuring nonprofit news, technology tools and tips, philanthropy in action, Blackbaud customers, partners, and events./spanspan style="FONT-FAMILY:#39;Arial#39;,#39;sans-serif#39;;"nbsp;br /br //spanspan style="FONT-FAMILY:#39;Arial#39;,#39;sans-serif#39;;"To celebrate the launch, Blackbaud is holding the ua href="http://blackbaud.tv/submit-a-video"span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;"font color="#800080"BlackbaudTV Inspire Contest/font/span/a/u to encourage nonprofit professionals to submit a video in response to the question “How do you inspire supporters to take action?” Each video response submitted will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win one of two free registrations to the 2010 Blackbaud’s Conference for Nonprofits – North America (drawing being held August 20) and one of two iPads (drawing being held October 21). Learn more about the BlackbaudTV Inspire Contest at a href="http://www.blackbaud.tv/Inspire"span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;"font color="#800080"www.blackbaud.tv/Inspire/font/span/a.u/u/spanspan style="FONT-FAMILY:#39;Arial#39;,#39;sans-serif#39;;"nbsp;/span pnbsp;/p p object width="640" height="385"param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Bc0DKqWurTAamp;hl=en_USamp;fs=1"param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Bc0DKqWurTAamp;hl=en_USamp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="385"/embed/object/p pRead the full a href="http://www.blackbaud.com/default.aspx?pgpId=2531amp;PRID=369"press release/a. /pimg src="http://forums.blackbaud.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=152414" width="1" height="1"

pHave you evernbsp;thought, quot;I wishnbsp;I could [fill in your suggestion]quot;? Well, now#39;s your chance to help develop the next generation of financial products. Become a member ofnbsp;thenbsp;Financial Software Interactive Design Project to interact directly with members of our design team as they make decisions about features and functionality for future versions. All conversations take place on thenbsp;Financial Software Interactive Design Project forum, available tonbsp;members only, where you can easily comment on potential features and functionality. Join the project team today by emailingnbsp;a href="mailto:accountingdesign@blackbaud.com"accountingdesign@blackbaud.com/a./p pTalk to you soon!/pimg src="http://forums.blackbaud.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=152230" width="1" height="1"

pWe recently sent a message to the primary contacts and web administrators for all organizations that use The Raiser#39;s Edge announcing that support for a href="http://www.blackbaud.com/kb/index?page=contentamp;id=BB126" target="_new"ICVerify/a will end on July 15, 2011. End of support means we will no longer test software releases or address product issues with ICVerify, but we will continue to answer your questions about ICVerify integration./p pIf your organization uses a href="http://www.blackbaud.com/kb/index?page=contentamp;id=BB142121" target="_new"IATS/a to process payments electronically, or does not use The Raiser#39;s Edge for payment processing, this change does not affect your organization. This change affects only organizations that use ICVerify to authorize credit card donations in The Raiser#39;s Edge./p pWe are also introducing a new payment processing service called Blackbaud Merchant Services, an all-inclusive gateway which encrypts sensitive information and securely processes transactions. Contact your a href="mailto:solutions@blackbaud.com?subject=Blackbaud%20Merchant%20Services" target="_new"Account Manager/a for more information about Blackbaud Merchant Services./p pIf you have any questions, leave a comment below./pimg src="http://forums.blackbaud.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=152162" width="1" height="1"

pHere are the most popular Forums posts as well as unanswered posts from last week:/p pbMost Popular Topics:/b/p ul lia href="http://forums.blackbaud.com/forums/t/15664.aspx" target="_new"Do you enter non-gifts into RE?/a/li lia href="http://forums.blackbaud.com/forums/t/15616.aspx" target="_new"Job Title on Reports/a/li lia href="http://forums.blackbaud.com/forums/t/13727.aspx" target="_new"Scanned documents stored in Raiser#39;s Edge/a/li lia href="http://forums.blackbaud.com/forums/t/12420.aspx" target="_new"Pledge reminders - excluding early payers on installments due/a/li lia href="http://forums.blackbaud.com/forums/t/15572.aspx" target="_new"RE and Accounting/a/li lia href="http://forums.blackbaud.com/forums/t/13638.aspx" target="_new"conditionally using couple salutation when both records are in export/a/li lia href="http://forums.blackbaud.com/forums/t/15629.aspx" target="_new"Action Attribute Descriptions not printing in full/a/li/ul pbUnanswered Posts:/b/p ul lia href="http://forums.blackbaud.com/forums/t/15663.aspx" target="_new"Outlook Synchronization-- how to integrate starting with contacts in Outlook/a/li lia href="http://forums.blackbaud.com/forums/t/15669.aspx" target="_new"Export - Date of 1st Pay Field /a/li lia href="http://forums.blackbaud.com/forums/t/15613.aspx" target="_new"Voice recognition/a/li/ulimg src="http://forums.blackbaud.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=152300" width="1" height="1"

pa href="http://www.layoutsville.com/images/graphics/callme2yb6243.gif" target="_blank"img style="WIDTH:328px;HEIGHT:362px;" alt="callme" hspace="50" src="http://www.layoutsville.com/images/graphics/callme2yb6243.gif" align="right" border="0" //a /p pThirty years ago, a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blondie_(band)" target="_new"Blondie/a made it clear that it was okay to quot;Call Mequot;, but that isn#39;t necessarily the case for your constituents. To make it easy to keep track of how constituents prefer to be contacted, you can add solicit codes on a constituent#39;s Bio 1 tab./p pA solicit code tells you that a constituent has certain rules or conditions regarding how you should approach them. Solicit codes typically include simple instructinos such as quot;Send No Mailquot;, quot;Do not phone at workquot;, quot;Do not phone after 6:00 p.mquot;, quot;Do not phone on weekends,quot; or even quot;Do not solicit.quot;/p pTo add a solicit code, type it directly in the Bio 1 tab#39;s Solicit code field or click the words Solicit code to open the solicit code screen to make your selection. You can also open this screen by placing your cursor in the field and pressing F7./p pIn addition to providing an indicator on constituent records, the solicit code field can also be used to filter mailings. For instance, in Labels, you can exclude constituents with the quot;Send No Mailquot; solicit code by going to the Filters tab and selecting Exclude Selected under Filter Options next to Solicit Codes. By clicking the binoculars under Selected Filters, you will open Selected Solicit Codes screen. From there, highlight quot;Send No Mailquot;, move it into the Exclude these entries frame, and click OK. Now constituents with this solicit code will be excluded from your mailing./p pRead more about Solicit Codes in Knowledgebase solution a href="http://www.blackbaud.com/kb/index?page=contentamp;id=BB24742" target="_new"BB24742/a and in the a href="http://forums.blackbaud.com/tags/solicit+codes/default.aspx" target="_new"forums/a. Do you have a best practice involving solicit codes? Let us know in the comments section!/pimg src="http://forums.blackbaud.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=152171" width="1" height="1"

pDo you feel like your obligations are playing hide and seek with you? I must admit, some obligations act like kids and tend to wander off after posting, changing their stage, or a system failure. What#39;s the one thing that always brings kids out of hiding? That#39;s right,nbsp;the ice cream truck! For obligations, the ice cream trucknbsp;is the Clear AP Flags utility. img border="0" hspace="5" alt="Clear AP Flags truck" align="right" src="http://www.blackbaud.com/images/blogs/apflags.gif" width="175" height="137" //p pBefore you can clear the flags, request all users to log out of AP. Then, in division 00 - System Administration, Division Maintenance, highlight the division with the issue and click Clear AP Flags. Hopefully you#39;ll receive the message, No in-use flags were found for Division ## (where ## is your division number), No exception report was created. At this point the kids have come back out to play and can be found in their respective folder. /p pInstead of the above message, you may get one that says, No in-use flags were cleared for Division ##. An exception report OTFLAG has been created. Don#39;t worry, your kids are not lost, they just don#39;t like ice cream and need a bit more coaxing to come out. To find them, open the OTFLAG.L## report in Print Manager. This report shows you the obligations in pending folders and the user that was working with them. Then, log into AP as the specific usersnbsp;and either post the obligations or remove them. After adjusting the obligations locked by individual users, run the Clear AP Flags utility again and all kids should be in the open and ready to play. /p pTalk to you soon!/pimg src="http://forums.blackbaud.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=152133" width="1" height="1"

pHere are the questions we received in yesterday#39;s session of our Support Roundtable a href="http://www.blackbaud.com/support/roundtables/raisersedge.aspx" target="_new"The Raiser’s Edge 7.91 Update: New Features and Frequently Asked Questions/a. If you missed the session, you can still a href="http://www.blackbaud.com/support/roundtables/raisersedge.aspx" target="_new"view the recording and PowerPoint presentation/a./p pstrongQ:/strong We have Blackbaud NetCommunity and accept recurring gifts. Will we still be able to download credit card information to process recurring gifts?br /strongA:/strong If you use Blackbaud Payment Services to store credit card information, Recurring Gift processing will not change after the update. This is true for both recurring gifts downloaded through Blackbaud NetCommunity or NetSolutions, as well as recurring gifts entered manually in The Raiser#39;s Edge./p pstrongQ:/strong Do we need to apply any patches after 7.91 is installed?br /strongA:/strong Updating to the latest patch isn#39;t required, but we do recommend installing the latest patch, which include several critical fixes./p pstrongQ:/strong What can you tell us about the end of support for ICVerify and also Blackbaud Merchant Services?br /strongA:/strong Support for ICVerify will end on July 15, 2011. This means that any future releases of ICVerify will not be tested with Blackbaud products, but we can still answer functionality and integration questions. Blackbaud Merchant Services is our new payment gateway. For more information, contact your a href="mailto:solutions@blackbaud.com?subject=Blackbaud%20Merchant%20Services" target="_new"Account Manager/a./p pstrongQ:/strong How soon should we update to Blackbaud NetCommunity to version 6.10 after updating to The Raiser#39;s Edge 7.91?br /strongA:/strong If you integrate The Raiser#39;s Edge with Blackbaud NetCommunity, you must update to Blackbaud NetCommunity 6.10 first and then immediately update to The Raiser#39;s Edge 7.91./p pstrongQ:/strong I know that to accept donations online with NetDonors you must add an account to Config, Business Rules, Merchant Accounts. If you want to process credit cards in Batch using IATS, do you also have to do this?br /strongA:/strong Yes, a Merchant Account must be added for any kind of credit card processing in The Raiser#39;s Edge./p pstrongQ:/strong Is there a deadline for updating to The Raiser#39;s Edge 7.91?br /strongA:/strong There is not a Blackbaud-imposed deadline to update to The Raiser#39;s Edge 7.91. For most merchants, the deadlines for validating compliance with the PCI DSS have already passed. You should check with your acquirer and/or merchant bank to check if any specific deadlines apply to you. If you do not update, contact a a href="http://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/pdfs/pci_qsa_list.pdf" target="_new"Qualified Security Assessor/a for advice on how to secure your credit card data and authorize credit card transactions in accordance with PCI DSS./p pstrongQ:/strong What additional setup is required for The Raiser#39;s Edge to communicate with BBPS?br /strongA:/strong Review the Knowledgebase solutions below for additional setup:br /br / ul lia href="http://www.blackbaud.com/kb/index?page=contentamp;id=BB713436" target="_new"What is the hostname of the Blackbaud Payment Service servers?/a/li lia href="http://www.blackbaud.com/kb/index?page=contentamp;id=BB701162" target="_new"IP Addresses for the Blackbaud Payment Service (BBPS)/a/li lia href="http://www.blackbaud.com/kb/index?page=contentamp;id=BB616725" target="_new"What ports need to be opened to access the Blackbaud Payment Service (BBPS)?/a/li/ul pstrongQ:/strong Once credit card numbers are stored with BBPS, will we be able to view that information?br /strongA:/strong No, this information is no longer visible, which is a requirement for PCI DSS compliance. We do allow a one-time data dump if your organization ever chooses to leave Blackbaud./p pstrongQ:/strong We have multiple Raiser#39;s Edge databases. Do we need separate BBPS accounts for each of the database?br /strongA:/strong No, each organization uses a single BBPS account./p pstrongQ:/strong If we don#39;t process credit cards in The Raiser#39;s Edge, do you suggest that we update to version 7.91?br /strongA:/strong Updating to The Raiser#39;s Edge 7.91 is not required. The new version does contain additional features and software fixes that are only available with the update./p pstrongQ:/strong What is the next version of The Raiser#39;s Edge? Will it be on the Infinity platform?br /strongA:/strong This has not been determined at this time./p pstrongQ:/strong We currently run The Raiser#39;s Edge 7.85. We have already truncated our credit card numbers to the last four digits to meet our processor#39;s PCI DSS deadline prior to updating to version 7.91. Will we lose this reference when we update to 7.91, or will BBPS recognize that it#39;s not a full credit-card number?br /strongA:/strong The last 4 digits will be displayed in The Raiser#39;s Edge 7.91, preceded by question marks (ex: ????????????1234) to indicate that they are not stored in BBPS./pimg src="http://forums.blackbaud.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=152134" width="1" height="1"

pquot;What about your friends?quot; That#39;s whatnbsp;our usersnbsp;have been asking Target Analytics as they look fornbsp;a resource to identify business and nonprofit connections. span style="FONT-FAMILY:#39;Arial#39;,#39;sans-serif#39;;FONT-SIZE:10pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-font-family:#39;Times New Roman#39;;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;"Sometimes it takes knowing who your prospect knows to get the inside track. span style="FONT-FAMILY:#39;Arial#39;,#39;sans-serif#39;;FONT-SIZE:10pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-font-family:#39;Times New Roman#39;;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;"Having a good relationship with a friend or a co-worker can help a fundraiser reach other like-minded individuals, introduce the organization and begin the cultivation process. Sometimes, a fundraiser finds these relationships from events or functions they attend, and other times they look to the prospect researcher to identify these links from their screening tools./span/span/p pSo, here#39;s a sneak peak at the August release of ResearchPoint which will include a newly added Extended Networks feature. This long awaited resource uses confirmed details found from Dun amp; Bradstreetnbsp;and GuideStar and connects the dots between your prospects, business colleagues,nbsp;and peers who serve with them on nonprofit boards./p pWe#39;d love to hear your feedback about this tool, so make sure you jump right in after the release to identify the relationships in your ResearchPoint system./p pnbsp;/p pnbsp;/p pnbsp;/pimg src="http://forums.blackbaud.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=152127" width="1" height="1"

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While this is a pretty simple example, adding additional fields to the form and the API code should be pretty straightforward./p pnbsp;/p pIf you have any problems building the example or running your application, please leave a comment/pimg src="http://forums.blackbaud.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=151171" width="1" height="1"

pThis free, four-part web seminar series, Cultivating Lifelong Donors: Stewardship and the Fundraising Pyramid, helps nonprofits set strategies for building giving programs from engagement up through ultimate giving. The key thread through the series is stewarding supporters at all levels of the fundraising pyramid...even before a gift is made. Blackbaud nonprofit experts developed the seminars to cover a broad range of topics based on their vast experience in the nonprofit world. Each session is designed to build on the content from the previous session, so you can get a full overview with the complete series or concentrate on the sessions that interest you the most...all with the ultimate goal of helping you to maximize fundraising results.nbsp;a href="https://www124.livemeeting.com/lrs/1100003672/Registration.aspx?pageName=9l5rx42gqpd046s3"Register now/a.br /br /bPart 1 - Get Engaged: Donor Engagement Through Social Mediabr //biWednesday, August 4, 1:00 p.m. ETbr //iHaving a social media strategy is not its own objective. Rather, social media strategies can support your existing objectives. Reflect on your organization#39;s current objectives: Do you want to cultivate supporter relationships, build cause awareness, do online fundraising, or connect with new supporters? Those are all goals social media can help support, and this session will examine a multitude of ways to get started and how your organization can benefit.nbsp;a href="https://www.livemeeting.com/lrs/1100003672/Registration.aspx?pageName=9l5rx42gqpd046s3"Register now/a.br /br /bPart 2 - Keeping Them: Stewarding quot;One-Timequot; Donors for Lasting Supportbr //biWednesday, August 11, 1:00 p.m ETbr //iIn the wake of a disaster or other monumental events, many people who do not regularly donate to nonprofits are moved to assist with one-time gifts.nbsp; New donors flood into nonprofit databases.nbsp; What can be done to kindle that spark of compassion into a flame of philanthropy?nbsp; In a word: stewardship.nbsp; Join us to explore why retaining new donors is no trivial challenge.nbsp;a href="https://www.livemeeting.com/lrs/1100003672/Registration.aspx?pageName=9l5rx42gqpd046s3"Register now/a.br /br /bPart 3 -/bnbsp;bPyramid Power: Transitional Giving for Building Strong Fundraising Pyramidsbr //biWednesday, August 18, 1:00 p.m. ET/ibr /Data analysis suggests that many organizations have difficulty identifying transitional giving prospects: individuals emerging from the annual fund process who demonstrate potential to become mid-to-high level prospects in the years to come. History further suggests that we are often content to allow these prospects to self-identify through their first transitional gift, rather than using research to seek emerging prospects and implementing targeted development strategies to encourage more prospects to move up the giving pyramid.nbsp; Join us to discuss the concept of transitional giving and its critical contribution to fundraising and campaign success.nbsp;a href="https://www.livemeeting.com/lrs/1100003672/Registration.aspx?pageName=9l5rx42gqpd046s3"Register now/a.br /br /bPart 4 - Peak Performance: Strategic Stewardship for Planned Giving Programsbr //biWednesday, August 25, 1:00 p.m. ET/ibr /True donor stewardship begins before you know that a gift has been made and continues even after the donor has passed away.nbsp;A simple, yet strategic stewardship program welcomes your legacy givers into the organization#39;s highest ranks and provides them a two-way relationship throughout their lives.nbsp;This session will explore how building an intentional bond with these future major donors strengthens your chances for increased current giving as well as future legacy gifts.nbsp;a href="https://www.livemeeting.com/lrs/1100003672/Registration.aspx?pageName=9l5rx42gqpd046s3"Register now/a./pimg src="http://forums.blackbaud.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=152126" width="1" height="1"

pBlackbaud#39;s chief scientist Chuck Longfield has spent more than 25 years working with nonprofits to improve their fundraising results. He#39;s a very popular speaker and one of the best people I#39;ve ever had the pleasure to work with./p pUnderstanding donor passion is something Chuck believes is vitally important for nonprofits to succeed. He also has proven time and time again how simply calling donors and asking them why they gave can be tremendously valuable.br //p pChuck recently spoke at the a href="http://www.nationalconvention.org.uk/"Institute of Fundraising#39;s National Convention/a in London. Howard Lake from a href="http://fundraising.co.uk/"Fundraising UK/a recorded a portion of Chuck#39;s presentation and posted it online. Here are two very good videos worth watching:br //p p object height="340" width="560" param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZmDY2epmQtkamp;hl=en_USamp;fs=1?rel=0amp;color1=0x006699amp;color2=0x54abd6" param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZmDY2epmQtkamp;hl=en_USamp;fs=1?rel=0amp;color1=0x006699amp;color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="340" width="560"/object br /br / object height="340" width="560" param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2YcKlvaqAPEamp;hl=en_USamp;fs=1?rel=0amp;color1=0x006699amp;color2=0x54abd6" param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2YcKlvaqAPEamp;hl=en_USamp;fs=1?rel=0amp;color1=0x006699amp;color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="340" width="560"/object /p pDo you have a donor love meter? Do you do anything with it? Why not? When is the last time you called a donor to ask them why they gave? Why not? /p pThis all sounds very simple — because it is. So what is stopping you from doing something that does improve results?br //p img src="http://forums.blackbaud.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=152084" width="1" height="1"

pJust a reminder that MatchFinder was updated the week of July 26, 2010. In The Raiser#39;s Edge, you can download the update to refresh your MatchFinder database files. Remember that your MatchFinder Online service is updated daily so you#39;ll always see the most up to date details for matching gift corporations out there. /p pFor more info on updating MatchFinder in The Raiser#39;s Edge review Knowledgebase solution BB414650./pimg src="http://forums.blackbaud.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=151937" width="1" height="1"

pAre your teachers complaining that they can#39;t see their Gradebook icons or navigation on the FAWeb homepage? If so, there#39;s no need to worry,nbsp;that#39;s why I#39;m here today img src="http://forums.blackbaud.com/emoticons/emotion-21.gif" alt="Yes" /.nbsp;Gradebooks can be missing for several reasons, including:/p ul style="LIST-STYLE-TYPE:disc;" liThe teacher does not have access to the appropriate academic year or marking column for that school./li liThe teacher#39;s restrictions do not have the appropriate school selected./li liThe teacher is not scheduled for a class in that marking column/academic year./li liThe course is not marked to be graded in at least one marking column for the selected academic year./li/ul pIf you have a teacher missing Gradebooks, verify the following in order until they have access: br /br /strongNotes/strong ul style="LIST-STYLE-TYPE:disc;MARGIN-TOP:0px;" liIf the Gradebook is missing for one class, refer to a href="http://www.blackbaud.com/kb/index?page=contentamp;id=BB76016"BB76016/a./li liIf Students are missing from the Gradebook, refer to a href="http://www.blackbaud.com/kb/index?page=contentamp;id=BB108974"BB108974/a./li/ul ol style="LIST-STYLE-TYPE:upper-roman;" listrongThe teacher has a href="http://www.blackbaud.com/kb/index?page=contentamp;id=BB63251"access to the academic year and marking column/a/strong. br //li listrongThe teacher#39;s restrictions have the correcct school selected./strong ol style="LIST-STYLE-TYPE:decimal;" liIn Registrar#39;s Office, Records, Faculty/Staff./li liOpen the teacher#39;s record and select the Restrictions 1 tab./li liIn the Schedule in these schools section, mark the appropriate school(s). /li liSave and close the record.br //li/ol/li listrongThe teacher is scheduled for a class in that marking column/academic year./strong ol style="LIST-STYLE-TYPE:decimal;" liIn Registrar#39;s Office, Scheduling, click Open a class or Edit master schedule./li liOpen the appropriate class and select the Meetings tab./li liSelect New Meeting on the action bar. /li liOn the Meeting screen, make sure the teacher is assigned to a meeting.br //li/ol/li listrongThe course is marked to be graded in at least one marking column for the academic year./strong ol style="LIST-STYLE-TYPE:decimal;" liIn Registrar#39;s Office, Records, Courses, open the course record./li liSelect the Grading tab and open the academic year/li liMark the appropriate marking columns to be graded./li liOn the Skills tab, mark the marking columns./li liClick OK and then Save. br //li/ol/li listrongThe teacher#39;s user name has rights to Online modules./strong ol liIn Registrar#39;s Office, Administration, click Set up system security./li liOpen the user./li liIn the User Type field, select a type that includes online modules from the drop-down menu./li liSelect the Online Security tab./li liMark Faculty Access for the Web and link to the appropriate faculty record./li liClick Save and Close./li/ol/li/ol pMay your teachers now see all Gradebooks. Talk to you soon!/pimg src="http://forums.blackbaud.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=151923" width="1" height="1"