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Technology Curriculum

Our curriculum focuses on real-world application and achieves this through expertly designed learning experiences. Hands-on exercises and interactivity are at the heart of every Blackbaud University class, and classes are designed to support a variety of user roles.

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Blackbaud Award Management

The Blackbaud Award Management curriculum is a combination of instructor-led courses and on-demand courses. Not sure where to begin? Start with the Fundamentals if you’re a new user or view our structured role-based Learning Paths. Want to upskill fast on new product features and functionality? Our Award Management Trending Topics page has self-paced training that you can access at any time! Have a specific topic in mind? Search the entire Blackbaud Award Management catalog or view courses below.

Blackbaud Award Management Catalog

​Administration Configuration | eLearning / Blackbaud Award Management​ eLearning
Administration Configuration / Blackbaud Award Management Instructor-Led
Awarding Cycle Management / Blackbaud Award Management Instructor-Led
Customizing and Completing Reviews / Blackbaud Award Management Instructor-Led
Fundamentals Exam 2025 / Blackbaud Award Management Exam
Fundamentals: Awarding / Blackbaud Award Management Instructor-Led
Fundamentals: System Overview / Blackbaud Award Management Instructor-Led
Managing Reviews | eLearning / Blackbaud Award Management eLearning
Portfolio and Opportunity Management | eLearning / Blackbaud Award Management eLearning
Questions and Qualifications | eLearning / Blackbaud Award Management eLearning
Renewal Management / Blackbaud Award Management Instructor-Led
Renewal Management | eLearning / Blackbaud Award Management eLearning
Stewardship | eLearning / Blackbaud Award Management eLearning
Utilizing Reviewer Groups / Blackbaud Award Management Instructor-Led

Blackbaud eTapestry

The Blackbaud eTapestry curriculum is a combination of instructor-led courses and on-demand courses. Not sure where to begin? Start with the Fundamentals if you’re a new user or view our structured role-based Learning Paths. Have a specific topic in mind? Search the entire eTapestry catalog or view courses below.

eTapestry Catalog

Accounts | eLearning / Blackbaud eTapestry eLearning
Database Cleanup | eLearning / Blackbaud eTapestry eLearning
Database Configuration | eLearning / Blackbaud eTapestry eLearning
Do-It-Yourself Forms | eLearning  / Blackbaud eTapestry eLearning
Do-It-Yourself Forms | eLearning / Blackbaud eTapestry eLearning
Effective and Efficient Communications | eLearning / Blackbaud eTapestry eLearning
Effective and Efficient Queries | eLearning / Blackbaud eTapestry eLearning
Effective and Efficient Reports | eLearning / Blackbaud eTapestry eLearning
eTapestry | eLearning / Blackbaud eTapestry eLearning
Fundamentals Exam 2025 / Blackbaud eTapestry eLearning
Fundamentals: Accounts | eLearning / Blackbaud eTapestry eLearning
Fundamentals: Communications | eLearning / Blackbaud eTapestry eLearning
Fundamentals: Journals | eLearning / Blackbaud eTapestry eLearning
Fundamentals: Queries and Reports | eLearning / Blackbaud eTapestry eLearning
Identifying Prospects and Cultivating Major Donors | eLearning / Blackbaud eTapestry eLearning
Import | eLearning / Blackbaud eTapestry eLearning
Importing | eLearning / Blackbaud eTapestry eLearning
Journals | eLearning / Blackbaud eTapestry eLearning
Mass Updates | eLearning / Blackbaud eTapestry eLearning
Preparing for Year-End Tasks | eLearning / Blackbaud eTapestry eLearning
Queries, Reports, and Communications | eLearning / Blackbaud eTapestry eLearning

 

 

Blackbaud Grantmaking

The Blackbaud Grantmaking curriculum is a combination of instructor-led courses and on-demand courses. Not sure where to begin? Start with the Fundamentals if you’re a new user or view our structured Learning Paths. Want to upskill fast on new product features and functionality? Our Blackbaud Grantmaking Trending Topics page has self-paced training that you can access at any time! Have a specific topic in mind? Search the entire Blackbaud Grantmaking catalog or view courses below.

Blackbaud Grantmaking Catalog

​Redact Fields from Audit Records / Blackbaud Grantmaking​ eLearning
Applications: Adding Pages from a Page Template | eLearning / Blackbaud Grantmaking eLearning
Applications: Applicant and Grantee Portal Essentials / Blackbaud Grantmaking Instructor-led
Applications: Creating Custom Forms / Blackbaud Grantmaking Instructor-led
Applications: Enabling Program Collaboration | eLearning / Blackbaud Grantmaking eLearning
Applications: Input Masks to Format Fields | eLearning / Blackbaud Grantmaking eLearning
Applications: Introduction to Custom Forms and Programs | eLearning / Blackbaud Grantmaking eLearning
Applications: Managing Layout Components / Blackbaud Grantmaking eLearning
Applications: Processing Grantee Applications / Blackbaud Grantmaking eLearning
Applications: Program Automations | eLearning / Blackbaud Grantmaking eLearning
Applications: Programs and Workflows / Blackbaud Grantmaking Instructor-led
Applications: Requirements / Blackbaud Grantmaking Instructor-led
Applications: Using Translations with Custom Forms | eLearning / Blackbaud Grantmaking​ eLearning
Classifications and System Administration / Blackbaud Grantmaking Instructor-led
Creating Correspondence Templates / Blackbaud Grantmaking Instructor-led
Edit Printed Templates in Your Browser | eLearning / Blackbaud Grantmaking eLearning
Fundamentals Exam 2025 / Blackbaud Grantmaking eLearning
Fundamentals: Documents and Correspondence / Blackbaud Grantmaking Instructor-led
Fundamentals: Getting Started / Blackbaud Grantmaking Instructor-led
Fundamentals: Requests / Blackbaud Grantmaking Instructor-led
Fundamentals: Requirements and Payments / Blackbaud Grantmaking Instructor-led
Reports / Blackbaud Grantmaking Instructor-led
Reviewers and the Reviewer Portal / Blackbaud Grantmaking Instructor-led
Search and Workspace / Blackbaud Grantmaking Instructor-led
Tailoring Your Database with Blueprint / Blackbaud Grantmaking Instructor-led

 

 

Blackbaud NetCommunity

The Blackbaud NetCommunity curriculum is a collection of on-demand courses. Not sure where to begin? Visit the NetCommunity catalog or view courses below.

Blackbaud NetCommunity Catalog

Email | eLearning / Blackbaud NetCommunity eLearning
Forms | eLearning / Blackbaud NetCommunity eLearning
NetCommunity | eLearning / Blackbaud NetCommunity eLearning
Online Content | eLearning / Blackbaud NetCommunity eLearning

Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT

The Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT curriculum is a combination of instructor-led courses and on-demand  courses. Not sure where to begin? Start with the Fundamentals if you’re a new user or view our structured Learning Paths. Want to upskill fast on new product features and functionality? Our Raiser’s Edge NXT Trending Topics page has self-paced training that you can access at any time! Have a specific topic in mind? Search the entire Raiser’s Edge NXT catalog or view courses below.

Raiser’s Edge NXT Catalog

​​​​​​​Adding Offline Donations to a Goal Meter / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
​Processing Automated Payments / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT​ eLearning
​Removing Records | eLearning / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT​ eLearning
Actions / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Instructor-led
Add Your Blackbaud Merchant Services Account in Raiser’s Edge NXT | eLearning / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Adding Custom Fields to Blackbaud Donation Forms | eLearning / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Advanced Dashboards / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Instructor-led
Advanced Query in Web View / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Instructor-led
Advanced Web View Problem Solving / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Instructor-led
AI Acknowledgements / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Instructor-led
AI Email Acknowledgements / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Best Practices: Increase Donor Giving Level / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Instructor-led
Best Practices: Moves Management / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Instructor-led
Best Practices: Policies and Procedures – Constituents / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Instructor-led
Best Practices: Policies and Procedures – Gifts / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Instructor-led
Blackbaud Donation Forms – Enhancements for Canada | eLearning / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT and JustGiving from Blackbaud | eLearning / Integration eLearning
Bulk Converting Automated Recurring Gifts | eLearning / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Challenge Your Web View Skills / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Instructor-led
Consent and GDPR | eLearning / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Constituent Tags / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Instructor-led
Constituent Updates / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Instructor-led
Creating Optimized Donation Forms | eLearning / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Creating Queries in Web View / Raiser’s Edge NXT  eLearning
Creating Standard Donation Forms | eLearning / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Custom Insights / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Instructor-led
Database Health and Administration / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Instructor-led
Deleting Multiple Queries in Web View / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Editing Education Records in Web View / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Email / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Instructor-led
Enabling Receipts from Forms | eLearning / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Enabling Website Components to Donation Forms | eLearning / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Event Registration Forms / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Instructor-led
Event Registration Forms | eLearning / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Events / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Instructor-led
Events | eLearning / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Fundamentals Exam 2025 / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Fundamentals: Dashboards / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Instructor-led
Fundamentals: Dashboards | eLearning / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Fundamentals: Gift Management / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Instructor-led
Fundamentals: Gift Management | eLearning / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Fundamentals: Lists / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Instructor-led
Fundamentals: Lists | eLearning / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Fundamentals: Overview and Constituents / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Instructor-led
Fundamentals: Overview and Constituents | eLearning / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Fundamentals: Query / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Instructor-led
Fundamentals: Standard Reports / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Instructor-led
Fundraisers / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Instructor-led
Funds, Campaigns, and Appeals / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Instructor-led
Funds, Campaigns, and Appeals | eLearning / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
General Data Protection Regulation | eLearning / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT​ eLearning
Gift Aid (UK Only) | eLearning / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Gift Batch / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Instructor-led
Gift Management and Batch | eLearning / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Gift Receipting / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Instructor-led
Gift Receipts | eLearning / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Giving Statements | eLearning / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Linking Gifts to Opportunities in Web View / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Making the Move to Web View / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Instructor-led
Matching Gifts / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Instructor-led
Merging a Single Constituent in Web View | eLearning / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Monitoring Form Performance | eLearning / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Online Giving: Optimized Donation Forms / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Instructor-led
Online Giving: Standard Donation Forms / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Instructor-led
Peer Exchange: Query / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Instructor-led
Personalizing Gift Receipt PDF Templates and Filtering a Gifts List with a Constituent List | eLearning / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Pledges and Automated Recurring Gifts / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Instructor-led
Portal Overview | eLearning / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Professional Exam 2026 / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Prospect Insights | eLearning / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Prospect Insights Pro Overview | eLearning / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Prospect Insights: Landing Page and Records for Canadian Users / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Prospect Management / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Instructor-led
Prospect Management Configuration / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Query Fields in Web View / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Ratings | eLearning / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Receivables Communications | eLearning / Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT eLearning
Sample Database Lab / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Instructor-led
Security | eLearning / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Selecting a Fund and Removing Cover Fees for Recurring Gifts | eLearning / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Shifting from Online Express to Blackbaud Donation Forms / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
The Case of the Missing Diamond | eLearning / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Tracking Grants Using Prospect Management | eLearning / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Tributes / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Instructor-led
Using Query Search in Web View / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Viewing Prospect Insights on the Constituent Record / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Website Components | eLearning / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
What’s New for Constituents and Gifts / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Instructor-led
Workflow: Day of an Event | eLearning / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT eLearning
Workflows / Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Instructor-led

 

Raiser’s Edge Training

Administration in Database View / Raiser’s Edge Instructor-led
Batch / Raiser’s Edge Instructor-led
Configuration / Raiser’s Edge Instructor-led
Exports in Database View / Raiser’s Edge Instructor-led
Fundamentals: Constituent Records | eLearning / Raiser’s Edge eLearning
Fundamentals: Gift Records | eLearning / Raiser’s Edge eLearning
Gift Updates / Raiser’s Edge Instructor-led
Import / Raiser’s Edge Instructor-led
Mail in Database View / Raiser’s Edge Instructor-led
Membership | eLearning / Raiser’s Edge  eLearning
Planned Giving / Raiser’s Edge Instructor-led
Preparing an Import File | eLearning / Raiser’s Edge eLearning
Volunteer Management | eLearning / Raiser’s Edge eLearning

 

 

YourCause from Blackbaud

The YourCause from Blackbaud curriculum is a collection of on-demand courses. Search the YourCause from Blackbaud catalog or view courses below.

YourCause from Blackbaud Catalog

Community Design | eLearning / YourCause CSRconnect eLearning
Engagement Element Designer | eLearning / YourCause CSRconnect eLearning
Engagement Elements | eLearning / YourCause CSRconnect eLearning
Preparing for Implementation | eLearning / YourCause GrantsConnect eLearning
Data Hygiene | eLearning / YourCause from Blackbaud eLearning
Processing Charitable Funds | eLearning / YourCause from Blackbaud eLearning
Reporting | eLearning / YourCause CSRconnect eLearning

Blackbaud Enterprise Fundraising CRM

The Blackbaud Enterprise Fundraising CRM technical curriculum is a collection of on-demand courses. For technical training built for your developer team, visit the Blackbaud Enterprise Fundraising CRM catalog or view courses below.

Blackbaud Enterprise Fundraising CRM Catalog

For more information on our instructor-led private training (including Project Team training, User Acceptance Testing Training, End User Training, and our JumpStart & Train-the-Trainer training) view our Blackbaud Enterprise Fundraising CRM datasheet

API | eLearning / Blackbaud CRM eLearning
Page Designer l eLearning / Blackbaud CRM eLearning
SDK CLR – Fundamentals and Lists | eLearning / Blackbaud CRM eLearning
SDK CLR CRUD Operations | eLearning / Blackbaud CRM eLearning
SDK CRUD Operations | eLearning / Blackbaud CRM eLearning
SDK Data Structures | eLearning / Blackbaud CRM eLearning
SDK Fundamentals | eLearning / Blackbaud CRM eLearning
SDK Lists | eLearning / Blackbaud CRM eLearning
SDK Pages | eLearning / Blackbaud CRM eLearning
Software Development Kit – CLR and SKY API / Blackbaud CRM Instructor-led
Software Development Kit – Fundamentals / Blackbaud CRM Instructor-led
Standard Outputs | eLearning / Blackbaud CRM eLearning
UI Model | eLearning / Blackbaud CRM eLearning

 

Courses that Support Microsoft Products

Blackbaud University is built to expand the knowledge of nonprofit employees through our industry experience. In order to extend our software training reach, we’ve developed a curriculum designed around the Microsoft Excel, Word, and Power Platform products that nonprofits utilize most.

In these instructor-led and on-demand courses, you will learn how to get the most out of your nonprofit data in combination with your Microsoft products. These courses will explore analysis methods, data visualization options, and help you save time with impactful little-known features and tools.

Microsoft Catalog

Calculate Data with Microsoft Excel Functions and Formulas / Microsoft Instructor-led
Customize and Format Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets / Microsoft Instructor-led
Data Analysis Using Microsoft Excel PivotTables / Microsoft Instructor-led
Power Automate: Exploring Formats, Hyperlinks, and Variables / Microsoft Instructor-led
Power Automate: Overview and Templates / Microsoft Instructor-led
Power Platform: Overview | eLearning / Microsoft eLearning
Power Platform: Templates | eLearning / Microsoft eLearning
Prepare Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets for Import / Microsoft Instructor-led
Transform Your Microsoft Excel Data with Power Query / Microsoft Instructor-led
Visualize Data with Microsoft Excel Charts and Tables / Microsoft Instructor-led
Create Mail Merge Letters, Envelopes, and Labels in Microsoft Word / Microsoft Instructor-led

 

Organisational Best Practice Courses

As the recognized leader in nonprofit solutions, Blackbaud University is committed to sharing not only our technology expertise, but also our industry experience. The Organizational Best Practices curriculum is designed to give you the knowledge about relevant nonprofit topics you need to be successful. These instructor-led and on-demand courses will explore strategies, inspire conversation, and help you apply industry best practices at your nonprofit organization.

Organizational Best Practices offers courses in three distinct pillars:

  • Fundraising: Learn to create a robust fundraising strategy to maximize your potential — raise more dollars and retain more donors.
  • Marketing: Learn to craft and share your mission effectively — through multiple channels and with audience focused messages.
  • Essentials: Learn strategies to optimize your staff and processes across the social good ecosystem — including events, scholarships, finance, and more.

Organizational Best Practices Catalog

 

All About Personas / Organizational Best Practices Instructor-led
Basics of Finance / Organizational Best Practices eLearning
Basics of Fundraising / Organizational Best Practices eLearning
Basics of Marketing / Organizational Best Practices eLearning
Basics of Nonprofit Organizations / Organizational Best Practices eLearning
Creating Effective Case Statements / Organizational Best Practices Instructor-led
End of Year Finances / Organizational Best Practices Instructor-led
Establishing Peer Networks / Organizational Best Practices Instructor-led
Executive: Strategy and Change Management / Organizational Best Practices Instructor-led
Fundraising Ethics – Part 1 | eLearning / Organizational Best Practices eLearning
Fundraising Ethics – Part 2 / Organizational Best Practices Instructor-led
Fundraising Exam 2025 / Organizational Best Practices eLearning
Fundraising: End-of-Year Success | eLearning / Organizational Best Practices eLearning
Fundraising: Stewarding Planned Givers / Organizational Best Practices Instructor-led
Fundraising: Stewarding Sustaining Givers / Organizational Best Practices Instructor-led
Gratitude in Theory and Practice – Part 1 | eLearning / Organizational Best Practices eLearning
Gratitude in Theory and Practice – Part 2 / Organizational Best Practices  Instructor-led
Marketing: Brand / Organizational Best Practices Instructor-led
Marketing: Crafting Newsletters and Annual Reports / Organizational Best Practices Instructor-led
Marketing: Welcome Series / Organizational Best Practices Instructor-led
Optimizing Impact / Organizational Best Practices Instructor-led
Principal Gifts / Organizational Best Practices Instructor-led
Retaining Donors / Organizational Best Practices Instructor-led
Top Tips to Increase Your Average Gift | eLearning / Organizational Best Practices eLearning