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Overview

What is Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT?

Raiser's Edge NXT is cloud fundraising and constituent relationship management software from Blackbaud.

Still a long ways to go

Rating: 5 out of 10

July 5, 2025

IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User

Currently we use Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT for online donation forms only, we use the database view for everything else. The reason that we use the donation forms in Blackba...

Holly Thayer

Director - Research & Development

Director of Development and Communications

Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington

6 years of experience

Great option for Advancement Department of private high school!

Rating: 10 out of 10

May 13, 2025

IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User

Working in Advancement, I utilize The Raiser's Edge multiple times a day. We are an all-girls private high school so we need to accurately track not only current students and ...

Michelle (Miki) Martin

Employee - Other

Database Specialist

Notre Dame Academy

2 years of experience

Verified on LinkedIn

Solid Donor Database

Rating: 8 out of 10

April 18, 2025

IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User

We use it primarily as our donor database and CRM email tool. It helps us track engagements and commitments to and from donors. Like all tools, if you do most of your work on ...

Tyler Zimmer

Executive - Other

Chief Growth and Development Officer

Intermountain Deaconess Children's Services

7 years of experience

Robust reporting and integrations with intuitive user interface.

Rating: 9 out of 10

March 25, 2025

Vetted ReviewVerified User

We use Raiser's Edge as a part of our private fundraising strategy. It is used for recording gifts, stewarding donors, cultivating prospects, reconciling with our finance depa...

Nicole Pelletier Holt, bCRE-Pro

Manager - Other

Development Operations and Analytics Manager

Preble Street

18 years of experience

Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT is Powerful and Adaptable

Rating: 8 out of 10

January 31, 2025

IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User

We use Raiser's Edge NXT to manage and track individual donors and granting organizations for all our fundraising efforts. We track our grant application process, report on fu...

Beth Halleck

Employee - Other

Database Manager

Girl Scouts River Valleys

8 years of experience

Verified on LinkedIn

How Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT Differs From Its Competitors

My current organization utilizes additional sources for analyzing and finding new donors, ResearchPoint and LexisNexis being two. I unfortunately have not had much exposure into how they compile this data or what we track in RENXT to better target donors.

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Data Intelligence

We have some predictive analytics models as part of our subscription, which does help narrow prospect lists.

Data Intelligence

We have not implemented any of this functionality into our process because in the past we have found it not accurate. As a religious organization we have a very small donor base and they contribute as much as they can, there are not really any hidden insights for our donor base that we don't know …

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Data Intelligence

We have just begun to use the Prospect Insights but find the tags and metrics to be very useful, and it is easy to review and act on the analysis: add to portfolio, remove from portfolio, review again in 6 months, etc.

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Data Intelligence

The largest impact is for the ability to come armed with information prior to an ask. It also helps track our year over year performance and be sure we are tracking to goals when it comes to donor acquisition, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. I thoroughly appreciate how many of its data …

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Data Intelligence

As the Director of Direct Response, I’ve used Blackbaud for over 20 years, and the analytics tools in Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT have really enhanced our fundraising efforts. We use them regularly to segment donors and track engagement trends. These tools have shifted our approach from broad, …

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Data Intelligence

Using the Prospect Insights and Ratings together with data from other sources and combining these with discovery interviews, etc., guide my conversations with prospective donors. While not 100% on their own, they help give me a composite to work from rather than a simply "shooting in the dark" …

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Data Intelligence

Its overall reporting is good we can see things well and understand it. However when it comes to what others are providing like predictive Ai it doens't have those features.

Data Intelligence

This is our first year of use, so we haven't seen the impact yet. but we expect to use data intelligence and analytics to inform all of our processes in our annual giving strategy, leadership giving opportunities, portfolio development, and more. We expect the ease of access and more user-friendly …

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Data Intelligence

My role is in marketing, so my ability to answer this question about the impact of fundraising is limited. But Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT does provide us with wealth screening information and background information on each constituent such as recent gifts or lapsed activity so that fundraisers …

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Data Intelligence

It's been a game-changer for our fundraising efforts. The built-in analytics and data intelligence have given us a clearer picture of our donor base and helped us make more informed decisions. Instead of relying on gut feelings or outdated spreadsheets, we now have real-time insights into donor …

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Data Intelligence

It allows us to send targeted asks where we can ask for specific amounts from each donor depending on their wealth rating. Moreso, Blackbaud's analytics and data intelligence helps us with our online donations. We can see traffic, number of donations, amount raised, etc. The broad information …

Data Intelligence

It's nice that there are pre-set, easy-to-access dashboards that utilize dynamic visualizations. However, as an organization, we would use them more if there were more options for customization and cross-checking. We don't utilize these features as much as we could because there no easy way to …

Data Intelligence

Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT provides many useful reporting tools for our fundraisers and executive staff. Canned reports provide customizable options for analyzing constituent data from multiple directions, allowing us to see trends, analyze appeal effectiveness, and see where different …

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Data Intelligence

Raiser's Edge NXT just came out with a screening process that tells us who should be on a prospect list, who is on a prospect list and should be giving more, who is on a list that shouldn't be, and who is on a list of someone who is an inactive fundraiser. This has helped us review our lists in …

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Data Intelligence

I personally have not seen data intelligence be integrated with Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT however the Data Analytics part in the Reporting/ dashboards module is very helpful. I fuind it to be very insightful for quick data pulls to know where we are year to date, our performance year over year, …

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Data Intelligence

It's allowed us to identify key donors that may have otherwise never bubbled to the surface.

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Data Intelligence

We have not not been able to use these effectively.

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Data Intelligence

The pre-built analytics have allowed us to segment out priority groups of constituents for wealth screenings, identify "under the radar" prospects with higher giving potential, and help us create more targeted asks for the annual fund, plus other giving priorities. Customizable reports and …

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Data Intelligence

We do not use it as much as we probably should. We have found that the user insights for wealth screening and next ask suggestions are average at best. We use reports that we can generate such as easily finding donors who are falling behind on pledge payments, or forecasting what our revenue …

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Data Intelligence

We build our own Raiser's Edge reporting and analytics leveraging a Postgres database populated with RE data using RE's "SKY-API" calls. Thus we don't use RE's native reporting and analytics. However, the granularity of data available via the API is fantastic, so our dashboards and analytics based …

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Data Intelligence

We are just beginning to use the analytics and data intelligence tools in Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT. We have lacked an effective way to identify new prospects in our donor pool. The tools available in Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT will provide a powerful way to identify prospects and opportunities …

Data Intelligence

Analytics has helped in the identification of giving trends and to identify areas of weakness for our development team. I would like to advocate for a better understanding of the dashboard process in NXT and better functionality as the database allows more options. The dashboard is confusing to …

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Data Intelligence

We were able to assess the value of in person fundraising events as compared to online campaigns.

Data Intelligence

The Data provided by Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT has impacted our fundraising process greatly. The platform has allowed us to be more engaged and better track engagements with our donors. With the events module, we are able to track who comes to our events and donates.

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What is Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT?

Raiser's Edge NXT is cloud fundraising and constituent relationship management software from Blackbaud.

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Setup fee required

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Free/Freemium Version
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Features

Communications and Marketing

Constituent engagement and marketing features

5.3

Avg 6.6

6.4
Constituent engagement and marketing
(32) Ratings
Email, text, phone, print mailings, digital ads, and/or social media communications capabilities are available for constituent engagement and marketing.
4.4
Social listening
(12) Ratings
The software can track constituents’ mentions of the organization on social media platforms.
5.1
Digital advocacy enablement
(13) Ratings
Constituents can be given options to take advocacy actions like sharing fundraising links with peers or calling representatives.

Reporting and Analytics

Reporting and analytics about constituents and donations

6.7

Avg 6.5

Fundraising and Events

The ability to accept and process donations and manage events

6.2

Avg 6.1

7.4
Online donation options
(32) Ratings
Online avenues for donation are available, including landing pages, forms, donation buttons, etc.
6.8
Event registration and ticketing
(33) Ratings
Track ticket purchases for events and connect them to constituent profiles
5.5
Text and phone donations
(7) Ratings
Constituents can donate via text or phone call.
5.2
Volunteer shift management
(6) Ratings
The software allows volunteers to sign up and check in for event shifts.
6.4
Mobile event check-in
(11) Ratings
Attendees and volunteers can be checked in at events with a mobile device.

Security and Platform

Features related to security and general platform usage and implementation

7.3

Avg 7.0

7.8
Role-based user permissions
(35) Ratings
Permissions to perform actions or access or modify data are assigned to roles, which are then assigned to users, reducing complexity of administration
7.2
Mobile access
(30) Ratings
Users can access the CRM via an app from a mobile phone or tablet.
6.9
Integrations
(30) Ratings
The software includes or integrates with nonprofit marketing, fundraising, donor prospect, accounting, payment, event management, and/or grant management solutions.

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Product Details

What is Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT?

Blackbaud Raisers Edge NXT is a cloud-based fundraising and relationship management solution that's purpose-built exclusively for fundraising. It is designed to streamline data and reporting processes, increase operational efficiency, and provide insight to every stage of the constituent lifecycle, helping users attract new supporters, engage them with the right communications according to their unique preferences, and grow their impact on a mission.

Raiser's Edge NXT ultimately helps customers grow their number of donors, grow, their number of gifts, and grow their total dollars raised.

Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT Features

Supported: Donor Information Management
Supported: Reporting and Dashboards
Supported: Open, Cloud Platform
Supported: Data Health Services
Supported: Simple Email Marketing
Supported: Donations, Pledges, and Payments
Supported: Recurring Gifts
Supported: Wealth Analytics
Supported: Crowd-Fundraising Tools

Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT Screenshots

Screenshot of benchmarking in Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT, which helps users understand fundraising performance by comparing their organizations against other organizations within a specific vertical or mission, or organizations of a similar size. The reports also quantify the revenue potential associated with improving, and surface actionable insight. Metrics include retention rate, recapture rate, acquisition rate, total revenue, revenue per donor, and current donors.

Screenshot of integrated analytics in Raiser’s Edge NXT, which help organizations identify their constituents’ gift capacity and recommends whom solicitors should be targeting for maximum major gifts. Ratings appear on constituents’ profiles, and lists include a ranking of all screened constituents from highest to lowest wealth.

Screenshot of Work Centers, which enable management of a portfolio with a clearly-defined process for all fundraising activities. They are designed to instill a deeper understanding of constituents and drive action. Action-triggering insights reveal areas that should be focused on, actions completed, constituents who need attention, proposals in progress, gifts received, and progress towards goals.

Screenshot of an example of the out of the box dashboards and reports that display how an organization is performing at all times. Dashboards can be customized based on what’s important, to achieve a clear view of the organization’s performance.

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Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT Technical Details

Deployment Types	Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating Systems	Unspecified
Mobile Application	Apple iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Blackberry, Mobile Web
Supported Languages	English

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Frequently Asked Questions

Raiser's Edge NXT is cloud fundraising and constituent relationship management software from Blackbaud.

DonorPerfect, Salesforce Sales Cloud, and Bloomerang are common alternatives for Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT.

Reviewers rate Role-based user permissions highest, with a score of 7.8.

The most common users of Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).

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Great option for Advancement Department of private high school!

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

May 13, 2025

Michelle (Miki) Martin

Database Specialist

Notre Dame Academy (Primary/Secondary Education, 51-200 employees)

Vetted Review

Verified User

2 years of experience

Verified on LinkedIn

Likelihood to Recommend

NXT suits our Advancement Department well with the alum add-on so we can keep classes connected. Our department has two major events each year and we are able to gather and track all information through the database options, although you need the database side for seating options. With the various reports pre-configured and those that you can build with insights, you have information quickly available to answer questions. NXT is not great for our classroom-side of the school but for our department, it is the best product they have utilized to date.

Robust reporting and integrations with intuitive user interface.

Rating: 9 out of 10

March 25, 2025

Nicole Pelletier Holt, bCRE-Pro

Development Operations and Analytics Manager

Preble Street (Non-profit Organization Management, 51-200 employees)

Vetted Review

Verified User

18 years of experience

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Likelihood to Recommend

Raiser's Edge is probably the most robust constituent management database for medium-sized nonprofits. It is particularly well suited to getting actionable information to users who are not in a DBA role. The webview interface is simple to use and understand, and it integrates with Microsoft Power Platform in ways that can automate some tasks & ensure data integrity.

Still a long ways to go

Rating: 5 out of 10

Incentivized

July 05, 2025

Holly Thayer

Director of Development and Communications

Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington (Religious Institutions, 11-50 employees)

Vetted Review

Verified User

6 years of experience

Likelihood to Recommend

The reason I give this score a 5 is because my recommendation would be based on what they want to use Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT for. If it's for reporting, I'd say absolutely not, if it's for online express, I'd give it a positive recommendation with some cavoites as it does not function quite like the database, but it works. In our experience reporting is just flat wrong in Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT because adjustments are not taken into consideration.

Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT is Powerful and Adaptable

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

January 31, 2025

Beth Halleck

Database Manager

Girl Scouts River Valleys (Non-profit Organization Management, 51-200 employees)

Vetted Review

Verified User

8 years of experience

Verified on LinkedIn

Likelihood to Recommend

Raiser's Edge NXT is adaptable to various types of fundraising organizations and I've used it at a higher education foundation and a youth non-profit. With a little creative thinking I've been able find ways to adapt and repurpose features to fit each organization. As with any fundraising CRM, it is dependent on how consistently and accurately the users do their part.

Solid Donor Database

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

April 18, 2025

Tyler Zimmer

Chief Growth and Development Officer

Intermountain Deaconess Children's Services (Mental Health Care, 51-200 employees)

Vetted Review

Verified User

7 years of experience

Likelihood to Recommend

If you are going to use it as a donor database and prospecting tool it is well worth the higher cost compared to other Donor Management tools. But, if you are simply using it as a tracking tool for gift processing, it is probably more than what the average user would need.

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