Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
April 23, 2025
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
We use Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT to house the accounting processes for a non-profit. It integrates with Raiser's Edge, eliminating duplicate entry into two separate systems. This change has reduced the use of redundant spreadsheets and has saved staff a significant amount of time. The opportunity to provide reports directly out of Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT has been very helpful.
Pros
- User friendly
- Intuitive
- Robust training
Cons
- Report writing is a little complex
- Disabling functions without having adequate alternatives in place
- In my experience, Support is inconsistent at times
- Improvement in efficiency
- Integration with donor database (Raiser's Edge)
- Better basic reporting for year-end
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT has helped with transparency of financial transactions for the leadership group. It's eliminated a shadow system and reduced inefficiencies caused by duplicate posting of financial transactions between systems. The leadership group has been very pleased with the reporting options provided by Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT. In addition, we've been able to provide timely reports to donors and granting agencies, directly from Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT.
We haven't utilized the dashboards yet, but the leadership team has expressed interest. Once we've mastered the reporting options available, including scheduled reports, the set up and use of dashboards is next on the list. Staff attended the Blackbaud conference a couple of years ago & learned about the dashboards, which look to be very good at providing summarized financial performance information.
Prior to using Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT, a financial software package offered by Sage was used. Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT is much more user friendly, and integrates with the fundraising software used by the Foundation, Raiser's Edge. The integration has eliminated duplicate entry of donor information into the financial software. In addition, the add-in tools provided by Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT make journal entries a much more efficient process.
Do you think Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT's feature set?
Yes
Did Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT go as expected?
No
Would you buy Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT again?
Yes

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