Flying Under the Radar at the Blackbaud Conference

Lindsey Robbins — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:04:00 GMT

It’s day two and so far, in my biased opinion, it’s been the best conference ever. Part of the reason I’m biased? I’ve had some wonderful conversations with our clients and listened in on some sessions that expanded and challenged my mind. We all have a lot of challenges facing us in the future but we’ve got some smart people on board and the heart to get it done. One nice thing I was telling one of my twitter friends (who I finally met *in person*) is that even though I’ve been ~~pushed~~ gently nudged onto the public spotlight of the Blackbaud blogs is that I still get to operate day to day under the radar. Being the regular ~~Joe~~ Jane allows me to still interact as my regular role, technical writer on Documentation team, and not in any kind of spotlight.

My conference highlights thus far:

Volunteering with Baud Squad! I had so much fun helping out Sunday and Monday night. Best of all, meeting and interacting with our clients. My favorites had to be conversations with Operation Smile and Spring Hill College! It always makes my day when I can share my passion for philanthropy and meet new, friendly people. I look forward to more conversations!
Sam Davidson from Cool People Care’s presentation on Communicating with the the Next Generation – He was entertaining, informative, and enthusiastic. I took two pages worth of notes (an upcoming blog post for sure)!
Andrew Mosawi’s session on Global Philanthropy – wow, the potential for global philanthropy growth is exponential and mind-blowing. Of course, I sat there thinking about how that will affect social media, documentation, and communication.
Shaun Sullivan’s session on the emerging technology at Blackbaud - Sure I knew a lot of it but there was some I didn’t and it was explained in new terms with some cool graphics and demos.
Working at the Service to Others booth – I always feel blessed to participate in so many philanthropic and service opportunities at Blackbaud. Just as fun, participating in a service project where we encourage our conference attendees to help out too. We’re making craft kits to deliver to the local children’s hospital so children will have something to do while they wait in the hospital. Giving back feels awesome!

I’m sure before it’s over I’ll have even more conference memories. If I could, I’d hang out and eat dessert with conference attendees all day long. The chocolate cake one was d’lish!

And, let me end by saying thanks to all the people I’ve met and the conversations we’ve started. I look forward to continuing our talks online with social media. In the meantime, it’s back under the radar to absorb all my new knowledge like a sponge.

Chatterbox : Blackbaud Conference for Nonprofits

Flying Under the Radar at the Blackbaud Conference