Blackbaud Netcommunity 6.10 makes an appearance

I'm excited that BBNC 6.10 has released this week.  It went up on our website on Wednesday.  It has some superb new features and functions.  I've already spoken about the changes we've made around Gift Aid in 6.10 which should free up some much needed processing time for the UK end users.  If you are a UK BBNC user and haven't seen this then I'd recommend having a read before you upgrade because I suspect you'll like it.

 So what else have we added in there...well loads.  6.10 has had extensive work done around PCI compliance which is very important but is maybe not as eye catching as some of the other new features such as :

1. Tag Display
   With the Tag Display part, you can now include words or phrases related to a page’s content as hyperlinks on the page. When a user clicks a tag, a search results page that lists all pages with the tag appears, so the user can quickly access related content on your website. You can also display all tags in use in the program so users can navigate to specific areas of your site. (See image for details)
2. Email Merge Fields
   For acknowledgment emails, eReceipts, custom confirmation messages, and notifications, you can now add new merge fields to messages for donors who pledge gifts to be paid in installments. You can include the Number of Installments, First Installment Amount, Frequency, Starting Date, and Ending Date.  From the Merge Fields menu in the HTML editor, expand Installment Schedule to view the merge fields available.
3. Email Conditional Content
   The Insert conditional content option appears on templates, messages, newsletters, and appeal messages. You can add conditional content to messages to customise them for different types of recipients. For example, you need to send a message to alumni and parents of current students. Most of the message content is the same, but there are sections in the message you want customised for the two groups of recipients.  Using conditional content blocks, you can create a single message that generates the two versions of content you need. A conditional content block works as a container that holds different pieces of content and determines where the content will appear in the message. Within the content block, you add “conditions” which are chunks of content associated with a query or email list of recipients.

For more details check out the Connector blog for all the up to date BBNC info.