Raiser’s Edge NXT
Learn how to integrate Fundraise Up with Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT.
Raiser's Edge NXT is a cloud-based fundraising and donor management software solution designed to help nonprofit organizations engage with supporters and streamline their fundraising efforts. Using Fundraise Up’s built-in integration, you can automatically sync donations from Fundraise Up to Raiser’s Edge NXT.
Behavior
Below, we describe some of the behavioral characteristics of the Raiser’s Edge NXT integration.
Recurring plans
When a recurring plan is created in Fundraise Up and synced for the first time, Raiser’s Edge NXT will create two gift records: a Recurring gift record and a Recurring gift payment record.
The recurring gift record includes the status of the recurring plan, the plan schedule, recurring donation amount, and other details. The Recurring gift payment record represents the first installment made against the recurring plan. Subsequent installments will create Recurring gift payment records associated with the Recurring gift record.
Constituent matching and deduplication
By default, we recommend matching Fundraise Up Supporter records with Raiser’s Edge NXT Constituent records using email. This option is configured from the integration settings for Raiser’s Edge NXT in Fundraise Up.
Handling multiple currencies
Donations synced from Fundraise Up to Raiser’s Edge NXT include donation amounts in your Fundraise Up account’s default currency. This is because Raiser’s Edge NXT cannot accommodate recording separate currency values for donation amounts.
Configuration
The options below control general settings for the Raiser’s Edge NXT integration. They are configured from the Dashboard.
Basic settings
These optional settings control basic integration functions.
- Syncing test data: When using test mode to experiment with platform settings, you can opt to send test transactions to Raiser’s Edge NXT. This enables you to configure and refine mapping rules so that values from Fundraise Up are synced to the expected properties in Raiser’s Edge NXT. By default, the Sync test data option is disabled when you enable an integration, but it can be enabled from the integration’s settings.
- Update “Has been acknowledged” if thank you email has been sent by Fundraise Up: When this option is enabled, Fundraise Up will programmatically set the acknowledgement status to Acknowledged for the gift record created in Raiser’s Edge NXT. This is useful when you use the emails built-in to Fundraise Up to send donation receipts.
Required settings
The settings below must be configured for the integration to operate correctly.
- Match constituent: This option controls how constituent matching and deduplication is performed. By default, we recommend matching Fundraise Up Supporter records with Raiser’s Edge NXT Constituent records using email. When By Name and Address is selected, Fundraise Up uses fuzzy logic to accurately match addresses.
- Default email type: Enables you to select the default email type assignment in Raiser’s Edge NXT.
- Default phone type: Enables you to select the default phone type assignment in Raiser’s Edge NXT.
- Default address type: Enables you to select the default address type assignment in Raiser’s Edge NXT.
- Default fund: Enables you to select the default fund assignment for donation’s synced to Raiser’s Edge NXT.
- Gift post status: Enables you to select the GL post status for donation records synced from Fundraise Up to Raiser’s Edge NXT.
- Country matching: This setting includes options for matching country identifiers in Fundraise Up to country identifiers in Raiser’s Edge NXT.If the country matching option is not configured for the integration in Fundraise Up, it is not possible to create or modify mailing addresses in Raiser’s Edge NXT for synced records.
Optional settings
The settings below are not required for the integration to function, but configuring them can help you better track and manage donations synced from Fundraise Up to Raiser’s Edge NXT.
- Default campaign: The default Raiser’s Edge NXT campaign to sync Fundraise Up donations to.
- Default appeal: The default appeal that is assigned to donations synced from Fundraise Up.
- Default gift subtype: Sets the gift subtype field for donations synced from Fundraise Up to Raiser’s Edge NXT
- Default constituent code: Sets the Raiser’s Edge NXT constituent code for Supporter records synced from Fundraise Up.
- Default comment: Textarea input that allows alphanumeric characters and merge variables. Most often, an organization will use this input to insert additional, Fundraise Up-specific details about the donation.
Mapping rules
Use mapping rules to define the destination objects and properties of data values synced from the platform. Support for mapping rules is based on the flexibility of Blackbaud’s Sky API.
Mapping rules are configured by linking a Fundraise Up object and property to an object and property in Raiser’s Edge NXT. A value sent from Fundraise Up will be written to a property in your Raiser’s Edge NXT instance. By default, Fundraise Up defines some rules for you to reduce the implementation steps you need to take. These rules can be removed or modified as needed.
Mapping rules example:
- Linking the Donation
IDvalue from Fundraise Up to theLuminate Online Gift IDproperty on the Gift object in Raiser’s Edge NXT.Fundraise Up Raiser’s Edge NXT Object: Donation Object: Gift Property: ID Property: Luminate Online Gift ID
Special rules
The Raiser’s Edge NXT integration can be configured to use special rules. These types of rules use if/then conditions that enable you to link a property’s value in Fundraise Up to a property’s value in Raiser’s Edge NXT.
Special rule examples:
- If Campaign equals “Shelter” in Fundraise Up, then set the campaign in Raiser’s Edge NXT to “Shelter.”
- If Designation equals “Areas of Greatest Need” in Fundraise Up, then set the campaign in Raiser’s Edge NXT to “General Donations.”
Non-configurable mappings
In some cases, Fundraise Up sets mapping values that cannot be adjusted from the integration settings page. These mappings are described below.
Constituent → Contact information → Addresses
| Raiser’s Edge NXT property | Fundraise Up mapping behavior |
|---|---|
| Address lines | Maps Mailing Address Line 1, Mailing Address Line 2 from Fundraise Up |
| Blackbaud Country ID | Maps country value from Fundraise Up to corresponding value in Raiser’s Edge NXT |
| Do not mail | Sets value to False |
| Address type | Sets value to Home |
Constituent → Contact information → Email addresses
| Raiser’s Edge NXT property | Fundraise Up mapping behavior |
|---|---|
| Do not email | Sets value to True if the Subscribe to mailing list Checkout option is enabled in Fundraise Up but not selected by a supporter. Otherwise, the value is set as False |
| Email type | Sets value to Personal Email |
Constituent → Contact information → Phone numbers
| Raiser’s Edge NXT property | Fundraise Up mapping behavior |
|---|---|
| Type | Sets value to Personal Cell |
Constituent → Constituent summary
| Raiser’s Edge NXT property | Fundraise Up mapping behavior |
|---|---|
| Give anonymously | Sets value to True when the Donate anonymously option in Checkout is enabled in Fundraise Up and selected by a supporter. Otherwise, the value is False (unchecked box) by default |
| lookup_id | Maps the Fundraise Up Supporter ID value to the property |
| type | Sets value to Individual |
Gift → Fundraising details
| Raiser’s Edge NXT property | Fundraise Up mapping behavior |
|---|---|
| batch_prefix | Sets the value to Fundraise Up |
| Gift date | Sets the timestamp of the donation as recorded in Fundraise Up |
| gift_status | Set to Completed |
| type | Set to Donation, RecurringGift, or RecurringGiftPayment based on the record type |
| Mark as anonymous | Sets value to True when the Donate anonymously option in Checkout is enabled in Fundraise Up and selected by a supporter. Otherwise, the value is False (unchecked box) by default |
| Post date | Sets the timestamp of the donation as recorded in Fundraise Up |
Gift → Acknowledgements and receipts
| Raiser’s Edge NXT property | Fundraise Up mapping behavior |
|---|---|
| Acknowledgement date | Set to the date and time that the receipt email was sent from Fundraise Up (if the email is enabled) |
| Acknowledgement status | Set to Needs acknowledgement by default. Set to Acknowledged when the “Has been acknowledged” option is enabled for the Raiser’s Edge integration settings in Fundraise Up. |
| Receipt amount | Donation amount from Fundraise Up in default account currency |
| Receipt status | Set to Receipted if a donation receipt email was sent from Fundraise Up. Set to Needs receipt if no receipt was sent from Fundraise Up |
Gift → Payment information
| Raiser’s Edge NXT property | Fundraise Up mapping behavior |
|---|---|
| Acknowledgement date | Set to the date and time that the receipt email was sent from Fundraise Up (if the email is enabled) |
| Acknowledgement status | Set to Needs acknowledgement by default. Set to Acknowledged when the “Has been acknowledged” option is enabled for the Raiser’s Edge integration settings in Fundraise Up. |
| checkout_transaction_id | Set to the Stripe or PayPal transaction ID, depending on the payment processor used to process the donation in Fundraise Up |
| charge_transaction | Set to False |
| Payment method | Set to Credit Card, Direct debit, PayPal, Venmo, or Other depending on the payment method used at checkout in Fundraise Up |
| reason | Set to Approved |
Gift → Recurring gift summary
| Raiser’s Edge NXT property | Fundraise Up mapping behavior |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Set to Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, or Annually, based on the frequency selected in Fundraise Up |
| Start date | Set to the date of the first installment in Fundraise Up |
| Status | Set to Active |
Gift → Fundraising details → Split gift
| Raiser’s Edge NXT property | Fundraise Up mapping behavior |
|---|---|
| Amount | Donation amount from Fundraise Up in default account currency |
| Appeal | Set to the date of the first installment in Fundraise Up |
| Campaign | Set to Active |
| Fund |
Sync settings
Fundraise Up’s built-in integrations include settings for managing the sync behavior for records.
- Automatic sync: By default, the automatic sync option is disabled when you connect an integration to Fundraise Up. This enables you to configure the integration’s settings and mapping rules before synchronizing records.
Once you are satisfied with the configuration for an integration, we recommend enabling the automatic sync feature.
- Disconnect Raiser’s Edge NXT: You can disconnect Raiser’s Edge NXT at any time from its settings page. Disconnecting and then reconnecting Raiser’s Edge NXT using the same credentials will preserve the settings and mapping rules set before the app was disconnected form Fundraise Up.
Connection guide
Follow the steps below to connect Fundraise Up to Raiser’s Edge NXT.
Prerequisites
- Access to your organization’s Raiser’s Edge NXT account with a user account that has the Environment Administrator permissions level.
- Access to your organization’s Fundraise Up account with a user account that has the Organization Administrator role.
Steps
- Log in to your Raiser’s Edge NXT account.
- Toggle the three line menu by selecting the icon.
- Select Marketplace.
- Select Manage.
- Select Connect App.
- Enter the following application ID:
61788a5f-bb22-40c9-991a-16dc47e221b1 - Select Continue.
- Select Connect.
- In the Fundraise Up Dashboard, enable the Raiser’s Edge NXT integration by selecting the Connect button. You will be redirected to Blackbaud’s application authorization screen.
- When prompted, select Authorize.
Fundraise Up is now connected to Raiser’s Edge NXT.
Troubleshooting
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