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Dashboards your leadership will actually open.

Move from manual reports and out-of-the-box dashboards to live Power BI built on your Raiser's Edge NXT, DonorPerfect or Virtuous data.

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Data Analytics and Power BI
Who this is for

Advancement teams that spend Fridays exporting, VPs who want one version of the truth, and CFOs who want fundraising numbers that reconcile.

What is included

SKY API integration

A custom, documented connection between Blackbaud and Power BI. Data refreshes on a schedule, not when someone remembers.

Campaign and pipeline dashboards

Progress to goal, proposal pipeline, donor retention, LYBUNT and SYBUNT, portfolio activity.

Board and executive views

One page, no jargon, mobile friendly. Built with the people who present it.

Training and handover

Your analysts learn the model so they can extend it without us.

Ways to work together
Option 1

Dashboard sprint

4 to 6 weeks

One data source, three dashboards, training. The fastest way to prove the value.

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Advancement analytics

8 to 12 weeks

SKY API build, data model, six to ten dashboards, governance.

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Option 3

Analytics retainer

monthly

New views, model changes and support as your questions change.

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Questions we get asked
Can Raiser's Edge NXT connect to Power BI?

Yes. There are three routes: scheduled exports, the Blackbaud connector, and a custom SKY API integration. We help you choose based on refresh needs, cost and how much control you want.

Do we need a Power BI licence?

Power BI Pro licences for the people who build and share reports. Many nonprofits qualify for Microsoft nonprofit pricing.

What about DonorPerfect or Virtuous?

Both have APIs we work with regularly. The approach is the same: model once, report many times.

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Let's find out what your data can do.

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