Looking for users of Raiser's Edge NXT Events

@JoAnn Strommen:

@Dylan Wood Welcome to the BB Community forums.

We have the events module. I have mixed review.
We used web view registration for an alumni event several years ago. We ended up with so many duplicate records created that clean up was a nightmare. I worked with support helping to refine their algorithm as many matched on various data points with only minor discrepancy. Supposedly their duplicate screening has improved. We have not used a web event registration page since.

Viewing events and who is registered in web view is much more user friendly than in database view. Ability to see lists, emails, phone etc., check all - mark all as attended - those functions are a great improvement.

We have issues pulling event lists that have attributes like meal selections as those fields are not easily pulled via web view if available somewhere at all. We are also not able to view or readily pull list of registrants with their class year and major. Some of these functions just work better with reports from database view.

Just a few thoughts. At some point we will try an event with a web view registration page. Just not a 5-year reunion with 400+ registrants.

The duplicate function has improved, thankfully!

They recently made a change to the Work with Participants section that makes it look more cluttered by moving "Guest of/Host of" underneath their name. Not a fan of this. All of the other things JoAnn cited are good, though.

BB also added a way to get meal selections and other “custom” fields, but it isn't very easy to use yet. It does let you track it, but to see it you need to add a column and this defeats the purpose of them moving the “Guest of/Host of” since that was supposed to “free up screen space.”

I still think it isn't the best option if you want the guest experience to be frictionless and have a good look to the sign up page. The management in the back is lacking a little, and you definitely need to clarify the tables so they match the language you want to use.

@Lee Grisham What column needs to be added? I'm not seeing an option for ‘custom field’ in available columns. Would love to be able to have President's office pull their event info themselves from web view. Currently have to pull for them from db view.

Found out today that Event Capacity, Online Registrations, and “Attending” RSVP Participants do not communicate in any way, shape or form. If someone drops out, you will need to adjust the Online Limits to allow additional registrants!

Please vote for my idea to fix that:

@Elaine Tucker I hope this is a session they make virtual!

@Elaine Tucker
Hello!

Is there somewhere i can view your presentation. We are new to using events and i would love to know if there is a way to make this platform work for us. Do you still need other platforms such as cvent? We do also have greater giving.

@Marquetta Scruggs my BBCON session was recorded, so you should be able to see it in the virtual space. If you need a copy of the slides let me know and I'll be happy to send them;

@Elaine Tucker Thanks Elaine! I so look forward to watching it. Best,

Elizabeth

@Elaine Tucker I've been looking for it in the virtual sessions and couldn't find it. Would love your slide deck.

@Elaine Tucker Thanks so much and Happy New Year!

@Elaine Tucker Thanks so much! I look forward to diving in.

@Dylan Wood
Hi - just saw this and thought I would chime in. We use NXT for events but generally do create them in the database view. I do like running reports in webview but NXT events doesn't have the full functionality or options that is currently offered in database view.

Webview does make it easier to update attendance (if you pre-load those invited) and then to update those that actually attended. But I do still feel you need the database view as well.

thanks for the other comments - very helpful.

Robin

@Annette Rurka not sure if you saw the attachment added to so adding here to make sure you receive it