WORKSHOP PROGRAM

Day 1: Monday, 13 April 2026

Time Name Description
12:00 PM - 12:30 PMWelcome and Lunch

Settle in, get your space organised, and grab some lunch with your other automation enthusiasts.

12:30 PM - 1:00 PMAutomation Scenarios

Build an automated integration from an external form to Raiser's Edge NXT. Learn what integration scenarios are a good fit for Microsoft Power Automate and build an integration from a Contact Us form on a website to integrate that data and assign follow-up actions. You will learn how to create actions, handle loops, and conditions in Power Automate.

1:00 PM - 1:30 PMIntroduction to SKY Add-Ins, SKY Developer, and Terminology

We drill deeper into the Blackbaud and Microsoft tools you can use to not only automate processes but also customize the user experience inside Blackbaud products. You'll learn the different types of SKY Add-ins that can be used for automation scenarios and build your first Blackbaud app.

1:30 PM - 2:45 PMLab 1 - Create an Add-in connecting Raiser's Edge NXT events to Outlook

Build an Invoke a web request Add-in to link Events in Raiser's Edge NXT to Outlook (or Gmail) calendars and build your first Blackbaud app.

2:45 PM - 3:00 PMBREAK 
3:00 PM - 5:00 PMIntroduction to Adaptive Cards and Lab 2

Users will learn about the Adaptive Card designer and how to surface Adaptive Cards in SKY Solutions using Power Automate.

Time Zone: (UTC+11:00) Sydney [Change Time Zone]

Day 2: Tuesday 14 April 2026

Time Name Description
9:00 AM - 9:30 AMWelcome and Breakfast

Get ready for Day 2 with some breakfast.

9:30 AM - 10:30 AMLab 2 Continued

Finish Lab 2

10:30 AM - 10:45 AMBREAK 
10:45 AM - 12:15 PMDeep Dive: Loops, Expressions and Adaptive Cards

Learn how to master loops and expressions in Power Automate and deep dive into more skills with Adaptive Cards.

12:15 PM - 12:30 PMIntro to Small Group ProjectsYou will outline a Power Automate project and find a small group to work with.
12:30 PM - 1:00 PMLUNCH BREAK 
1:00 PM - 2:00 PMSmall Group Projects Work

Begin working on your small group project.

2:00 PM - 2:15 PMBREAK 
2:15 PM - 3:30 PMSmall Group Projects Work

Continue your small group project work.

3:30 PM - 4:00 PMYour Automation Action Plan

Review next steps for putting your new automation skills into practice at your organisation. From licensing and architecture to gathering feedback from end-users and available training resources, you'll have a plan to accelerate your success. We will provide tools to help you identify viable automation projects.

Time Zone: (UTC+11:00) Sydney [Change Time Zone]

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