"Preferred Name" needs to be included on rosters, class check-in and small group lists. Currently, the full given name is all there is...

This is confusing for those leaders who only know a constituent by their preferred name. The reason people give us a preferred name is because they prefer we refer to them with it...

For example:.

Our small group roster lists Kathryn Smith. Kathryn goes by "Kate" - but you would not know that by the small group listing you just shared with the leader.

Hunter registered for our Sunday morning class. Unfortunately, no one knows that Hunter is his middle name. His name on the check-in sheet says Frederick H. Manchester... During attendance he says his name - and the teacher can't find it.


Easiest fix for Blackbaud is to INCLUDE preferred name on these lists. For instance, "Frederick H. Manchester (Hunter)"

Or allow us to design the group lists, attendance sheets and check-in sheets to list the name format we specify - e.g. Preferred Name and Last Name