June 2008 - Posts
Blackbaud Joins PCI Security Standards Council as Newest Participating Organization
Launches PCI blog and newsletter to provide ongoing updates on key issues facing the nonprofit sector
Charleston, S.C. (June 30, 2008) – Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB) announced today that it has joined the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council as a new participating organization. As a participating organization, the company will work with the Council to evolve the PCI Data Security Standard (DSS) and other payment card data protection standards.
Read to full press release here.
All gifts are not equal! Katherine Swank delves into this subject in her new white paper that explores why every nonprofit should have a gift acceptance policy and offers insight and tools for formulating a policy for your organization.
With more than 20 years of legal and nonprofit management experience, Katherine has raised approximately $215 million for national healthcare and public broadcasting organizations, as well as an independent law school. Prior to joining Target Analytics in May 2007, Swank was the national director of gift planning at the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, where she provided fundraising consulting services to the Society’s chapter leadership and development staff for six years.
Read her newest white papers here:
View additional whitepapers at http://www.blackbaud.com/resources/resources.aspx.
Charleston, S.C. (June 25, 2008) – Blackbaud, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLKB) announced today a donation of more than one million miles to the Make-A-Wish Foundation®. The gift is the second largest corporate mileage contribution to the Make-A-Wish Foundation so far this year.
“We cannot thank the incredible team at Blackbaud enough for this gift, which will fund more than 20 airline tickets for children and families served by our chapter and others across the country,” said Russell Smith, president and CEO of Make-A-Wish Foundation of South Carolina, which partnered with the company on the national campaign. “The spirit and enthusiasm of Blackbaud employees led to the success of this campaign.”
Read the full press release.
The NonProfit Times' tech-focused, and aptly named NPT TechnoBuzz, is doing a great job covering the latest trends and news in technology. In today's issue, Blackbaud's Internet Marketing Manager Chad Norman is featured on his favorite subject, (and admitted obsession) twitter:
From NPT TechnoBuzz:
Twitter Makes Relationships Work — Right Now
Social networking connects us like never before. We find each other, exchange information, and develop expanding networks as easily as we send email. This helps individuals, nonprofits, businesses, and governmental agencies form new kinds of relationships. That’s great, but now what? How do we put these relationships to work?
Sometimes participation in social networks can feel passive, because everyone is focused content. Friend requests, photo galleries, comments, application installations -- it’s exhausting. It’s like we’re spending all of our time creating and consuming each other’s content, instead of actually doing something.
Read more.
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In the "Gazzette Minute Interview," Aleli talks about internships, fundraising and pro tennis.
Excerpt from the interview:
How do your former Michigan colleagues raise money in substantial sums?
The auto industry and Michigan's economy have taken a beating over the past twenty years. Fortunately, the University of Michigan can tap a generous worldwide alumni body, and they will soon surpass a $2.5 billion fundraising target. Among the success factors are talented and engaged alumni, highly committed volunteers, and hardworking fundraisers. It's a people-centric business.
What can Blackbaud do to help them?
Actually, I came to Blackbaud to become involved in a new constituent-centric CRM system for very large organizations. Like many fundraisers I personally was not a cheerleader for technology. In fact, I viewed much of it as a hindrance, rather than a helper. Creating a technology solution that truly helps is an enjoyable challenge. Our nine early adopters include Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the University of Iowa. We're in version 1.5 now, and we expect to be releasing version 1.7 sometime later this year.
Read more.
When the University of Arizona Foundation kicked off its go-live celebration last year, John Welty, the Foundation’s vice president of information systems had everyone in the room stand up, raise their right hands and say "If it's not in The Raiser's Edge, then it simply did not happen." It turned into, and still is, the mantra of the project. The photo below is one of the mementos that John handed out to each new Raiser's Edge user after they got trained.
How many of you feel that way about your Raiser's Edge database?
Submit your nonprofit's go-live story and we'll feature it on Blackbaud News.
I am pleased to introduce a new podcast: Blackbaud Interviews. This recurring podcast will feature leaders from Blackbaud and from throughout the sector and will explore critical issues faced by nonprofits.
In this first episode of Blackbaud Interviews, I am joined by Chuck Longfield, founder of the Target companies and Blackbaud’s chief scientist; and Jay Love, eTapestry’s founder and CEO. Chuck and Jay discuss their views on consolidation within the sector and within the software industry serving it, and the emergence of Software as a Service (SaaS). In addition, they share their experience with the integration of the Target companies and eTapestry with Blackbaud since the merger.
Listen to Blackbaud Interviews, Episode 1.
Check out all of Blackbaud's podcasts here.
Who do you want to hear from on Blackbaud Interviews? Email me with your ideas or leave your suggestions in the comments section below.
DramaBiz magazine does a great job of covering all aspects of operating a theater, from going green to better serving patrons. In the current issue, writer Anne Jackson explores several theater's quests to "find a program that could streamline all of their ticketing operations and improve overall service." The article, OPERATION B-O-X O-F-F-I-C-E features two of Blackbaud's Arts & Cultural customers -- Hartford Stage Company and Victoria Theatre Association.
To learn more about the software selection process that theaters go through, read the article.
To hear from Sarah Coco of Hartford Stage how Blackbaud's Arts and Cultural Solutions helps streamline operations, expand ticketing options, and increase ticket sales, visit the theatre's customer page.
Chuck Longfield, Blackbaud's chief scientist and founder of the Target companies and Jay Love, eTapestry's founder and CEO, will be guests for the launch of the "Blackbaud Interviews" podcast later this week. The interview will focus on company and product news, and questions from readers like you.
Submit your questions via email or in the comments section below.
Tulsa Community Foundation will use Blackbaud solutions to manage 650 funds and more than $3 billion in assets
Charleston, S.C. (June 9, 2008) – Blackbaud, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLKB) announced today that Tulsa Community Foundation (TCF) has entered into the first phase of a long-term partnership with the company. The Foundation selected a combination of software and services from Blackbaud including The Raiser’s Edge® Enterprise (for constituent management) and The Financial Edge™ (for financial management) with a longer term vision of incorporating Blackbaud NetCommunity.
Read the full press release here.
From FundRaising Success Advisor:
Meet Our Advisors: Shaw Drummond
By Melissa Busch, associate senior editor, FundRaising Success
Over the next few months, some issues of the FS Advisor will feature “get to know us” articles focusing on FundRaising Success’ Editorial Advisory Board. The board, made up of development folks from nonprofit organizations and the agencies that serve the sector, helps us keep the magazine relevant by providing input on the information our readers need most to help them get their jobs done. We start the series this week with Shaw Drummond.
Read the full article here.
If you didn't make it to Blackbaud Interactive's Internet Symposium in New York last month, FundRaising Success' new associate senior editor Melissa Busch covered the sessions in today's Giving 2.0 enewsletter.
Check out her conference roundup here:
Understand Social Networks and Make Them Work for You
Not all social networks are created equal. And nonprofit organizations need to know the differences between them before they can get one to work for them.
Read the entire article here.
Online Communications — Pipeline to More Revenue
Nonprofit organizations that want to maximize donations had better be brushing up on and putting into action the latest online fundraising communications that are set to explode this year, says Tim Oleary, vice president of the Malvern, Pa.-based McPherson Associates, a direct-marketing and communications agency that specializes in nonprofit fundraising programs.
Read the entire article here.
Web 2.0 — A Buzzword Demystified
Web 2.0 isn’t a thing — it’s a state of mind.
So says Andrew Mosawi, vice president of international business development for Blackbaud. During the session “Web 2.0 — A Buzzword Demystified” at The Blackbaud Interactive Internet Symposium on May 22 in New York, Mosawi defined Web 2.0 as the “business revolution in the computer industry caused by the move to the Internet as a platform, and an attempt to understand the rules for success on that new platform.”
Read the entire article here.
Subscribe to Giving 2.0 here.
Blackbaud NetCommunity for Foundations Streamlines Grant Applications and Enables Superior Donor Service with Integrated Web Tools
Donor and grant portals unveiled to support community foundations’ increasing focus on web strategy
Charleston, S.C. (June 3, 2008) – Blackbaud, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLKB) announced the launch of Blackbaud® NetCommunity™ for foundations, which incorporates new online tools developed to meet the specific needs of community foundations. The enhanced functionality will enable community foundations to streamline the grant application process, provide an unparalleled level of service and accountability to donors, and ultimately make a greater impact on their communities and the nonprofits
they serve.
Read the full press release here.