September 2008 - Posts
From the September issue of DramaBiz Magazine:
By Ian Stokell
Fundraising is the financial lifeline of live theatre. Especially when you consider that, for many theatres, ticket sales barely account for 50 percent of operating costs.
Fundraising sounds easy enough. Just go out and ask people for money, right? Not so. The key is often not only how you ask, but who. This is never truer than for a capital campaign.
The Difference between a Capital Campaign and an Annual Campaign
There is a big difference between a regular annual fundraising campaign and a capital campaign. A lot of annual fundraising is born out of necessity, simply a way to make up for operating losses. It is also a way to replace such depreciating assets as props, computers, or an archaic phone system, as well as to pay for program services.
Says Kit Matthew, Blackbaud’s Arts & Cultural Solution product manager, “We tend to think of capital as a building or new facilities, but capital campaigns could also be for new business ventures, new corporate infrastructure, even new ways of doing business such as moving to the virtual world of the Internet.”
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (Sept. 22, 2008) – Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB), announced that The Taft School is now among the more than 2400 independent K-12 schools partnering with the company. Blackbaud’s Total School Solution, including Online Campus Community™ with Wave social networking, helps schools simplify their operations and improve communication. Read More...
Charleston, S.C. (Sept. 17, 2008) – Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB) today announced the integration between Sphere®, the industry-leading online marketing and fundraising tool set produced by its Kintera division, with The Raiser’s Edge®, Blackbaud’s industry-leading fundraising management solution. The integration is designed so that Sphere connects to The Raiser’s Edge using the same underlying technology as Blackbaud’s market-proven NetSolutions and NetCommunity offerings, and solidifies Blackbaud’s dominant leadership position in integrated online/offline marketing and constituent management solutions.
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From the September issue of Charleston magazine:
Few
corporations are as close to the world-changing power of philanthropy
as Daniel Island-based software company Blackbaud, Inc. Their main
program, The Raiser’s Edge®, manages fundraising and development for
nonprofit organizations, so it’s a natural fit for employees to be
close to the nonprofit community. “Our company believes that service to
others makes the world a better place,” says CEO Marc Chardon. And
since 1,110 of 1,700 Blackbaud employees are here in Charleston, most
of that service takes place in this community and is driven by those
very staff members.
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Charleston, S.C. (September 16, 2008) – Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB) today announced the opening of its first Developer Network Challenge. The developer that creates the most compelling customization for Blackbaud NetCommunity will be awarded an iPhone, and will also win his or her organization a year’s free NetCommunity maintenance.
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (September 15, 2008) – Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB) announced that University of Miami (UM) will use The Raiser’s Edge® Enterprise, Blackbaud® NetCommunity™, and Blackbaud Direct Marketing™ to manage its advancement operations and alumni outreach.
With the recent conclusion of its $1.4 billion Momentum campaign, the University of Miami became the first university to reach the record-setting billion dollar milestone in the state of Florida and one of the youngest in the nation
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Blackbaud, Inc. announced today that Charleston magazine and Coastal Community Foundation have selected the company as the winner of the Philanthropic Spirit category of their annual Giving Back Awards.
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Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB) announced that Meg McKinley has joined the Kintera division as vice president of professional services. McKinley will oversee all service delivery, creative services, integration and consulting teams for the on-demand, nonprofit software provider.
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Charleston, S.C. (Sept. 2, 2008) – Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB) today announced that it will host
NetWits Live at the Hilton Portland Hotel and Tower in Oregon on October 2. This free event will
include sessions on social networking, email best practices, direct communication, and more.
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