November 2008 - Posts
Charleston, S.C. (Nov. 24, 2008) – Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB) today announced that Steve MacLaughlin, Blackbaud’s director of Internet solutions, has been elected to the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) board of directors. “It's a great pleasure to welcome Steve to the NTEN board,” said Holly Ross, NTEN’s executive director. “I know our community will benefit from the great energy, knowledge, and experience he brings with him.”
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (Nov. 19, 2008)– Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB), concluded its ninth annual Blackbaud Conference for Nonprofits today. With more than 1200 nonprofit leaders from around the world, the three-day conference featured 120 sessions focused on Internet strategy, fundraising, technology, financial management, prospecting and analysis, marketing, and leadership.
"My colleagues from the Florida State University Foundation and I found Blackbaud's Conference for Nonprofits to be very beneficial,” said Jeanne Pecha, the Foundation’s assistant vice president, Advancement Services. “The information presented at the application and technology sessions, particularly related to the Infinity platform seems very promising. Also exciting is the impact that the Internet and social networking will have on future fundraising strategies.
“Meeting and networking with colleagues from around the country enabled us to form connections that are important to FSU since we are a relatively new enterprise client of Blackbaud's. Most impressive was the availability of, not only the consultants, but also the key executives. They were all willing to spend their time discussing current issues and sharing ideas about the future.”
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The Blackbaud Conference for Nonprofits is kicking off this Sunday, and we are excited to bring some of the content and a lot of the fun to you via the web. Chad Norman, who authors the Blackbaud blog Webby Things has been busy putting together a social media guide to the Conference to help you navigate the tools and sites that we will use to share news and content from this year's Conference.
We are partnering with Multicast, a live internet event specialist, to bring you a live video feed of Marc Chardon's general session on Monday, November 17th at 8:45 a.m. ET. You can watch the presentation here.
We'll also be streaming some sessions live on the Blackbaud UStream.tv channel. We'll be announcing these via the @BBCon Twitter feed, so be sure to follow us to get the updates.
To stay up to date on all conference happenings, check out the Conference for Nonprofits blog.
By Melissa Busch, associate senior editor, FundRaising Success
Donor retention boils down to loyalty.
"If you have a loyal constituent, you are able to retain them," Blackbaud enterprise solutions engineer Samantha Cohen said at a Blackbaud Delivers event about donor retention held last week in Philadelphia.
"A donor will talk about a hospital, a symphony, an animal-rescue organization that they support. A loyal donor will talk about my hospital, my symphony or my animal-rescue mission," she said. "That my is a shift to loyalty. They are emotionally invested in that institution."
Every nonprofit should be striving for loyal donors, Cohen said. Organizations can achieve this by building relationships with donors and showing them the benefits of their contributions. A good start is to understand the difference between retention and loyalty.
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Charleston, S.C. (November 10, 2008) – Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB), announced today that the Ronald McDonald House of New York has selected Blackbaud® NetCommunity™ with Wave social networking as its Internet marketing and communications solution. The House has also chosen Blackbaud OnDemand Services for application hosting and IT support. The New York City-based nonprofit realized how important an engaged online community is to its success and turned to Blackbaud for help in enhancing its web presence.
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Charleston, S.C. (November 7, 2008) – eTapestry, a division of Blackbaud Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB), announced the launch of a partnership with Daryl Upsall Consulting International to offer eTapestry’s Spanish-language version of its on demand fundraising software in Spain. Kicking off this partnership, eTapestry and Daryl Upsall Consulting International (DUCI) will be hosting a free seminar on Nov. 11, demonstrating how nonprofits can use technology to meet their fundraising needs. This half-day event will take place at DUCI, c/ Caleruega 67 in Madrid 28033, Spain. The seminar will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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