March 2009 - Posts
Charleston, S.C. and San Jose, Calif. (March 30, 2009) – Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB), the leading global provider of software and services designed specifically for nonprofit organizations, and PayPal, a leading global online payment service, today announced the availability of BlackbaudNow™, an affordable solution to help new and growing nonprofits reach their fundraising goals. BlackbaudNow offers nonprofits a point-and-click website builder with secure donation processing and the ability to send emails and record donors’ giving histories.
Read the full press release.
We're getting all jazzed up for New Orleans and are looking forward to a great AFP International Conference on Fundraising.
This is our third year as full sponsor and we are very proud to be a part of the conference and the nonprofit community.
This year at our booth (501) we will be holding a series of “mini sessions”: short, informative presentations covering topics such as how to maximize donor potential and growing your Internet strategy. Attend one of our sessions so you can enter to win a daily raffle drawing - two winners each day will receive a $500 donation to their organization! You can see the full schedule of mini sessions and AFP Education Sessions presented by Blackbaud employees here.
For live from the conference updates, be sure to follow Blackbaud on twitter at www.twitter.com/blackbaud.
Stop on over to the Service to Others blog to read more about conference happenings.
See you in New Orleans!
As featured on Forbes.com
by Steven Bertoni
Endurance sports, personal blogs and personal (often disease related) charities have merged into a new form of extreme fundraising. Both charities and for-profit software companies such as Blackbaud and Active Network are capitalizing on the trend, offering ready-made personal fundraising sites with blogs, payment capability and more. Blackbaud estimates online fundraising has hauled in $3 billion in donations worldwide over the past seven years, with the pace accelerating over the past year.
Read the full article.
Charleston, S.C. (March 24, 2009) – Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB) today announced Blackbaud Connect, a comprehensive new partner network designed to encourage interoperability and help nonprofits succeed.
"Blackbaud respects the strategic value of partners who help create integrated solutions for nonprofits,” said Steve Johnson, Blackbaud’s vice president of partnerships. “Through Blackbaud Connect, we are supporting partners that share our commitment to making the world a better place through cooperative engagements with nonprofits.”
Read the full press release.
From The Philanthropy Journal
Ideas that work: What you should know about sensitive data
Bucky Wall and Jake Marcinko | March 16, 2009
Data security issues have garnered a great deal of press lately.
So far in 2009, at least three credit-card processors, a major airline carrier and several government agencies have been involved in the compromise of sensitive personal information. Over 100 million records containing Social Security numbers, bank accounts, health-care details, and age, gender and other information on individuals have been lost. However, while there will likely be a great deal of fallout from these incidents, the fact remains they will have little impact on these organizations' bottom line. The reasoning for this has to do with the nature of the relationship the organizations have with the individuals they serve. Rarely do government institutions and business-to-business companies have personal relationships with customers. However, the relationship between most nonprofit organizations and their donors is different.
Read the full article here.
Cambridge, MA (March 18, 2009) – Target Analytics, a Blackbaud (Nasdaq: BLKB) company, today released the 2008 donorCentrics™ Internet Giving Benchmarking Analysis. Key findings from the Analysis indicate that over the past few years, online giving has become an increasingly significant source of new donor acquisition, and integrating online and offline fundraising channels is key to long term success.“Online giving is growing rapidly, and many online donors have a tendency to also give offline, so fundraisers face increasing complexity in managing an integrated direct marketing program that maximizes donor value,” said Rob Harris, Target Analytics’ vice president of analytics. “With direct mail, the blueprints for success are well-known, but in this new multi-channel world everything is new and many strategies are still unproven.”
Charleston, S.C. (March 11, 2009) - Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB) today announced enhancements to Blackbaud SphereTM that will further support the complex data needs of national nonprofits with multiple chapters. More than 85 multi-chapter organizations already use Blackbaud Sphere for their online fundraising, communication, event management, and advocacy needs.
"Blackbaud Sphere enables national nonprofits to manage and report on data in a way that aligns with their operational structures," said Rich LaBarbera, senior vice president of Blackbaud Internet Solutions. "The recent enhancements provide added flexibility for nonprofits to better manage and share data across chapters."
The solution now provides national nonprofits the flexibility to mirror their operations, whether centralized or decentralized, in a way that supports business operations and increases administrative efficiency. The multi-chapter management feature is currently being used by leading nonprofits including the Arthritis Foundation, Boy Scouts of America, and the Canadian Cancer Society BC and Yukon Division to better control and manage data.
Read the full press release.
As featured in Nonprofit Technology News:
Blackbaud’s eTapestry Software
by Karen Corey
Blackbaud’s eTapestry (www.etapestry.com) software is specifically designed for nonprofit organizations. It provides a tool to efficiently manage fundraising activities. It is web-based and can be accessed from anywhere via the Internet. This application tracks donors, prospects, pledges and payments. The eTapestry software has advanced executive analysis, contact management, and event registration features.
Read the full review here.
New Blackbaud NetCommunity Grow offering adds quick-deploy SaaS option
Charleston, S.C. (March 4, 2009) – Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB) today announced that adoption is rapidly increasing across its entire set of Internet solutions for online fundraising, email and website marketing, team fundraising, events, advocacy, and content management. Nonprofits recently selecting Blackbaud Internet Solutions include: Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico, Diabetes Research Institute Foundation, Foundation for Caregivers, Marquette University, Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas, and Room to Read.
“We are pleased to partner with these leading nonprofits to help them achieve their online goals,” said Rich LaBarbera, Blackbaud senior vice president and the high-tech industry veteran leading the Blackbaud Internet Solutions division. “Along with an increased investment in research and development, the division brings an unparalleled level of expertise and innovation to nonprofit web technology.”
Read the full press release.