Press Release: Tony Award Productions Uses The Patron Edge for 2009 Tony Awards® Ticketing

Charleston, S.C. (June 3, 2009) - Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB), today announced that Tony Award Productions, a joint venture between The Broadway League, Inc. and The American Theatre Wing, Inc., has selected The Patron Edge® to record ticketing history, process credit card transactions and manage reserved seating for its 63rd annual awards program recognizing Broadway productions and performances.

"I was familiar with Blackbaud's Raiser's Edge product through a previous organization so I knew that their ticketing system would be a cost-effective and user-friendly software that would easily meet our needs," said Dawn Kusinski, director of ticketing services for Tony Award Productions. "We converted our existing database and went live with The Patron Edge ahead of schedule-and in a very short time period-were up and running for our 2009 show. Blackbaud was the only technology provider that could not only meet our demanding project timeframe, but also deliver a solution that fit our pricing and support needs."

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