July 2010 - Posts
Charleston, S.C. (July 29, 2010) – Blackbaud, Inc (Nasdaq: BLKB) today announced the launch of BlackbaudTV, a new resource for the nonprofit community, with videos featuring nonprofit news, technology tools and tips, philanthropy in action, Blackbaud customers, partners, and events.
To celebrate the launch, Blackbaud is holding the BlackbaudTV Inspire Contest to encourage nonprofit professionals to submit a video in response to the question “How do you inspire supporters to take action?” Each video response submitted will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win one of two free registrations to the 2010 Blackbaud’s Conference for Nonprofits – North America (drawing being held August 20) and one of two iPads (drawing being held October 21). Learn more about the BlackbaudTV Inspire Contest at www.blackbaud.tv/Inspire.
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Charleston, S.C. (July 26, 2010) – Blackbaud, Inc., (Nasdaq: BLKB) has released a new book Cultivating Lifelong Donors: Stewardship and the Fundraising Pyramid covering best practices for building long-term giving programs. The nonprofit software and services company is also hosting a free web seminar series that will bring to life the topics covered in each chapter of the book. Nonprofit professionals can visit Blackbaud’s website to download a complimentary electronic copy of the book and register for the free web seminar series.
“The Cultivating Lifelong Donors book and web seminar series are designed to help nonprofits build giving programs that span the entire supporter lifecycle,” said Lawrence Henze, managing director of Target Analytics and co-author of the book. “As we wrote the book and developed the seminars, we wanted to help nonprofits build strategies for cultivating donors from initial engagement up through ultimate giving.”
Authored by four nonprofit experts — Frank Barry, Lawrence Henze, David Lamb, and Katherine Swank — Cultivating Lifelong Donors: Stewardship and the Fundraising Pyramid covers key methods for building a successful fundraising pyramid and how to steward and engage donors at each giving level.
By attending the web seminar series, nonprofit professionals will learn best practices for encouraging supporters to transition through the fundraising pyramid to reach their ultimate giving level. Each session will build on the content from the previous session, so nonprofits can get a full overview of how to build strategies and action plans to maximize fundraising results. Plus, a free copy of the book will be mailed to all attendees of the web seminars at the conclusion of the series.
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Charleston, S.C. (July 21, 2010) - Target Analytics, a Blackbaud company, (Nasdaq: BLKB), today announced the launch of ProspectResearch.com, a site designed specifically for prospect researchers and fundraising professionals. The site will focus on fostering new ideas for research practices and promoting the benefits of prospect research in fundraising. The company is also announcing its involvement with the Association of Prospect Researchers for Advancement (APRA) at the 23rd Annual International Conference being held in Anaheim, California on July 21 to 24.
"ProspectResearch.com was created by prospect researchers as an online community for prospect researchers. It is a place where nonprofit professionals can interact with peers, learn from experts, and talk about challenges and successes," said David Lamb, longtime prospect researcher and senior consultant at Target Analytics. "We are constantly learning new things through our work with clients and colleagues, so we are looking forward to providing this outlet for knowledge sharing and advancing the benefits of prospect research and how it really does bring efficiency to fundraising."
ProspectResearch.com will provide visitors with an online community where they can:
> Receive forward-thinking advice on best practices in prospect research from industry experts
> Stay current on news and trends with fresh content added regularly
> Learn from special-interest content geared specifically to the prospect research industry
> Interact with other prospect researchers by asking questions and discussing solutions
> Access valuable tools and resources including white papers, online training, and videos
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Charleston, S.C. (July 15, 2010) – Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB) today announced the launch of The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving, an online fundraising index that reports revenue trends of 1,787 nonprofit organizations representing $399 million in 12 month online revenue on a monthly basis. The Index is based on actual revenue statistics from nonprofit organizations using a variety of fundraising systems, both from Blackbaud and other vendors. It represents organizations of all sizes from the following sectors: arts, culture, and humanities; education; environment and animals; healthcare; human services; international affairs; and public and society benefit. (Read more about the methodology at www.blackbaud.com/blackbaudindex.)
“Blackbaud has been engaged with supporting online giving for nonprofits for more than a decade now,” said Steve MacLaughlin, Blackbaud’s director of Internet solutions. “The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving is the next step in sharing trends and insights into what is happening in the nonprofit sector.”
The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving released today reports that online revenue increased by 23 percent for the three months ending May 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009. Along with the launch of The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving today, Blackbaud released additional data and analysis that reports on organizations by size. The Index found that three-month online revenue for small organizations (prior 12 month total revenue of < $1 million) increased 13.1 percent in May, while revenue at medium organizations (prior 12 month total revenue of $1 – 10 million) increased 21.3 percent, and revenue at large organizations (prior 12 month total revenue of > $10 million) increased 28 percent.
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Charleston, S.C. (July 8, 2010) – Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB) today announced two of the three featured presentations that will take place at its annual Conference for Nonprofits in Washington, D.C. on October 20 to 22, 2010. New to the Conference this year, there will be a Technology Keynote session, featuring Allison Fine and Beth Kanter, best-selling authors of the recently-released book “The Networked Nonprofit.” The Conference will also feature a Social Media for Nonprofits Ignite! event with leading social media experts from Causes, TwitPic, Twitter, and YouTube.
Blackbaud’s 2010 Conference for Nonprofits — North America is one of the top two largest nonprofit technology conferences in the world. It will provide nonprofit professionals with three days of specialized educational content and opportunities to network and interact with peers and nonprofit experts. This year’s Conference will be held at a new location—The Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center at National Harbor.
The Technology Keynote session, featuring Allison Fine and Beth Kanter, will be held on Thursday, October 21, 2010. Allison Fine, author and speaker, will lead a conversation about how nonprofits can scale social change using social media and networks. Beth Kanter, author of Beth’s Blog, chief executive officer of Zoetica, and visiting scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation will make a virtual guest appearance.
The Social Media for Nonprofits Ignite! event will take place on Wednesday, October 20 at 5 p.m. and will feature representatives from leading social media platforms. In true Ignite style, each presenter will have five minutes to present 20 slides about their nonprofit programs and initiatives. The event will feature Matthew Mahan, vice president of impact at Causes; Noah Everett, founder of TwitPic; Claire Williams who works on social innovation at Twitter; and Ramya Raghavan, nonprofit and activism manager at YouTube and will be followed by a Q&A led by Blackbaud’s Frank Barry focused on how nonprofits can best leverage the various platforms and programs.
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