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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://forums.blackbaud.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Blackbaud News : Blackbaud Sphere</title><link>http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/blackbaudnews/archive/tags/Blackbaud+Sphere/default.aspx</link><description>Tags: Blackbaud Sphere</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2007 SP2 (Debug Build: 20611.960)</generator><item><title>Press Release: Public Broadcasting Stations Enhance Online Efforts with Blackbaud Sphere and Team Approach</title><link>http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/blackbaudnews/archive/2009/05/12/press-release-public-broadcasting-stations-enhance-online-efforts-with-blackbaud-sphere-and-team-approach.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 15:55:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">f90a95a0-00e2-4810-8af8-0bbdde08f853:41455</guid><dc:creator>Melanie Mathos</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/blackbaudnews/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=41455</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/blackbaudnews/archive/2009/05/12/press-release-public-broadcasting-stations-enhance-online-efforts-with-blackbaud-sphere-and-team-approach.aspx#comments</comments><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Charleston, S.C. (May 12, 2009)&lt;/b&gt; - Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB) today announced the increasing adoption of Blackbaud Sphere by public broadcasting stations to enhance online member acquisition and engagement. Since the addition of Sphere and Team Approach to Blackbaud&amp;#39;s family of products, and the increasing desire of members to connect online, public broadcasting stations across the country are beginning to further realize the benefits of a unified view of members. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blackbaud.com/default.aspx?pgpId=2531&amp;amp;PRID=302" target="_blank"&gt;Read the full press release.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://forums.blackbaud.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=41455" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/blackbaudnews/archive/tags/Blackbaud+Sphere/default.aspx">Blackbaud Sphere</category><category domain="http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/blackbaudnews/archive/tags/Public+Broadcasting/default.aspx">Public Broadcasting</category><category domain="http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/blackbaudnews/archive/tags/Team+Approach/default.aspx">Team Approach</category></item><item><title>Press Release: National Nonprofits Select Blackbaud Sphere for Multi-Chapter Management</title><link>http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/blackbaudnews/archive/2009/03/11/press-release-national-nonprofits-select-blackbaud-sphere-for-multi-chapter-management.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:36:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">f90a95a0-00e2-4810-8af8-0bbdde08f853:40092</guid><dc:creator>Melanie Mathos</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/blackbaudnews/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=40092</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/blackbaudnews/archive/2009/03/11/press-release-national-nonprofits-select-blackbaud-sphere-for-multi-chapter-management.aspx#comments</comments><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Charleston, S.C. (March 11, 2009)&lt;/b&gt; - Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB) today announced enhancements to Blackbaud Sphere&lt;sup&gt;TM&lt;/sup&gt; 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. 
&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Blackbaud Sphere enables national nonprofits to manage and report on data in a way that aligns with their operational structures,&amp;quot; said Rich LaBarbera, senior vice president of Blackbaud Internet Solutions. &amp;quot;The recent enhancements provide added flexibility for nonprofits to better manage and share data across chapters.&amp;quot; 
&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="" href="http://www.blackbaud.com/default.aspx?pgpId=2531&amp;amp;PRID=294" target="_blank"&gt;Read&amp;nbsp;the full press release.&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://forums.blackbaud.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=40092" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/blackbaudnews/archive/tags/Blackbaud+Sphere/default.aspx">Blackbaud Sphere</category><category domain="http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/blackbaudnews/archive/tags/National+Nonprofits/default.aspx">National Nonprofits</category><category domain="http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/blackbaudnews/archive/tags/Internet+Solutions/default.aspx">Internet Solutions</category></item></channel></rss>