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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 : Customer stories</title><link>http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/blackbaudnews/archive/tags/Customer+stories/default.aspx</link><description>Tags: Customer stories</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2007 SP2 (Debug Build: 20611.960)</generator><item><title>Press Release: University of Miami Selects Blackbaud’s Higher Education Solution to Streamline Advancement Operations and Build an Online Community for Alumni</title><link>http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/blackbaudnews/archive/2008/09/15/university-of-miami-selects-blackbaud-s-higher-education-solution-to-streamline-advancement-operations-and-build-an-online-community-for-alumni.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">f90a95a0-00e2-4810-8af8-0bbdde08f853:35249</guid><dc:creator>Melissa Dodge</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/blackbaudnews/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=35249</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/blackbaudnews/archive/2008/09/15/university-of-miami-selects-blackbaud-s-higher-education-solution-to-streamline-advancement-operations-and-build-an-online-community-for-alumni.aspx#comments</comments><description>&lt;p&gt;CHARLESTON, S.C. (September 15, 2008) – Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB) announced that University of Miami (UM) will use The Raiser’s Edge® Enterprise, Blackbaud® NetCommunity™, and Blackbaud Direct Marketing™ to manage its advancement operations and alumni outreach.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;With the recent conclusion of its $1.4 billion Momentum campaign, the University of Miami became the first university to reach the record-setting billion dollar milestone in the state of Florida and one of the youngest in the nation &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="" href="http://www.blackbaud.com/default.aspx?pgpId=2531&amp;amp;PRID=274"&gt;Read More...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://forums.blackbaud.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=35249" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/blackbaudnews/archive/tags/Customer+stories/default.aspx">Customer stories</category><category domain="http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/blackbaudnews/archive/tags/Direct+Marketing/default.aspx">Direct Marketing</category><category domain="http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/blackbaudnews/archive/tags/Blackbaud+NetCommunity/default.aspx">Blackbaud NetCommunity</category><category domain="http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/blackbaudnews/archive/tags/Press+Release/default.aspx">Press Release</category><category domain="http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/blackbaudnews/archive/tags/The+Raiser_2700_s+Edge/default.aspx">The Raiser's Edge</category></item><item><title>Did your database conversion make you sing for joy?</title><link>http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/blackbaudnews/archive/2008/06/20/did-your-database-conversion-make-you-sing-for-joy.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:47:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">f90a95a0-00e2-4810-8af8-0bbdde08f853:31573</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=31573</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/blackbaudnews/archive/2008/06/20/did-your-database-conversion-make-you-sing-for-joy.aspx#comments</comments><description>&lt;p&gt;It did for this organization: &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWi1cI0yznw"&gt;www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWi1cI0yznw&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="" href="mailto:%20melanie.milonas@blackbaud.com?subject=My%20go-live%20story" target="_blank"&gt;Submit your nonprofit&amp;#39;s go-live story&lt;/a&gt; and we&amp;#39;ll feature it on&amp;nbsp;Blackbaud News. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://forums.blackbaud.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=31573" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/blackbaudnews/archive/tags/Customer+stories/default.aspx">Customer stories</category><category domain="http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/blackbaudnews/archive/tags/database+conversion/default.aspx">database conversion</category><category domain="http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/blackbaudnews/archive/tags/Go+live/default.aspx">Go live</category></item><item><title>DramaBiz Magazine Features Hartford Stage Company and Victoria Theatre Association </title><link>http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/blackbaudnews/archive/2008/06/16/dramabiz-magazine-features-hartford-stage-company-and-victoria-theatre-association.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">f90a95a0-00e2-4810-8af8-0bbdde08f853:31459</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=31459</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/blackbaudnews/archive/2008/06/16/dramabiz-magazine-features-hartford-stage-company-and-victoria-theatre-association.aspx#comments</comments><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dramabiz.com/index.php" class="" target="_blank"&gt;DramaBiz&lt;/a&gt; magazine does a great job of covering all aspects of operating a theater, from going green to better serving patrons. In the &lt;a href="http://www.dramabiz.com/current.htm" class="" target="_blank"&gt;current issue&lt;/a&gt;, writer Anne Jackson explores&amp;nbsp;several theater&amp;#39;s&amp;nbsp;quests to &amp;quot;find a program that could streamline all of their ticketing operations and improve overall service.&amp;quot; The article, &lt;a href="http://www.dramabiz.com/focus.htm" class="" target="_blank"&gt;OPERATION B-O-X O-F-F-I-C-E&lt;/a&gt; features two of Blackbaud&amp;#39;s Arts &amp;amp; Cultural customers -- Hartford Stage Company and Victoria Theatre Association. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To learn more about the software selection process that theaters go through, &lt;a href="http://www.dramabiz.com/focus.htm" class="" target="_blank"&gt;read the article&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To hear from Sarah Coco of Hartford Stage how Blackbaud&amp;#39;s Arts and Cultural Solutions helps streamline operations, expand ticketing options, and increase ticket sales,&amp;nbsp;visit the theatre&amp;#39;s &lt;a href="http://www.blackbaud.com/customers/cultural/hartfordstage.aspx" class="" target="_blank"&gt;customer page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="http://forums.blackbaud.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=31459" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/blackbaudnews/archive/tags/Customer+stories/default.aspx">Customer stories</category><category domain="http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/blackbaudnews/archive/tags/The+Patron+Edge/default.aspx">The Patron Edge</category><category domain="http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/blackbaudnews/archive/tags/Theaters/default.aspx">Theaters</category></item><item><title>Welcome to the Blackbaud News Blog</title><link>http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/blackbaudnews/archive/2008/04/18/welcome-to-the-blackbaud-news-blog.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:19:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">f90a95a0-00e2-4810-8af8-0bbdde08f853:30255</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=30255</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/blackbaudnews/archive/2008/04/18/welcome-to-the-blackbaud-news-blog.aspx#comments</comments><description>
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&lt;p&gt;So that leads me to&amp;nbsp;a question… How does Blackbaud help your organization? The best part of my job is hearing from our customers and learning what they’ve been able to achieve and how we have helped. &lt;a href="mailto:melanie.milonas@blackbaud.com?subject=Blackbaud%20News%20Blog"&gt;I want to hear from you!&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Submit stories, videos, and photos describing how Blackbaud solutions and services help your organization achieve its mission, and you may be featured in a future marketing campaign as a &lt;a href="http://www.blackbaud.com/files/blogs/MarketingPartnerProgram_DataSheet.pdf" class="" title="Marketing Partner Program" target="_blank"&gt;Blackbaud Marketing Partner&lt;/a&gt;. Gain exposure for your organization while we share the story of our partnership and your success in nonprofit publications, on our website, at trade shows, and throughout the sector.&lt;/p&gt;Need some inspiration? Visit our &lt;a href="http://www.blackbaud.com/customers/overview.aspx" class="" target="_blank"&gt;customer section&lt;/a&gt; to read about some of the amazing things your fellow nonprofits have achieved, and don’t forget to &lt;a href="mailto:melanie.milonas@blackbaud.com?subject=Blackbaud%20News%20Blog"&gt;email me&lt;/a&gt; or comment with your own news.
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