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How did they do that?

Melissa Dodge — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:25:00 GMT

On May 20th the Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT) helped raise $4 million for 353 Dallas nonprofit organizations! How is that possible? CFT accomplished this success because of support from 8,000 Dallas area donors, a dedicated staff, and help from the easy-to-use DonorBridge website created with Blackbaud Nonprofit Central™. Plus, great news coverage and social media reach helped get the word out. In one day, with the help of Twitter, DonorBridge news reached 10,000 people on that site alone with the group’s @DonorBridge account.

Below is a sampling of the coverage:

Dallas Giving Day raises more than $4 million
Robert Miller of the Dallas Morning News explains how the day was operated as well as describes it as the “Dallas Way.” Top 10 recipients are listed, the actual financial results will be announced in mid-June.

UPDATED with org list: Local charities pushing for donations on special 2-for-1 “Giving Day”
Pegasus News lists the many organizations that participated in Dallas Giving-Day.

DonorBridge Works Wonders
Phil Cubeta, of GiftHub.org explains how DonorBridge helped 8,000 North Texas donors find appropriate local charities, raising $4 million in 48 hours.

Blackbaud Launches Nonprofit Central for Community Foundations
Find out more information on Nonprofit Central and how other communities foundations can follow CFT’s lead.

Blackbaud in the News: Increasing Data Security in an Increasingly Insecure World

Melissa Dodge — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:48:00 GMT

In the article Increasing Data Security in an Increasingly Insecure World, reporter Jeff Merron of Nonprofit Technology News discusses the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and online security with Blackbaud’s Bucky Wall, director of corporate readiness and Jake Marcinko, manager of information security.

“The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, a nonprofit consumer organization, maintains, on its Web site, a chronology of U.S. data breaches. The list, which the organization began in January 2005, provides the basic details of hundreds of breaches in the for-profit, government, educational, and non-profit (charitable) sectors; breaches are common enough that the list is updated twice a week. The total number of records containing sensitive data that have been involved -- again, this is just in the U.S., and just in three years -- 252,276,766…”

Read the full article…

As a member of the PCI Security Standard Council, Blackbaud provides many PCI and security resources, including web seminars and a dedicated PCI blog.

Welcome to the Blackbaud News Blog

Melanie Mathos — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:19:00 GMT

Here, you will find news about our solutions, our company, and most importantly, our customers.

So that leads me to 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. I want to hear from you!

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 Blackbaud Marketing Partner. 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.

Need some inspiration? Visit our customer section to read about some of the amazing things your fellow nonprofits have achieved, and don’t forget to email me or comment with your own news.