Blackbaud News : Press Release

Blackbaud’s 10th Annual Conference Encourages Nonprofits to Invest, Innovate, Involve and Inspire

Melanie Mathos — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:27:00 GMT

Charleston, S.C. (November 19, 2009) – Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB) held its 10th annual Conference for Nonprofits this week in Charleston, South Carolina, welcoming 1000 nonprofit professionals from all over the world to learn more about nonprofit technology and techniques to help them succeed in 2010.

“In a downturn, nonprofits that can innovate, invest, involve and inspire their constituents are going to come out stronger than when they went in,” said Marc Chardon, Blackbaud’s chief executive officer. “Our customers live the value of ‘service to others makes the world a better place.’ We at Blackbaud live that value too, and the Conference provides a great opportunity for all of us to walk away with just a little more inspiration and just a little more energy to face the challenges ahead.”

>> Watch a recording of Marc Chardon’s welcome session at www.blackbaud.com/bbcontv.

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Blackbaud Sphere Grow Provides Nonprofits a Solution and Strategy for Online Success

Melanie Mathos — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:29:00 GMT

Charleston, S.C. (November 13, 2009) – Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB), the leading global provider of software and related services designed specifically for nonprofit organizations, today announced the release of Blackbaud Sphere Grow™. This new “Grow” version of the company’s popular web-based emarketing and event fundraising solution, Blackbaud Sphere, provides nonprofits an affordable turn-key solution with a guided implementation and ongoing consulting services.

“Blackbaud Sphere Grow is a complete online marketing and peer-to-peer fundraising solution that helps nonprofits desiring a greater online presence build engaging websites, create effective email campaigns, run peer fundraising events, and measure their success,” said Steve MacLaughlin, Blackbaud’s director of Internet solutions. “The Grow package was designed to guide nonprofits through their strategy – from launch to analysis – to ensure success.”

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Press Release: Blackbaud Announces The Ohio State University Will Use its CRM Solution to Unite Development, Outreach, and Engagement Efforts

Melanie Mathos — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:55:00 GMT

Charleston, S.C. (October 28, 2009) - Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB), the leading global provider of software and related services designed specifically for nonprofit
organizations, today announced that The Ohio State University has selected Blackbaud Enterprise CRM^{^TM} as its new fundraising system.

"We are pleased The Ohio State University has selected Blackbaud Enterprise CRM as its fundraising technology platform for development and constituent engagement," said Marc Chardon, Blackbaud's chief executive officer. "By selecting Blackbaud Enterprise CRM, the University is investing in a future-proof platform that will bring unparalleled innovation to the higher education sector at a time when development, constituent engagement, and organization-wide visibility are critical."

Ohio State University has over 440,000 living alumni and enrollment of over 63,000 students on all campuses. The University selected Blackbaud Enterprise CRM to bring best technology and business practices to its major and planned giving, marketing and communications, Internet marketing, prospect research and management, and business intelligence across the University.

Blackbaud Learn Provides Training Options for Ongoing Skill Development

Melissa Dodge — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:28:00 GMT

Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB), announced the availability of Blackbaud Learn^TM, a subscription-based training program that provides ongoing skill development and job knowledge training to nonprofits. With new classes every month, a role-based curriculum, and exclusive sessions on strategy and best practices, Blackbaud has made training more accessible to the nonprofit organizations it serves. Blackbaud is offering a free training session, Query Essentials for The Raiser's Edge, as a sample of the instructor-led courseware from Blackbaud Learn that explores basic querying techniques.

Blackbaud Learn is available as a renewable annual subscription, starting at $1,000 to best meet the needs and budget of any organization. Training packages are offered at three different levels with classes spanning fundamental skills development to advanced coursework. All three Learn packages include access to exclusive nonprofit strategy sessions, on-demand software skills lessons, and role-based classes. Blackbaud Learn is available in three different subscription levels:

Learn: All the essential online classes a staff of any size needs to enable success, including introductory classes and coursework devoted to building critical skills.
Learn More: All the basic online classes included in Learn, plus the entire staff gets unlimited access to all advanced online classes such as volunteer management and complex importing and exporting.
Learn Everything: All-access pass to everything included in Learn and Learn More, including critical skills lessons, advanced coursework, and unlimited registrations at regional classes throughout the U.S. and Canada.

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Press release: Blackbaud Named to Software Magazine’s 27th Annual Software 500

Melanie Mathos — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:14:00 GMT

Charleston, S.C. (September 21, 2009) – Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB), the leading global provider of software and services designed specifically for nonprofit organizations, today announced its inclusion on the Software Magazine’s Software 500 ranking of the world’s largest software and service providers, now in its 27^th year.

Blackbaud was ranked 133, with 2008 software and services revenue of $293.8 million and corporate revenue of $302.5 million and has been included in the annual ranking for more than a decade.

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Blackbaud Employees Volunteered as Part of the Largest Day of Service Event

Melissa Dodge — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:28:00 GMT

Charleston, S.C. (Sept. 14, 2009) – Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB) the leading global provider of nonprofit software and services, participated in the Trident United Way 2009 Day of Caring on Sept. 11. More than 150 Blackbaud employees volunteered to work on projects that benefited the Charleston community at 13 different nonprofits as part of the National Day of Service and Remembrance.

This year, 350 projects were planned by 150 local charities and schools. Blackbaud participated in activities such as building structures and planting vegetables at 13 different local nonprofits: St. John’s High, Rein and Shine, Keep North Charleston Beautiful,Fort Dorchester Elementary, Murray-Lasaine Elementary, Springfield Elementary, People Against Rape, Fields to Families, Alice Birney Middle School, Sea Island Habitat, Septima Clark Academy (through Communities in Schools), Alston Middle School, and HALOS.

For photos of the event, visit the official Blackbaud Flickr page, for video of the volunteer projects visit the official Blackbaud YouTube Channel and visit ABCNews4-Charleston to watch the story aired on 9/11.

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Press Release: Blackbaud Expands Commitment to Community Foundations

Melanie Mathos — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:00:00 GMT

Charleston, S.C. (August 27, 2009) - Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB) today announced that an increasing number of community foundations are turning to its solutions to build stronger relationships with donors and professional advisors, improve financial accountability, and enhance their web presence.

The San Diego Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Minnesota Community Foundation and The Saint Paul Foundation all recently selected Blackbaud's
Community Foundation Solution including The Financial Edge for financial management, The Raiser's Edge for donor management, Blackbaud NetCommunity for website management, and Fusion Labs' GrantedGE for grant management.

Press Release: Blackbaud’s NetWits Summer Camp to Help Nonprofits Demystify Web Strategy

Melanie Mathos — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:29:00 GMT

Charleston, S.C. (August 11, 2009) – Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB) today announced the opening of registration for NetWits Summer Camp, a five-day series of free web seminars covering what every nonprofit needs to know about its website, email marketing, online fundraising, social media, and related metrics. The “Camp” will be held August 24 to 28 from 1 to 2 p.m. ET. The event series is an extension of Blackbaud’s popular blog NetWits Think Tank, which focuses on technology, fundraising, social media and industry trends.

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Press Release: Blackbaud Support Wins Top Honors

Melanie Mathos — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:22:00 GMT

Charleston, S.C. (June 17, 2009) - Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB), today announced that The Association of Support Professionals (ASP) has selected the company's support site as a winner of this year's "Ten Best Web Support Sites" award. The 12th annual competition honors companies that showcase excellence in online service and support.

"The judges were especially impressed by Blackbaud's use of interactive technology to deliver a high-quality customer experience," said Jeffrey Tarter, ASP's executive director. "The site is much more than a place to look up answers-it's a platform for a genuine self-serve support community."

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Press Release: Blackbaud Partners with TechSoup Global to Offer Low-Cost Fundraising Tools

Melanie Mathos — Mon, 18 May 2009 13:44:00 GMT

Charleston, S.C. (May 18, 2009) – Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB), announced today that it will partner with TechSoup Global, a nonprofit organization devoted to making technology and technology education available and affordable to other nonprofits and libraries all over the world, to distribute BlackbaudNow^™and MatchFinder^® to eligible nonprofits and libraries.

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Press Release: The Financial Edge WebPortal Takes Accounting Processes Online

Melissa Dodge — Tue, 05 May 2009 14:57:00 GMT

Charleston, S.C. (May 5, 2009) – Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB), announced the availability of WebPortal™ for The Financial Edge™, which provides nonprofits an online window into spending and removes time and resource-consuming, manual, paper-based processes by automatically ensuring their organizations’ spending policies are applied and enforced.

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Press Release: Blackbaud Celebrates Earth Day with “Green Week”

Melanie Mathos — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:11:00 GMT

Charleston, S.C. (April 20, 2009) – Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB) today announced that in celebration of Earth Day, two Blackbaud employee-led organizations – Greenbaud and Team Blackbaud – are partnering to educate employees on “going green” with the 2009 Blackbaud Green Week.

The event series will focus on providing employees with tips to make their lives more environmentally friendly, helping them become aware of their local impact through an educational session, and introducing them to organizations in their community making a difference.

“Greenbaud helps Blackbaud and its employees make the world a greener place,” said Brian Cook, an enterprise account executive at Blackbaud who leads the employee organization. “We do so by providing education and encouragement, implementing conservation and sustainability initiatives, and sharing research and results with other organizations and individuals to inspire them to help the environment.”

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Press Release: Blackbaud Remains Committed to Corporate Philanthropy

Melissa Dodge — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:53:00 GMT

Charleston, S.C. (April 7, 2009) – With its mission to make the world a better place both as a corporate citizen and as a catalyst for individual employees, Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB), the leading global provider of nonprofit software and services, announced the success of its local and global first quarter philanthropic initiatives.

In just the first three months of 2009, the company has started a blog to deliver its corporate message of “service to others makes the world a better place,” donated used computer monitors and other equipment including cell phones and office furniture to local organizations, and has participated in many other philanthropy efforts.

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Press Release: Blackbaud Launches “Connect” a New Partner Network Promoting Integrated Solutions and Strategies for Nonprofits

Melanie Mathos — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:25:00 GMT

Charleston, S.C. (March 24, 2009) – Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB) today announced Blackbaud Connect, a comprehensive new partner network designed to encourage interoperability and help nonprofits succeed.

"Blackbaud respects the strategic value of partners who help create integrated solutions for nonprofits,” said Steve Johnson, Blackbaud’s vice president of partnerships. “Through Blackbaud Connect, we are supporting partners that share our commitment to making the world a better place through cooperative engagements with nonprofits.”

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Press Release: Blackbaud Offers a New Hosted Solution Specifically Created for Independent Schools

Melanie Mathos — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:38:00 GMT

Charleston, S.C. (Feb. 25, 2009) – Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB), announced that The Tesseract School in Eagan, MN is among the increasing number of schools that have turned to Blackbaud’s new Student Information System, a hosted solution created exclusively for small independent schools. Blackbaud for Small Schools™ combines the Blackbaud solutions only a small independent school would need, helping them to manage student information more efficiently and keep track of critical student data, while giving teachers the tools they need to help students succeed.

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