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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>Connections : Worry Less</title><link>http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/connections/archive/tags/Worry+Less/default.aspx</link><description>Tags: Worry Less</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2007 SP2 (Debug Build: 20611.960)</generator><item><title>Blackbaud Delivers - Vancouver</title><link>http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/connections/archive/2009/02/17/blackbaud-delivers-vancouver.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:15:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">f90a95a0-00e2-4810-8af8-0bbdde08f853:39517</guid><dc:creator>Steve MacLaughlin</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/connections/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=39517</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/connections/archive/2009/02/17/blackbaud-delivers-vancouver.aspx#comments</comments><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="" href="http://www.blackbaud.com/events/delivers/bbdelivers.aspx"&gt;&lt;img style="WIDTH:234px;HEIGHT:80px;" height="80" hspace="5" src="http://www.blackbaud.com/images/bb/2009/BBdelivers_web_subhead.jpg" width="234" align="right" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;I&amp;#39;m back in &lt;a class="" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver"&gt;Vancouver&lt;/a&gt;, one of my favorite cities, for the &lt;a class="" href="http://www.blackbaud.com/events/delivers/bbdelivers.aspx"&gt;Blackbaud Delivers&lt;/a&gt; series. I&amp;#39;m doing a free half-day session on changes and trends in online fundraising.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In 2008, &lt;a class="" href="http://www.blackbaud.com/events/delivers/bbdelivers.aspx"&gt;Blackbaud Delivers&lt;/a&gt; began its mission to offer practical nonprofit management seminars presented by some of our best experts in a variety of major cities and via the Internet. One very unique twist was that we allowed people to vote on the sessions that they wanted to see.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In 2009, Blackbaud Delivers is hitting the road and the Web with some brand new speakers and topics. All seminars will be geared toward helping nonprofits reduce your worries and put the practical steps they need in place to keep their fundraising on the upswing this year. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Did I mention that&amp;nbsp;that all&amp;nbsp;&lt;a class="" href="http://www.blackbaud.com/events/delivers/bbdelivers.aspx"&gt;Blackbaud Delivers&lt;/a&gt; events are absolutely free for you to attend! Simply&lt;a class="" href="http://www.blackbaud.com/events/delivers/bbdelivers.aspx"&gt; sign up&lt;/a&gt; to attend any of our events.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Seminar Locations &amp;amp; Dates:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Houston, TX&amp;nbsp; | &amp;nbsp;02/11/09 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Starting a Planned Giving Program&lt;/em&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Katherine Swank J.D., Consultant, Target Analytics &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Atlanta, GA&amp;nbsp; | &amp;nbsp;02/11/09 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Building an Action Plan to Out-Hustle the Economy&lt;/em&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Samantha Cohen, Consultant, Blackbaud &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Vancouver, BC &amp;nbsp;| &amp;nbsp;02/17/09&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Changing Nature of Online Fundraising &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Steve MacLaughlin, Director of Internet Solutions, Blackbaud &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;New York, NY&amp;nbsp; | &amp;nbsp;03/11/09 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Right Message, The Right People, The Right Time: Making the Most of Email Marketing&lt;/em&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Allison Van Diest,&amp;nbsp;Senior Product&amp;nbsp;Marketing Manager, Blackbaud &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Boston, MA&amp;nbsp; | &amp;nbsp;04/22/09 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a class="" href="http://www.blackbaud.com/events/delivers/bbdelivers.aspx"&gt;Vote &amp;amp; Register&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ottawa, ON&amp;nbsp; | &amp;nbsp;05/12/09 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a class="" href="http://www.blackbaud.com/events/delivers/bbdelivers.aspx"&gt;Vote &amp;amp; Register&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Denver, CO&amp;nbsp; | &amp;nbsp;05/13/09 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a class="" href="http://www.blackbaud.com/events/delivers/bbdelivers.aspx"&gt;Vote &amp;amp; Register&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Chicago, IL&amp;nbsp; | &amp;nbsp;06/09/09&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a class="" href="http://www.blackbaud.com/events/delivers/bbdelivers.aspx"&gt;Vote &amp;amp; Register&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Arlington, VA&amp;nbsp; | &amp;nbsp;07/23/09 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a class="" href="http://www.blackbaud.com/events/delivers/bbdelivers.aspx"&gt;Vote &amp;amp; Register&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There is also a companion web seminar series and you can see the &lt;a class="" href="http://www.blackbaud.com/events/delivers/bbdelivers.aspx"&gt;dates and topics online&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://forums.blackbaud.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=39517" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/connections/archive/tags/Blackbaud/default.aspx">Blackbaud</category><category domain="http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/connections/archive/tags/fundraising+trends/default.aspx">fundraising trends</category><category domain="http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/connections/archive/tags/Worry+Less/default.aspx">Worry Less</category></item></channel></rss>