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Building a new home in Charleston - for the homeless
It was a bright, sunny day. A beautiful day for an important event. A day when city officials stood next to nonprofit leaders and philanthropists alike to break ground for Charleston's new homeless shelter...and an eco-friendly shelter at that. I...
Day of Caring about both helping and learning
I always look forward to the Trident United Way's annual Day of Caring . This year was no different. I joined about 200 of my Charleston-based colleagues who set out on Friday, September 9th to tackle various volunteer jobs in the community. Typically...
An interview with Marc Chardon: "Using technology to make the world better"
Earlier this month, Carolyn Murray , an anchor at News 2 and host of the Newsmakers program on Comcast Channel 2 in Charleston, SC, interviewed Blackbaud CEO Marc Chardon. The premise of the interview was a discussion with the leader of a successful company...
I am Blackbaud - Gilman Sullivan
Meet Gilman Sullivan...typical Blackbaud employee. By typical, I mean interesting, smart, and engaged in helping nonprofits be successful. Your Passion. Our Purpose. The tagline speaks to him, both professionally and personally, like it speaks to so many...
Blackbaud's Product Management team provides 48,341 meals
....A guest post by Sally Ehrenfried, community relations manager Back in February, I introduced you to Blackbaud's Product Management team and told you about their charge against hunger. After a visit to the Lowcountry Food Bank , the team was determined...
Did you catch the warm fuzzies...at the Blackbaud Volunteer Fair?
Remember those little cottonball-sized " fuzzies "" The ones with the little feet that doubled as stickers, the antennas and the plastic eyes? The ones that seemed to be all over the place in, oh, the late 1970s and early 1980s? They're...
Diversity Week in the Workplace
...A guest post by Sally Ehrenfried, Community Relations When people talk about diversity, they often think in terms of race, gender and ethnicity. Yet when you include diversity of geography, thought, skill set, experience and more, you get a broader...
New Year's Resolutions - big and small
Happy New Year! So, I'm a little late. Sorry about that. I always have the best intentions, the first week of the year, to jump right on things. I promise you that I DID that this year. It just turns out that I didn't get to ALL the things I wanted...
4,469 reasons to be thankful...plus a few more
Last night, I joined my Blackbaud colleagues from around the world to celebrate an annual tradition...the Blackbaud toy drive. In the end, members of the Blackbaud family located in our nine offices PLUS all those folks who work out of their homes, donated...
Bringing joy during the holidays...around the world!!
I work with some AMAZING people! A little background... Since 2001, Blackbaud’s employees have donated more than 55,000 toys to children in the communities where we live and work. Just last year, we took it international and included our many offices...
How one employee's idea grew into something big
A colleague of mine at Blackbaud named Leland had an idea. The company said "go for it." And now we have a really cool new feature at our HQ - a community garden called Sprouts. I love this story, partially because it begins with a book I so...
Better Together: Blackbaud's Conference is Corporate Citizenship in Action
Hey there from Washington, DC, where I'm gathered with a bunch of my colleagues - and tons of nonprofit professionals -- for the 11th annual Blackbaud Conference for Nonprofits. It's so exciting to be here - one of 2,200 people talking about nonprofit...
Gearing up for the Day of Caring, 150-people strong
I can't wait for tomorrow. It's one of my favorite days of the year, and I know I'm not alone! Although the Trident United Way usually holds its annual Day of Caring on September 11th, this year that day fell on a Saturday (and for me, the...
Charleston, SC: City of Champions
What a win! This past Saturday, at Blackbaud Stadium, the Charleston Battery won big time. The well-loved home team beat its rival, the Richmond Kickers , 2-1 to secure the 2010 USL-2 Championship title. I heard it was an intense game from start-to-finish...
One of the best places to work (we think it's THE best)
We got some big news a week or two ago. Really big news. Blackbaud was named one of the top 25 places to work in South Carolina . Looking at the data a little closer, we were one of seven in the "large company" category. In early October, overall...
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