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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...
Announcing the Q2 winners of Reward Your Passion grants
It's that time again - time to announce the names of the organizations that are each receiving a donation from Blackbaud in honor of an employee's volunteerism. Each quarter, we make these "grants," celebrating the service of individual...
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...
Two BIG milestones for the Blackbaud Fund & community investment
I can't believe it's been 15 years. That's how long Blackbaud has been making grants from its fund at the Coastal Community Foundation (CCF). That's how long we have had an employee committee, working under CCF's guidance, step into...
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...
Blackbaud's Product Management team leads the charge in focus on hunger
The new year always brings with it a flurry of "kick-offs." These meetings bring teams together to make plans for the year ahead, learn from each other and outside experts, and create a dynamic that will help them achieve their goals. What made...
It's not just giving...it's investing
Late last year, I met a fascinating person who challenged me to think about how I wrote and spoke about driving change through philanthropy. He made a truly insightful observation about the message I convey. Being a writer at heart who cares about words...
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...
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...
Blackbaud honors employee service through latest "Reward Your Passion" grants
It's time again to announce the latest recipients of Blackbaud's quarterly Reward Your Passion grants. As a reminder, these grants -- valued at $500 (or the equivalent for organizations outside of the U.S.) -- are given to nonprofits where employees...
UN Week, Walking for a Cause and so on...
What a week. For me, it started with an early morning flight to New York City to attend the Mashable and 92Y Social Good Summit , an event convening top social media minds for discussion and celebration of how to best power social good. If you want to...
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