I can't believe our 10th Conference for Nonprofits is just a few days away! There's still so much to get ready, but I'm really getting psyched to see all the peeps coming into town. And while networking is a key benefit of BBCon, it's really the sessions that everyone is excited about...

At the Blackbaud Relationship Management conference I discussed Challenge Event Fundraising and the best ways to get the most out of these events. I'd like to share some of the findings but first some background. The average UK gift is around £10 (Source CAF) with the average Challenge Event gifts...

So the Blackbaud Europe conference is upon us once more (starts Monday 12th). It's been rebranded this year as the Relationship Management Conference and has some excellent speakers. Keynote this year is Paul Williamson , head of ticketing for the 2012 Olympics. Looking forward to that. How he plans...

Good/simple explanation of how FB can help drive mission: http://www.slideshare.net/franswaa/facebook-101-for-nonprofits

A Note on Cultivating Today’s Youth for Tomorrow’s Success by April Parker I finally got a hold of my 18-year-old sister on Monday and it felt like one of the biggest successes of my adult life. All I wanted to know was what she wanted for her birthday. It took six attempted calls in six days — but I...

I saw something yesterday that made me realise the amazing power of the social network and felt that I should really talk about it. Graham Linehan , an Irish TV writer, made a comment on Twitter about another comment that some right wing folks in the US had made around the UK health service. He then...

Are you ready to Get Social? Assuming the social media stars align, and Twitter and Facebook are back on track, the Get Social! Contest will continue today in New York City and online at Blackbaud.com. Here’s how it will work : Blackbaud is giving away five complimentary passes to the 10th Annual Conference...

I've been away for a while and for that I apologise! Since my last post I've been holed up for a few weeks in our Charleston office strategising around our online products and preparing for work we're going to do next year...all top secret but very very exciting! Anyway one thing that has...

The Internet, nonprofits, and cause-based action have been natural partners since day one, not unlike peanut butter and jelly...and, um, more jelly. So it's no surprise that the successes nonprofits have seen with social media are constantly being cited, something I observed at SXSW . This happens...

Registration for Blackbaud’s 2009 Conference for Nonprofits in Charleston, SC from November 15 - 18 is open and to help nonprofit professionals attend this milestone event focused on nonprofit technology and to mark the 10th anniversary of the annual Conference for Nonprofits, we are giving away 10 complimentary...