This is the final day of Blackbaud's 2009 Conference for Nonprofits and there's a big focus on Internet topics today. This morning I am doing a session called "The Future of Blackbaud’s Internet Solutions" which will be full of surprises about some great new things we're working...

This is the third day of Blackbaud's 2009 Conference for Nonprofits here in Charleston, South Carolina.Yesterday was pretty action packed and the tweetup event was a lot of fun. The morning begins with keynote speaker Derreck Kayongo , a former Kenyan refugee who fled political despotism in Uganda...

Today Blackbaud's 2009 Conference for Nonprofits really swings into high gear after yesterday's kickoff events. This is going to be a very busy day with lots of sessions, meetings, and events on the agenda. Today's Live Sessions: Can't attend the conference? Watch these sessions live...

Today is the start of Blackbaud's 2009 Conference for Nonprofits in Charleston, South Carolina. This is the 10th year of the conference and every year it just gets better and better. There are a lot of pre-conference workshops going on today. I'm attending the Blackbus.org User Group meeting...

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...

It's the second full day of Blackbaud's 2009 Relationship Management Conference here in London. You can follow the conference on Twitter using the #bbeconf09 hashtag. I'm doing a sessions today called "The Changing Nature of Online Fundraising" that covers a variety of topics. Lots...

I'm back in London this week for Blackbaud's 2009 Relationship Management Conference at the Victoria Park Plaza hotel. You can follow the conference on Twitter using the #bbeconf09 hashtag. Today's activities start off with the keynote presentation by Paul Williamson , Head of Ticketing for...

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...

One of my recent posts referred to the AFP Ethics Committee and the vital guidelines they keep updated and enforced. Please allow me to say thanks to those of you who commented so positively about those guidelines and the role AFP places in our sector. At our recent meeting we viewed an on-line ethics...

We are proud to announce that our esteemed clients, New England Province of Jesuits have won the award for securing the highest ratings for Faith-based Standard of Excellence by the Web Marketing Association. The winning entry can be found here: http://www.webaward.org/winner.asp?eid=13199 I would like...