We're off and running at day three of Blackbaud's 2008 Conference for Nonprofits in Charleston, South Carolina. You can get updates on Twitter at www.twitter.com/bbcon and see what others are tweeting by looking at #bbcon . Be sure to check out the conference blog too. First thing this morning...

Today's blog entry is a random collection of worthwhile and useful links. Enjoy! NTEN's Donor Management Software Survey Cast your vote. Take the time. Speak your mind. NTEN is now doing a survey of Donor Management Software that I really hope you'll spend a couple of minutes to complete...

The latest episode of The Baudcast covers a lot of topics and is well worth a listen. Episode 14 is nearly 40 minutes long and a lot of the discussion is around the value of social networking and how nonprofits can begin to leverage it. The panel discussion includes Chad Norman (Internet Marketing Manager...

It's the second and final day of Blackbaud's 2008 Asia Pacific Customer Conference in Sydney, Australia. Yesterday had some really good presentations, and some even better in-between session conversations. I'm doing four presentations today and I'm hoping that my voice holds up. Here's...

I'm in Australia for the next few days to present at Blackbaud's 2008 Asia Pacific Customer Conference . Our office here in Sydney has grown tremendously over the past few years. And Blackbaud's Internet offerings continue help how nonprofits in the region engage with their constituents....

There is a lot of talk and discussion about multichannel communication out there in the nonprofit world. Organizations want to do it, consultants recommend ways of doing it, and technology vendors claim to have the tools to actually get the job done. But in many cases, it's more sizzle than steak...

Here are a couple of different connections worth checking out... The Baudcast - Episode 8 This episode discusses Blackbaud NetCommunity v5.5, social networking noise, the European SONI Survey, and an interview with Marc Pitman . The panel discussion includes Chad Norman (Internet Marketing Manager),...

Bonjour! Another early morning here in Montréal at the last day of the conference. Molly Maple and I are presenting the "Deep Dive into Blackbaud NetCommunity" first thing this morning. We'll be showcasing a lot of the new capabilities in BBNC v5.5. Plenty of good stuff for our Canadian...