At last week's 2008 Blackbaud Asia Pacific Customer Conference , I spoke about some Internet trends that are happening in and around Australia. Whenever possible, I try to localise <sic> the information that I present to make it more meaningful and relevant to the audience. One of the sources...

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...

G'day from Sydney and Blackbaud's 2008 Asia Pacific Customer Conference . I'm really looking forward to the next two days of the conference. The event is taking place at the Harbours Edge Events Centre in Darling Harbour here in Sydney. The main conference room was jam packed for the opening...

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....

Episode 13 of The Baudcast is really worth listening to this week. I've missed the last two recordings due to some scheduling challenges, but the content keeps getting better and better. Lots of focus on traditional fundraising efforts that are getting results. The panel discussion includes Chad...

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...

I've done about 15 or so presentations this year at conferences and events. So now I feel like I'm in the homestretch of the year with only a few major conferences left on the schedule. Here are some upcoming events where I'll be presenting: August 21 - 22, 2008 Sessions on Social Networking...

Today's blog entry is coming from Washington, DC and the 2008 American Marketing Association's Nonprofit Marketing Conference . This is a three-day conference with a variety of speakers and sessions all around the theme of "Telling Your Story: From Vision to Results." This morning I'll...

Target Analytics , a Blackbaud company, announced the latest Index of National Fundraising Performance for the first quarter of 2008. The index compares trends in key fundraising indicators from 72 organizations, including over 36 million donors and more than 66 million gifts totaling over $1.8 billion...