SXSW 2012 session voting is nearing the end. We’ve got until Friday Sept 9th (right, tomorrow). If you’re not familiar with the process The  SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March, 2012 in Austin, Texas) is a huge new media event.  Final program is selected through a combination open voting and secret SXSW staff magic. That mean’s [...]

42% of the American population is active on Facebook, but most struggle to successfully raise significant amounts of money. Twitter has over 14 million users, but does anyone actually pay attention to you there? Social fundraising continues to drive millions of fundraising dollars each years, but can it work if you’re not a large healthcare [...]

How do you get your supporters to raise more money for your cause?  It’s the age old question isn’t it? The one question that keeps event directors and development officers awake at night.  You know your participants are committed because they register for your event year-after year.  They may even donate during your year-end appeals [...]

It’s that time again. South by South West Interactive 2011 is upon us. There are a ton of great activities, networking opportunities and sessions focused on the non-profit space this year – one of which Blackbaud will be moderating. It should be a great conversation between (check out the panelists below) social networking providers and [...]

Blackbaud’s conference for nonprofits is a few days away. As the conference nears I’m getting ready for an exciting session focused on the use of social media in the non-profit sector, but I need YOUR help (make sure to read the whole post). We’ve got an amazing group of speakers lined up. Some I’ve known [...]

Yesterday, Chris Clark, product manager for Blackbaud Internet Solutions, shared the highlights of Blackbaud NetCommunity version 6.25, generally available in October. More than a dozen features have been added or significantly enhanced in the new version, including improvements to the way photos are managed, the ability to copy sites, and transaction management capabilities that go even [...]

2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference (#11ntc) is ramping up by kicking off the community voting website for over 400 nonprofit focused sessions! We have until September 30th to vote for those we think will be the most valuable to the overall NPTech community.  If you’re not familiar with the Nonprofit Tech. Conference head over and take a [...]

That’s what Ted Turner thinks. And, he’s a pretty smart dude. Speaking to Pete Cashmore at the Mashable & 92Y Social Good Summit earlier this week, he said that if we don’t do something immediately, we’re doomed. That is why he donated $1 billion to United Nations (UN) causes and continues to champion the case for radical [...]

There is still time to enter the Blackbaud TV Inspire Contest for a chance to win one of two Apple iPads. Submit a video that shows us how you INSPIRE your supporters to take action. Each video you submit will be entered into this drawing. Two lucky participants will win an Apple iPad®! Don’t worry, we’re [...]

We’d like to send out a big thanks to everyone who participated in Blackbaud’s INSPIRE Contests – the response was amazing! The Blackbaud INSPIRE Tweetaway asked participants to share how they inspire supporters with social media. (Be sure to stay tuned for a roundup of all of the great entries.) Congratulations to the winners of a [...]