BLACKBAUD

'Blackbaud Inc.' is a supplier of software specifically designed for charities, schools, universities, and other not-for-profit organizations. Its products focus on fundraising, financial management, ticket sales, education administration, and web site management.
Blackbaud's flagship product is a fundraising database software, The Raiser's Edge. In 2006, approximately two-thirds of Blackbaud's annual revenue was generated from sales, maintenance and associated services for The Raiser's Edge. Other products include Team Approach, The Financial Edge, The Education Edge, The Patron Edge, Blackbaud NetCommunity, The Information Edge, WealthPoint, ProspectPoint, and donorCentrics. In addition, Blackbaud offers consultancy services to not-for-profit organizations.
The company was founded in 1981, and now employs over 1,300 people, with over 16,000 customers worldwide. Its headquarters are in Daniel Island, Charleston, South Carolina, with additional offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts; Toronto, Ontario; Glasgow, Scotland; London, England; and Sydney, Australia. In 2006, Blackbaud had a turnover of $192 million. On July 22 2004, the company announced an Initial Public Offering and is now quoted on the NASDAQ under the stock ticker 'BLKB'.

Contents

Corporate Leadership

Communication with clients

Company name

External links

Corporate Leadership

'Board of Directors'
Marco W. Hellman	Chairman of the Board
Marc Chardon	President and Chief Executive Officer, Blackbaud, Inc.
George Ellis	Director
Andrew M. Leitch	Director
John McConnell	Director
'Executive Management Team'
Marc Chardon	Chief Executive Officer
Timothy V. Williams	Chief Financial Officer
Charles T. Cumbaa	Senior Vice President, Products and Services
Louis J. Attanasi	Senior Vice President, Products
Christopher Todd	Senior Vice President, Sales
Richard S. Braddock	Senior Vice President, Marketing
Gerald J. Zink	Senior Vice President, Customer Support
John Mistretta	Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Heidi H. Strenck	Senior Vice President and Controller
Lee Gartley	President, Target Software and Target Analysis Group
Charles L. Longfield	Chief Scientist, Blackbaud, Inc.

Communication with clients

In an effort to create a more interactive relationship with their clients, Blackbaud has created an official blog at BlogBaud.com. The articles are contributed by various staff members, most notably those directly involved with the development of the products.
An independent community of users is located at the Blackbaud User Society. It allows users of Blackbaud products to come together and discuss issues, assist one another, and build a social network.

Company name

Blackbaud's name is a portmanteau of the words "blackboard", chosen for its association with school classrooms (the company mainly developed software for schools during its early years), and "baud", a word associated with computer technology at the time.

External links

★ Blackbaud home page

★ Annual report (PDF)

★ Official Blackbaud blog

★ Blackbaud User Society