- Blackbaud
Infobox Company
company_name = Blackbaud, Inc.
company_
company_type =Corporation (NASDAQ|BLKB)
foundation = New York (1981)
location = flagicon|USA Charleston,South Carolina , USA
key_people =Anthony Bakker , FounderMarc Chardon , CEO
industry = software publishing
revenue = profit $257 million USD (2007)
num_employees = ~1,900 (October, 2008)
homepage = [http://www.blackbaud.com/ www.blackbaud.com/]Blackbaud Inc. is a supplier of
software specifically designed for charities, schools, universities, and othernot-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 Blackbaud Enterprise CRM, The Financial Edge, The Education Edge, Blackbaud Student Information Systems, The Patron Edge, Blackbaud NetCommunity, 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 1,900 people, with over 22,000 customers worldwide. Its headquarters are in
Daniel Island , Charleston,South Carolina , with additional offices in Cambridge,Massachusetts ; Denver,Colorado ; Indianapolis,Indiana ; San Diego,California ;Toronto ,Ontario ;Glasgow ,Scotland ;London ,England ; andSydney ,Australia . In 2006, Blackbaud had a turnover of $192 million. OnJuly 22 2004 , the company announced anInitial Public Offering and is now quoted on theNASDAQ under the stock ticker BLKB.Corporate Leadership
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
* [http://www.blackbaud.com/ Blackbaud home page]
* [http://library.corporate-ir.net/library/17/176/176673/items/293127/Blackbaud_2008AnnualReport.pdf Annual report] (PDF)
* [http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/ Official Blackbaud blogs]
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