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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | ROBERT WEINER AUGUST 30, 2012 Blackbaud kills off Common Ground Yesterday the news was that Blackbaud had laid off 50 employees it acquired when it bought Convio in May. Today the news is that Blackbaud is killing off Common Ground , one of the two donor management products (aka CRMs or Constituent Relationship Management systems) that they acquired from Convio. But not in a good way. | ROBERT WEINER JANUARY 27, 2012 Thoughts on the Blackbaud – Convio deal Lots of people have already weighed in on Blackbaud’s purchase of Convio (two of my favorites: [link] and [link] ). How) will this affect Blackbaud’s plans for, or ability to build, implement, and support Enterprise CRM? Will Blackbaud continue to develop on both the Salesforce and Infinity platforms? Here my perspective. | | | | | |
| ROBERT WEINER SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 Blackbaud kills Common Ground: So What? According to the Q&A that Idealware conducted with Blackbaud , approximately 400 nonprofits are using Common Ground. Here are some reasons that I’ve been thinking and hearing about: Nonprofits that were previously looking at Luminate are nervous about placing a bet on Blackbaud’s commitment to the Salesforce platform. nonprofits. | ROBERT WEINER MAY 7, 2012 Blackbaud’s acquisition of Convio is a done deal Blackbaud completed its purchase of Convio. The next adventure starts today, as we wait to see what the future holds for their various systems. Advancement Services Databases Donor Databases Email Marketing Fundraising Nonprofit Technology Online Fundraising Software | ROBERT WEINER MAY 4, 2012 Blackbaud – Convio merger expected to close this week The Department of Justice signed off on Blackbaud's acquisition of Convio last week, and it looks like the deal will close this week. Other outside experts I've talked to think Common Ground will get Blackbaud's full support and will be targeted to mid-sized nonprofits. eTapestry will be targeted to Blackbaud's smallest clients. | ROBERT WEINER JUNE 9, 2010 Jay Love leaving Blackbaud Jay Love, the founder and CEO of eTapestry (and before that, of Master Software), is leaving Blackbaud to become CEO of Social Solutions: [link]. spoke with Jay yesterday and he says that Blackbaud is committed to etapestry and will continue to invest in the product. Time will tell. | | | | | | | |
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ROBERT WEINER | MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2013 More nonprofit software mergers and acquisitions
Last year the big news in my industry was Blackbaud's acquisition of Convio and the merger/acquisition of Datatel and Sungard Higher Education (now called Ellucian). 2013 is off to a bang with Accel-KKR's acquisition of Sage's Nonprofit Solutions Group and iModules acquisition of Harris Connect. for the foreseeable future.” MORE >> -
ROBERT WEINER | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2009 Online Alumni Communities in the Age of Social Media
I'd like to hear from anyone who is using the social networking function of Blackbaud Net Community. I received the following email from a listerve. The topic of closed alumni communities versus social media is on the minds of a lot of university staff, so I'm posting this along with my response. Thanks for any feedback! MORE >> -
ROBERT WEINER | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 Analysis of the CASE Online Fundraising Survey
Steve MacLaughlin at Blackbaud has written an analysis of the CASE Online Fundraising Survey. No surprise -- he focuses on the high number of responses that said they "don't know" or "don't measure" and cites the maxim "If you can't measure it, then you can't manage it." " His analysis is at [link]. MORE >> -
ROBERT WEINER | FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2009  Do New Online Donors Give Again?
A new study released by Blackbaud’s Target Analytics division suggests that first-time online donors do not become recurring donors. The study of 24 national nonprofits found that people who make a first-time gift online often don’t make subsequent online gifts to the charity (although some give through other means). read more. MORE >> -
ROBERT WEINER | THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2009 Blackbaud Report: 2008 Online Giving Trends
Blackbaud has released a summary of early results from its analysis of 2008 online giving trends. The results come from 2,000 nonprofits using Blackbaud’s online fundraising tools. They’ve found: Steady growth throughout the year. read more. MORE >>
- 2008 Online Giving Trends ROBERT WEINER | THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2009
- How Many Donor Databases Are There? ROBERT WEINER | SUNDAY, JANUARY 11, 2009
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