Blackbaud Encourages Employees to Give Back to Their Communities
Charleston, S.C., July 8, 2009 — Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB) the leading global provider of nonprofit software and services, announced that the company has awarded 15 grants to nonprofit organizations in seven countries, volunteered to pack over 400 backpacks for a Charleston-area food bank, hosted a volunteer fair where over 200 employees signed up to donate time, and focused on protecting the environment. Blackbaud continues to encourage philanthropy worldwide in communities where customers and employees work and live by honoring the corporate value “service to others makes the world a better place.”
“Every day, the people of Blackbaud put a face to our corporate value both from a personal desire to give back and also because our customers – and their missions – permeate everything we do,” said Rachel Hutchisson, Blackbaud’s director of corporate relations and philanthropy and president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ SC Lowcountry chapter. “It is incredibly rewarding to be able to support our employees and the organizations they serve with programs like our quarterly initiatives and corporate grants.”
In the course of its daily operations, Blackbaud empowers nonprofits to improve operational efficiency, build strong relationships, and grow their donor bases with software and services. Additionally, in the past quarter, employees demonstrated the Blackbaud’s mission to “make the world a better place by working with the nonprofit community to improve lives” with the following projects:
