Blackbaud Learn Provides Training Options for Ongoing Skill Development

Charleston, S.C., Oct. 27, 2009 — With new classes every month, a role-based curriculum, and exclusive sessions on strategy and best practices, Blackbaud has made training more accessible to the nonprofit organizations it serves. Blackbaud is offering a free training session, , as a sample of the instructor-led courseware from Blackbaud Learn that explores basic querying techniques.), announced the availability of Blackbaud Learn™, a subscription-based training program that provides ongoing skill development and job knowledge training to nonprofits.

“Blackbaud Learn empowers nonprofits to fulfill their missions with courses tailored to their specific needs,” said Mark Banning, Blackbaud’s director of educational services. “With the introduction of Blackbaud Learn, we are providing nonprofit professionals the training they want and need to do their jobs better and be more productive, while keeping staff members engaged in active, lifelong learning.”

Sylvia Hrbek recently joined the Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB) Foundation as the organization’s accounting manager and immediately started training through Blackbaud Learn. “It was refreshing to know that when I joined the organization, I was not only provided the initial training I needed to do my job well, but will also have an ongoing resource to constantly improve,” she said. “Blackbaud Learn is extremely valuable, because it offers so many classes on a range of topics to help our staff continuously evolve in its professional development.”

CALGB Foundation is an organization with four staff members who need to learn about allocation management, budget management, exporting and importing, and queries. With these online and classroom courses, the organization plans to increase productivity and effectiveness while streamlining what staff members currently do manually. “Training is definitely not an optional expense, it is a smart investment,” said Hrbek.