New technology solution will help organization focus on increasing
retention and improving stewardship
CHARLESTON, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 24, 2012--
Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB)
today announced that the United States office of World Vision—the
Christian humanitarian organization—recently selected Blackbaud CRM to
equip World Vision fundraising teams with technology to enhance
relationships with donors and increase the number of major donors,
churches, and corporate partners supporting its mission.
“We selected Blackbaud not only because of their exceptional product but
also because of their focus on the faith-based community and their 30
years of experience helping nonprofit organizations improve the
servicing and stewardship of major donors, churches, and corporate
partners,” said Richard Stearns, President of World Vision US. “By
partnering with Blackbaud, we are joining a peer group of organizations
with similar challenges and aspirations.”
“We are honored to have this opportunity to help World Vision achieve
its goal of building a better world for children,” said Marc Chardon,
Blackbaud’s chief executive officer. “Blackbaud CRM will equip the
organization to service increasing numbers of major donors, churches,
and corporations who are attracted to the life-transforming work of
World Vision.”
Increased focus on transformational giving
At a time of global economic slowdown with government funding and other
traditional sources of aid on the decline, World Vision has seen
significant growth in large transformational gifts by major donors,
corporate partners, and churches. Blackbaud CRM will be utilized by
World Vision to automate the management and reporting of these programs,
and create a platform to scale these programs while maintaining a high
level of donor satisfaction and servicing. World Vision seeks to steward
transformational donors on a lifetime journey of engagement to maximize
transformational impact on the lives of children, families and
communities around the world. Blackbaud CRM is a key strategic
investment to maximize the transformational impact of World Vision over
time.
"Blackbaud CRM is the ideal solution to meet our needs as we scale our
operations," said Chris Glynn, Senior Vice President of Transformational
Engagement at World Vision. "We will equip both our frontline
fundraisers and our donor servicing teams with tools to elevate our
capabilities in critical areas like prospect management and research,
stewardship, proposal tracking and pipeline management. Ultimately, this
technology will help our team raise more money to transform the lives of
communities and individual children at a time when the need is most
urgent."
About World Vision
World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to
working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach
their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.
World Vision serves all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity
or gender. For more information about World Vision US, visit www.worldvision.org.
About Blackbaud
Serving the nonprofit and education sectors for 30 years, Blackbaud
(NASDAQ: BLKB) combines technology and expertise to help organizations
achieve their missions. Blackbaud works with more than 25,000 customers
in more than 60 countries that support higher education, healthcare,
human services, arts and culture, faith, the environment, independent
K-12 education, animal welfare, and other charitable causes. The company
offers a full spectrum of cloud-based and on-premise software solutions,
and related services for organizations of all sizes including:
fundraising, eMarketing, social media, advocacy, constituent
relationship management (CRM), analytics, financial management, and
vertical-specific solutions. Using Blackbaud technology, these
organizations raise more than $100 billion each year. Recognized as a
top company by Forbes, InformationWeek, and Software Magazine and
honored by Best Places to Work, Blackbaud is headquartered in
Charleston, South Carolina and has employees throughout the US, and in
Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Mexico, the Netherlands, and the United
Kingdom. For more information, visit www.blackbaud.com.
For more information about Blackbaud CRM, visit www.blackbaud.com/crm.
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the following: general economic risks; uncertainty regarding increased
business and renewals from existing customers; continued success in
sales growth; management of integration of acquired companies and other
risks associated with acquisitions; risks associated with successful
implementation of multiple integrated software products; the ability to
attract and retain key personnel; risks related to our dividend policy
and share repurchase program, including potential limitations on our
ability to grow and the possibility that we might discontinue payment of
dividends; risks relating to restrictions imposed by the credit
facility; risks associated with management of growth; lengthy sales and
implementation cycles, particularly in larger organization;
technological changes that make our products and services less
competitive; and the other risk factors set forth from time to time in
the SEC filings for Blackbaud, copies of which are available free of
charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov
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Source: Blackbaud, Inc.
Blackbaud
Melanie Mathos, 843-216-6200 x3307
media@blackbaud.com
or
World
Vision
Rachel Wolff, 253-394-2214
worldvision.org/press