Software Industry Leaders Join Blackbaud's Board of Directors; George Ellis and John McConnell bring technology and philanthropic experience to new ro

Software Industry Leaders Join Blackbaud's Board of Directors; George Ellis and John McConnell bring technology and philanthropic experience to new roles: "Software Industry Leaders Join Blackbaud's Board of Directors; George Ellis and John McConnell bring technology and philanthropic experience to new roles
CHARLESTON, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 2006--Blackbaud, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLKB), the leading provider of software and related services designed specifically for nonprofit organizations, announced today that George Ellis and John McConnell have joined the company's board of directors.

Ellis is the former CFO of Sterling Software, Inc. and both a founder and former CFO of the spin-off company Sterling Commerce, Inc. Sterling Software, acquired by Computer Associates International, Inc. in 2000, provided a variety of products for applications and systems management as well as software and services to the U.S. government. Sterling Commerce, now a subsidiary of AT&T, is a provider of multi-enterprise collaboration solutions."