Monday, February 28, 2011

Andrew Watt Named Chief Executive of the Association of Fundraising Professionals - Press - AFP

Andrew Watt Named Chief Executive of the Association of Fundraising Professionals - Press - AFP: "February 28, 2011

Contacts:

Jeffrey Birnbaum, JBirnbaum@BGRPR.com, (202) 661-6367

Kathy Compton, KCompton@AFPNET.org, (703) 519-8457

ARLINGTON, VA. -- The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), the world's leading association for individuals and organizations that support charitable institutions, today announced that it has named Andrew Watt as its president and chief executive officer, effective March 23."

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

2010 Online Giving Trends | Nonprofit Trends with Steve MacLaughlin | a Blackbaud Blog

2010 Online Giving Trends | Nonprofit Trends with Steve MacLaughlin | a Blackbaud Blog: "Blackbaud released its 2010 Online Giving Report today. The 2010 Online Giving Report combines findings from The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving with additional multi-year giving data to provide the most comprehensive analysis of online giving trends in the nonprofit sector."

Press Release Detail - Sage Nonprofit Solutions

Press Release Detail - Sage Nonprofit Solutions: "U.S. Nonprofits More Optimistic About Meeting Fundraising Goals in 2011, According to Sage Nonprofit Insights Survey
Quarterly Survey Looked at U.S. Nonprofits’ Views and Outlook on Fundraising, Tax Exemptions, Government Funding, and Legislation
2/15/2011 8:00:00 AM

AUSTIN, TX (Feb. 15, 2011)—Sage North America today announced the results of its recently conducted Sage Nonprofit Insights, Q1 2011, survey of U.S. nonprofit organizations. In general, organizations that fundraise are optimistic that 2011 will be a better year than 2010, with 90 percent saying they expect the amount of funds raised in 2011 to be equal to or higher than the amount raised in 2010."

Wednesday, February 02, 2011

Blackbaud Acquires Public Interest Data, Inc., Provider of Database Services to Nonprofits | Business Wire

Blackbaud Acquires Public Interest Data, Inc., Provider of Database Services to Nonprofits | Business Wire: "CHARLESTON, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB) today announced the acquisition of Public Interest Data, Inc. (PIDI), an Alexandria, Virginia-based company with more than 20 years experience providing database management services (DMS), acquisition list services, and data analytics and enrichment services for nonprofits. PIDI will become part of Blackbaud and will continue to serve its growing customer base of more than 50 of the leading nonprofit organizations in the United States from its existing Alexandria, VA and Miami Beach, FL offices."

Tuesday, February 01, 2011

WealthEngine Raises the Technology Innovation Bar With Oracle Exadata Database Machine -- BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

WealthEngine Raises the Technology Innovation Bar With Oracle Exadata Database Machine -- BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --: "ncreased Database Processing Power Will Help Deliver Results Up to 35x Faster and Enable Robust Data Analytics

BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- WealthEngine, the leading provider of wealth identification and information-based fundraising solutions, announced today that its purchase and deployment of Oracle Exadata Database Machine enables dramatically improved performance, usability and scalability of its wealth intelligence solutions.

'Innovation is in our DNA at WealthEngine,' said chief executive officer, Tony Glowacki. 'We are constantly looking for opportunities to improve our clients' experience by raising the bar, whether in the area of research, data analytics or, in this case, technology. The Oracle Exadata Database Machine represents a significant investment not only in our business but in the future of prospect research and analytics.'"