Blackbaud, Inc (Nasdaq: BLKB), announced that Blackbaud Merchant Services^TM is now available to all customers, offering nonprofits a secure, affordable and integrated payment and donation processing solution. Read more...

Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB) has announced the release of the results from The State of the Nonprofit Industry (SONI) Survey, a global report covering general operations, fundraising, technology and Internet usage, and accountability and stewardship. Responses were received from 2,383 individuals in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, India, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The survey was conducted in partnership with L'Association Française des Fundraisers, the Fundraising Institute of New Zealand (FINZ), the German Fundraising Association, Philanthropy Centro Studi, and the Resource Alliance. Read more...

Convio, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNVO) has announced that the more than 1,300 nonprofit organizations using Convio's integrated fundraising software have raised $1 billion online in 2010. The $1 billion in funds raised represents a 64 percent increase over the $607.7 million raised in the same period last year. Read more...