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National Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color
On Thursday, April 22nd, David Banks, the founder and President of The Eagle Academy Foundation will be a panelist at the conference of The Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color (COSEBOC).
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Mobile Giving Campaign Elevates Issue of Homelessness
Over 3.5 million people in America are homeless and most exist without a voice. Mobile Loaves & Fishes (MLF), an Austin-based nonprofit providing food and shelter to the homeless and working poor, is changing that with the launch of a dramatic new mobile giving and awareness campaign, “I Am Here.”
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New ePhilanthropy Service From Sage
Sage North America has announced Sage Fundraising Online, a new flexible fundraising and event management connected service that allows nonprofit organizations of all sizes to more effectively use the Internet to increase giving, participation, and overall support through online donations and registrations. Delivered as a Software as a Service (SaaS), Sage Fundraising Online is part of Sage’s strategy to deliver online connected solutions that support specific areas of market demand.
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Chasing Generation Thumb and Proving Value will be Hot Issues for Nonprofits
Nonprofits that change with their younger donor pools and those that prove their value to constituents will be the big winners in the years to come, according to a list of the Top 10 future nonprofit trends released today by Blackbaud. The list from Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB), the leading global provider of software and related services designed specifically for nonprofit organizations, also indicates that nonprofits will be placing renewed emphasis on constituent stewardship and will continue to see growth in peer-to-peer fundraising, powered by technology and social media.
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Blackbaud Expanding Reseller Channel
Blackbaud, which pulled its Financial Edge product of the reseller channel a few years ago, is testing the product with its Fundware resellers. That’s part of the new Connect program, which started as an ISV program, according to Scott Butler, VP of public sector solutions. He said some of the FundWare resellers are starting to see volume with Financial Edge. Blackbaud also plans to start using the channels to reach governmental markets, which Butler said would help the company promote existing accounting relationship and the next generation product that goes into release early this year. The Connect program includes several elements such as the referral program, via which participants can get referral fees on products from Financial Edge and the Raiser’s Edge to its e-Tapestry and Kintera applications.
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Microsoft Debuts CRM for Nonprofits
Microsoft has begun selling Dynamics CRM (Constituent Relationship Management) for nonprofits and nongovernmental organizations, the first specialized CRM product from the vendor. This new offering was described as having out-of-the-box CRM functionality and customizations for features peculiar to these organizations such as donation and pledge management, basic membership management, basic volunteer tracking, campaign management, dashboard reports, and support for online payment solutions. It is available both as on- premise software and though Dynamics CRM online. If I had thought about this more when the release hit my email, I would have asked whether Microsoft is moving into an area that has produced a lot of ISVs (Independent Software Venor) offering specialized CRM.
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SofTrek Corporation Announces Release of Online Marketing Suite
SofTrek Corporation, a leading provider of donor management software and fundraising solutions for nonprofit organizations, announces the release of a suite of online marketing tools. The online marketing suite provides nonprofit organizations with essential fundraising tools to enrich and build one to one relationships with their donors.
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Sage North America Will Help Educate Attendees AFP Conference
Sage North America has announced that it will help educate attendees and promote volunteerism as part of the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ (AFP) 47th International Conference on Fundraising, being held April 11-14 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Md. Bridget Brandt, senior marketing manager for Sage’s Nonprofit Solutions business unit, will present an education session on donor loyalty, and Sage will sponsor and participate in the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy’s 2010 Day of Service.
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Blackbaud Launches NetComunity Spark
Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB) has announced the availability of Blackbaud NetCommunity Spark™, a solution designed to help nonprofits complement and expand their existing online presence. Organizations including American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, Detroit Zoological Society, and Hui No’Eau Visual Arts Center have recently selected and will use the solution to improve their supporters’ online experience and activate two-way communications.
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Giveo Introduces New Democracy of Giving
Giveo, a developer of social software solutions for the new democracy of giving, has introduced the first hosted platform for branded, crowd-sourced cause-marketing campaigns and social fundraising, further enabling the radical online shift in how nearly $300 billion is donated every year by corporations, foundations, and individuals, and how charities reach and retain donors.
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