Blackbaud, Inc. has announced that Tulsa Community Foundation (TCF) has entered into the first phase of a long-term partnership with the company. The Foundation selected a combination of software and services from Blackbaud including The Raiser’s Edge® Enterprise (for constituent management) and The Financial Edge™ (for financial management) with a longer term vision of incorporating Blackbaud NetCommunity. Read more...

Sage Software has announced that Heather Burton, senior product marketing manager for its Nonprofit Solutions’ business unit, and John Stroup, executive director of development for Clarion Hospital Foundation in Clarion, Penn., will co-present an education session on donor loyalty at the 2008 Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference, being held this week at the Omni William Penn in Pittsburgh, Penn. Read more...

Blackbaud, Inc., the leading provider of software and related services designed specifically for nonprofit organizations, has announced that it is acquiring Kintera, Inc., a pioneer and leading provider of a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution to the nonprofit and government sectors. Under the terms of the agreement, Blackbaud will pay an all-cash purchase price of approximately $46.0 million. Blackbaud expects to finance the deal with cash and borrowings from its credit facility. Read more...

As a fundraising professional with more than 30 years of volunteer and professional experience, Diana Hoyt knows first hand the difficulties in tracking donors, raising money in a down economy, and training staff to use software. Read more...