(3) (6) (1) (19) (9) (2) (1) (4) (16) (2) (6) (9) (1) (6) (20) (5) (3) (14) (1) (17) (6) (4) (2) (1) (1) (3) (7) (14) (3) (5) (1) (8) (3) (2) (5) (11)Hello everyone, I’m a Business Systems Architect on the Emerging Products team at Blackbaud. I’ve been here since June of 2003. I’ve been fortunate enough to work pretty closely with many of our “Enterprise” clients. Previously I was a Product Design Manager with Thomson Financial in Boston, MA. I’m a native of the Boston area, but have settled here in the Charleston area for good!
Michael Andrews is the director of Internet technology at Blackbaud. He joined the company in 1993 as a developer on The Raiser’s Edge® 6 team. Staying with The Raiser’s Edge through version 7, he led the development of RE:Anywhere™, the Internet version of the solution. Most recently, he has driven the design and development of Blackbaud NetCommunity, a .NET®-based product for creating online communities built on top of The Raiser’s Edge 7 platform. Mr. Andrews holds a BS degree in management science from The University of South Carolina’s Moore School of Business.
Hello world! I’m Allison Van Diest, product marketing manager for Blackbaud NetCommunity. I’ve been with Blackbaud for five years, working in a variety of marketing roles. During my tenure I’ve also been responsible for positioning and publicizing (at one time or another) The Raiser’s Edge, Blackbaud Analytics, The Education Edge, and The Information Edge. So I’ve been around a bit. 
Before Blackbaud, I marketed a patented printing technology, an Oracle-based financial software package, and eyeglasses. Overall I’ve been a professional ‘marketeer’ for about 12 years.
I’m definitely not a blogger in the traditional sense, but I’m figuring that there are probably plenty of folks out there who aren’t blog readers in the traditional sense and therefore might have patience with an unorthodox style. And if not, those of you who know how this is done are warmly invited to write me and give me some tips!
Meanwhile, I’m going to use this space to share my thoughts on marketing - both the best practices I’ve learned over the years and my thoughts on the way nonprofits think about and use marketing. If there is anything you’d like to see covered, please feel free to make suggestions, either on the blog or by writing me at allison.vandiest@blackbaud.com.
So enough about me, on to the posts!
Click here to visit Steve’s blog — Connections.
Steve MacLaughlin is the Director of Internet Solutions at Blackbaud and is responsible for leading how the company provides online solutions for its clients.Steve has spent almost 12 years building successful online initiatives with a broad range of Fortune 500 firms, government and educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations. His clients have included the American College of Sports Medicine, BMW of North America, Bowdoin College, Carrier Corporation, Clinton Global Initiative, Dow Chemical, Eli Lilly, Finish Line, Indiana University School of Medicine, National Geographic Society, NCAA, Procter & Gamble, Roche Diagnostics, Verizon, and World Wildlife Fund – Canada.
Since joining Blackbaud, Steve has been focused on leveraging his experience to help clients develop successful integrated online solutions. Steve helped establish and grow Blackbaud Interactive into the leading Internet strategy and solutions agency serving nonprofits.
He is a frequent speaker at conferences and events including the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP), Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), Direct Marketing Fundraisers Association (DMFA), National Association of Independent School (NAIS), and many other nonprofit industry organizations. Steve has been recognized by the ePhilanthropy Foundation as an ePhilanthropy Master Trainer.
To read more about Steve’s thoughts on leveraging the Internet, read his chapter in the recently released book People to People Fundraising: Social Networking and Web 2.0 for Charities.
Steve earned both his undergraduate degree and a Master of Science degree in Interactive Media from Indiana University.
2008 Speaking Schedule:
January 24, 2008
“An integrated approach to digital media?”
“Is email ever an effective fundraising tool?”
2008 Digital Communications for Charities Conference
8:30am – 5:00pm
http://www.pfdigicomms.co.uk/
London, England
March 21, 2008
“Let Your Stakeholder’s Mouse do the Walking”
NTEN 2008 Nonprofit Technology Conference
3:30pm – 5:00pm
http://nten.org/ntc
New Orleans, LA
March 31, 2008
“The Power of TrueCRM”
Association of Fundraising Professionals 45th International Conference on Fundraising
3:45pm – 5:00pm
http://conference.afpnet.org
San Diego, CA
April 15, 2008
“Unleashing Integrated Online and Offline Strategies to Get Results”
Association for Healthcare Philanthropy Canada Regional Conference
9:00am – 10:15am
http://www.ahpcanada.com/2008conference
Halifax, Nova Scotia
April 30 - May 2, 2008
Blackbaud’s 2008 Conference for Nonprofits
http://www.blackbaud.com/events/bb_conf/canada/home.aspx
Montreal, Quebec
June 14, 2008
“The Changing Nature of Community: Leveraging the Internet to Build Relationships and Expand the Reach”
ePhilanthropy Foundation Social Networking and Nonprofit Online Strategies Symposium
9:15am – 5:00pm
http://www.ephilanthropy.org
New York, NY
November 16 - 19, 2008
Blackbaud’s 2008 Conference for Nonprofits
http://www.blackbaud.com/events/bb_conf/charleston/nonprofitconf.aspx
Charleston, South Carolina
Lawrence Henze, JD, managing director of Blackbaud Analytics™, has extensive experience in fundraising, market research, and the application of predictive modeling services to the nonprofit marketplace. The founder of Core Data Services, which Blackbaud acquired in 2001, he has also served as vice president of predictive modeling services at USA Group Noel Levitz and president of The Philanthropic Division of Econometrics, Inc. Mr. Henze has 15 years of experience in development, raising more than $125 million, primarily for higher education institutions. He holds a BA in political science from Carroll College in Wisconsin, and an MA in public policy and administration, as well as a law degree from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
Jim Bush, CFRE, has been with Blackbaud for more than four years. Prior to joining Blackbaud, Mr. Bush spent more than 14 years as a fundraiser and has experience in annual and major giving, reunion and special events, governments and foundations, and planned giving. His experience includes fundraising in higher education and the general nonprofit sectors. Mr. Bush holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and public administration from Elon University, and a certificate in nonprofit management from Duke University. Jim has also served on the fundraising faculty for the YMCA.
David Lamb has been a prospect researcher for 16 years and is currently a consultant for Blackbaud. His prospect research page is a popular and trusted list of Internet resources for prospect researchers. He has served as director of prospect research at the University of Washington and Santa Clara University. He holds a BA in sociology from Sterling College, an MA in sociology from Wichita State University, and a master’s degree in divinity from San Francisco Theological Seminary. He is a frequent speaker at professional conferences, including those sponsored by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education® (CASE) and the Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement (APRA). In 1997, he received APRA’s Service Award for outstanding service to the profession, and in 2001, he was awarded CASE’s Steuben Apple Award for excellence in teaching.
Shaun Sullivan is the chief technology officer at Blackbaud. He has been building, designing, and supporting software solutions for nonprofits for more than 15 years. Since joining Blackbaud in 1989, he has played a key role in every major release of the company’s flagship product, The Raiser’s Edge®. Mr. Sullivan also led development of RE:NetSolutions™, The Information Edge™ and, most recently, Blackbaud® NetCommunity™. As chief technology officer, he leads the teams that focus on the company’s technical direction and application of emerging technologies. He graduated with a degree in management information systems from Nichols College in Dudley, MA.
Hi! I’m Chad Norman, the Internet Marketing Manager for Blackbaud. I’m responsible for using the Internet to generate sales leads for Blackbaud products and services. Though new to this role, I have been with company since 1997. I spent most of those years working on Web-based training and other creative projects, managing mid-sized teams of designers, developers, and writers. My passion has always been the Internet, and that’s how I ended up here at BlogBaud.com.
Prior to Blackbaud, I joined Indiana-based web firm Io Design after graduating from Indiana University in 1995.
Like most Blackbaud employees, I live/eat/breathe nonprofits, technology, and business. That’s what I will be posting about. If you like what you read, subscribe to my feed.
Give me a shout at chad.norman@blackbaud.com anytime.
Enjoy!
Thanks for stopping by, but we’ve moved over to blogs.blackbaud.com. We’re keeping this site up to preserve what is here, and to that end, here is the original “About” page:
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Welcome to BlogBaud.com, a nonprofit blog written by Blackbaud employees.
As employees of Blackbaud, we are interested in nonprofits, technology, business, and Blackbaud itself. Over time, the topics discussed here will reflect that. The goals of this blog are simple:
This blog has multiple contributors, and you can subscribe to their feeds by clicking the next to their name. Though contributors may post daily, weekly, or monthly, you can always find the most recent content on the homepage.