Blackbaud Kicks Off GivingTuesday at Nasdaq
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) will ring the Nasdaq closing bell to kick off GivingTuesday, highlighting the importance of the holiday giving season. The company notes that charitable organizations receive approximately 20% of annual donations in December. Through its software solutions, Blackbaud powers social impact organizations worldwide, including the Apollo Theater Foundation, Burger King Foundation, Porter-Gaud School, SiriusXM, and the NHL. The company has introduced new features in its Blackbaud Donation Forms, including Intelligent Ask powered by Blackbaud AI and an optimized donation form with goal meter functionality, aimed at improving fundraising efficiency and donor experience.
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) suonerà la campana di chiusura del Nasdaq per dare il via a GivingTuesday, sottolineando l'importanza della stagione delle donazioni durante le festività. L'azienda nota che le organizzazioni benefiche ricevono circa il 20% delle donazioni annuali a dicembre. Attraverso le sue soluzioni software, Blackbaud supporta organizzazioni no-profit in tutto il mondo, tra cui l'Apollo Theater Foundation, la Burger King Foundation, la Porter-Gaud School, SiriusXM e la NHL. L'azienda ha introdotto nuove funzionalità nei suoi Moduli di Donazione Blackbaud, inclusa l'Intelligent Ask alimentata da Blackbaud AI e un modulo di donazione ottimizzato con funzionalità di misurazione degli obiettivi, mirato a migliorare l'efficienza nella raccolta fondi e l'esperienza dei donatori.
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) sonará la campana de cierre del Nasdaq para dar inicio a GivingTuesday, destacando la importancia de la temporada de donaciones navideñas. La empresa señala que las organizaciones benéficas reciben aproximadamente el 20% de las donaciones anuales en diciembre. A través de sus soluciones de software, Blackbaud impulsa organizaciones de impacto social en todo el mundo, incluida la Apollo Theater Foundation, la Burger King Foundation, la Porter-Gaud School, SiriusXM y la NHL. La empresa ha introducido nuevas características en sus Formularios de Donación de Blackbaud, que incluyen Intelligent Ask impulsado por Blackbaud AI y un formulario de donación optimizado con funcionalidad de medidor de objetivos, destinado a mejorar la eficiencia de la recaudación de fondos y la experiencia del donante.
블랙바우드 (NASDAQ: BLKB)는 기빙Tuesday를 기념하기 위해 나스닥 폐장 종을 울리며, 이 시즌의 기부 중요성을 강조합니다. 회사는 자선 단체가 12월에 연간 기부의 약 20%를 수령한다고 언급했습니다. 블랙바우드는 소프트웨어 솔루션을 통해 아폴로 극장 재단, 버거킹 재단, 포터-가우드 학교, 시리우스XM 및 NHL을 포함한 전 세계의 사회적 영향 조직을 지원하고 있습니다. 이번에 블랙바우드는 블랙바우드 기부 양식에 인공지능에 의해 구동되는 Intelligent Ask와 목표 미터 기능이 포함된 최적화된 기부 양식을 도입해 기금 모금 효율성과 기부자 경험을 향상시키고자 합니다.
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) sonnera la cloche de clôture du Nasdaq pour donner le coup d'envoi au GivingTuesday, mettant en avant l'importance de la saison des dons pendant les fêtes. La société souligne que les organisations caritatives reçoivent environ 20 % des dons annuels en décembre. Grâce à ses solutions logicielles, Blackbaud soutient des organisations à impact social dans le monde entier, y compris l'Apollo Theater Foundation, la Burger King Foundation, la Porter-Gaud School, SiriusXM et la NHL. L'entreprise a introduit de nouvelles fonctionnalités dans ses Formulaires de Don de Blackbaud, y compris Intelligent Ask alimenté par Blackbaud AI et un formulaire de don optimisé avec une fonctionnalité de mètre d'objectif, visant à améliorer l'efficacité des collectes de fonds et l'expérience des donateurs.
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) wird die Nasdaq-Schlussglocke läuten, um GivingTuesday einzuleiten und die Bedeutung der Feiertags-Spendenzeit hervorzuheben. Das Unternehmen verweist darauf, dass gemeinnützige Organisationen etwa 20% der jährlichen Spenden im Dezember erhalten. Durch seine Softwarelösungen unterstützt Blackbaud soziale Impact-Organisationen weltweit, darunter die Apollo Theater Foundation, die Burger King Foundation, die Porter-Gaud School, SiriusXM und die NHL. Das Unternehmen hat neue Funktionen in seinen Blackbaud-Spendenformularen eingeführt, darunter Intelligent Ask, das von Blackbaud AI unterstützt wird, sowie ein optimiertes Spendenformular mit einer Zielmetermöglichkeit, um die Effizienz bei der Fundraising und die Erfahrung der Spender zu verbessern.
- Burger King Foundation raised a record-breaking $8.2 million in 2023 using Blackbaud's solutions
- New AI-powered features introduced to improve fundraising efficiency
- Porter-Gaud School reports significant reduction in data entry time with Optimized Donation Form
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Insights
This ceremonial bell ringing event, while highlighting Blackbaud's role in the charitable giving sector, does not contain material financial information that would impact investor decisions. The article primarily focuses on customer success stories and product features, particularly around GivingTuesday.
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From an investment perspective, this news serves more as a marketing and brand awareness event rather than a market-moving development.
Blackbaud to Ring the Nasdaq Closing Bell and Highlight How Nonprofits, Education Institutions, and Corporations are Making an Impact on this Giving Holiday and Year-Round
"GivingTuesday marks the start of the holiday giving season, which is an incredibly important time for our social impact customers around the world," said Catherine LaCour, chief marketing officer, Blackbaud. "Most charitable organizations receive an average of
Powering Impact
Blackbaud creates essential software for people who change the world, connecting millions of people to hundreds of thousands of causes and institutions in more than 100 countries around the world, and powering the business operations of teams dedicated to purpose-driving work. In honor of GivingTuesday, Blackbaud is shining a light on customers using technology to drive meaningful social impact on GivingTuesday and year-round.
Examples include:
- Apollo Theater Foundation: Celebrating 90 years as the soul of American culture, The Apollo is a vibrant nonprofit organization rooted in the Harlem community and is the largest performing arts institution in the nation committed to Black culture and creativity. In December, the theater will become the first institution to be named a Kennedy Center Honoree, recognized alongside other icons of American culture. Using Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT® and Blackbaud Donation Forms, The Apollo raises funds to support its year-round education, community and signature programs and to sustain its legacy. With an annual appeal kicking off Dec. 3 and running through the end of the year, The Apollo will raise funds to commence the first-ever major restoration and renovation of its Historic Theater.
- Burger King Foundation: The Burger King Foundation makes education more accessible for students through scholarships and school supply drives, and provides emergency relief for over 2,000 Burger King employees worldwide. The foundation raised a record-breaking
$8.2 million $60 million North America . Scholarship applications are currently open through Dec. 16, 2024. - Porter-Gaud School: As one of the premier independent schools in the southeast
U.S. , Porter-Gaud utilizes Blackbaud's Total School Solution for education management, as well as Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT for donor management, Blackbaud Donations Forms for online giving, and Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT® for financial management and fund accounting. By recently implementing Blackbaud's Optimized Donation Forms in Raiser's Edge NXT, Porter-Gaud has transformed their giving processes, increased efficiency, and improved the user experience for staff and donors alike. Funds raised enable Porter-Gaud to create and sustain a unique and vibrant learning community, supporting students, teachers and programming. - SiriusXM: SiriusXM, a leading audio entertainment company in
North America , recognizes the importance of giving back to the communities it serves and prioritizes employee engagement through giving and volunteering opportunities. The company uses YourCause® from Blackbaud® to facilitate its employer charitable matching program that amplifies the impact of employee donations. In honor of GivingTuesday this year, SiriusXM is encouraging employees to support their favorite nonprofit through this program and by participating in SiriusXM's first company-wide Volunteer Time Off Day on Dec. 3, bringing employees together across offices to give back to their local communities. - The National Hockey League (NHL): The NHL, in partnership with the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA), has leveraged EVERFI® from Blackbaud® for more than a decade to provide the Future Goals™ Hockey Scholar curriculum to K-12 schools across the
U.S. andCanada . The course, focused on grades 4-7, teaches STEM concepts through the sport of hockey. Since the partnership inception, the NHL, the NHLPA and EVERFI have directly impacted 4.1M students from 23,000+ unique schools.
Fundraising Innovation with Blackbaud Donation Forms
Through recent innovation and new AI tools, Blackbaud is making it even easier for organizations to manage their fundraising on GivingTuesday and beyond. With Blackbaud Donation Forms, social impact organizations are raising more, streamlining the donor experience, simplifying administrative tasks, and reducing processing costs, so they can sustain and grow their missions.
These new forms include features like Intelligent Ask powered by Blackbaud AI, which ensures fundraisers target the right gift amount for each donor––even those who have never given to the cause before. And Blackbaud's Optimized Donation Form now includes a new goal meter that allows donors to see the amount raised to goal and how their donation will impact the goal. The forms also offer unique fee cover options that enable organizations to save on processing fees.
"We recently changed our main giving form over to Blackbaud's Optimized Donation Form," said Tracey Zirneklis, Advancement Services Manager at Porter-Gaud School. "Being able to see what's coming in, edit the record, add campaigns or funds or appeals, and being able to adjust what I want to do acknowledgement-wise—it is so much more streamlined and literally cuts my entry time by more than half. We're really excited to be using the Optimized Donation Form this GivingTuesday to help us reach our fundraising goals while creating more efficiency for our team."
Tune In to the Nasdaq Bell Ringing
The closing bell ringing will be livestreamed at 3:45 p.m. Eastern Time today and more will be shared on Blackbaud and Nasdaq social media channels.
Social impact organizations looking for resources to maximize their year-end fundraising can access Blackbaud's free toolkit for more information and insights.
About Blackbaud
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) is the leading software provider exclusively dedicated to powering social impact. Serving the nonprofit and education sectors, companies committed to social responsibility and individual change makers, Blackbaud's essential software is built to accelerate impact in fundraising, nonprofit financial management, digital giving, grantmaking, corporate social responsibility and education management. With millions of users and over
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Except for historical information, all of the statements, expectations, and assumptions contained in this news release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding expected benefits of products and product features. Although Blackbaud attempts to be accurate in making these forward-looking statements, it is possible that future circumstances might differ from the assumptions on which such statements are based. In addition, other important factors that could cause results to differ materially include the following: general economic risks; uncertainty regarding increased business and renewals from existing customers; continued success in sales growth; management of integration of acquired companies and other risks associated with acquisitions; risks associated with successful implementation of multiple integrated software products; the ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks associated with management of growth; lengthy sales and implementation cycles, particularly in larger organization; technological changes that make our products and services less competitive; and the other risk factors set forth from time to time in the SEC filings for Blackbaud, copies of which are available free of charge at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or upon request from Blackbaud's investor relations department. All Blackbaud product names appearing herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of Blackbaud, Inc.
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