Multi-Year Gift Will Help Strengthen
Communities' Ability to Withstand Disaster and Recover
Equitably
CHARLESTON, S.C., Jan. 29,
2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the
leading provider of software for powering social impact, today
announced that its 2025 annual major gift will support the Center
for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP), a nonprofit organization that
helps individuals, foundations and corporations increase the
effectiveness of their philanthropic response to disasters and
humanitarian crises.
CDP is the only full-time resource dedicated to helping donors
maximize their impact through expert resources, community-driven
grantmaking and philanthropic consulting services to improve
individual, family and community resiliency after disasters.
"As we witness multiple disasters and humanitarian crises every
year, Blackbaud has chosen to further partner with the Center for
Disaster Philanthropy to support impacted communities and to help
build future resilience," said Margaret "Maggie" Driscoll, chief
people and culture officer, Blackbaud. "Throughout our forty-plus
years, we have prioritized giving back to our communities and have
consistently responded in times of disaster that impact our
employees and customers. By supporting CDP, we are prioritizing
disaster response resources not only for our own employees, but
also for the broader communities where our people live and work,
and where our customers operate."
"Disaster recovery is not only about the restoration of
structures, systems and services – although they are critical,"
said Patricia McIlreavy, president
and CEO of CDP. "A successful recovery is also about helping
individuals and families rebound from their losses and sustain
their physical, social, economic, mental, emotional and spiritual
well-being. Through the support of major gifts like this one from
Blackbaud, CDP can help minimize the impact of disasters, support
long-term recovery efforts and increase a community's ability to
thrive."
Blackbaud's donation will be structured as a multi-year
contribution to CDP to facilitate an ongoing partnership. The funds
will support disaster recovery in impacted areas, as well as
provide support for CDP's mitigation and preparedness efforts,
which focus specifically on how communities prepare for disasters
and rebuild for the future. Blackbaud will engage employees through
informal, educational webinars with the Center for Disaster
Philanthropy, covering topics like Disaster Philanthropy 101 and
Disaster Preparedness.
This annual gift follows Blackbaud's donations in previous years
to Crisis Text Line, five organizations focused on supporting
workforce development for underrepresented youth globally, the
American Heart Association, and the International African American
Museum. Learn more about Blackbaud corporate social responsibility
at https://csr.blackbaud.com/.
About the Center for Disaster Philanthropy
The Center
for Disaster Philanthropy mobilizes philanthropy to strengthen
communities' ability to withstand disasters and recover equitably
when they occur. It provides expert advice and educational
resources, supports diverse coalitions, and manages domestic and
international disaster funds on behalf of corporations, foundations
and individuals through targeted, holistic and localized
grantmaking. Find out more at disasterphilanthropy.org and on X and
LinkedIn.
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 $100 billion raised, granted or managed through
Blackbaud platforms every year, Blackbaud's solutions are
unleashing the potential of the people and organizations who change
the world. Blackbaud has been named to Newsweek's list of America's
Most Responsible Companies, Quartz's list of Best Companies for
Remote Workers, and Forbes' list of America's Best Employers. A
remote-first company, Blackbaud has operations in the United States, Australia, Canada, Costa
Rica, India and the
United Kingdom, supporting users
in 100+ countries. Learn more at www.blackbaud.com or follow
us on X/Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.
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Forward-looking Statements
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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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