Blackbaud

Blackbaud, Inc.

Type	Public
Traded as	NASDAQ: BLKB S&P 600 Component
Industry	Software publishing
Founded	New York (1981)
Headquarters	2000 Daniel Island Drive, Charleston, South Carolina, United States 29492-7541
Key people	Anthony Bakker, Founder Michael Gianoni, CEO
Revenue	US$564M(FY 2014)
Operating income	US$39.2M (FY 2014)
Net income	US$28.2M (FY 2014)
Total assets	US$943M (FY 2014)
Total equity	US$185.9M(FY 2014)
Number of employees	3,033 (December 2014)
Website	http://www.blackbaud.com/

Blackbaud Inc. (NASDAQ:BLKB) is a supplier of software and services specifically designed for nonprofit organizations. Its products focus on fundraising, website management, CRM, analytics, financial management, ticketing, and education administration.

Blackbaud's flagship product is a fundraising SQL database software, Raiser's Edge. Revenue from the sale of Raiser’s Edge and related services accounted for thirty percent of Blackbaud’s total revenue in 2012. Other products and services include Blackbaud Enterprise CRM, Financial Edge, Education Edge, Blackbaud NetCommunity, eTapestry, Luminate Online, Luminate CRM, Friends Asking Friends, Altru museum management software and Target Analytics. In addition, Blackbaud offers consultancy services to nonprofit organizations.

Blackbaud was founded in 1981 by Anthony Bakker. The company is headquartered in Daniel Island, Charleston, South Carolina on a site shared with the Charleston Battery, a professional soccer club founded and owned by Bakker. It has additional offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts; Indianapolis, Indiana; Miami Beach, Florida; Alexandria, Virginia; San Diego, California; Austin, Texas; Emeryville, California; Washington, D.C.; Overland Park, Kansas; Lincoln, Nebraska; Toronto, Ontario; Glasgow, Scotland; London, England; Chesham, England; Sydney, Australia; and Almere, Netherlands.