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Blackbaud Receives 2014 Vision Award from the Technology Services Industry Association
Company Demonstrates Game-Changing Innovation in Technology Services
Charleston, S.C. (May 22, 2014) — Blackbaud, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLKB) today announced it has been named winner of the 2014 Technology Services Industry Association (TSIA) Vision Award in the Service Practitioner category. The award was announced May 7 at the Technology Services World (TSW) conference in Santa Clara, California.
“We’re honored to receive this award and to be recognized for our dedication in customer service,” said Brad May, Blackbaud’s vice president of professional services. “Our customers are at the heart of everything we do and we work hard to empower them so they are able to successfully fulfill their missions.”
This was TSIA’s fifth annual Service Revolutions competition, featuring a series of on-stage demonstrations revealing the latest innovations in technology services – from cutting-edge services new to the market, start-ups with innovative service models, the newest advances in service technology, to the latest breakthroughs from the emerging world of service science.
Finalists in the Service Revolutions competition were in the running to win TSIA’s coveted Vision Award, with winners being determined by a live audience of industry practitioners along with a panel of expert judges. The categories for Service Revolutions 2014 included (1) Commercial, (2) Start-up, and (3) Service Practitioner.
“Since our inaugural competition that took place in 2010, Service Revolutions has become renowned for its exciting and innovative format, whereby the audience gets a firsthand look at some of the latest innovations in tech services,” said J.B. Wood, president and CEO of TSIA. “With ‘Extreme Efficiency’ being the TSW conference theme this spring, we are proud to recognize Blackbaud for its dedication toward optimizing efficiencies and providing breakthrough revolutions in tech.”
About Blackbaud
Serving the nonprofit and education sectors for 30 years, Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) combines technology and expertise to help organizations achieve their missions. Blackbaud works with more than 30,000 customers in over 60 countries that support higher education, healthcare, human services, arts and culture, faith, the environment, independent K-12 education, animal welfare and other charitable causes. The company offers a full spectrum of cloud-based and on-premise software solutions and related services for organizations of all sizes including: fundraising, eMarketing, advocacy, constituent relationship management (CRM), financial management, payment services, analytics and vertical-specific solutions. Using Blackbaud technology, these organizations raise more than $100 billion each year. Recognized as a top company by Forbes, InformationWeek, and Software Magazine and honored by Best Places to Work, Blackbaud is headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina and has operations in the United States, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Ireland and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit www.blackbaud.com.
About TSIA
The Technology Services Industry Association (TSIA) is the world’s leading organization dedicated to advancing the business of technology services. Technology services organizations large and small look to TSIA for world-class business frameworks, best practices based on real-world results, detailed performance benchmarking, exceptional peer networking opportunities, and high-profile certification and awards programs. TSIA corporate members represent the world’s top technology companies as well as scores of innovative small and midsize businesses in four major markets: enterprise IT & telecom, consumer technology, healthcare & healthcare IT, and industrial equipment & technology. TSIA’s editorial blog, Inside Technology Services, is widely recognized by technology service professionals for providing thought leadership and insights into industry trends and best practices. Visit us at www.tsia.com, follow us on Twitter @TSIACommunity, link to us on LinkedIn, Google us, or like us on Facebook and the TSIA Books Facebook page.
Media Contacts
Andy Prince
Blackbaud
512.289.4728
media@blackbaud.com
Suzanne Hite
Technology Services Industry Association
410-774-5322
suzanne.hite@tsia.com
Forward-looking Statements
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. 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; risks associated with our products and services capability to provide online giving experiences; risks related to uncertainty regarding market acceptance of products and services, including the adoption of online fundraising; risks associated with the capability of our products and services to aggregate data from multiple external sources and the ability to successfully use those aggregations, including those aggregations related to a unique Giving Footprint; the ability to achieve success in fundraising initiatives; risks associated with successful implementation of multiple integrated software products; delays or interruptions in hosted services; failure to securely collect, store and transmit personal information 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.