CHARLESTON, S.C., Jan. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackbaud
(NASDAQ: BLKB), the world's leading cloud software company powering
social good, today announced that it has been named to Forbes' 2019
list of the Best Employers for Diversity for the second consecutive
year in the IT, Internet, Software & Services category.
"Blackbaud is proud to once again be recognized by Forbes for
its ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion," said
John Mistretta, executive vice
president, Human Resources at Blackbaud. "Providing our worldwide
employees with a diverse and inclusive environment is not just the
right thing to do, it helps us better serve our diverse customer
base and spark innovation. While we are proud of the equal gender
balance in our workforce, we know that our work is far from done
and we look forward to continually enhancing our diversity efforts
into the future."
Blackbaud's diversity program is a focused and continually
expanding effort, spanning education, awareness, recruitment,
empowerment, community involvement and financial support. In 2018,
Blackbaud was named to Forbes' "America's Best Employers for
Women" list and one of the AnitaB.org 2018 Top Companies for
Women Technologists. The company was also named one of Forbes'
"Best Midsize Employers" for the third consecutive year in
2018.
The top 500 of America's Best Employers for Diversity were
chosen based on an independent survey from a representative sample
of 50,000 employees working for companies employing at least 1,000
people in their U.S. operations. The list is a ranking of employers
across all industries, based on surveying thousands of employees
and examining employer diversity policies, as well as diversity in
executive suites and on boards. View the full listing here.
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About Blackbaud
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) is the world's leading cloud
software company powering social good. Serving the entire social
good community—nonprofits, foundations, companies, education
institutions, healthcare organizations and individual change
agents—Blackbaud connects and empowers organizations to increase
their impact through cloud software, services, expertise, and data
intelligence. The Blackbaud portfolio is tailored to the unique
needs of vertical markets, with solutions for fundraising and CRM,
marketing, advocacy, peer-to-peer fundraising, corporate social
responsibility, school management, ticketing, grantmaking,
financial management, payment processing, and analytics. Serving
the industry for more than three decades, Blackbaud is
headquartered in Charleston, South
Carolina and has operations in the
United States, Australia,
Canada and the United Kingdom. For more information,
visit www.blackbaud.com, or follow us on Twitter,
LinkedIn, and Facebook.
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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; 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 related to
our dividend policy and share repurchase program, including
potential limitations on our ability to grow and the possibility
that we might discontinue payment of dividends; risks relating to
restrictions imposed by the credit facility; 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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