CHARLESTON, S.C., Dec. 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- To celebrate
the eighth annual global giving holiday, GivingTuesday, tomorrow,
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the world's leading cloud software
company powering social good and a founding partner of
GivingTuesday, will ring the opening bell at Nasdaq and amplify
four distinct stories of impact throughout the day that result from
the generosity of giving.
"GivingTuesday has become so much more than just one day. It's a
movement and an important reminder that what truly matters is that
people are engaging with causes – and causes that they care about
by giving their time, resources or inspiring others to give back –
not just on this one day, but throughout the year," said
Rachel Hutchisson, VP of corporate
citizenship and philanthropy at Blackbaud. "Social good is at the
heart of who we are – we are powering an Ecosystem of
Good® that builds a better world. Now eight years after
the inception of this global day of giving, we're excited to
amplify four unique stories of impact that will hopefully encourage
others to make a difference year-round."
Blackbaud's Chief Marketing Officer Catherine LaCour and Hutchisson will lead the
Blackbaud Impact Center on GivingTuesday at the Nasdaq MarketSite
where they will be joined by members of the social good community
and their direct beneficiaries to open the day's market and
continue the celebration with live interviews throughout the day.
Special guests, include:
- Maddison Harris and CLIC
Sargent: Maddison Harris is a
9-year-old cancer patient who, despite still being in treatment,
has raised over $60,000 to help
childhood cancer organization CLIC Sargent, a leading UK cancer
charity for children, young people and their families. Her "Don't
Stare, It's Only Hair" campaign encouraged others to shave their
heads to remove the stigma of losing their hair. She was awarded
the JustGiving® Young Fundraising Award in 2018 and
Points of Light Award by the UK Government in 2019.
- International Refugee Assistance Project and an attorney
supported by their work: International Refugee Assistance Project
(IRAP) provides legal advocacy for refugees and displaced people in
need of a safe place to call home. IRAP works with pro bono
attorneys and law students to serve the most vulnerable individuals
and protect their rights.
- PepsiCo Gives Back and Rise Against Hunger: Every October, the
food and beverage company hosts its annual, month-long global
volunteering event, PepsiCo Gives Back, which unites tens of
thousands of employees in volunteer service and community support.
During this year's PepsiCo Gives Back, 4,000 company employees in
four countries packed 1.1 million nutritious meals that are being
distributed by Rise Against Hunger and local PepsiCo team members
to families in food insecure communities in the Dominican Republic, India and South
Africa.
- Ad Council and a She Can STEM mentee: Research shows that young
girls enjoy subjects like science, technology, engineering and
math, but as they get older, they start to feel that STEM isn't for
them based on outdated stereotypes. The Ad Council's She Can STEM
campaign inspires middle and high school girls to stay in STEM by
showcasing female role models across a variety of STEM fields. One
of those girls is Helena Loomis, a
New York high school senior who
has a true passion for STEM. Helena has been a leader in numerous
STEM activities and programs and is a member of SWENext, a K-12
program with the Society of Women Engineers (SWE)—a She Can STEM
nonprofit partner—that is designed to empower females under the age
of 18 to prepare for careers in engineering and technology. The Ad
Council is joining Blackbaud on GivingTuesday to recognize how
collaboration across corporate sponsors, nonprofit partners,
individuals, technology partners, like Blackbaud, and the Ad
Council plays a critical role in delivering campaigns and programs
that create lasting impact.
Additionally, on GivingTuesday, Blackbaud is launching The
Explorer by The Blackbaud Institute, which provides a complete
knowledge base of up-to-date information and statics about social
good. This unique, robust resource, which is available free,
provides social good organizations with the data, content, thought
leadership and best practices needed to help guide and drive a
yearlong giving strategy and tips on how to leverage important
one-day giving campaigns, like GivingTuesday. The Explorer gives
users the ability to easily and quickly search and access the
social good statics and best practices that matter to them by
pulling the latest data and trends from the sector's most credible
resources into one easily navigable resource.
Watch Blackbaud and its special guests live from the Nasdaq
MarketSite as they ring in the eighth annual GivingTuesday and
celebrate the true impact of giving.
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, Costa
Rica and the United
Kingdom. For more information, visit www.blackbaud.com
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