CHARLESTON, S.C., Nov. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/
-- Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the world's leading
cloud software company powering social good, tomorrow will
celebrate the ninth annual global giving holiday, GivingTuesday,
virtually ringing the opening bell at Nasdaq and amplifying stories
of impact throughout the day.
Created in 2012, the GivingTuesday movement encourages people to
give, whether it's time, donations or the power of their voices in
their local community. Earlier this year, on May 5, the GivingTuesday organization launched a
one-time global day of giving and unity—GivingTuesdayNow—as an
emergency response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19. As
the pandemic continues, generosity, citizen engagement, business
and philanthropic activation continue to be of the utmost
importance.
"This year has challenged every organization in unique ways, but
it has also underscored the critical role of the social good
community," said Rachel Hutchisson,
vice president of corporate citizenship and philanthropy at
Blackbaud. "We believe that giving is resilient, that generosity
perseveres, and that we have the opportunity to rethink change and
turn it into opportunity and impact. We are here to support social
good organizations and to connect people with the causes that
matter most to them."
To mark the GivingTuesday holiday, the company will highlight
the following stories of organizations that are rethinking change
and increasing their impact in these challenging times:
- Chester Zoo: When forced to close due to COVID-19 restrictions,
Chester Zoo, which draws 97% of revenue from ticket sales, used
JustGiving® to create a "Save Our Zoo" campaign that mobilized over
135,000 people and raised nearly 3 million pounds to help care for
animals at the zoo and continue conservation projects around the
world.
- Garnet Health Foundation: As its hospital system cared for
hundreds of COVID-19 patients, Garnet Health Foundation used a new
peer-to-peer fundraising solution to spotlight its Emergency
Coronavirus Fund, which raised $150,000 within the first six weeks, and nearly
$300,000 within six months, to
support its healthcare heroes.
- LEVEL82: Founded by two-time Super Bowl champion Torrey Smith and his wife Chanel, LEVEL82 is
leveraging the power of collaboration to enable all Baltimore families to reach their full
potential. In partnership with Baltimore Recreation and Parks,
LEVEL82 plans to revitalize, staff and program Baltimore's Hilton Recreation Center and will
be using JustGiving to support their community engagement and
crowdfunding efforts.
- PepsiCo's Food for Good: This past March, PepsiCo's Food for
Good ramped up their efforts in response to COVID-19 to bring
millions of meals directly to children in need. PepsiCo currently
has 30,000 employees registered on Blackbaud's YourCause® platform,
enabling associates to also support their communities during this
time through matching grants and volunteer opportunities.
- University of Queensland: While
working on a COVID-19 vaccine, the university received help from an
unlikely place: a group of fifth graders who asked if $100 could make a difference. This donation
kicked off a major crowdfunding initiative, inspiring 2,600 people
to give, which helped accelerate the vaccine's progress by six
months.
- Western Carolina University: The
annual giving team at Western Carolina
University used Blackbaud Guided Fundraising™ to empower
student fundraisers and increase its revenue by approximately 100%
year over year.
- Blackbaud: In transitioning all of its global employees to
remote work to prioritize health and safety during the COVID-19
pandemic, Blackbaud also had to rethink change itself, looking for
new ways to support its employees virtually. Using Blackbaud's
YourCause, the company launched the Blackbaud After School Program,
a volunteer-based program that allowed employees to share their
skills and expertise with their colleagues' children through 115
live, virtual learning sessions that provided entertainment for
families and relief for working caregivers.
Tune in tomorrow, December 1,
at 9:15 a.m. Eastern time to see
Blackbaud virtually open Nasdaq trading and ring in the
ninth-annual GivingTuesday. To learn more about the featured impact
stories, follow along on Blackbaud and Nasdaq social
media channels throughout the day tomorrow.
As a founding partner of GivingTuesday, Blackbaud is committed
to helping social good organizations maximize the impact of their
year-end fundraising with resources to engage supporters. For
more information, visit GivingTuesday.Blackbaud.com.
About Blackbaud
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) is the
world's leading cloud software company powering social good.
Serving the entire social good community—nonprofits, higher
education institutions, K–12 schools, healthcare organizations,
faith communities, arts and cultural organizations, foundations,
companies 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
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