Blackbaud Invites Nonprofits to Join Largest Philanthropic Network as it Launches Latest Cloud Innovation

Technology Leader Announces the Much Anticipated General Availability of Raiser’s Edge NXT

CHARLESTON, SC – Blackbaud, Inc.
(NASDAQ:BLKB), a leading provider of software and services for the
global philanthropic community, today announced the general
availability of its cloud-based fundraising and relationship management
solution, Raiser’s Edge NXT(TM).

Raiser’s Edge NXT is the first of two summer releases planned around
Blackbaud’s NXT solution line, the industry’s most advanced, fully
integrated, and only cloud suite built exclusively for nonprofit
organizations. As a complete solution developed with a modern
architecture that allows rapid, ongoing capability updates, the
company’s NXT solution line offers unprecedented fundraising and
relationship management innovation with Raiser’s Edge NXT and
best-in-class, trustworthy accounting with Financial Edge NXT(TM).

“Since we first announced our plans to bring the NXT solution line to
market, we’ve seen record-level interest and pre-launch commitments
from nonprofits around the world, which is exciting,” said Mike
Gianoni, Blackbaud president and CEO. “We promised customers innovation
never seen before in the industry or the cloud–and customers are
affirming we’ve delivered by giving high marks for innovation,
experience, intelligence, accessibility and more. Today, we invite the
entire nonprofit community to join many who are already benefiting from
their decision to move to the right cloud for nonprofits with Raiser’s
Edge NXT.”

Sales of the NXT solution line had already catapulted to unprecedented
levels by June, breaking the company’s pre-general availability sales
records. Blackbaud also announced that over 200 early adopter customers
are already live on Raiser’s Edge NXT. “Ever since we began using
Raiser’s Edge NXT, it has been changing our day-to-day work in an
exciting way,” said Megan Gauen of Children’s Home + Aid. “Because of
this solution, our team is able to be a more thoughtful and strategic
steward of resources. And it frees us up to spend more time with donors
and spread the mission of Children’s Home + Aid.”

Among enthusiastic early purchasers is Nightingale Bamford School,
which was Blackbaud’s first customer in 1982. “Raiser’s Edge NXT helps
us be more efficient so our staff can spend more time with students and
less time on processes–there’s no better product out there,” said
Marquis Scott, director of IT at Nightingale Bamford School. “Blackbaud
is a one stop shop. You can’t beat that.”

Raiser’s Edge NXT enables nonprofits to:

— Connect and strengthen their organization with a single, total
fundraising and relationship management solution that brings all
processes and people together through Blackbaud’s open cloud platform
— Stay current and keep data secure with a modern and open platform that
updates regularly and guards information in a reliable, protected
environment
— Dramatically reduce IT and third-party costs
— Energize and empower staff with a first-of-its-kind user experience that
is tailored to unique job functions and roles within an organization
— Remove boundaries and limitations with unlimited access, no user limits,
and a fully optimized mobile experience that gives staff the power to
work wherever and whenever they work best
— Gain momentum and strength from the world’s largest nonprofit network to
help move their organization and mission forward

The momentum around Blackbaud’s NXT Solution Line extends beyond North
America–from the United Kingdom to Australia and more. Allan Hulse,
Director, International Response Fundraising of PETA said, “We used to
have localized databases around the world, but felt it was important to
invest in one system that could bring us some uniformity and offer us a
much better toolkit. We will be using Raiser’s Edge NXT in France,
Germany, Netherlands, India and Australia as well as the UK. We have
many different users, some who just need access to simple data and
others who have much more advanced needs, which is where the role-based
interface works really well for us. The mobile access is also of great
benefit for our fundraisers out in the field.”

To learn more about Raiser’s Edge NXT, or for more information about
Financial Edge NXT, which will be generally available later this
summer, visit www.theNXTera.com.

Raiser’s Edge NXT(TM) is the first and only cloud fundraising and
relationship management solution that is all-inclusive, fully
integrated, and built exclusively to serve the unique needs of
nonprofit organizations. Built on a modern technology architecture, it
is the most advanced technology available to help nonprofits build
relationships with supporters, grow new revenue streams, and expand
mission impact. No other cloud provider offers the intelligence,
accessibility, performance, or user experience that Raiser’s Edge NXT
delivers, in addition to greatly reduced IT and third-party costs,
rapid updates, and the power of the world’s largest philanthropic
network.

About Blackbaud

Serving the nonprofit, charitable giving and education communities for
more than 30 years, Blackbaud (NASDAQ:BLKB) combines technology
solutions and expertise to help organizations achieve their missions.
Blackbaud works in over 60 countries to support more than 30,000
customers, including nonprofits, K12 private and higher education
institutions, healthcare organizations, foundations and other
charitable giving entities, and corporations. The company offers a full
spectrum of cloud and on-premise solutions, and related services for
organizations of all sizes, including nonprofit fundraising and
relationship management, eMarketing, advocacy, accounting, payment and
analytics, as well as grant management, corporate social
responsibility, education and other solutions. Using Blackbaud
technology, these organizations raise, invest, manage and award more
than $100 billion each year. Recognized as a top company, Blackbaud is
headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina and has operations in the
United States, Australia, Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom. For
more information, visit www.blackbaud.com.