The Salvation Army and Blackbaud Partner to Support Haiti Relief Online Fundraising
February 1, 2010
Blackbaud gets Haiti Earthquake Disaster Response site up and running quickly to handle unprecedented amount of donations
CHARLESTON, SC – February 1, 2010 – Blackbaud, Inc., (Nasdaq: BLKB) today announced that it is partnering with The Salvation Army World Service Office to power its Haiti relief online fundraising efforts. The site, which is now live, is processing donations at https://donate.salvationarmyusa.org.
The Salvation Army has had a presence in Haiti since 1950 and currently operates schools, clinics, a hospital, feeding programs, children’s homes and church-related activities spread across two major facilities in Port au Prince, close to the epicenter of the earthquake. The Salvation Army continues to mobilize people and resources to assist with the international relief effort in Haiti. With the tremendous response from the public to this disaster, Blackbaud was asked to assist The Salvation Army with an unprecedented surge of online donations.
“We are working with partners like Blackbaud to maximize our ability to process donations that provide needed supplies to the people of Haiti,” said Major George Hood, national community relations secretary. “We turned to our Blackbaud team to provide technology that we could count on to handle such tremendous volume. Blackbaud’s rapid response helped us get our Haiti relief site up and running in a matter of hours, with no disruption to our fundraising efforts.”
To date, The Salvation Army’s World Services office, based in Alexandria, VA, has received $8.7 million in donations for the relief effort, and has delivered food, water and other emergency supplies, to assist in the recovery. The organization has sent more than 350,000 meals to the country, along with emergency disaster teams. As with all such relief efforts, The Salvation Army will be a part of the initial emergency response while assessing longer term needs of the residents.
“We are pleased to partner with The Salvation Army to power its online giving site in support of the disaster response in Haiti,” said Marc Chardon, Blackbaud’s chief executive officer. “By using Blackbaud’s online fundraising solution, the organization can focus its attention on providing critical relief services and medical care to the people of Haiti instead of being burdened by technology issues and potentially missing out on donations.”
For the latest news, visit The Salvation Army’s blog at http://blog.salvationarmyusa.org/ or visit
https://donate.salvationarmyusa.org to make a donation to the relief efforts.
About Blackbaud
Blackbaud is the leading global provider of software and services designed specifically for nonprofit organizations, enabling them to improve operational efficiency, build strong relationships, and raise more money to support their missions. Approximately 22,000 organizations — including University of Arizona Foundation, American Red Cross, Cancer Research UK, The Taft School, Lincoln Center, In Touch Ministries, Tulsa Community Foundation, Ursinus College, Earthjustice, International Fund for Animal Welfare, and the WGBH Educational Foundation — use one or more Blackbaud products and services for fundraising, constituent relationship management, financial management, website management, direct marketing, education administration, ticketing, business intelligence, prospect research, consulting, and analytics. Since 1981, Blackbaud’s sole focus and expertise has been partnering with nonprofits and providing them the solutions they need to make a difference in their local communities and worldwide. Headquartered in the United States, Blackbaud also has operations in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit www.blackbaud.com.
