{"id":6028,"date":"2014-04-01T14:49:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-01T14:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\/newsroom\/article\/the-blackbaud-index-overall-charitable-giving-to-nonprofits-experienced-modest-growth-in-february"},"modified":"2023-08-23T15:44:08","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T19:44:08","slug":"the-blackbaud-index-overall-charitable-giving-to-nonprofits-experienced-modest-growth-in-february","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\/newsroom\/article\/the-blackbaud-index-overall-charitable-giving-to-nonprofits-experienced-modest-growth-in-february","title":{"rendered":"The Blackbaud Index: Overall Charitable Giving to Nonprofits Experienced Modest Growth in February"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Blackbaud Index today reported that overall charitable giving<\/a> to nonprofits increased 0.7% and online giving<\/a> increased 13.8% for the three months ending February 2014 as compared to the same period in 2013.<\/p>\n

As reported in the recently released Charitable Giving Report<\/a>, overall charitable giving grew 4.9% and online giving grew 13.5% for the full year 2013 compared to the full year 2012. View the interactive\u00a0infographic<\/a> to view highlights from the report.<\/p>\n

The Blackbaud Index provides the most up-to-date information on charitable giving today. Tracking over $12 billion in US-based charitable giving, the Index is updated on the first of each month (or the next business day) and is based on a three-month moving average of year-over-year percent change. Featuring overall and online giving, the Index can be viewed by size and subsets of the nonprofit industry via an interactive online chart. The Index now features a fundraising benchmark calculator that allows users to easily chart their own results against the Index and historical data to provide a fuller view of charitable giving.<\/p>\n

To access The Blackbaud Index, subscribe to monthly email or text alerts, read about the methodology, or access special reports, visit www.blackbaud.com\/blackbaudindex<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About Blackbaud
\n<\/strong>Serving the nonprofit and education sectors for 30 years, Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) combines technology and expertise to help organizations achieve their missions. Blackbaud works with more than 29,000 nonprofit customers in over 60 countries that support higher education, healthcare, human services, arts and culture, faith, the environment, independent K-12 education, animal welfare and other charitable causes. The company offers a full spectrum of cloud-based and on-premise software solutions and related services for organizations of all sizes including: fundraising software<\/a>, online fundraising software<\/a>, event fundraising software<\/a>, eMarketing, social media, advocacy, constituent relationship management (CRM), analytics, financial management<\/a> and vertical-specific solutions for ticketing<\/a>, school management<\/a>, and more. For more information, visit\u00a0www.blackbaud.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Media Contact<\/strong><\/p>\n

Andy Prince
\nBlackbaud, Inc.
\n512.289.4728
\nmedia@blackbaud.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Forward-looking Statements
\n<\/strong>Except for historical information, all of the statements, expectations, and assumptions contained in this press release are forward-looking statements which are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. 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. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from Blackbaud\u2019s expectations expressed in this press release include the following: management of integration of acquired companies and other risks associated with acquisitions; general economic risks; uncertainty regarding increased business and renewals from existing customers; continued success in sales growth; risks associated with successful implementation of multiple integrated software products; the ability to attract and retain key personnel, including our new CFO; 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 organizations; 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\u2019s website at www.sec.gov<\/a> or upon request from Blackbaud\u2019s investor relations department. Blackbaud assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by law. All Blackbaud product names appearing herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of Blackbaud, Inc.<\/p>\n

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