Blackbaud Releases New Online Marketplace

(Press release, March 9, 2015) — Blackbaud launched Blackbaud Partner Marketplace™, the world’s first online marketplace dedicated to the nonprofit, charitable giving and education communities, featuring products that extend and enhance Blackbaud solutions.

The new marketplace, which highlights a rich set of offerings from across the Blackbaud Partner Network, allows customers to compare and select value-added products based on their unique needs. Customers can even browse product reviews from peer organizations, rate their own experiences and directly request follow-up from Blackbaud partners.

“More than 30,000 customers are already benefiting from solutions presented by Blackbaud and its rapidly growing network of partners, said Blackbaud President and CEO Mike Gianoni. “Now, with the Blackbaud Partner Marketplace, innovation by our partners is more accessible than ever to customers and the community model allows them to evaluate their options with confidence.”

Blackbaud Partner Marketplace features products spanning more than 30 vertical markets, including those by launch partners ADP, Attend.com, EverTrue, Graduway, PaperSave, Paramount Technologies, PushUp Social, Small World Labs, SmartTHING, Social Tables, VolunteerHub, WebThriftStore and Zeidman Development.

“Blackbaud Partner Marketplace is an incredible resource for organizations to find trusted partners within the Blackbaud ecosystem,” said Trevor Lynn, chief marketing officer, Social Tables. “It’s a one-stop destination to find specialized products that will further power their Blackbaud solutions, which will save them time and empower them to move their missions forward.”

“It’s exciting that Blackbaud Partner Marketplace is already receiving enthusiastic feedback from customers and partners,” said Chris Clinton, vice president of Blackbaud’s Global Channels and Partner Ecosystem. “We’re already building out phase two functionality and working through a robust pipeline of new marketplace candidates, as we remain committed to adding new products regularly that help more customers and partners connect to make a positive, collective impact on the industry.”

To learn more about Blackbaud Partner Marketplace, visit www.Blackbaud.com/Marketplace.Blackbaud customers may experience the benefits of this new platform immediately by logging in at www.blackbaud.com/partnermarketplace.