Campbell & Company Partners With Blackbaud

CHICAGO, March 23, 2009 — National consulting firm Campbell & Company has formed a strategic partnership with Blackbaud, the leading global provider of software and services designed for nonprofit organizations. As a consulting partner through the Blackbaud Connect Partner Network, Campbell & Company now offers an expanded suite of IQ Analyticsä services, including predictive modeling and data appending in addition to hard-asset screening.

Based in Chicago, Campbell & Company provides fundraising, advancement planning, talent management and marketing communications counsel to nonprofit organizations across the country. The spectrum of services provided by Blackbaud allows Campbell & Company to create customized analytics packages for clients that fit their fundraising needs and budgets, Campbell & Company President Peter Fissinger said.

“We are committed to helping our clients use information effectively and achieve their advancement goals,” Fissinger said. "The resources we will access through Blackbaud Connect will support the increasingly sophisticated strategies for donor acquisition, major gifts program design and portfolio management, stewardship, pre-campaign planning and much more that our clients require.”

More than 22,000 nonprofits around the world use Blackbaud’s services and products, including The Raiser’s Edge, the company’s well-known fundraising solution.

"Blackbaud respects the strategic value of partners who help create integrated solutions for nonprofits,” said Steve Johnson, Blackbaud’s vice president of partnerships. “Through Blackbaud Connect, we are supporting partners like Campbell & Company that share our commitment to making the world a better place through cooperative engagements with nonprofits.”

These new services will enhance Campbell & Company’s existing IQ Analytics services, which include in-depth prospect research, relationship management guidance and database analysis.

“With the information we learn from predictive modeling, we will be able to use sophisticated segmentation strategies to target an organization’s strongest prospects,” said Rickie Ryan, Campbell & Company’s Director of Analytics. “Offering predictive modeling along with hard-asset screening is an exciting advancement both for us and for our clients.”

About Campbell & Company
Campbell & Company is a national consulting firm offering advancement planning, fundraising, marketing communications and talent management services for nonprofit organizations in education, health and medicine, arts and culture, environment, social service and professional societies.