Agencies & Consultant

Advanced Solutions International (ASI), the largest, privately-owned global provider of web-based software for member and donor-based non-profits, today announced results for the past 12 months ending December 31, 2008.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) — one of the leading U.S. advocacy groups, with more than two million members and supporters and 400 entities — has picked Orange Leap (formerly known as MPower) as its platform for managing and optimizing constituent relationships, marketing and fundraising across the entire organization.

Totally free, personalized fundraising consulting is now available for nonprofits 24/7 from anywhere in the U.S. and around the world at www.fundraisershotline.com.

MPower — one of the leading providers of software for nonprofit constituent management and fundraising — today announced that it has rebranded as Orange Leap.

Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB), announced that The Tesseract School in Eagan, MN is among the increasing number of schools that have turned to Blackbaud’s new Student Information System, a hosted solution created exclusively for small independent schools. Blackbaud for Small Schools™ combines the Blackbaud solutions only a small independent school would need, helping them to manage student information more efficiently and keep track of critical student data, while giving teachers the tools they need to help students succeed.

Grizzard Communications Group today announced it will serve as Union Rescue Mission of Los Angeles’ (URM) full-service agency. As the agency of record, Grizzard will be leading the organization’s direct marketing efforts and will work with the URM to perform a comprehensive donor data analysis and develop a more integrated approach to their current fundraising program.

Marcia Bloomberg, CEO of The Bloomberg Group, announces the launch of the internet-based NonProfit National Resource Directory, connecting nonprofits to the resources they need to succeed. The directory provides a one-stop-shop for nonprofit leadership to research consultants, coaches, specialists and vendors who will assist them to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of their organization or institution.

Convio, Inc. today announced Level 1 compliance validation with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Trustwave, the leading provider of on-demand data security and payment card industry compliance management solutions to businesses and organizations throughout the world, performed the PCI DSS compliance validation for the company.

The future of Barton-Cotton Inc., a Columbia-based direct marketer specializing in the nonprofit industry, remains uncertain after the 80-year-old firm filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on Monday.

eReleases today launched CauseWire, the Nonprofit Wire(TM), a new alternative for nonprofit organizations to spread the word about their worthy causes. CauseWire features newswire distribution, media targeting and online visibility to meet the special publicity needs of one of the most dynamic segments of American society, the nonprofit sector. According to the National Center for Charitable Statistics, there are some 850,455 IRS-registered public charities in the U.S., and in 2004, 8.3 percent of wages and salaries paid in the U.S. originated from nonprofits.