More Than 900 Nonprofit Professionals Take Steps to Improve Accountability; Blackbaud Sponsors Seminar on One of Sector's Most Pressing Issues

More Than 900 Nonprofit Professionals Take Steps to Improve Accountability; Blackbaud Sponsors Seminar on One of Sector's Most Pressing Issues: "More Than 900 Nonprofit Professionals Take Steps to Improve Accountability; Blackbaud Sponsors Seminar on One of Sector's Most Pressing Issues

CHARLESTON, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 9, 2004--Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB), the leading provider of software and related services designed specifically for nonprofit organizations, announced that it is sponsoring a seminar today on accountability, which has become one of the most pressing issues facing the industry. Accountability, broadly defined, is the need for nonprofit organizations to be responsible and answerable to their boards of directors, donors and the communities they serve, in how they operate, manage funds and fulfill their missions.

More than 900 nonprofit professionals have registered to participate in Blackbaud's free seminar, which will walk participants through a detailed plan for achieving greater accountability.