Charleston S.C. (Sept. 9, 2009) – eTapestry, a division of Blackbaud Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB), announced that it will partner with the National School Foundation Association (NSFA), to distribute the eTapestry database to its members with under 500 total records for free, members with records exceeding 500 will receive discounted services. NSFA, an organization dedicated to helping K-12 schools and foundations establish, develop and maintain school foundations, will recommend the eTapestry solution to all its members.

"We provide a nationwide network of partnering individuals, schools and districts a website packed with useful tools and a wide variety of advanced training options including our national conference, webinars, and other events," said Jim Collogan, Executive Director at NSFA. "Our constituents are looking for value, success, and return on investment and we can confidently recommend the eTapestry database solution because we are using it."

In 2001, Iowa Senator Charles Grassley was the driving force behind the establishment of the National Center for Public and Private School Foundations (NCPPSF) website with financial assistance from a U.S. Department of Education grant. NCPPSF became the National School Foundation Association (NSFA) in 2005, with the Iowa Association of School Boards (IASB) volunteering to oversee its development. NSFA then seated a transition board in 2008 with the goal of becoming a self-sustaining organization with its mission to encourage the growth and development of K-12 foundations throughout the US, Canada, and other countries.

With more than 500 individual and state affiliate K-12 foundation members, NSFA assists members in fulfilling their missions by providing resources like on-site consulting, training programs, discussion forums, an interactive website, and an annual national conference.

Along with offering a free database to NSFA members, eTapestry will supply NSFA with two years of eTapestry database service, website hosting, data conversion, and maintenance.

"This partnership means that K-12 school foundations will have immediate access to the technology that will enable them focus on their missions and educate students," said Jay Love, chief executive officer of eTapestry, a Blackbaud company. "The National School Foundation Association clearly demonstrates its commitment to the school foundations it serves, and is now providing yet another resource to its members"

About Blackbaud
Blackbaud is the leading global provider of software and services designed specifically for nonprofit organizations, enabling them to improve operational efficiency, build strong relationships, and raise more money to support their missions. Approximately 22,000 organizations - including University of Arizona Foundation, American Red Cross, Cancer Research UK, The Taft School, Lincoln Center, In Touch Ministries, Tulsa Community Foundation, Ursinus College, Earthjustice, International Fund for Animal Welfare, and the WGBH Educational Foundation - use one or more Blackbaud products and services for fundraising, constituent relationship management, financial management, website management, direct marketing, education administration, ticketing, business intelligence, prospect research, consulting, and analytics. Since 1981, Blackbaud's sole focus and expertise has been partnering with nonprofits and providing them the solutions they need to make a difference in their local communities and worldwide. Headquartered in the United States, Blackbaud also has operations in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit www.blackbaud.com.

About eTapestry
In 1999 eTapestry introduced the first on-demand fundraising software delivered over the Internet, giving users access from any location and a solution that is automatically backed-up, maintained and updated. eTapestry's web-based software spans the globe with over 5000 nonprofit clients. eTapestry's ala carte offering lets organizations choose the combination of services to best meet their needs. Solutions include a donor database, custom website, ecommerce tools, personal fundraising, prospect research, advanced email, and many others. eTapestry also provides a free and open application programming interface allowing full integration of third party and custom solutions. eTapestry's base service is offered free to organizations with fewer than 500 records. In 2007 eTapestry became a member of the Blackbaud family of companies. For more information, visit www.etapestry.com, or call at 888-739-3827. eTapestry is a Blackbaud Company.

About National School Foundation Association
The National School Foundation Association (NSFA) is dedicated to encouraging K-12 school and school foundation personnel in establishing, developing and maintaining school foundations. Since 2002, the NSFA has been helping school personnel with research, fundraising strategies, and fund management techniques. With NSFA, school foundation personnel can identify with other foundations nationwide, participate in instructional webinars, discussion forums and advanced training. NSFA members are associated with a national organization and receive monthly e-news blasts, a listing on the NSFA website, benefit from logo sharing and document sharing on the NSFA online archive vault, receive free access to Give2Schools online credit card donation program, and get four free instructional fall webinars, access to a K-12 foundation blog, and discounts for the NSFA national conference. NSFA also offers live discussion forums for foundation personnel to share successes and needs. For more information, visit www.schoolfoundations.org or call 515-971-2324.

Media Contacts:

Melissa Dodge
Blackbaud, Inc.
melissa.dodge@blackbaud.com
843.216.6200 x3209

Jim Collogan
National School Foundation Association
jim@schoolfoundations.org

Source: Blackbaud

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