Released under the Blackbaud Institute of Philanthropic Impact, our fifth annual installment in the popular npEXPERTS eBook series brings together 10 of the brightest minds in social good to share their unique perspectives on creating a culture of philanthropy—one in which executives, board members, accountants, marketers, and everyone in between understand the importance of your organization’s fundraising success and how they can contribute to it within their unique roles. 

Aplos Software, a leader in web-based nonprofit software, has merged with Portalbuzz, a member management software company. The merged company, which will operate under the Aplos name, will focus on the development of a unified software platform that meets the front- and back-office needs of nonprofit organizations.

Annette Nellen, CPA, CGMA, Esq., chair of the American Institute of CPAs’ (AICPA) Tax Executive Committee, testified today about the effect of various tax reform proposals on America’s small business owner-operators at a hearing titledTax Reform: Removing Barriers to Small Business Growth, which was conducted by the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Business executives are taking a more conservative view of what had been bullish optimism about both the U.S. economy and prospects for their own companies earlier this year, according to the second-quarterAICPA Economic Outlook Survey, which polls chief executive officers, chief financial officers, controllers and other certified public accountants in U.S. companies who hold executive and senior management accounting roles.

Solodev has announced that it has joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN) Public Sector Partner Program. The program recognizes APN partners with a strong overall AWS practice for their experience and readiness to support government, education and nonprofit customer missions.

Donorsunite.org is  a new charity gift card giving website.  The technology on the website maychange the way one gives gifts. By harnessing the power of the ubiquitous gift card, Donorsunite.org provides gift givers with the option of including or substituting a charity gift card for material gifts for any occasion - Christmas, other major holidays, birthdays, weddings or even a thank you for a dinner invitation.

AccuFund, Inc., provider of financial reporting and accounting software for nonprofit, municipal and government organizations, today announced Ana-Christina, featured resilience coach, speaker and author will serve as Keynote during AccuFund's first national user conference, The AccuFund Summit for Nonprofits & Government, Ascending to New Heights, October 23-25, 2017 in Centennial, Colorado. 

Most Americans appear hopeful and optimistic about aging according to a new, national study from Parker, one of America’s leading aging services organizations that this year celebrates its 110^thanniversary. Key findings from Parker’s “Aging in America Survey”—which examines the nation’s changing attitudes and opinions around growing older in the U.S.—include:

One year ago, our executive team was altogether sharing a call to discuss our next business moves. Despite having the whole team together, the call was silent. The sounds of silence weighed heavily in the air. Jon, Mike and I (Pat), all sat deeply thinking about the future of SherpaDesk, the sprouting seed out of our previous venture, bigWebApps HelpDesk. Any founder, business owner or team manager is familiar with this feeling. For two years now we had been betting big on our new service, SherpaDesk, but growth was lackluster.