While the idea of video conferencing occurred in the 1870s, it did not hit its stride until the early 1990s.  In 1994, Connectix introduced the “QuickCam” or what we know today as the webcam. The QuickCam went on to change the way we use our computers to communicate with each other. Today, webcams are built into a majority of computers and cellphones while software such as Skype, Facetime, and Google Hangout let us communicate on both a personal and professional level. Read more...

LENDonate is a unique software that connects nonprofit organizations with investors around the country. Instead of relying solely on donors to supply nonprofits with funds, nonprofits can reach out to investors on LENDonate to invest in the organization’s future. This new one-of-a-kind software, allows a new way for nonprofits and charities to receive low-interest loans for activities essential to the success of their company. Read more...

Solodev, a content management software company was recently in the news when their client won the 2017 Amazon Web Services (AWS) City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge. The challenge was held at the AWS Public Sector Summit in Washington DC from June 12-14th. The nature of the challenge “was designed to recognize how local and regional governments are innovating on behalf of their citizens across the globe.” Solodev’s client, Seminole County Public School (SCPS) was the winner of the “Best Practices (Large) category for deploying their new and improved website. While this is an outstanding feet for both Solodev and SCPS, this is nothing short of what Solodev attempts to do for all of their clients whether they are a big business or a medium-size nonprofit. Read more...

The need for analytical data is growing daily. Whether it’s to predict how much money donors will give, or monitor the average hours their volunteers work; nonprofits are constantly benefiting from the use of analytical software that can be found in various Blackbaud products. Today, many CRMs like Raiser Edge NXT incorporate analytics into their software because of the important part it plays in measuring how successful a nonprofit organization is or to identify new ways to increase donorship or volunteer service. Read more...