Charity aggregators like Kickstarter.com were once considered a nice place to scrape together a few hundred bucks for a local art project. No longer. Kickstarter now provides more support than the National Endowment for the Arts.

LittleGreen Light Donor Management Software (www.littlegreenlight.com ) is a powerful cloud based solution for small to medium sized nonprofit organizations. This is a complete system that gives the user the ability to track gifts and donors, plan events and send appeals.

Many non-profits use silent auctions as part of their regular fundraising efforts. It is a low-tech but reliable way to raise funds. Now a new service by BiddingForGood, an online auction site that caters to charities, a non-profit equivalent of eBay, promises to bring high-tech to the silent auction.

According to Charles Wickins, the English Auctioneer "a good auction is more of an art than a science". Still there are a few steps an organization can take to ensure their auction is a success.

Blackbaud, Inc. announced that it has completed its acquisition of Convio, Inc., a provider of on-demand constituent engagement solutions. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Blackbaud paid an aggregate purchase price of approximately $325 million. Blackbaud financed the deal through a combination of cash and borrowings from its credit facility.

Blackbaud, Inc. today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Convio, Inc., a provider of on-demand constituent engagement solutions. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Blackbaud paid an aggregate purchase price of approximately $325 million. Blackbaud financed the deal through a combination of cash and borrowings from its credit facility.