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  Connecting and Inspiring Activism on YouTube My bad. I wish I could say my blog disappearing act was a result of these trio distracting me... L-R: Hanna, Ike, Josephine But in reality, I've been absorbed in my little world where I've been split between The Education Edge , Student Information... 09-05-2008 11:41 AM by Lindsey Robbins to Chatterbox Filed under: social media, Chatterbox, video, audience, observations, trends

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  PA-DSS Compliance for Patron Edge We are making several important changes to the next version of Patron Edge in an effort to meet PA-DSS rules . These changes are required in order for your organization to reach compliance with Payment Card Industry standards and continue to process credit... 09-05-2008 10:22 AM by Nicholai Burton to PCI Compliance Blog Filed under: Credit Card Security, upgrades, PE, PEO, patron edge, PA-DSS, patron edge online

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  Kintera Division Hires Vice President of Professional Services Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB) announced that Meg McKinley has joined the Kintera division as vice president of professional services. McKinley will oversee all service delivery, creative services, integration and consulting teams for the on-demand, nonprofit... 09-04-2008 11:01 PM by Melissa Dodge to Blackbaud News Filed under: Blackbaud, Kintera, Press Release

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  The Perfect Time for Web Site Research No matter what your political persuasions are, you have to admit it is an ideal time for those of us in the charity world to do a little research into what is working in the online world of national political web sites. If your organization has a web... 09-04-2008 3:35 PM by Jay Love to The Jay Love Blog Filed under: eTapestry, politics, outreach, websites

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  Random Interactions and Connections Today's blog entry is a random collection of worthwhile and useful links. Enjoy! NTEN's Donor Management Software Survey Cast your vote. Take the time. Speak your mind. NTEN is now doing a survey of Donor Management Software that I really hope... 09-04-2008 8:33 AM by Steve MacLaughlin to Connections Filed under: fundraising trends, NTEN, Blackbaud NetCommunity, nptech, PCI DSS

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  Brave New World: Introducing the Blackbaud Payment Service Blackbaud can help you comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) by providing software solutions that meet the Payment Application Security Standards (PA-DSS). The goal of the PA-DSS is to help software vendors like Blackbaud... 09-03-2008 1:20 PM by Douglas Clinton to PCI Compliance Blog Filed under: Credit Card Security, PCI DSS, Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards

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  Important announcement regarding Patron Edge 3.340 We are making several important changes to the next version of Patron Edge in an effort to meet PA-DSS rules . These changes are required in order for your organization to reach compliance with Payment Card Industry standards and continue to process credit... 09-03-2008 12:50 PM by Nicholai Burton to The Spotlight Filed under: PE, Security, Patron Edge, PCI

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  Exporting Parents' NetClassroom Logins At the beginning of each year, you probably send out a letter to your students’ parents with their NetClassroom login credentials. You can easily export and merge this letter within The Education Edge ( BB151820 ). Here’s how: Create a new Student export... 09-03-2008 12:40 PM by Katie Infinger to The Book Bag

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  Upcoming NetWits Live @ Portland Event After a very successful and sold out event in NYC earlier this year, Blackbaud Interactive is holding a West Coast edition of NetWits Live. This time the free event will be held in Portland on October 2nd. Here are some of the great speakers and sessions... 09-03-2008 9:18 AM by Steve MacLaughlin to Connections Filed under: Blackbaud, social networking, fundraising trends

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  Blackbaud’s NetWits Live to Focus on Social Media and Interactive Marketing Strategies for Nonprofits Charleston, S.C. (Sept. 2, 2008) – Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB) today announced that it will host NetWits Live at the Hilton Portland Hotel and Tower in Oregon on October 2. This free event will include sessions on social networking, email best practices... 09-02-2008 5:55 PM by Melissa Dodge to Blackbaud News Filed under: Social Networking, Blackbaud Interactive, Chad Norman

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  Kintera Integration with Blackbaud Platforms For the past few weeks our teams in San Diego and Charleston have been very busy working on integrating a variety of things. And obviously a big part of the integration effort has been around our products. Blackbaud CTO Shaun Sullivan posted a very cool... 09-02-2008 9:22 AM by Steve MacLaughlin to Connections Filed under: API, Kintera, Infinity

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  This Week in PCI News The August issue of Nonprofit Fiscal Fitness was sent earlier this week. In this issue, Blackbaud's information security manager, Jake Marcinko, wrote an article discussing the changes in the credit card industry and the impact to nonprofits. Read... 08-29-2008 4:34 PM by Douglas Clinton to PCI Compliance Blog

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  Compliance – Make the Best of IT Compliance is one of the fastest growing concerns for many IT organizations. A looming October PCI compliance date means numerous organizations will no longer be able to acquire new merchant accounts or transact online while other organizations face significant...