Blackbaud is a global provider of software and services designed specifically for nonprofit organizations. Approximately 22,000 organizations — including the American Red Cross, Dartmouth College, the WGBH Educational Foundation, Episcopal High School, Lincoln Center, Cancer Research UK, Special Olympics, and Arthritis Foundation — use one or more of Blackbaud products and services for fundraising, constituent relationship management, financial management, direct marketing, school administration, ticketing, business intelligence, website management, prospect research, consulting, and analytics. Founded in 1981, Blackbaud is headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, with operations in the US, Canada, the UK, Australia and The Netherlands. The company has a staff of over 2000 employees worldwide.