Blackbaud and MaestroSoft Partner to Offer a Complete Auction Solution
Will combine powerful fundraising data with the latest in event management technology for an enhanced view of supporters

Charleston, SC (June 29, 2006) – Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB), the leading provider of software and related services designed specifically for nonprofit organizations, announced today that it is partnering with MaestroSoft to provide a comprehensive fundraising and auction management solution. The integration of the companies’ flagship products, AuctionMaestro Pro® (MaestroSoft’s auction management software) and The Raiser’s Edge® (Blackbaud’s fundraising solution) will provide nonprofits with a greater ability to leverage and process constituent information throughout the event process.

Hundreds of nonprofits already rely on both companies for donor and event management. This new partnership will allow users to combine the power of these leading solutions to provide better service to donors, offer diverse giving opportunities, and increase data integrity and ease of data entry.

"We are asked on a nearly daily basis, 'will your software synchronize with The Raiser’s Edge?' I am pleased to say that with our new relationship we can enthusiastically answer 'of course it does!',” said Jay Fiske, president and cofounder of MaestroSoft. “Our mission has always been to make the job easier, reduce stress, and offer very useful tools for our clients who manage events. I am excited that two industry leaders will be able to create an integrated offering to benefit our mutual clients."

Special event and online auction capabilities

AuctionMaestro Pro's powerful features and reports help nonprofits manage every aspect of their benefit events including: entering donor information, processing auction items and silent auction forms, organizing table assignments, creating invoices, and reporting on revenue. With MaestroWeb® (MaestroSoft’s auction Web site solution) supporters can donate an item online, view their current list of donations, browse an online auction catalog, create a “wish list,” and participate in an online auction. Volunteers and staff can access committee-specific functions on a password-protected site allowing them to work remotely from a Web browser.

“The partnering of these two providers will allow us to actively track what our guests and major contributors are participating in and bidding on,” Gale Hill, director of constituency giving for The Bishop's School in La Jolla, California, whose annual major auction event is attended by 450 guests and nets over $800,000. “It will also help us increase our data integrity and will easily save our organization upwards of 100 hours after the event that we would normally spend manually entering information into our systems.”

The combined solution will allow organizations, auction staff, and volunteers to:

“We are very excited to partner with MaestroSoft in offering an auction management solution that is powered by information from nonprofits’ own Raiser’s Edge databases,” said Marc Chardon, Blackbaud’s chief executive officer. “The combined strength of these technologies will enable nonprofits to achieve greater success with their events and, ultimately, better serve their missions.”

About MaestroSoft, Inc.
Founded in 1995, MaestroSoft strives to offer the most powerful benefit event management software and online management tools available, including AuctionMaestro Pro®, MaestroWeb®, qCheck® and, GolfMaestro Pro®, to the organizations that need them the most. MaestroSoft's customer list is a "who's who" of local, regional and national nonprofit organizations including museums, public and private schools and universities, health care providers, sports teams, social services, and service organizations. For more information, visit www.maestrosoft.com.

About Blackbaud, Inc.
Blackbaud is the leading global provider of software and related services designed specifically for nonprofit organizations. More than 15,000 organizations — including the American Red Cross, Bowdoin College, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America, the Detroit Zoological Society, Episcopal High School, Help the Aged, the New York Philharmonic, and United Way of America — use Blackbaud products and consulting services for fundraising, financial management, business intelligence, Web site management, school administration, and ticketing. Blackbaud's solutions include The Raiser's Edge®, The Financial Edge™, The Education Edge™, The Patron Edge®, Blackbaud® NetCommunity™, The Information Edge™, The Researcher's Edge™, WealthPoint™, and ProspectPoint™, as well as a wide range of consulting and educational services. Founded in 1981, Blackbaud is headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, and has operations in Toronto, Ontario; Glasgow, Scotland; and Sydney, Australia. For more information, visit www.blackbaud.com.

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Forward-looking statements
Except for historical information, all of the statements, expectations, and assumptions contained in this news release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Although Blackbaud attempts to be accurate in making these forward-looking statements, it is possible that future circumstances might differ from the assumptions on which such statements are based. In addition, other important factors that could cause results to differ materially include the following: risk associated with successful implementation of multiple integrated software products; lengthy sales and implementation cycles, particularly in larger organizations; uncertainty regarding increased business and renewals from existing customers; continued success in sales growth; adoption of our products and services by nonprofits; risks related to our dividend policy and share repurchase program, including potential limitations on our ability to grow and the possibility that we might discontinue payment of dividends; risk associated with product concentration; economic conditions and seasonality; competition; risks associated with management of growth; risks associated with acquisitions; technological changes that make our products and services less competitive; the ability to attract and retain key personnel; and the other risk factors set forth from time to time in the SEC filings for Blackbaud, copies of which are available free of charge upon request from Blackbaud's investor relations department.