Blackbaud to buy Kintera, but...

This isn't a surprise to me;  hopefully this will give Kintera the financial backing it has long needed.  But I wonder how will Blackbaud integrate Kintera's products with the other organizations it has acquired in the past year: eTapestry, GiftMakerPro, and Target Analytics.  After years of keeping Raiser's Edge as a locally installed product, is Blackbaud really prepared to sell itself as an online organization?  A few recent experiences indicate otherwise:

  1. Blackbaud recently hosted an Interactive Internet Symposium in New York City.  I subscribe to many blogs and elists, yet did not learn of this event until a week after it was past. 
  2. So I would not miss out on similar events in the future, I visited Blackbaud's web site to signup for its enewsletters.  But Friday and again today, I was unable to complete my signup.  After selecting a user name and password, I received no acknowledgment either online or in email about whether my signup was successful.  But I was unable to login with my selected credentials, nor have I received any email confirmations..
If Blackbaud relies on its own marketing to distribute information about events and if signup to receive electronic communications is so difficult, does this sound like a company that is committed to providing online services?

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Jamie
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I am surprised that you have not heard about Blackbaud's symposium in NYC.
Mel
There was a wonderful media event in DC by some people who really know the Internet. Facebook, Rock the Vote, American Cancer Society, Convio, ViaNovo and the online campaign strategists for Howard Dean and Bush Cheney, discussed how the Internet is changing politics and nonprofits. You can watch the entire event at www.visualwebcaster.com/converging

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