/C O R R E C T I O N -- AppZocial/

SEATTLE, Feb. 23, 2017

AppZocial Joins Blackbaud Partner Network as a Blackbaud Technology Partner

Firm Joins Network of Companies Providing Applications and Solutions that Complement Blackbaud's Cloud Offerings

BELLEVUE, Wash., Feb. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- AppZocial, a company that provides branded, mobile native, social networking apps for trusted communities, announced today that it has joined the Blackbaud Partner Network as a Blackbaud Technology Partner. With this partnership, AppZocial joins a network of companies that provide applications and solutions that extend Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB)product functionality in new ways.

"The convergence of mobile and social is extremely important to our customers' engagement and communication strategies," said Steve Halleck, Blackbaud's senior vice president of Business Operations. "AppZocial provides an easy-to-use, software as a service solution for nonprofit, higher education, K-12 school and faith-based customers' engagement, networking and fundraising efforts, which is one of the core value propositions for their members."

The partnership allows AppZocial to leverage Blackbaud's CRM solutions, such as Raiser's Edge NXT™ and Blackbaud CRM™, to help organizations drive a deeper data analysis on their members, donors and constituents.

"Blackbaud is one of the most reputable software companies who understands the importance of innovation and data, and we are extremely excited to bring a new innovative solution to its customers," said James Sun, co-founder and CEO of AppZocial. "Our mobile solution along with Blackbaud's cloud solutions makes for a powerful combination to effectively engage alumni, donors, and nonprofit members and drive deeper data analysis on the engagement metrics."

To learn more about AppZocial visit: www.appzocial.com.

The Blackbaud Partner Network is a group of leading technology and services firms providing nonprofits with the solutions, applications and strategies they need to make a difference in their local communities and worldwide. To learn more about Blackbaud's Technology Partner program, visit: http://www.blackbaud.com/partners.