[Peter Gulka]

The Blackbaud User Society Marketplace is a new initiative between the Blackbus and the world of 3rd party consultants that work with Blackbaud products. Many people don't know that they have options to the Blackbaud customizations team and the Blackbaud consulting team. There are a myriad of individuals and large firms who specialize in helping orgs work better with their Blackbaud software.

The Marketplace will feature consultants who agree to participate in the program. They will receive a booth in the marketplace that will allow them to show off their wares and answer questions that you might have about them. These vendors will also have the opportunity to provide articles that will go up on the front page that highlight ideas or solutions they have to problems they've encountered with their clients.


For the intital rollout we have worked with four initial participants with more to follow as word gets out:

• Capital Business Solutions
• Cygnet Consulting Group
• Leading Edge Software Solutions
• PalmettoTech, LLC

This is a trial project and we are very interested to hear what you think about it. Once upon a time we had a consultants forum, but it never had a clear vision of what it wanted to be, so it was removed. The Marketplace has a very specific goal in mind - to match vendors and clients together in a win-win scenario for both. Here you can ask any questions you want, and learn what others have to say about the vendors.
Do you know any vendors you think should participate? Let us know!