# New Managing Director at Blackbaud

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2003/09/15/new-managing-director-blackbaud/
- Published: 2003-09-15T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Paul Steadman, former MD of AppealMaster, is to lead Blackbaud’s European operation.

 

Blackbaud, the technology solutions provider to to non-profit organisations and
educational institutions, has announced that Paul Steadman is to be the new Managing
Director of the company’s European activities. Steadman takes over from Walter Miller
who left the firm to pursue other interests.

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The founder and former Managing Director of AppealMaster, the UK-based fundraising
solution Blackbaud acquired in July of 2002, Steadman had previously worked on helping
former AppealMaster users transfer to the Blackbaud product. He was also providing
input on the future development of The Raiser’s Edge®, the company’s fundraising
software.

 

 

“Paul Steadman brings a wealth of experience to Blackbaud, both in terms of technology
and the unique needs of non-profit organisations,” said Robert J. Sywolski, CEO 
of Blackbaud. “His strong background in consultancy will be an incredible asset 
as we increasingly help non-profits not only better implement technology solutions,
but also achieve better fundraising results.”

 

 

Steadman will work out of the firm’s Glasgow office. He began his career in practice
as a Chartered Accountant, specialising in providing business consultancy advice
to small-and-medium-sized organisations wanting to maximize the advantage gained
from information technology. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
and has served as Consultant Editor for the organisation’s magazine, Practical IT.

 

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