# Blackbaud acquires MyCharity

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2013/03/19/blackbaud-acquires-mycharity/
- Published: 2013-03-19T07:05:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Charity technology provider Blackbaud, Inc. has acquired MyCharity, the Irish online
fundraising company that serves over 450 charities and more than 14,000 individual
fundraisers.

[MyCharity](http://www.mycharity.ie)’s online fundraising platform offers direct
donations, email marketing and individual fundraising pages, together with the ability
to fundraise via Facebook and SMS.

MyCharity’s founder, Niall Devine, will remain with Blackbaud and will work on the
integration of products. He said: “The new resources Blackbaud brings to MyCharity
will help us bring innovative products and technologies to customers faster than
was previously possible.”

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Jerome Moisan, [Blackbaud Europe](http://www.blackbaud.co.uk)’s managing director,
explained the acquisition. He said: “The not-for-profit sector in Ireland is thriving,
and we are confident that with our combined portfolio and expertise, we will be 
able to provide charities access to powerful solutions and bring immense value to
them.”

He described the acquisition as part of “a key stage in our European development
and growth.”