By Lauren Ratcliffe
lratcliffe@scbiznews.com
Published June 21, 2012

Blackbaud Inc. launched a new accountant referral program to incentivize accountants to refer nonprofit clients to The Financial Edge, the company’s accounting solution.

The Daniel Island-based software company unveiled the program at an industry conference this week.

“With The Financial Edge, we are choosing to recommend a platform that comes with unparalleled expertise in reporting, grant and restricted giving management, and workflows designed specifically for nonprofit organizations,” said Stuart Rosenburg, CPA and president of Solutions@MBAF. “As a member of Blackbaud’s new accountant referral program, we can feel good about presenting our nonprofit clients with an accounting solution that works the way they do.”

Accountant members of the referral program receive a referral bonus, the ability to pass the bonus along to clients, free educational training, demos and an early look at upcoming products.

“CPAs represent a very important professional workforce whose assistance nonprofits continually rely on,” said Scott Bechler, leader of Blackbaud’s partnership program.

The Financial Edge is a comprehensive accounting solution designed to support advanced reporting, grant management, restricted fund management, nonprofit-specific workflows and collaboration with the fundraising department.