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Investor Makes $4.3 Billion Bid To Take Blackbaud Private

The NonProfit Times

It also comes a few weeks after Blackbaud’s board voted to repeal a “poison pill” it adopted in October 2023 to prevent any entity from acquiring a stake of more than 20%. million to settle with 49 states and the District of Columbia after its 2020 data breach. Clearlake already owns an 18.3% The firm agreed to pay $49.5

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Mr. Manager, Tear down this wall!

Forum One

Vivek Kundra, Chief Technical Officer, for the District of Columbia, discussed the District’s radical transformation a model of the to the digital public sphere model. The District, never a beacon for transparent governance, sought to reverse course when he joined the new Adrian Fenty’s administration.

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Shovel-Ready Online Civic Projects #3: Health Care Provider Data Feed

Forum One

The District of Columbia, for example, boasts one of the highest insurance rates in the country, but two thirds of its residents rely on Medicaid and finding and getting an appointment with a doctor who takes Medicaid can seem more difficult than winning a radio contest. Underprivileged families face additional challenges.