"SAN ANTONIO -- Nonprofit technology solutions provider Blackbaud has partnered with the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) to power the relationship-building, fund-raising and financial management needs of those campuses serving the largest numbers of Hispanic American college students.

""We applaud Blackbaud's commitment to enhance the higher education success of the nation's youngest and fastest-growing minority population by offering their high-technology expertise to our nation's Hispanic-Serving Institutions,"" HACU President and CEO Antonio Flores said.

""We welcome this new alliance because it provides an affordable way for our members to build a firm technology infrastructure with an industry leader. The partnership also contributes to our goal of improving access to quality opportunities for Hispanic students,"" Flores said.

HACU represents more than 280 colleges and universities serving the largest concentrations of Hispanic higher education students in every major state, Puerto Rico and abroad. That membership includes Hispanic-Serving Institutions, or HSIs, which have a student enrollment that is at least 25 percent Hispanic. Founded in 1986, HACU headquarters are in San Antonio, Texas, with offices in Washington, D.C. For more information about HACU, call (210) 692-3805 or visit www.hacu.net

Blackbaud is the world's leading provider of relationship-building software, services and e-philanthropy solutions to the nonprofit community worldwide. More than 12,000 organizations -- including 1000 higher education institutions -- use Blackbaud products and services to achieve success in fund-raising, financial management and education administration. Founded in 1981, Blackbaud is headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, and has offices in Glasgow, Scotland, and Sydney, Australia. For more information about Blackbaud, contact Jennifer Smith, PR Specialist, at 800-443-9441 ext. 3812. "