Mary Aquino

Mary is a principal instructional designer with more than 20 years of experience in training, facilitation, and course design at Blackbaud. Currently, she mentors other instructional designers while managing the Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT® curriculum and creating interactive, outcomes-oriented classes with a focus on nonprofit accounting.

Mary’s passions revolve around her family, animals, fitness, and helping social good organizations. She is the founder and current treasurer of Greyhound Pets of America Charleston, a greyhound adoption group that finds forever homes for retired racing greyhounds and supports their families.

Mary earned her certificate in nonprofit accounting from FMA, and her Bachelor’s degree in English at Salem State University in Salem, Massachusetts.

Articles by Mary Aquino

Budgeting

Budget Changes? Keep Calm and Carry On with These Tips!

If 2020 taught us anything, it was how to face adversity head-on and power through. But going forward, many of [...]

March 2, 2021 | 2 min Read

Digital Marketing

Generational Giving at Arts & Cultural Organizations – A Donor Story

How can arts and cultural organizations use family or experiences to get people to donate and get multiple generations of a family invested? Here's 5 suggestions to get you started.

February 14, 2019 | 4 min Read