Mike Simmons

Product Marketing Manager at Blackbaud

Mike Simmons is the Product Marketing Manager for Blackbaud Online Giving and Payment Services. Previously he worked for a marketing agency communicating the benefits of technology enabling social good such as renewable energy, advanced mobility and health-tech.

Articles by Mike Simmons

End-of-Year Giving

Is Your Payment Infrastructure Ready for GivingTuesday’s $3.6B Traffic Surge?

GivingTuesday 2024 shattered records with $3.6 billion in donations across the United States—an exciting 16% increase from the previous year. [...]

October 22, 2025 | 3 min Read
bbcon 2021 arts and cultural sessions

bbcon

A Guide to bbcon 2021 Virtual for Arts & Cultural Organizations

bbcon 2021 Virtual, happening October 13–15, will bring together thousands of arts & cultural professionals from zoos, museums, aquaria, performing [...]

September 15, 2021 | 4 min Read
bbcon nonprofit session guide

Professional Development

A Guide to bbcon 2021 Virtual for Nonprofits

bbcon 2021 Virtual, happening October 13–15, will bring together tens of thousands of social good professionals for three days of cutting-edge thought leadership, virtual peer [...]

September 10, 2021 | 3 min Read

bbcon

Predictions for a Post-Pandemic Future for Arts & Cultural Organizations

Aubrey Bergauer talks about how arts organizations can pivot their marketing efforts, patron engagement, and internal structure and processes for continued success.

September 24, 2020 | 5 min Read

Community Engagement

International Museum Day 2020: Tips To Engage Supporters

Tips for how museums can leverage digital tools to engage supporters on International Museum Day.

May 7, 2020 | 3 min Read
2020 goals for arts and cultural organizations

Donor Cultivation

4 New Year’s Resolutions for Arts & Cultural Organizations

Ideas for donor and community engagement from the Blackbaud Arts & Cultural team for a successful start to 2020.

January 7, 2020 | 2 min Read
#GivingTuesday, Giving Tuesday tips, year-end fundraising tips, arts fundraising

Digital Marketing

Top #GivingTuesday Takeaways for Arts & Cultural Organizations

#GivingTuesday tips for arts and cultural organizations, including for matching gifts and social media.

December 11, 2019 | 2 min Read