Blackbaud reported net income of $4.3 million for the first quarter ended March 31, an increase of 12.3 percent from $3.8 million a year earlier. Revenue for the first quarter of $150.5 million was 17.9-percent higher than the $127.6 million. In increased spending contributed to a 13. 6-percent drop in operating income. However, the bottom line was boosted by a 37.1-percent decrease in income tax expense. This week’s earnings webcast involved as much the transition to cloud products as it did more typical financial performance issues.