Blackbaud has eased the terms of the non-compete clause in CEO Marc Chardon's employment contract. The Charleston, S.C.-based nonprofit software vendor reduced the period of any post-employment limits to one year from two years. It also limited the geographic scope of the contract to the United States, which means the rest of the world is immediately open to Chardon, should he choose to leave the company. The company said this is simply to be consistent with the employment agreements for other executives. Well, it is a slow news week.