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Blackbaud reports developments in social impact software for nonprofits, foundations, corporations, schools, higher education institutions, healthcare organizations and other mission-driven customers. Company news commonly covers AI-powered fundraising, fund accounting, award management, payments and billing, customer outcomes, product launches and partnerships across its social impact platform.
Recurring updates also include quarterly financial results, guidance, sector research from the Blackbaud Institute, education-market initiatives, and company events such as bbcon. Product and platform themes include Intelligence for Good, Agent for Good, the Development Agent, Raiser's Edge NXT and related tools designed for fundraising, donor engagement, financial management and social impact operations.
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) announced the winners of its 2026 Blackbaud Impact Awards on August 18, 2026, honoring social impact organizations and leaders that use technology, data, and innovation to drive measurable change. The awards span seven categories, recognizing organizations and individuals across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.
Categories include the Silo Buster, Changemaker, Data Strategist, Fueling Greatness, Futurist, Outstanding Leadership, and Rising Star awards. Winners range from universities and hospices to youth- and community-focused nonprofits. According to Blackbaud, honorees will be celebrated on the mainstage at bbcon 2026 in Columbus, London, and Sydney.
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) has expanded the availability of its Expedited Giving and Expedited Giving+ capabilities within the YourCause from Blackbaud corporate social responsibility and employee engagement suite. These features leverage the Blackbaud Verified Network and Blackbaud Integrated Payments to deliver corporate and employee donations to nonprofits significantly faster.
According to Blackbaud, Expedited Giving accelerates ACH-based disbursements for more than 100,000 nonprofits, delivering funds 90% faster than industry averages of 30–90+ days. Expedited Giving+ connects directly to Blackbaud Integrated Payments, enabling eligible employee digital donations to reach participating nonprofits in as little as 10 minutes, while improving transparency and reducing administrative burden across a network of more than ten million employees.
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) announced a new Microsoft 365 Copilot-enabled agent for Raiser's Edge NXT, allowing nonprofit fundraising teams to surface their Blackbaud data and insights directly in Copilot Chat, Outlook, Teams, Word, and Excel using natural-language prompts, without leaving Microsoft 365 tools.
The integration is designed to provide real-time, contextual fundraising intelligence while preserving data integrity, governance, and security, and aligns with Blackbaud’s AI platform strategy to embed sector-specific, responsible AI into customers’ everyday workflows.
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) reported 2026 second quarter revenue of $290.6 million, up 3.0% year over year, with recurring revenue of $285.3 million (98.2% of total). GAAP operating income was $62.0 million (21.3% margin), while non-GAAP operating income was $94.6 million (32.6% margin). GAAP diluted EPS rose to $0.79, and non-GAAP diluted EPS to $1.33. Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA was $110.3 million with a 38.0% margin and a Rule of 40 score of 41.0%.
Operating cash flow reached $91.1 million, up $24.1 million, and non-GAAP free cash flow was $75.3 million, up $23.8 million, both showing a 760-basis-point margin improvement. The company reaffirmed its 2026 guidance, expecting to finish in the upper half of ranges for revenue, adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP EPS, and free cash flow, with EPS and free cash flow at the high end. Blackbaud also continued aggressive share repurchases, having already bought back just over 6% of shares in 2026 and reducing total shares outstanding by approximately 15% since Q4 2023, with about $850 million remaining under its repurchase authorization.
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) announced a new Strategic Innovation Partnership with Student First, expanding on its earlier investment and existing collaboration to advance an AI-powered Connected Campus model for higher education. The companies will coordinate across product, sales and marketing to better connect student information, finance, advancement, scholarships and tuition payments.
According to Blackbaud, the partnership combines Student First’s cloud-native, AI-powered student information system and financial aid platform with Blackbaud solutions such as Financial Edge NXT, Raiser’s Edge NXT, Award Management and Integrated Payments. Recent joint enhancements include AI-driven workflow automation and predictive intelligence to reduce manual work, improve visibility and support more data-informed decisions focused on student success.
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) announced multiple new embedded AI agents and enhancements for its cloud-native, AI-first social impact platform. Building on its Development Agent, which delivers reply rates 76 times the industry average and 39% higher attributable gift size, the company plans to launch four additional Agents for Good in the coming month: Data Health, Admissions, Digital Marketing, and Accounts Payable.
Blackbaud is also adding AI-powered Document Intelligence, Import Mapping, and Anomaly Detection & Reconciliation to Financial Edge NXT, and highlighted its AI Coalition for Social Impact and free AI for Social Impact Certification Program as part of a broader push to close the sector’s AI effectiveness gap.
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) has been named to TIME America's Best Companies of 2026, a list developed with Statista evaluating U.S. firms on employee satisfaction, financial performance and sustainability transparency. The recognition highlights Blackbaud’s people-first, remote-flexible culture and its focus on AI-powered solutions for the social impact sector.
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) announced new AI-driven capabilities for independent K–12 schools at its 2026 K–12 User Conference, highlighted by a preview of its new Admissions Agent. The agent, part of the Agents for Good suite, is designed to guide prospective families, answer questions, and streamline admissions workflows, operating semi‑autonomously or fully autonomously within defined guardrails.
According to Blackbaud, additional innovations embedded across its Total School Solution include predictive Candidate Insights, Blackbaud AI Chat for querying school data, a Common Records Engine syncing student and advancement data, new Enrollment Contracts tools, Student Success Insights, Parent Initiated Attendance, enhancements to the Learning Management System, and an AI‑enabled Collections Assistant, all aimed at reducing administrative work and improving coordination.
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) will release its second quarter 2026 financial results on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, before U.S. markets open. The company will host a conference call at 8:00 a.m. ET, with live access via webcast and dial-in, and an archived replay on its investor website.
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), through the AI Coalition for Social Impact, has officially opened the free, product-agnostic AI for Social Impact Certification Program, launching its first course, AI Fundamentals for Social Impact, on July 14, 2026. The certification is designed to build confidence, skills, and governance for responsible AI use in social impact organizations.
The first course includes three expert-led lessons on AI foundations (Databricks), AI tools and trends (McKinsey & Company), and generational perspectives on AI (Blackbaud). According to Blackbaud, Course 2, focused on responsible AI principles and regulations, will be released later in 2026.