Blackbaud Partners with Anthropic on Groundbreaking New Way to Experience the Power of Purpose-Built AI
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Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) announced a partnership with Anthropic to deliver a fundraising connector for Claude for Nonprofits, launching Dec. 2, 2025. The connector, debuting for Raiser's Edge NXT and available in Teams and Enterprise plans, lets customers access Blackbaud's intelligence layer built from 40+ years of nonprofit performance data inside their workflows.
The release highlights Blackbaud's broader AI roadmap including Agents for Good (Development Agent in early access), plans to expand the Anthropic connector across nonprofit, education and corporate solutions, and continued integration of Blackbaud AI features like Chat for Blackbaud AI.
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Blackbaud's Anthropic connector and Agents for Good push product flexibility and new monetization paths for nonprofit workflows.
Blackbaud pairs its 40+ years of nonprofit data with Anthropic's Claude to embed purpose-built AI into Raiser's Edge NXT and other suites, enabling users to access Blackbaud's intelligence inside familiar workflow surfaces. This integration increases optionality for customers to use specialized, domain-trained models rather than generic consumer AI, and the announced Agents for Good feature introduces workflow automation that can be monetized through incremental annual recurring revenue and cross‑sell.
Key dependencies include adoption by existing Raiser's Edge NXT customers, the technical depth of the connector, and measured privacy/security handling of donor data. Execution risk centers on integration quality, user trust around data use, and the pace at which early access features (the Development Agent) move to general availability; these factors will determine whether announced monetization opportunities materialize.
Watch for three monitorable signals in the near term: uptake metrics and retention changes after connector availability, the timing and scope of general availability for the Development Agent, and any customer usage or revenue milestones disclosed at or after
Blackbaud Launches Industry-First Fundraising Connector for Claude for Nonprofits, Further Advancing AI Roadmap, from Agentic AI to Transformational Flexibility
With the new Claude for Work connector, available in Teams and Enterprise plans and debuting for Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT®, Blackbaud customers can now choose to access their unmatched intelligence layer built from 40+ years of nonprofit performance data – donor behavior, giving patterns, campaign outcomes, and operational workflows – directly within the platforms they use every day. This integration represents a significant leap forward in expanding optionality of access to Blackbaud solutions, which improve outcomes based on decades of real donor behavior, not generic consumer data.
"When Anthropic approached us to partner on this offering, we were thrilled that it directly aligned with our plans to expand Blackbaud AI by giving our users even more flexibility to access our capabilities wherever they work," said Mike Gianoni, president, CEO and vice chairman of the board of directors, Blackbaud." Joining forces with Anthropic on this initiative allows us to support customers in an even richer way. And we're just getting started: we intend to expand this connector across our industry-leading nonprofit, education and corporate solutions."
Elizabeth Kelly, Head of Beneficial Deployments at Anthropic, added:
"Blackbaud's data and expertise, combined with Claude's secure, actionable insights, will empower nonprofit professionals to deepen relationships, unlock new opportunities, and accelerate mission-driven work. Together, we're making it easier than ever for organizations to access the intelligence they need – right where they work."
As the only company that connects the entire social impact sector, Blackbaud brings a depth of data and embedded expertise no other provider can replicate. This functionality will transform how organizations engage supporters, optimize campaigns, and drive impact and marks a critical milestone on Blackbaud's journey to support multi-agent orchestration.
The partnership with Anthropic is just one element of a broader strategy to transform what is possible for social impact with AI. Blackbaud customers have never had so many options to leverage AI-driven technology to support their outcomes. At bbcon 2025, Blackbaud announced another groundbreaking AI advancement: Agents for Good™, virtual team members who can proactively take on complex tasks, workflows and initiatives. Seamlessly embedded in the trusted Blackbaud environment, these AI agents allow human practitioners to focus on the parts of the mission that only they can—relationships, storytelling and vision.
The first agent, Development Agent, is already in early access and will unlock new monetization opportunities across the Blackbaud ecosystem, positioning the company to capture incremental annual recurring revenue, accelerate cross-sell, and act as a durable growth engine for the business – all while setting up its nonprofit customers to achieve transformational outcomes.
Blackbaud's innovation will continue to accelerate. The company will expand Agents for Good across core business needs for social impact teams; expand the Anthropic connector across its industry-leading nonprofit, education, and corporate solutions; and continue its rapid expansion of Blackbaud AI capabilities integrated within its solutions, including Chat for Blackbaud AI.
About Blackbaud
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) is the leading software provider exclusively dedicated to powering social impact. Serving the nonprofit and education sectors, companies committed to social responsibility and individual change makers, Blackbaud's essential software is built to accelerate impact in fundraising, nonprofit financial management, digital giving, grantmaking, corporate social responsibility and education management. With millions of users and over
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