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 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.
Blackbaud (NASDAQ:BLKB) has been named to Newsweek's World's Greenest Companies 2026 list for the second straight year, recognizing its environmental sustainability performance among 850 public companies across 28 countries.
Blackbaud highlights carbon neutrality across operations for the fifth consecutive year in 2025 and ongoing decarbonization efforts.
Blackbaud Institute (NASDAQ: BLKB) released new research on AI use in the social impact sector, highlighting an “AI effectiveness gap.” While 85% of professionals use AI, only about 33% view it as very effective.
The report identifies four gaps—effectiveness, infrastructure, data-readiness, and transparency—separating “AI-Adaptive” organizations from others. AI-Adaptive groups save more time per employee and report stronger results in revenue, donor retention and staff productivity.
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) announced that AI innovator Priya Lakhani OBE will deliver a mainstage keynote at bbcon 2026, its social impact tech conference.
The event runs September 29–October 1, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio, with in-person and virtual options, 100+ sessions, and a closing appearance by Leslie Odom, Jr.
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) announced a new Chart of Accounts Health Advisor for Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT to help nonprofits improve chart-of-accounts structure, governance, and reporting accuracy.
The always-on, intelligent advisor delivers health scores and recommendations at no additional cost, with general availability targeted by the end of June 2026.