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) released its 14th Annual YourCause CSR Industry Review, showing resilient employee social impact engagement in 2025 despite economic pressures.
Key trends include rising global volunteering participation, stable employee giving, and significant growth in corporate grantmaking and Dollars for Doers incentives.
- Volunteering: Participation increased year-over-year, with broader global engagement and shorter, more flexible opportunities.
- Giving: Employee giving participation held steady, with the gap between average and median donation amounts remaining consistent.
- Grantmaking: Corporate grantmaking scaled, with a 44% rise in average grant size and a 23% higher median sum of grants per client.
- New hires: Engagement rates, average donation values and company match participation increased among newly hired employees.
- Dollars for Doers: Average donation value tied to this volunteering-linked giving increased 21% year-over-year.
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) announced that Tony and Grammy Award-winning performer Leslie Odom, Jr. will headline its bbcon 2026 social impact tech conference.
The event runs Sept. 29–Oct. 1, 2026, featuring Odom’s closing keynote fireside chat and exclusive live performance for thousands of social impact and education professionals.
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) released its 2025 Impact Report, outlining environmental, social, and governance performance and its approach to responsible AI. In 2025, more than $100 billion was raised, granted, or managed through Blackbaud platforms for nonprofits, education, and social impact organizations worldwide.
The report highlights 100% carbon neutrality for 2025 emissions, an 86% greenhouse gas reduction since 2020, 75% employee volunteering participation, mandatory cybersecurity and responsible AI training, and creation of a cross‑functional AI Council to strengthen oversight, accountability, and transparent innovation.
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) announced new AI-powered product innovations on May 15, 2026, aimed at the social impact sector. The company is embedding a trusted AI engine directly into systems of record, combining proprietary data, context-aware workflows, and human oversight to move customers from insight to execution.
Key updates include autonomous AI agents for fundraising, conversational AI across core solutions, workflow automation in financial management and fundraising, AI tools for education billing and collections, and ecosystem features like Expedited Giving to accelerate corporate employee giving disbursements.
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) announced a strategic investment in Student First on May 4, 2026 to deliver a Connected Campus experience for higher education. The partnership pairs Student First's AI-enabled student information system with Blackbaud's financial management, fundraising, award management and payments solutions.
Joint capabilities aim to unify enrollment, financial aid, scholarships, advancement and finance into a single operating model, add Blackbaud Intelligence for Good® AI to the SIS, and coordinate product direction and go-to-market activities.
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) reported Q1 2026 results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. GAAP total revenue was $281.1 million, GAAP net income was $31.1 million ($0.67 diluted EPS) and non-GAAP diluted EPS was $1.14. GAAP operating margin widened to 18.3% (+1,100 bps).
The company launched its first agentic AI product, the Development Agent, reaffirmed full‑year 2026 guidance and expects 2026 share repurchases of 5.0%–10.0% of outstanding stock.
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) is the presenting sponsor of AFP ICON 2026 and is showcasing AI tools for fundraising, including the Development Agent, AI features in Raiser's Edge NXT, and new Action Strategies. Blackbaud highlights Microsoft Certified Software for Non-Profit AI designation and transactable offers via Microsoft Commercial Marketplace.
The release cites Blackbaud Institute research that typical nonprofits saw ~4.3% revenue growth last year, with growth concentrated among organizations with greater capacity.
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) will report first quarter FY2026 financial results on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. ET, before U.S. markets open. A conference call and live webcast will be held at the same time, with the archived webcast available on Blackbaud's investor webpage.
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) opened registration for bbcon 2026, a three-day conference focused on AI innovation for the social impact sector. Early-bird pricing is available through July 3, saving attendees $779 off full-price registration. The main event runs Sept. 29–Oct. 1 in Columbus, Ohio, with global follow-ons in London and Sydney.
bbcon 2026 will feature 100+ sessions, practical workshops, Blackbaud University pre-conference training, and virtual product update briefings and developer events earlier in the year.
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) opened nominations for the 2026 Blackbaud Impact Awards, recognizing customers that use technology and data to advance social impact. Nominations are open through May 15, 2026. Finalists and winners will be announced in August and celebrated on stage at bbcon 2026.
Seven awards cover organizational and individual achievements, and winners receive a complimentary bbcon pass in Columbus, London, or Sydney.