Blackbaud concluded bbcon 2025, its premier annual tech conference for nonprofits, schools, healthcare organizations, universities, and corporate social responsibility teams. The electric three-day event unveiled a new era of intelligent action—powered by Blackbaud AI—driving impact at scale through the world’s largest network of people and causes.

Blackbaud announced a massive array of new embedded AI capabilities coming to its product portfolio, along with bold commitments to eliminate barriers that prevent nonprofits and other mission-driven organizations from fully harnessing responsible AI— including spearheading an industry coalition to confront systemic challenges. 

In today’s challenging Higher Education landscape, advancement leaders face mounting pressure—from enrollment volatility to donor stewardship. Blackbaud’s Intelligence for Good® strategy offers a transformative approach, leveraging AI to streamline fundraising, financial planning, and scholarship administration.

Blackbaud announced major updates for Blackbaud Impact Edge™, delivering smarter AI capabilities, enhanced analytics and measurement, and unparalleled data insights to help companies track and report on the impact of their employee giving, volunteering and grantmaking programs through a centralized dashboard.

Financial Edge NXT is undergoing a rapid transformation to a modern, action-oriented user experience. As part of this evolution, users will soon see an enhanced home page and a brand-new General Ledger action hub.

We’re designing AI to help schools reimagine what’s possible—shifting time and energy away from administrative burdens and toward what matters most: student success, personalized learning, and empowered educators.

Blackbaud has been named #20 on Fast Company’s list of the 2025 Best Workplaces for Innovators. This honor underscores Blackbaud’s unique culture of experimentation, investment and bottom-up innovation that has allowed it to bring game-changing AI capabilities to the people and organizations who change the world.  

Blackbaud announced a series of transformative updates for its K–12 Education Management portfolio, reinforcing its position as the premier choice for schools seeking a unified, future-ready learning and information management experience. With a focus on teacher efficiency, parent engagement and student success, Blackbaud’s latest enhancements to its Learning Management System (LMS) and Student Information System (SIS) are designed to streamline workflows, deepen integrations and elevate the digital classroom experience.

Carrie Cobb of Blackbaud explores key trends, including rising giving, generational shifts, and the transformative role of AI—highlighting how digital maturity and data health are driving success in the nonprofit sector.

Blackbaud has a long history of delivering technology that helps social impact organizations go further, faster, and AI continues to be front and center in our innovation with our Intelligence for Good® strategy. Now, as we enter a bold new chapter, we’re thrilled to welcome Paul Goldstein as the product leader guiding our agentic AI vision.