Blackbaud is kicking off its semi-annual Product Update Briefings today. The Blackbaud Product Update Briefings virtual conference showcases recent innovation and future roadmap direction for Blackbaud’s suite of solutions. 

bbcon 2024 was packed with excitement, innovation and big announcements. From groundbreaking fundraising AI tools to new integrations and updates for core products, we showcased six weeks of innovation coming to our product portfolio – all focused on driving more connection and delivering more context. Whether you were there in person, tuning in remotely, or you’re waiting to catch the replay through the free virtual pass, we’ve got you covered with this breakdown of everything shared in our day one tech keynote.

Blackbaud kicked off its annual technology conference, bbcon, announcing a wide range of innovation shaping the future of social impact technology. Product updates focused on building connection between solutions and teams while delivering contextual intelligence—all to help social impact organizations raise more, save more and work smarter.

Blackbaud announced the general availability of Blackbaud Donation Forms for U.S. Blackbaud CRM™ and Blackbaud Altru® customers, including both Optimized Donation Forms and Standard Donation Forms. These donation forms, already available in Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT®, help social impact organizations raise more, streamline the donor experience, simplify administrative tasks, and reduce processing costs, enabling them to sustain and grow their missions. See the forms in action here.

Blackbaud and Microsoft announced plans to enhance the value provided to the nonprofit and education markets. Blackbaud customers will soon benefit from deeper integration of Microsoft AI and analytics into software that is purpose-built for the unique business operations of social impact organizations — without the need for costly customizations.

Blackbaud has announced the integration of multiple Microsoft products – including Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service and Microsoft Power BI – into Blackbaud Impact Edge™, the company’s new data and storytelling solution that’s currently under development.

Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the leading provider of software for powering social impact, today announced the newest cohort of participants in its Social Good Startup Program. The program is a tech accelerator designed to support early-stage software companies focused on solving problems that matter to the social impact community.

Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the leading provider of software for powering social impact, today announced exciting new capabilities within Blackbaud Grantmaking™, including a new applicant-centric portal and an AI-powered form builder, to make it easier than ever for nonprofits to apply for grants and for grantmakers to select nonprofits to fund. Blackbaud Grantmaking is a grants management software that manages the entire grantmaking lifecycle for funders, from accepting online applications to assessing and communicating outcomes in one easy to use system.

Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the leading provider of software for powering social impact, kicked off bbdevdays, its annual developers’ conference, this week showcasing technology innovation as well as customer and partner achievements.

Blackbaud Named a Finalist for Best Use of AI for Not-For-Profit or Non-Commercial Purposes and Most Effective Use of Generative AI; Chief Data Officer Carrie Cobb Named One of the 100 Most Influential People in Data  We’re proud to announce that Blackbaud was named a finalist in two categories in the inaugural DataIQ Awards. The awards