Blackbaud has been named one of the World’s Greenest Companies 2026 by Newsweek and Plant A Insights Group. The ranking recognizes the top 850 publicly listed companies across 28 countries for their environmental sustainability performance.

The Blackbaud Institute has released new research that delivers a clear framework for intentional AI adoption to support the social impact sector’s ability to maintain financial resilience, grow donor confidence, and continue responding to pressing societal needs despite constrained resources.

Leslie Odom, Jr., award-winning artist, actor and New York Times bestselling author, will join the mainstage as a keynote speaker at bbcon 2026, Blackbaud’s annual tech conference. bbcon will take place Sept. 29 through Oct. 1, 2026, with Odom headlining the closing mainstage session on Oct. 1.

Every major wave of digital transformation has reshaped where competitive advantage lives, and the one we’re in right now will be no different. The AI era isn’t just changing how software is built; it’s changing which companies will lead. Blackbaud CEO Mike Gianoni shares how the company is building for a future where data, context, choice, and trust come together to help the people changing the world move faster, act with greater confidence, and unlock outcomes that were previously out of reach.