Blackbaud announced that Generation: You Employed (Generation), a global nonprofit network that supports people to achieve sustained economic mobility through employment, is the recipient of its 2026 Major Gift—a multi-year, six-figure philanthropic contribution dedicated to advancing workforce development and creating pathways to economic mobility worldwide. 

During the Product Update Briefings, Blackbaud showcased its latest innovations featured at bbcon 2025, including the Development Agent – the very first of the company’s Agents for Good™ – which will operate proactively to manage donor portfolios, communicate with supporters, follow through on outreach, and enable organizations to reach prospective donors they couldn’t reach before.

bbcon 2025 brought thousands of social impact leaders together for three days of innovation, connection, and bold announcements. From seismic shifts in AI to product breakthroughs that make work easier and impact faster, this year’s event was all about helping organizations move with more confidence, connection and possibility. 

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. 

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.

We’re proud to share we’ve once again been honored with the TrustRadius Tech Cares Award. This annual award celebrates technology companies that demonstrate an exceptional commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR) and purpose-driven business practices.

reveals that 72% of corporate social responsibility (CSR) teams have seen their roles expand amid heightened scrutiny of companies’ social impact efforts.

Blackbaud released its 13th annual YourCause CSR Industry Review, analyzing corporate social responsibility (CSR) program data and employees’ philanthropic behavior. The report provides insights and trends from more than 300 companies and their 7M+ employees, using data collected between January and December 2024 within Blackbaud’s YourCause® CSRconnect®, GrantsConnect® and NPOconnect® solutions.