Everything Blackbaud announced at bbcon 2026 to power the future of social impact.

Platform for Good™ brings social impact workflows together into a single connected pipeline, all working from the same intelligence.

Blackbaud has entered a strategic collaboration with Databricks to ensure the social impact sector gets the best outcomes from AI. Lantern is built on more than four decades of experience in fundraising workflows, decisions, and results.

Blackbaud’s highly anticipated K–12 User Conference recently brought educators, administrators, and technology leaders to Boston for its first in-person gathering since 2019. Over three days, more than 600 attendees joined 80+ sessions focused on the future of school technology.

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.

As the presenting sponsor at AFP ICON, Blackbaud will showcase responsible AI tools helping fundraisers navigate increasing complexity, meet donor expectations, and accelerate their outcomes.