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. 

Nonprofits are operating in a volatile funding environment, making fundraising even more essential. Yet the latest Blackbaud Institute data shows uneven results: larger organizations are pulling ahead while the typical smaller organization may be struggling more. Increasingly, AI can be the lever that helps organizations identify high-potential donors, improve retention, and scale personalized engagement,, without creating more burden on their limited resources.

Blackbaud has announced the general availability of the Development Agent, Blackbaud’s first Agent for Good™, to Raiser’s Edge NXT® customers in the U.S., with availability internationally and in other products to follow. The Development Agent, designed to help personalize donor engagement and grow giving at scale, is the first-ever expert agent to be embedded in a dedicated social impact platform.

Through strategic partnerships with leading technology providers like Databricks, our solutions harness the power of data science, artificial intelligence, and analytics. We make these tools accessible, actionable, and ethical, ensuring that the social impact community can unlock insights, deepen engagement, and amplify their mission. 

Blackbaud announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with Anthropic to provide the fundraising connector for Claude for Nonprofits – a move that will redefine how mission-driven organizations harness intelligence to accelerate impact.

Blackbaud will ring the closing bell at the Nasdaq stock exchange to kick off GivingTuesday, the global movement focused on spreading generosity on the Tuesday following Black Friday and Cyber Monday. New research from the Blackbaud Institute in partnership with GivingTuesday shows that donors who give on GivingTuesday are far more likely to continue future giving, which underscores the importance of this day for nonprofit organizations.

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.