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Blackbaud is thrilled to be featured in Microsoft’s #BuildFor2030 campaign as a company that is accelerating nonprofit missions and impact, and playing an active role in supporting the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.

With deepest concern and sympathy for those affected by the wildfires burning in California, Oregon, and Canada, we would like to express our appreciation for the strength, compassion, and preparedness of our social good customers, partners, and organizations who are providing aid.

Leading institutions, including Butler University, Concordia College and Saint Louis University have recently selected Blackbaud Guided Fundraising to help support and optimize their annual giving programs, and many others have already demonstrated success.

The new Retention Toolkit: Your Ultimate Guide for Building Lasting Support provides an outline for retaining new donors and growing their value. This piece is the latest release in the Toolkit Series from the Blackbaud Institute, which brings together leading-edge research and strategic insight to accelerate the impact of the social good community.

Blackbaud employees in the UK volunteered their skills and time when they teamed up with Employee Volunteering last month. Teams of employees were matched with two charities, CPotential and Visibility Scotland.

While GivingTuesday isn't until November, a lot of planning is required to create a successful giving campaign. Blackbaud has launched a GivingTuesday Toolkit to ensure our customers have the resources they need to amplify their impact and reach their goals faster.

Blackbaud is delighted to announce the newest members of the Social Good Startup Program in its July 2021 cohort.

The Food Bank Summit will take place as a virtual event July 21–23. Speakers from eight different food banks from across North America will host six sessions covering a variety of top-of-mind topics, including donor retention, virtual events, virtual food drives, digital engagement, data-driven fundraising and much more.

Last weekend, 120 veterans and active military members took to the sea in the Charleston Ocean Racing Association (CORA) Inaugural Military Salute Regatta, presented by Blackbaud. CORA organized the event, in partnership with Veterans on Deck, to engage local veterans and members of the armed forces, and to celebrate and honor their service.

June marks a time when people across the world celebrate PRIDE month—a time to recognize the change agents who are pushing for equal rights for the LGBTQIA+ community. Here's a look back at how Blackbaud celebrated PRIDE.

bbcon 2021 Virtual, the tech conference for a better world, will take place Oct. 13-15, and attendance will be free again this year. Today, Blackbaud released its session lineup for the conference.

Honoring celebrations and observances is one important way that we at Blackbaud express our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging. This week, we will be taking time to reflect and honor Juneteenth and the end of the institution of slavery in America.

Today, the Giving USA Foundation and The Giving Institute released the Giving USA 2021 report. To help organizations turn Giving USA data into action, the Blackbaud Institute is launching a webinar series in July, which will dive deep into the results for the higher education, K-12 education, faith, and arts and culture subsectors.

Blackbaud employees embarked on a special virtual give-back activity this month in partnership with Common Impact, a nonprofit organization that connects skilled volunteers to nonprofits in need of their expertise.

Blackbaud's 2021 Higher Education Community Report for Advancement shares significant analysis of higher education fundraising trends, donor insights and best practices to improve organizational effectiveness.

At Blackbaud, we put environmental commitment into action through policies, strategies and workplaces that support energy conservation, clean air and water, and a healthy planet. In our recently released 2020 Social Responsibility Report, we shared how we address our commitment to sustainability through five main pillars.

This year, Blackbaud celebrates its 40th anniversary, and while so much has changed, one thing remains the same: our commitment to powering social good. As we reflect on 40 years in business, we're sharing a few things that stand out.

Events last year that put an increased focus on social justice and racial equity gave all of us an opportunity to rethink change and the role we can all play in building a more equitable world. In our recently released 2020 Blackbaud Social Responsibility Report, we looked back at how our company and employees came together to respond.

We’re so excited to welcome Chris Singh to our team. We sat down with Chris for a Q&A to chat about his priorities and approach to customer success, his background and his personal passions.

For the second consecutive year, bbcon is going virtual, global and free. Join tens of thousands of social good leaders and professionals from around the world October 13–15 for cutting-edge thought leadership, virtual peer networking and unforgettable experiences.