Blackbaud Makes Major Donation to Project Drawdown to Advance Climate Solutions Around the World

 Blackbaud has announced it will make a multi-year, six-figure gift to Project Drawdown® to advance climate solutions around the world. Project Drawdown is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and a leader in science-based climate solutions research, communications and engagement—informing, inspiring and influencing current and future climate leaders.  Project Drawdown’s mission is to help the world reach “drawdown”—the point in the future when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to steadily decline, thereby stopping catastrophic climate change—as quickly, safely, and equitably as possible. “Blackbaud provides technology and data-driven solutions…

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Blackbaud Acquires EVERFI, a SaaS Leader Powering Corporate ESG and CSR Initiatives that Reach Millions of Learners Each Year

Blackbaud, has announced it has acquired global social impact technology leader EVERFI in a cash and stock transaction for approximately $750 million, subject to certain customary adjustments. EVERFI, headquartered in Washington, D.C., has pioneered the field of Impact-as-a-Service™ (IaaS). Through a combination of cloud-based software and its unique community engagement ecosystem, EVERFI enables private, public and social sector organizations to respond to some of today’s most pressing challenges through education, activating community engagement at scale, delivered as a service. Through its technology and learning platform, EVERFI has reached more than…

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REaD Group partners with Blackbaud to provide automated market-leading data cleansing for non-profits

Data and insight company REaD Group has joined forces with Blackbaud, the world’s leading cloud software company for non-profits, to integrate its REaDConnect API solution into Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge NXT cloud-based fundraising and donor management software solution to create Automated Data Cleansing (ADC). Raiser’s Edge NXT users will benefit from automated monthly cleansing of their database using REaD’s ADC solution, keeping their customers’ contact information up-to-date and GDPR compliant by screening for goneaways and deceased individuals and providing relocation details for customers who have moved. With clean, compliant data underpinning all their marketing activities, non-profits…

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Blackbaud Releases Guide to Help Social Good Organizations Reinvigorate Fundraising

In 2020, the majority of social good organizations were forced to make changes to their fundraising strategy, but many came to realize that the changes worked surprisingly well or were long overdue.  We’ve seen time and time again over the past year that change brings opportunity. The opportunity to eliminate time-wasting events, the opportunity to focus on health equity and the community, and the opportunity to convert new “COVID donors” into long-term supporters are just a few that come to mind.  In this spirit, Blackbaud has launched a new guide, Change Your Outlook: A Guide to Reinvigorate Your…

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