From AI-Powered Fundraising and Content Tools
to Digital Assistant Chatbots, Startups in the July 2024 Cohort are Delivering Innovative
Solutions for Nonprofits, Donors, Schools, Companies and Their
Communities
CHARLESTON, S.C., July 23,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the
leading provider of software for powering social impact, today
announced the newest cohort of participants in its Social Good
Startup Program. The program is a tech accelerator designed to
support early-stage software companies focused on solving problems
that matter to the social impact community.
The July 2024 cohort will support
startups focused on developing solutions that extend or complement
Blackbaud's solutions in order to maximize impact for nonprofits,
schools, and companies focused on social responsibility.
"The Social Good Startup Program allows us to work with cutting
edge startups in the social impact space to accelerate the speed
and variety of innovation that our customers receive, on top of
delivering the essential software and capabilities that Blackbaud
is known for," said Jerry Needel,
vice president and chief of innovation, Blackbaud. "We're excited
to see what the companies in this cohort can bring to the table to
benefit Blackbaud customers who are out there making a difference
in the world every day."
The startups in the July 2024
cohort include:
- Arbor is an AI-powered storytelling platform that partners with
nonprofits to create and share their impact stories on video and
beyond. Arbor pairs human interviewers with a proprietary
production platform to enable authentic storytelling at scale.
Arbor AI generates social clips, newsletters, email campaigns,
talking points, and more, enabling content distribution directly
from the platform.
- Chat2Impact is a digital assistant that enables charities to
benefit from chatbot technology quickly and cost effectively. It is
full of useful functionality including donations, event and
volunteering registrations, and answering FAQs. Chat2Impact
directly integrates into Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT® so that new
or existing constituent data passes straight from the chatbot into
the organization's CRM, unlocking more insights and driving
efficiencies.
- Giving Compass helps impact-driven donors transform their
generosity into meaningful change for communities and society. As a
premier donor education platform, Giving Compass supports
individuals and businesses in every stage of the generosity
journey. With AI-powered tools, it connects users to
overperforming, underfunded nonprofits and delivers strategic
insights from trusted giving experts, maximizing the impact of
every gift.
- LifeWeb 360 is a digital space for collecting and sharing
memories of a loved one, including stories, photos, and video
links. Schools and associations can create branded sites with
tribute pages for each deceased member so everyone can share
memories and photos celebrating their life. The platform allows
users to connect with potential donors, spotlight legacy society
members, and re-engage their community when it matters most.
- Ribon helps companies turn their corporate donations into an
employee engagement machine. Awarded by the Gates Foundation as one
of the world's greatest innovations, Ribon transforms any company's
donation into donation tickets for their employees, allowing them
to give to company-supported causes as often as weekly. They can
also add more funds and invite family and friends.
- Your Mission Possible is a consulting firm that brings
technology to the nonprofit fundraising sector and empowers staff
to spend more time in the community and less time behind the
computer screen. Through their new product, Blueprint, they provide
nonprofits with a project management tool that gives fundraisers
templates for every fundraising activity and helps complete 95% of
the administrative work needed to be successful.
"We're thrilled to welcome these six exciting companies into the
July 2024 cohort," said Lizzie Schaffer, general manager, Social Good
Startup Program, Blackbaud. "Partnering with the industry's top
innovators in social impact technology through our Social Good
Startup Program allows Blackbaud to continue providing
purpose-driven organizations with increased opportunities to
utilize cutting edge products and solutions, ultimately giving our
customers even more ways to enhance their impact and achieve their
goals."
About the Blackbaud Social Good Startup
Program
Since the launch of the first cohort of the Social Good Startup
Program in January 2020, Blackbaud
has supported a total of 60 startups through eight prior cohorts,
with these organizations collectively raising upwards of
$185 million in funding.
Participating startups have contributed more than 30 new solutions
to the Blackbaud Marketplace, where customers can easily search for
and deploy them. In addition, more than 60% of the startup founders
who have participated in the program are from backgrounds typically
underrepresented in tech.
At bbcon, Blackbaud's annual tech conference, happening in
Seattle, September 24-26, founders from this year's
cohorts will have the opportunity to pitch their solutions to
Blackbaud leaders and customers at the 2024 Startup Showcase. bbcon
attendees will be able to meet with founders to hear more and vote
on their favorite solutions. Winners of the 2023 showcase will also
be in attendance.
Blackbaud accepts applications for the Social
Good Startup Program on a rolling basis. For consideration in
the January 2025 or other future
cohorts, learn more and apply here. Program participants
receive curated access to Blackbaud resources, marketing
opportunities and nondilutive grant funding, and Blackbaud works
with startup teams to design a unique plan for each company that
addresses their goals for growth.
About Blackbaud
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) is the
leading software provider exclusively dedicated to powering social
impact. Serving the nonprofit and education sectors, companies
committed to social responsibility and individual change makers,
Blackbaud's essential software is built to accelerate impact in
fundraising, nonprofit financial management, digital giving,
grantmaking, corporate social responsibility and education
management. With millions of users and over $100 billion raised, granted or managed through
Blackbaud platforms every year, Blackbaud's solutions are
unleashing the potential of the people and organizations who change
the world. Blackbaud has been named to Newsweek's list of America's
Most Responsible Companies, Quartz's list of Best Companies for
Remote Workers, and Forbes' list of America's Best Employers. A
remote-first company, Blackbaud has operations in the United States, Australia, Canada, Costa
Rica and the United
Kingdom, supporting users in 100+ countries. Learn more
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