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Blackbaud, a leader in social impact software, announces the latest participants in its Social Good Startups program, which aims to empower early-stage tech companies.

The premier software provider for social impact initiatives, has unveiled the latest group of participants in its Social Good Startups program. The aim of this tech accelerator is to empower early-stage software companies dedicated to solving significant issues within the social impact sector.

The July 2024 cohort will focus on nurturing startups that create solutions that enhance or integrate Blackbaud’s offerings, thereby broadening the impact for nonprofits, educational institutions and socially responsible enterprises.

“The Social Good Startup Program allows us to work with cutting-edge startups in the social impact space to accelerate the speed and diversity of innovation our clients receive, on top of delivering the necessary software and capabilities for which Blackbaud is known,” said Jerry. Neidel, vice president and chief innovation officer, Blackbaud. “We’re excited to see what companies in this group can bring to the table to benefit Blackbaud customers who make a difference in the world every day.”

Startups featured in the July 2024 cohort are:

• Arbor: An AI-powered storytelling platform that partners with nonprofits to create and broadcast their impact narratives through video and a variety of other media.. By pairing human interviewers with a proprietary production platform, Arbor enables scalable, authentic storytelling. Arbor AI generates social clips, newsletters, email campaigns, talking points and more, facilitating content distribution directly from the platform.
• Chat2Impact: A digital assistant designed to help charities quickly and affordably leverage chatbot technology. Its functionality includes managing donations, event and volunteer registrations, and answering FAQs. Chat2Impact seamlessly integrates with Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT®, ensuring new or existing constituent data flows directly into an organization’s CRM, increasing insights and operational efficiency.
• Giving Compass: A platform that helps impact-driven donors turn their generosity into meaningful community and social change. As the leading donor education tool, Giving Compass supports individuals and businesses at every stage of their giving journey. Using AI-powered tools, it connects users with high-performing, underfunded nonprofits and provides strategic insights from trusted experts to maximize the impact of each donation.

– LifeWeb 360: A digital platform designed to collect and share memories of loved ones through stories, photos and video links. Schools and associations can create branded sites with tribute pages for each deceased member, enabling everyone to share memories and celebrate their lives. The platform helps users connect with potential donors, highlight legacy society members and reconnect their communities during critical moments. also helps. .

• Ribbon: A platform that transforms corporate giving into an employee engagement tool. Recognized by the Gates Foundation as one of the world’s greatest innovations, the ribbon turns company donations into donation tickets for employees, enabling them to support company-supported causes as often as weekly. Employees can also contribute additional funds and invite family and friends to participate.
• Your Mission Possible: A consulting firm dedicated to integrating technology into the field of nonprofit fundraising, allowing staff to spend more time in the community instead of behind a computer. Through their new product, Blueprint, they offer nonprofits a project management tool with templates for every fundraising activity, taking care of 95% of the administrative work required for a successful fundraising effort.

“We are thrilled to welcome these six exciting companies to the July 2024 cohort,” said Lizzy Shafer, general manager of Blackbaud’s Social Good Startups Program. “Partnering with the industry’s top innovators in social impact technology through our Social Good Startup Program allows Blackbaud to continue to provide purpose-driven organizations with more opportunities to use cutting-edge products and solutions, which ultimately give our clients more ways to increase and achieve their impact. Giving. their goals.”