Integration of True Impact Measurement Data
into Blackbaud Impact Edge™ Will Provide Companies with Real-Time,
Evidence-Based Insights that Reveal How Their CSR
Initiatives Impact Society
CHARLESTON, S.C., Jan. 28,
2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the
leading provider of software for powering social impact, has
announced an industry-leading partnership with True Impact®, a
social impact measurement platform that helps social change leaders
at purpose-driven enterprises demonstrate how their cash,
volunteerism and in-kind donations translate into concrete results.
Through a first-of-its-kind integration with True Impact, Blackbaud
will bring predictive, outcome-based impact data into Blackbaud
Impact Edge™, its AI-powered social impact reporting and
storytelling solution for YourCause® from Blackbaud® corporate
customers. Available to all YourCause corporate clients later this
year, this integration will enhance the ability for companies to
easily contextualize and narrate the impact of their corporate
social responsibility (CSR) programs—from action to outcome.
"We're thrilled to roll out this latest innovation to help
purpose-driven companies move beyond simply tracking data points to
instead gain evidence-based insights that reveal how their CSR
initiatives actually improve people's lives," said Dale Strange, president of corporate impact,
Blackbaud. "We're already hearing great feedback from companies
using Impact Edge to track and evaluate their impact. This new
layer of reporting will be a gamechanger as purpose-driven
companies like these continue connecting their employees and
resources to communities all around the world."
The marriage of True Impact's data with Impact Edge's AI
technology will redefine what's possible in CSR reporting to
deliver a truly comprehensive philanthropic outcome-focused and
user-friendly solution making multi-layered insight investigation
and reporting accessible and easily digestible, all in one view.
YourCause corporate clients will be able to benchmark,
track, and tell their entire impact story, shifting from static
reporting to real-time intelligence that empowers smarter
decision-making, predictive modeling and strategic planning. With
enhanced accountability and transparency, CSR practitioners can
better align with stakeholder expectations by providing clear,
credible and outcome-driven reports on philanthropic
investments.
Key Features:
- Outcome-Based Impact Measurement: Quantify philanthropic
investments with precision using True Impact's best-in-class
nonprofit impact measurement results integrated into Impact
Edge.
- Real-Time Impact Insights: Visualize the actual results
of donations, grants, and volunteerism through AI-powered
dashboards tailored to CSR leaders' needs.
- Predictive Impact Forecasting: Plan smarter investments
by projecting social outcomes based on sector-leading
cost-per-outcome benchmarks.
- Integrated Storytelling Tools: Transform data into
compelling narratives by connecting results to your company's
unique goals, like SDGs, cause areas, or geographies.
- Grantee Discovery Powered by Impact Data: Search and
connect with nonprofits based on predicted and actual impact,
ensuring partnerships are aligned with your organization's values
and goals.
"Our partnership with Blackbaud represents a significant
advancement for CSR practitioners," said Farron Levy, founder and CEO of True Impact. "By
integrating True Impact's outcome-driven insights with the
AI-powered capabilities of Impact Edge, we're helping companies
seamlessly embed impact data into their daily workflows. This
collaboration enhances reporting with more authentic,
evidence-based stories and empowers smarter, goal-aligned
investment decisions. We're thrilled to partner with Blackbaud to
enable organizations to drive measurable change and inspire
stakeholders with meaningful results."
Blackbaud is now working to integrate True Impact data into
Impact Edge with the goal of having data available in Impact Edge
dashboards later this year. All YourCause customers currently have
access to Impact Edge, unlocking a new level of data visualization
and trend analysis across YourCause solutions. Additionally, select
YourCause customers are currently undergoing early-adopter testing
with Blackbaud Copilot –– Blackbaud's generative-AI assistant
embedded in Impact Edge. Blackbaud Copilot is expected to be fully
released to Impact Edge users in the coming months.
With the YourCause platform, Blackbaud helps purpose-led brands
and organizations achieve their business goals and drive meaningful
social impact in their communities. With the market's most
comprehensive portfolio of employee giving, volunteering,
engagement and grantmaking software, organizations of all sizes
work with Blackbaud to engage their employees and connect with
their communities in meaningful ways. Learn more about YourCause
from Blackbaud here and more about Impact Edge here. Learn
more about True Impact's platform here.
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, India and the
United Kingdom, supporting users
in 100+ countries. Learn more at www.blackbaud.com or follow
us on X/Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.
About True Impact
True Impact, a Public Benefit
Corporation and Certified B Corp, helps Fortune 1000 companies and
their nonprofit partners measure and maximize the social impact of
their philanthropic efforts. Our services combine social impact
experts with a best-in-class impact measurement and analysis
platform that empowers your nonprofit partners while providing
critical insights for your CSR and Foundation teams. Over 20 years,
we've helped thousands of funders and nonprofits measure the
impacts of their grants, in-kind donations, volunteerism, and pro
bono initiatives. For more information, visit trueimpact.com.
Media Inquiries
Blackbaud: media@blackbaud.com
True Impact: Gabe Cohen
(gcohen@trueimpact.com)
Forward-looking Statements
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information, all of the statements, expectations and assumptions
contained in this news release are forward-looking statements that
involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including statements
regarding expected benefits of products and product features.
Although Blackbaud attempts to be accurate in making these
forward-looking statements, it is possible that future
circumstances might differ from the assumptions on which such
statements are based. In addition, other important factors that
could cause results to differ materially include the following:
general economic risks; uncertainty regarding increased business
and renewals from existing customers; continued success in sales
growth; management of integration of acquired companies and other
risks associated with acquisitions; risks associated with
successful implementation of multiple integrated software products;
the ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks associated
with management of growth; lengthy sales and implementation cycles;
technological changes that make our products and services less
competitive; and the other risk factors set forth from time to time
in the SEC filings for Blackbaud, copies of which are available
free of charge at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or upon request
from Blackbaud's investor relations department. All Blackbaud
product names appearing herein are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Blackbaud, Inc.
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