Six New Startups Join Blackbaud's Tech Accelerator Program
Blackbaud, a provider of software for powering social impact, 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."
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