{"id":18681,"date":"2024-05-30T10:03:07","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T14:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=18681"},"modified":"2025-07-29T15:07:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T19:07:41","slug":"blackbaud-recognized-in-three-categories-in-2024-dataiq-ai-awards","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\/newsroom\/article\/blackbaud-recognized-in-three-categories-in-2024-dataiq-ai-awards","title":{"rendered":"Blackbaud Recognized in Three Categories in 2024 DataIQ AI Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Blackbaud Named a Finalist\u00a0for Best Use of AI for Not-For-Profit or Non-Commercial Purposes and Most Effective Use of Generative AI; Chief Data Officer Carrie Cobb Named One of the 100 Most Influential People in Data<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We\u2019re proud to announce that Blackbaud was named a finalist in two categories in the inaugural <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dataiq.global\/2024-dataiq-ai-awards-shortlist\/2024-dataiq-ai-awards-shortlist-listing?\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">DataIQ Awards<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. The awards recognize and celebrate <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">individual achievements, team achievements, and ingenious solutions that genuinely provide beneficial impacts to the global community. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">The winners were selected by an experienced client-side judging panel of senior data practitioners who examined more than 170 submissions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cAI and now generative AI are the big transformers in the data and analytics world, and those behind innovating and delivering high value for their businesses at scale responsibly deserve to be celebrated,\u201d said Adrian Gregory, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of DataIQ. \u201cWe were delighted with the quality and quantity of entries for the inaugural DataIQ AI Awards, and the atmosphere was electric as data leaders from global organizations came together to shine a light on the best and brightest our industry has to offer. Each of the winners for 2024 are well-deserving of their achievements, and I am excited to see what will be accomplished for 2025.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Blackbaud was shortlisted for <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Best Use of AI for Not-for-profit or Non-commercial Purposes<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> for Blackbaud Prospect Insights, which uses powerful analytics and artificial intelligence within Blackbaud\u2019s industry-leading fundraising platform, Raiser\u2019s Edge NXT\u00ae, to enable nonprofits and social impact organizations to improve their prospective donor portfolios, streamline operations and raise more money for their important causes<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Blackbaud was also shortlisted for <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Most Effective Use of Generative AI<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> for AI for Blackbaud, the company\u2019s strategic initiative focused on enabling employee impact through AI. The initiative is a collective effort, engaging every employee at Blackbaud in learning, experimenting, and ultimately driving the company\u2019s AI-powered transformation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In addition to this recognition, Blackbaud\u2019s Chief Data Officer, Carrie Cobb, was\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dataiq.global\/2024-dataiq-usa-100-top-ten\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">honored<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0as one of DataIQ\u2019s <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">100 Most Influential People in Data<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cobb holds over 20 years of experience in developing data-driven analytic solutions, with the goal of leveraging advanced analytic methodologies and\u00a0AI\u00a0to create easy-to-execute strategies for the social impact community.\u202fAs Chief Data Officer, Cobb leads\u00a0Blackbaud\u2019s\u00a0Data Intelligence Center of Excellence, and is responsible for\u00a0the company\u2019s\u00a0AI and data strategy, vertical-focused product innovation, data science and informatics disciplines, and data governance and ethics. She also serves as chair of the Advisory Council on Methodology for the Giving USA Foundation and serves on the Governmental Affairs Committee for the Nonprofit Alliance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\/intelligence-for-good\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Intelligence for Good\u00ae<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202fstrategy focuses on the creation of complete, ready-made AI solutions to address the fundraising, stewardship, corporate impact and education needs of the social impact sector,\u201d said Cobb. \u201cAt Blackbaud, we believe the social impact sector can go further, faster, as we harness the rapidly-expanding potential of artificial intelligence \u2013 together, responsibly \u2013 and I\u2019m so honored to be part of leading this charge.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Learn how Blackbaud is putting AI to work for social impact here: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\/intelligence-for-good\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\/intelligence-for-good<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blackbaud Named a Finalist\u00a0for Best Use of AI for Not-For-Profit or Non-Commercial Purposes and Most Effective Use of Generative AI; Chief Data Officer Carrie Cobb Named One of the 100 Most Influential People in Data\u00a0 We\u2019re proud to announce that Blackbaud was named a finalist in two categories in the inaugural DataIQ Awards. 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