{"id":22452,"date":"2024-09-17T13:03:05","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T17:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=22452"},"modified":"2025-07-29T15:16:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T19:16:08","slug":"blackbaud-and-microsofts-tech-for-social-impact-team-collaborating-to-bring-sophisticated-cloud-technology-ai-and-analytics-to-nonprofits","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\/newsroom\/article\/blackbaud-and-microsofts-tech-for-social-impact-team-collaborating-to-bring-sophisticated-cloud-technology-ai-and-analytics-to-nonprofits","title":{"rendered":"Blackbaud and Microsoft\u2019s Tech for Social Impact Team Collaborating to Bring Sophisticated Cloud Technology, AI and Analytics to Nonprofits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Upcoming Product Innovations Will Enable Nonprofits to Leverage Innovative Blackbaud and Microsoft Technology to Achieve Greater Impact, Gain In-Depth Insights and Increase Efficiency<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Charleston, S.C. and Redmond, W.A. (September 17, 2024)<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \u2013\u2013 <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) today announced plans to enhance the value provided to the nonprofit and education markets. Blackbaud customers will soon benefit from deeper integration of Microsoft AI and analytics into software that is purpose-built for the unique business operations of social impact organizations \u2014 without the need for costly customizations.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Underpinned by Microsoft technologies, Blackbaud&#8217;s industry-leading donor management software, Blackbaud CRM\u00ae and Blackbaud Raiser\u2019s Edge NXT\u00ae, are engineered using the world\u2019s most comprehensive fundraising data model. These purpose-built, powerful solutions are proven to enhance data understanding and consistency, helping social impact organizations manage complex fundraising operations and ultimately increase the number of donors, gifts, and amounts raised.\u00a0 By integrating Microsoft Fabric\u2122 in its architecture to unify data sources, Blackbaud can enable new capabilities like comprehensive productivity dashboards designed for the unique needs of their customers. These dashboards, personalized by role, are designed to enable every user to focus on and prioritize their next actions and critical tasks.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">These capabilities build upon the productivity increases that thousands of Blackbaud customers are already realizing as they use Blackbaud\u2019s Microsoft Power Platform\u2122 connectors, available on the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/app.blackbaud.com\/marketplace\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Blackbaud Marketplace<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">to extend and enhance their solutions. Blackbaud is a leading producer of Microsoft-certified Power Platform connectors, and its customers use this rich Microsoft toolset to create custom apps, automate workflows, build dashboards, and fine-tune reporting for their Blackbaud solutions, helping them save time and ultimately raise more funds for their world-changing organizations.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cA tremendous opportunity exists for our two companies to collaborate on ways to help social impact organizations use AI and automation to address key operational and financial challenges,\u201d said Sudip Datta, Chief Product Officer, Blackbaud. \u201cAs a longstanding Microsoft partner and leader in the nonprofit technology space, we\u2019re committed to making sure our customers have access to the latest innovation within a connected ecosystem purpose-built for the social impact sector. We\u2019re excited to be leveraging Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service and Microsoft Fabric within our solutions, helping social impact organizations accelerate impact.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8220;Microsoft is committed to empowering social good organizations with the technology and tools they need to achieve more impact,&#8221; said Justin Spelhaug, Corporate Vice President of Microsoft\u2019s Tech for Social Impact, part of Microsoft Philanthropies. &#8220;We are grateful for the collaboration with Blackbaud who has been a pioneer in applying AI and cloud technologies to the social sector. Together, we are enabling social impact organizations to transform their operations, optimize their resources and amplify their outcomes.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Blackbaud and Microsoft have a long history and shared commitment to the social impact space, rooted in Blackbaud\u2019s early adoption of Microsoft Azure as a critical foundation for many of its core products and ongoing adoption of new Azure capabilities. Blackbaud\u2019s leading financial management software Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT\u00ae will soon leverage the Microsoft Azure AI Document Intelligence service for invoice and receipt scanning automation. This marriage of Blackbaud\u2019s leading financial management software with Microsoft technology will allow organizations to automate their entire payables process, from start to finish, directly within Financial Edge NXT. Blackbaud also leverages Microsoft AI Services to bring many aspects of their Intelligence for Good\u00ae strategy to life, making AI powerful, accessible, and responsible for social impact, such as in Blackbaud Impact Edge\u2122, the company\u2019s new data and storytelling solution that\u2019s currently under development.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Microsoft is the presenting sponsor of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbconference.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">bbcon 2024<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, Blackbaud\u2019s annual tech conference, taking place Sept. 24-26 in Seattle. Microsoft will deliver several sessions at the conference focused on how nonprofits can use AI with their data to drive mission success around fundraising and campaign planning. Learn more and register for bbcon<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbconference.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">About Blackbaud<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Blackbaud<\/span><\/a> <span data-contrast=\"none\">(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\u2019s 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\u2019s solutions are unleashing the potential of the people and organizations who change the world. Blackbaud has been named to Newsweek\u2019s list of America\u2019s Most Responsible Companies, Quartz\u2019s list of Best Companies for Remote Workers, and Forbes\u2019 list of America\u2019s 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. 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