start-ups in July 2023 Blackbaud Social Good Startup program group develops AI solutions to help social impact organizations achieve more
Charleston, South Carolina, July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — black bow (NASDAQ: BLKB), a leading provider of social impact software, today announced the newest participants in its Social Good Startup program. The program is a technology accelerator designed to support diverse early-stage software companies focused on solving problems important to the social good community.
of July 2023 This cohort is specifically focused on mission-driven technology startups using generative AI to increase their impact on socially responsible businesses and nonprofits. This is part of Blackbaud’s commitment to making AI more accessible to customers by accelerating the availability of AI-driven partner solutions in the Blackbaud marketplace. Through this partner ecosystem, Blackbaud’s customers can easily find and integrate AI solutions into his Blackbaud technology stack to meet their specific needs.
“In addition to the product innovations and AI capabilities we offer our customers, Blackbaud has also invested in our partner ecosystem to provide customers with a variety of ways to integrate intelligent solutions to make a big impact in the world. I am,” he said. Kevin McDialis, Blackbaud Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. “We are thrilled to invest in this new start-up that is bringing meaningful AI applications to the social impact industry.”
The startup of July 2023 The cohort includes:
- change finder: ChangeFinder is ChatGPT for grants. A SaaS grant making solution (GrantMachine) focuses on increasing efficiency and grant application success rates for nonprofits. ChangeFinder develops large-scale language models (LLMs) for specific nonprofit grants areas and grant categories such as housing and health equity, enabling clients to drive meaningful change in their communities.
- Donor 360: Donor360 is an ethical e-commerce platform where charities and their advocates can raise money by selling fair trade, organic and cruelty-free products. Donor360 is an e-commerce ecosystem of nonprofits, backers, organic and sustainable brands, businesses and conscious consumers. The Donor360 eShop is fast, free, and easy to set up and manage.
- eSimpleIT: With a mission to double the impact of philanthropic organizations around the world, eSimpleIT is actively developing advanced marketing studio tools designed to transform fundraising and philanthropy. The tool enables marketing professionals to effectively identify and engage potential donors and sponsors with AI-driven targeting and segmentation, while its prescriptive insights resonate with target audiences. Create personalized campaigns to maximize engagement and conversion rates.
- fund writer.ai: Fundwriter.ai is an AI-powered platform for the social good sector that empowers every member of your team to become a fundraising powerhouse. The team leverages the organization’s data, content, and other resources to create targeted offers, appeals, prospect outreach, and strategy documents.
- fund miner: FundMiner’s B2B software simplifies fund management and automates gift management for large fundraising organizations such as higher education institutions, academic medical centers and community foundations. FundMiner’s AI-powered platform aggregates data from siled systems, automates manual processes, and provides organizations with tools such as reporting and analysis, workflow automation, and compliance monitoring to maximize resources. make the most of it. FundMiner helps clients comply with internal and external regulations, be more respectful of donor intentions, and drive more effective capital utilization, increased staff productivity, and increased fundraising revenue.
- hatch: Hatch is the first donation intelligence platform of its kind powered by Altruistic Intelligence™. Hatch gives organizations new information about individual donors, empowers fundraisers, marketers and volunteers to be more efficient and maximize impact, and provides a new home for the new world of giving.
- Humanitas AI: Humanitas AI builds smart assistants and in-kind fundraising tools to help nonprofits and businesses do more and raise more money. Humanitas AI believes that a first-principles socio-economic data platform (a platform containing data from social sectors often left out of leading algorithms) is critical to ensuring a safe, fair and equitable future for all. I believe it is. The platform offers various tools such as an AI assistant and a marketplace to strengthen connections between businesses and local nonprofits, acting as a trusted intermediary between all stakeholders in the impact ecosystem. I am trying to make it work.
- LifeLegacy’s ImpactWriter: LifeLegacy’s ImpactWriter is ChatGPT for non-commercial fundraising content creation. ImpactWriter is designed to help fundraisers create professional content in seconds, saving time, resources and money, allowing organizations to focus on what matters most, their day-to-day work. Whether you’re creating fundraising campaigns, thank-you letters to donors, social content, bulletin board letters, newsletters, or impact stories, ImpactWriter empowers nonprofits to raise money.
- Non-commercial operating system: The Nonprofit Operating System harnesses the power of generative AI to help nonprofits create engaging fundraising appeals, engaging social media content, and anything else a nonprofit needs. A revolutionary tool. Designed by experienced nonprofit professionals, the system understands the unique challenges and opportunities of the nonprofit sector. With nearly 200 customers already benefiting from its capabilities, it’s transforming the way nonprofits communicate and engage with their audiences.
- b. World: b.world is an AI-powered impact measurement and storytelling app for corporate and social impact teams. This makes designing, measuring, and storytelling impact programs easier, faster, and more cost-effective, freeing impact teams to focus more on their mission.
“As part of our Intelligence for Good® strategy, in line with Blackbaud’s commitment to making AI more accessible to impactful organizations, we are pleased to bring these 10 leading companies to the table. July 2023 said cohort Lizzie Shaffer, Blackbaud, Social Good Startup Program General Manager. “By partnering with the most innovative start-ups that use AI to power technology that impacts society, we can provide even more opportunities for purpose-driven organizations to experiment with the latest products and solutions in the marketplace. It’s good to be able to work with companies in July 2023 As AI technology continues to advance, so will the cohort. ”
About the Blackbaud Social Good Startup Program
Since the launch of the first cohort of the Social Good Startup program, January 2020Blackbaud has supported a total of 45 startups through its six cohorts so far, and these organizations have combined $150 million in fundraising. Additionally, 55% of the startup founders who participated in the program came from backgrounds that are typically underrepresented in the tech industry.
Program participants receive select access to Blackbaud’s resources, marketing opportunities, and undiluted grants, and Blackbaud works with startup founders to develop unique plans to address each company’s growth goals. design. Participants will publish multiple Blackbaud product integrations on the Blackbaud Marketplace, collaborate with other Blackbaud ISV partners to develop integrations, attend Blackbaud events, engage in targeted research with Blackbaud customers, We took product feedback and implemented changes that best fit customer needs.
Founders are invited to participate in the annual Blackbaud Social Good Startup Showcase, where they can pitch their ideas to Blackbaud leaders, create networking opportunities, and ultimately win cash prizes. This year’s showcase will take place at bbcon, Blackbaud’s annual technical conference in New York. Denver, October 22-24.
Blackbaud is accepting applications for the Social Good Startup Program on a rolling basis.for consideration in January 2024 Or for other prospective cohorts, learn more and apply here.
About Blackbow
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) is a leading software provider dedicated to enhancing social impact. Blackbaud’s must-have software serves the nonprofit and education sector, socially responsible businesses, and individual change agents, providing fundraising, nonprofit financial management, digital giving, grant making, and corporate social responsibility. , built to accelerate impact in education management.Has millions of users $100 billion Procured, granted or managed annually through the Blackbaud platform, Blackbaud’s solutions unlock the potential of people and organizations to 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. Blackbaud, a remote-first company, operates in the following regions: usa, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica and the England, supports users in over 100 countries.Learn more about www.blackbaud.com or follow me twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.
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