YourCause® from Blackbaud® and True Impact® to Offer Companies Advanced AI-Driven Insights and Storytelling for Social Impact Reporting
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) has announced a strategic partnership with True Impact to enhance its AI-powered social impact reporting solution, Blackbaud Impact Edge. The integration, available to YourCause corporate clients later this year, will combine True Impact's measurement data with Impact Edge's AI capabilities to provide real-time, evidence-based insights for corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs.
The enhanced platform will offer key features including outcome-based impact measurement, real-time impact insights through AI-powered dashboards, predictive impact forecasting, and integrated storytelling tools. The solution will enable companies to better track, evaluate, and communicate their philanthropic investments' actual results.
Additionally, Blackbaud is currently testing Blackbaud Copilot, its generative-AI assistant embedded in Impact Edge, with select YourCause customers, with full release expected in the coming months.
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) ha annunciato una partnership strategica con True Impact per migliorare la sua soluzione di reporting sociale basata sull'IA, Blackbaud Impact Edge. L'integrazione, disponibile per i clienti aziendali di YourCause entro la fine dell'anno, combinerà i dati di misurazione di True Impact con le capacità di IA di Impact Edge per fornire insights basati su prove in tempo reale per i programmi di responsabilità sociale d'impresa (CSR).
La piattaforma potenziata offrirà funzionalità chiave tra cui misurazione dell'impatto basata sui risultati, insights in tempo reale tramite dashboard alimentati dall'IA, previsioni di impatto predittivo e strumenti di narrazione integrati. La soluzione consentirà alle aziende di monitorare, valutare e comunicare meglio i risultati effettivi dei loro investimenti filantropici.
Inoltre, Blackbaud sta attualmente testando Blackbaud Copilot, il suo assistente di IA generativa integrato in Impact Edge, con alcuni clienti selezionati di YourCause, con un rilascio completo atteso nei prossimi mesi.
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) ha anunciado una asociación estratégica con True Impact para mejorar su solución de informes sobre impacto social impulsada por IA, Blackbaud Impact Edge. La integración, que estará disponible para los clientes corporativos de YourCause a finales de este año, combinará los datos de medición de True Impact con las capacidades de IA de Impact Edge para proporcionar insights basados en evidencia en tiempo real para los programas de responsabilidad social corporativa (CSR).
La plataforma mejorada ofrecerá características clave que incluyen medición de impacto basada en resultados, insights de impacto en tiempo real a través de paneles impulsados por IA, pronósticos de impacto predictivo y herramientas de narración integradas. La solución permitirá a las empresas realizar un mejor seguimiento, evaluar y comunicar los resultados reales de sus inversiones filantrópicas.
Además, Blackbaud está probando actualmente Blackbaud Copilot, su asistente de IA generativa integrado en Impact Edge, con algunos clientes seleccionados de YourCause, con un lanzamiento completo esperado en los próximos meses.
블랙바우드 (NASDAQ: BLKB)가 진정한 영향력(True Impact)와 전략적 파트너십을 체결하여 AI 기반 사회Impact 보고 솔루션인 블랙바우드 임팩트 엣지(Blackbaud Impact Edge)를 향상시키겠다고 발표했습니다. 올해 말 YourCause 기업 고객에게 제공될 이 통합은 진정한 영향력의 측정 데이터를 Impact Edge의 AI 기능과 결합하여 기업 사회적 책임(CSR) 프로그램을 위한 실시간 증거 기반 통찰력을 제공합니다.
향상된 플랫폼은 결과 기반 영향 측정, AI 기반 대시보드를 통한 실시간 영향 통찰력, 예측 가능한 영향 예측 및 통합 스토리텔링 도구를 포함한 주요 기능을 제공합니다. 이 솔루션은 기업이 자선 투자 결과를 더 잘 추적, 평가 및 전달할 수 있도록 도와줍니다.
또한 블랙바우드는 현재 임팩트 엣지에 통합된 생성형 AI 어시스턴트인 블랙바우드 코파일럿(Blackbaud Copilot)을 일부 선정된 YourCause 고객과 시험 운영 중이며, 완전한 출시가 몇 달 내에 예상됩니다.
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) a annoncé un partenariat stratégique avec True Impact pour améliorer sa solution de reporting d'impact social alimentée par IA, Blackbaud Impact Edge. L'intégration, qui sera disponible pour les clients d'entreprise de YourCause d'ici la fin de l'année, combinera les données de mesure de True Impact avec les capacités d'IA d'Impact Edge pour fournir des aperçus basés sur des preuves en temps réel pour les programmes de responsabilité sociale des entreprises (RSE).
La plateforme améliorée proposera des fonctionnalités clés, notamment la mesure de l'impact basée sur les résultats, les aperçus d'impact en temps réel via des tableaux de bord alimentés par IA, les prévisions d'impact prédictif et des outils de narration intégrés. La solution permettra aux entreprises de mieux suivre, évaluer et communiquer les résultats réels de leurs investissements philanthropiques.
De plus, Blackbaud teste actuellement Blackbaud Copilot, son assistant d'IA générative intégré dans Impact Edge, avec certains clients sélectionnés de YourCause, et un lancement complet est attendu dans les mois à venir.
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) hat eine strategische Partnerschaft mit True Impact angekündigt, um seine KI-gestützte Lösung zur Berichterstattung über soziale Auswirkungen, Blackbaud Impact Edge, zu verbessern. Die Integration, die später in diesem Jahr für die Unternehmenskunden von YourCause verfügbar sein wird, wird die Messdaten von True Impact mit den KI-Funktionen von Impact Edge kombinieren, um Echtzeit- und evidenzbasierte Einblicke für Programme zur unternehmerischen Sozialverantwortung (CSR) bereitzustellen.
Die verbesserte Plattform wird wichtige Funktionen bieten, darunter ergebnisbasierte Wirkungsbewertung, Echtzeiteinblicke durch KI-gestützte Dashboards, prädiktive Wirkungsprognosen und integrierte Erzählwerkzeuge. Die Lösung ermöglicht es Unternehmen, die tatsächlichen Ergebnisse ihrer philanthropischen Investitionen besser zu verfolgen, zu bewerten und zu kommunizieren.
Zusätzlich testet Blackbaud derzeit Blackbaud Copilot, seinen in Impact Edge integrierten generativen KI-Assistenten, mit ausgewählten Kunden von YourCause, wobei eine vollständige Veröffentlichung in den kommenden Monaten erwartet wird.
- Strategic partnership with True Impact enhances Blackbaud's AI-powered reporting capabilities
- Expansion of service offerings through new integrated features
- Development of new revenue stream through enhanced CSR reporting solutions
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Insights
This strategic partnership between Blackbaud and True Impact marks a significant advancement in corporate social responsibility technology, positioning Blackbaud at the forefront of the $1.6 billion ESG software market. By integrating True Impact's outcome measurement capabilities with Impact Edge's AI-powered platform, Blackbaud addresses a critical market need for evidence-based CSR reporting.
The timing is particularly strategic as companies face increasing pressure from stakeholders and regulatory bodies for transparent, quantifiable ESG reporting. This integration could drive significant value through:
- Enhanced customer retention in YourCause's corporate client base through expanded capabilities
- Potential revenue growth from upselling existing customers to more comprehensive reporting solutions
- Competitive differentiation through AI-powered predictive analytics and automated storytelling capabilities
The planned rollout of Blackbaud Copilot later this year further reinforces the company's commitment to AI innovation. This positions Blackbaud well against competitors like Benevity and CyberGrants, particularly as the market shifts toward more sophisticated, data-driven CSR management tools.
The technical architecture of this integration showcases Blackbaud's sophisticated approach to AI implementation in enterprise software. The combination of True Impact's structured outcome data with Impact Edge's AI capabilities creates a powerful system for:
- Predictive modeling using historical impact data to forecast future program outcomes
- Natural language processing for automated report generation and storytelling
- Real-time data processing and visualization capabilities
The integration of Blackbaud Copilot represents a significant advancement in generative AI applications for enterprise CSR management. This positions Blackbaud as an early mover in bringing practical AI applications to the social impact sector, potentially creating substantial barriers to entry for competitors.
The platform's ability to process and analyze multi-layered impact data in real-time demonstrates Blackbaud's technical capability to handle complex data integration challenges while maintaining data accuracy and security.
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
"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
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.
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