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To improve and expand our customers’ learning experience, Blackbaud is excited to announce the launch of BlackbaudU Campus, a new learning management system for our Blackbaud University training courses.

Blackbaud has launched a highly anticipated new eBook, the Status of UK Fundraising Report 2021. Featuring the views of over 1,000 U.K. nonprofit professionals, the fourth edition of this annual report is a unique benchmarking tool for the social good sector.

Blackbaud announced it will make a multi-year, six-figure gift to Big Brothers Big Sisters to build greater equity, social capital and a stronger, more diverse global workforce.

Blackbaud will report its third quarter 2021 financial results on Wednesday, November 3, after the U.S. financial markets close for trading. In conjunction with this announcement, Blackbaud will host a conference call on Thursday, November 4, at 8:00 a.m. ET to discuss the company’s financial results.

Blackbaud today concluded bbcon 2021 Virtual, the company’s annual tech conference for a better world. For the 22nd year, the conference gathered changemakers, dreamers and doers from all types of organizations and institutions working to make a difference in the world.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation has named Blackbaud a finalist in the 22nd Annual Citizens Awards, a long-standing program that honors businesses for the impact they make in communities around the world.

Throughout the month of October, we will celebrate Black History Month, UK, as a global company. We will do this with a series of employee-led activities, including a special guest speaker, participation in charitable giving opportunities, open forum dialogues related to the evolution of Black History in the UK and more.

Blackbaud today announced an in-market partnership with Haus des Stiftens, a social enterprise that powers connections between companies, donors and nonprofits in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Through this in-market partnership, YourCause® customers will have access to the Haus des Stiftens database of eligible and validated nonprofits reaching over 88,000 organizations.

The annual Blackbaud Luminate Online® Benchmark Report 2020 includes insight into online giving trends based on 2020 data, as well as our predictions of which trends are most likely to continue throughout this year and beyond.

As our products and our company evolve, so does our approach to communicating about innovation to our customers. The Blackbaud Product Update Briefings is a semi-annual celebration of technology innovation designed to share more about the innovative cloud solutions that impact your work and support your mission.

Blackbaud is pleased to share that it is continuing its relationship with The University of Warwick, a top 10 higher education institution in the UK, to play an integral role in the university's new development strategy—one which they believe will surpass the success of their previous fundraising records.

September 15 marks the kick-off of National Hispanic Heritage Month, and Blackbaud is excited to be a part of this month-long celebration.

With deepest concern and sympathy for those affected by Hurricane Ida, we would like to express our appreciation for the strength, compassion, and preparedness of our social good customers, partners, and organizations who are providing aid.

Two-time Grammy®-winning singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat will perform at bbcon 2021 Virtual, the tech conference for a better world. In addition, Dr. Pippa Grange, bestselling author, sports psychologist and culture coach will join the mainstage at the conference, which is happening Oct. 13–15 and is free for all.

The world has changed immensely in the last year-and-a-half, and Blackbaud is changing with it. We’ve implemented a new workforce strategy to provide more flexibility and freedom of choice to our employees, and we are no longer requiring employees to be tied to a specific geographic location. In addition to this new strategy, Blackbaud has focused on supporting our employees through the challenges we’ve all recently faced.

Blackbaud is thrilled to be featured in Microsoft’s #BuildFor2030 campaign as a company that is accelerating nonprofit missions and impact, and playing an active role in supporting the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.

LeVar Burton will join the mainstage at bbcon 2021 Virtual, the tech conference for a better world, happening Oct. 13–15 as a free event. Burton is the beloved former host and executive producer of the PBS children's series “Reading Rainbow®” and is a lifelong children's literacy advocate. He is celebrated for his iconic role as Kunta Kinte in the acclaimed television miniseries “Roots” and also starred as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge in the “Star Trek: The Next Generation” series.

With deepest concern and sympathy for those affected by the wildfires burning in California, Oregon, and Canada, we would like to express our appreciation for the strength, compassion, and preparedness of our social good customers, partners, and organizations who are providing aid.

Leading institutions, including Butler University, Concordia College and Saint Louis University have recently selected Blackbaud Guided Fundraising to help support and optimize their annual giving programs, and many others have already demonstrated success.

The new Retention Toolkit: Your Ultimate Guide for Building Lasting Support provides an outline for retaining new donors and growing their value. This piece is the latest release in the Toolkit Series from the Blackbaud Institute, which brings together leading-edge research and strategic insight to accelerate the impact of the social good community.