AcademicWorks + Blackbaud: Better Together.

We're excited to announce that Blackbaud has acquired AcademicWorks, the market leader in scholarship management for higher education and K-12 institutions, foundations and grant-making institutions.

 

In line with Blackbaud’s focus on leading the market with integrated, complete solutions to advance our customers’ missions, the acquisition of AcademicWorks expands capabilities for Blackbaud’s Higher Education, K-12 and Corporate & Foundation customers. This acquisition continues to expand Blackbaud Higher Education and K-12 Solutions to comprehensively serve the needs of academic institutions with a complete solution set for attracting, awarding and managing scholarships while enhancing donor visibility and stewardship.

 

According to AcademicWorks’ research, on some campuses, as much as 30 percent of scholarship funds have gone unutilized and many donors report limited communication and stewardship once scholarships are given, so there are tremendous opportunities for technology to support greater effectiveness in the process. Additionally, this acquisition offers powerful new opportunities to deepen connections across the ecosystem of good powered by Blackbaud solutions, connecting donors, grant-making institutions and education institutions to increase effectiveness and stewardship in scholarship management.

 

Learn even more details in our press release. We’re excited to provide AcademicWorks services to Blackbaud customers!