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Hi Blackbaud Community— We’re excited to share that award-winning artist, actor, and New York Times bestselling author Leslie Odom, Jr. will join the bbcon mainstage as our keynote speaker! Widely recognized for his breakout role as Aaron Burr in Broadway’s Hamilton, Leslie Odom, Jr. will share a powerful perspective…
Blackbaud Community – We’ve got big bbcon news to share! Globally recognized AI innovator Priya Lakhani will take the bbcon mainstage to explore “The Art of What’s Possible: Responsible AI for Social Impact.” She’ll dive into what’s possible when AI is paired with strong ethical guardrails and human judgment. Lakhani will…
The bbcon 2026 session catalog is officially live! With 100+ sessions designed to help you learn, connect, and maximize your impact, now’s the perfect time to explore what’s in store and start planning your bbcon experience. While you’re browsing, be sure to read up on our exciting mainstage moments: Leslie Odom,…
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If you are watching bbcon virtually or attending in person - we'd love to hear your memorable moments. Share your highlights from this year's conference! Feel free to share your pictures here too!
Thank you to everyone who made it to the Web View Wins session at bbcon 2025! Since we made a few tweaks after turning in our slides to Blackbaud, I wanted to share the final version here in case anyone wanted to review them. Let us know if you have any follow-up questions! Presentors: @Amy Dana @Heather MacKenzie @Patti…
I was soooo excited to read that Lesie Odom, Jr. was going to be the keynote speaker at bbcon this year. Who else out there is a Hamilton fan?? Who has never seen Hamilton and been in "The Room Where it Happened" with Aaron Burr, Sir?? My grandson was born in May 2016, less than a year after Hamilton opened on Broadway and…
2026 bbcon Confirmed* Community member led sessions 💡 Speaker(s) Session name Day/Time (when available) Link Carlene Johnson, Sunshine Reinken Watson, Amy Barker, Dan Snyder, and more Raiser’s Edge NXT Super User Panel: Real Problems, Real Solutions, Real Fun TBD Session Details: bbcon 2026 Topher Lovell, Elizabeth…
Get a friendly, fast paced walkthrough of Blackbaud’s Development Agent — your new AI teammate built to scale personalized donor engagement. See how the agent prioritizes donors, crafts individualized conversations, and logs every interaction natively in your CRM, helping you improve donor cultivation without adding…
Blackbaud ResearchPoint™ Product Tour – Segmentation Looking to uncover more potential in your donor data and put it to work more effectively? Join us for Session 2 of our Blackbaud ResearchPoint™ Product Tour series, focused on Segmentation—a core capability for turning insight into action. Blackbaud ResearchPoint™ is our…
Are You Ready for Agentic AI? A Human‑First Readiness Check for Nonprofits AI is already reshaping fundraising and nonprofit operations—but many teams are still asking the wrong question: “Should we use AI?” A better one is: “Are we ready?” Join us on July 23 at 1:00 PM ET for a practical, human‑first conversation with…
🌟 Development Agent™: Live Walkthrough What if you could engage thousands of donors—personally—without adding headcount? Join us for a fast-paced, practical look at how Development Agent helps fundraising teams expand their reach while keeping every interaction meaningful and mission-aligned. In this live walkthrough,…
🚀 Join Us: Blackbaud ResearchPoint™ Product Tour – Session 3: Administrative Functions Looking to get more out of Blackbaud ResearchPoint™? Join us for Session 3 of our product tour series, where we’ll focus on the administrative tools that help you manage data, users, and workflows with confidence. 📅 August 21 | 1:00 PM…
Sunshine Watson is a Consultant with Barker and Scott. Her session is "Raiser’s Edge NXT Super User Panel: Real Problems, Real Solutions, Real Fun."
Elizabeth is a Development Data Systems Director with Putney School. Her session is "The Human Side of Technology: Driving Adoption Through Culture Change."
Hallie Guiseppe is a Director of Advancement Operations at Alvernia University. Her session is called, "Power Up Your Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT®: Automation Strategies That Level You Up."
Evans Scholars Foundation and A Better Chance are using the integration between Raiser’s Edge NXT® and Financial Edge NXT® to better connect their fundraising and finance teams.
In this video, leaders from both organizations share how automation and shared data have created efficiencies, empowered their teams, and helped them focus more on serving their communities.
The Charleston Gaillard Center uses advanced wealth analytics and predictive modeling from Blackbaud to better understand their donors and identify major gift opportunities.
In this video, their team shares how predictive analytics helped drive smarter fundraising decisions—including a 65% increase in gifts of $1,000 or more in the past year.
