Now Accepting Nominations for the 2025 Blackbaud Impact Awards: Let’s Celebrate You!

Annie Baierl

We’re thrilled to announce the return of the Blackbaud Impact Awards, to recognize and celebrate the amazing achievements our customers around the globe are realizing and the impact they're driving every day with their Blackbaud software. In other words, we’re celebrating YOU!

Our seven award categories—five organization-level and two individual-level—honor not just the powerful outcomes you deliver, but the behind-the-scenes excellence that makes it all happen. Whether your organization is strengthening internal connections, adopting new tech capabilities to boost efficiency, or focusing on data to drive results, we want to hear how you’re making progress!

 Award Categories

• The Silo Buster Award, which recognizes organizations that have broken down silos and increased collaboration for greater impact, with the support of Blackbaud software. 

• The Changemaker Award, which recognizes agile organizations that have embraced new tech capabilities to overcome challenges on the fly and deliver results. 

• The Fueling Greatness Award, which puts a spotlight on the ambitious goals that were reached and surpassed across any number of operating areas. 

• The Data Strategist Award, which recognizes data-fluent organizations who can demonstrate how data-informed decisions have given them a greater edge, or how they discovered new pathways to overcome an obstacle through analytics, reporting, and communication. 

• The Futurist Award, for organizations who can share their story of technological exploration and creativity within Blackbaud’s flexible ecosystem. 

• The Outstanding Leadership Award, which celebrates exceptional executive-level leaders who empower their teams and organizations. 

• The Rising Star Award (new for 2025) recognizes ambitious individuals in manager-level or below roles (non-executive or director level) who demonstrate exceptional potential in their field.

Submitting Your Nomination

Read more about the awards and submit your nomination on the Blackbaud Impact Awards website here. Winners will be celebrated on bbcon mainstage and will receive a pass to attend bbcon in Philadelphia, London, or Sydney. We’ll also be publicly recognizing the inspiring work of the winners through press releases, social media, and other channels.

Need some extra inspiration? Check out our tips for crafting an award-worthy nomination!