The One Record Myth in K–12 School Software
Is it possible to have one record for each constituent at a school? The short answer is no — not [...]
Cleared for Takeoff: When Customers Get a Seat in the Cockpit
There’s a specific kind of energy that happens when a room full of people who haven’t physically gathered in years [...]
Why AI Maturity Matters More Than AI Adoption in Financial Reporting
Artificial intelligence has quickly moved from a future-focused conversation to a practical reality for many nonprofit organizations. According to new [...]
Your Legacy Workflows Have an Invoice. You Just Haven’t Seen It Yet.
Every accounting professional has lost a day in a spreadsheet and walked away with little to show for it. It [...]
What bbdevdays 2026 Revealed About the Next Generation of Nonprofit Innovation
The distance between having an idea and delivering a technology solution is shrinking. Here’s what that means for mission-driven organizations. [...]
The Power of Connecting Data, People, and Processes in Higher Ed
Advancement, finance, scholarships, and the student information system (SIS) often run as separate systems, managed by separate teams, in separate [...]
Donor Perspectives on AI, Trust, and Transparency
In this episode of The ENGAGE Podcast, host Kate Averett Anderson and Blackbaud research scientist Dr. Laurene Currie discuss new [...]
Questions to Ask If You Are Thinking About Moving to a New GMS
When many organizations first implement a grant management system, the goal is simple. You want to make grantmaking easier. Over [...]
What Is an AI Agent Manager?
I’ve spent nearly 30 years in the nonprofit world. I started as a development assistant when organizations were debating whether [...]
AI and the Future of Human-Centered Education
Education has always been, at its core, a profoundly human endeavor. It is shaped by relationships—between educators and students, institutions [...]
