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Blackbaud Partners with Anthropic on Groundbreaking New Way to Experience the Power of Purpose-Built AI
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the leader in AI for social impact, today announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with Anthropic to provide the fundraising connector for Claude for Nonprofits – a move that will redefine how mission-driven organizations harness intelligence to accelerate impact.
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