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Blackbaud's Tech Accelerator Program Welcomes 10 Startups Building Generative AI Solutions for Social Impact
Startups in the July 2023 Cohort of the Blackbaud Social Good Startup Program Are Creating AI Solutions to Help Social Impact Organizations Achieve More
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[{"type":"text","content":"Startups in the July 2023 Cohort of the Blackbaud Social Good Startup Program Are Creating AI Solutions to Help Social Impact Organizations Achieve More\nCHARLESTON, S.C., July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the leading provider of software for powering social impact, today announced the newest cohort of participants in its Social Good Startup Program. The program is a tech accelerator designed to support diverse, early-stage software companies focused on solving the problems that matter to the social good community.\nThe July 2023 cohort is specifically focused on mission-driven tech startups using generative AI to increase impact for companies and nonprofits focused on social responsibility. This is one way that Blackbaud is delivering on its commitment to make AI more accessible to customers—by accelerating the availability of AI-driven partner solutions in the Blackbaud Marketplace. Through this partner ecosystem, Blackbaud customers can easily find and integrate AI solutions into their Blackbaud tech stack to meet their specific needs. \n\"In addition to the product innovation and AI capabilities we're delivering to our customers, Blackbaud is also investing in our partner ecosystem to give customers a range of ways they can integrate intelligent solutions to drive greater impact in the world,\" said Kevin McDearis, executive vice president and chief technology officer, Blackbaud. \"We're thrilled to invest in this new cohort of startups that are bringing meaningful AI applications to the social impact industry.\"\nThe startups in the July 2023 cohort include:\nChangeFinder: ChangeFinder is ChatGPT for grants. The SaaS grant writing solution (GrantMachine) is focused on increasing efficiency and grant application success rates for nonprofits. ChangeFinder develops Large Language Models (LLM's) for specific nonprofit grant verticals and grant funding categories, such as housing or health equity, empowering customers to drive meaningful change in their communities.Donor360: Donor360 is an ethical eCommerce platform that enables charities and their advocates to fundraise by vending Fair Trade, organic and cruelty-free products. Donor360 is an eCommerce ecosystem of nonprofits, advocates, organic and sustainable brands, corporations and conscious consumers. Donor360 eShops are fast, free and easy to set up a...