Blackbaud offers partner solutions that complement and extend its capabilities to offer the ultimate choice, flexibility and impact for customers

Blackbaud, the leading provider of software for powering social impact, announced expanded partnerships with Almabase, a specialist in software tools for educational institutions to build alumni-centric programs and SwipeTrack Solutions, a leading provider of technology solutions for creating modernized patron experiences.

Blackbaud continuously seeks opportunities to add value to customers and their constituents by investing in both innovation and ecosystem enablement through partnerships. These first and third-party capabilities accelerate the measurable impact for customers.

“Our goal is to accelerate the impact of our customers first and foremost,” said Liz Price, senior director of Global Partners at Blackbaud. “These partnerships are an integral part of doing that and underscore how we are committed to both innovation and extending our offerings to expand what is possible. This focus allows us to meet and stay ahead of what purpose-driven organizations need to accelerate their impact.”

Almabase: Redefining Digital Engagement and Fundraising for Higher Education and K-12 Schools

In a digital-first world, educational institutions have been challenged to find creative and engaging ways to reach and nurture relationships with their alumni. Blackbaud and Almabase partnered to create a seamless and secure integration with Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT® that enables advancement services professionals to move constituent, gift, and event data between systems without friction, so they have access to secure, up-to-date alumni information.

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“With rising tuition costs, we want to help our school partners diversify their donor pipeline with new donors at the top of their funnel,” said David Benjamin, chief commercial officer at Blackbaud. “With a focus on the school’s alumni group, tools like Almabase can provide value to alumni so that they feel connected and engaged to the school’s mission.”

A digital-first engagement platform, coupled with a strong fundraising CRM, gives advancement professionals at higher education institutions and K-12 schools a 360-degree view of their actionable insights and data that they need to drive value-led alumni engagement and fundraising to help their institutions retain and grow relationships and funding.

“Our mission at Almabase is to make education affordable by helping every institution increase alumni participation,” said Kalyan Varma, co-founder and CEO of Almabase. “The best schools understand that maintaining strong relationships with alumni is mission critical and are proactively engaging alumni, meeting them where they are. Our expanded partnership with Blackbaud and strong integration with Raiser’s Edge NXT is a game-changer for any higher education institution or school that wants to drive up their fundraising outcomes through alumni.”

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