July 28, 2026 | 2 min read
How Nonprofits Can Make A Stronger Case For Corporate Giving Date: July 28, 2026 Context: Members of Forbes Nonprofit Council discuss strategies nonprofit leaders and boards can use to make a compelling case for corporate support. Catherine LaCour’s response: PROVE SHARED VALUE WITH MEASURABLE RESULTS Approach corporations as potential partners, not just funding sources. Demonstrate how […]
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July 23, 2026 | 4 min read
Catherine LaCour, CEO and executive director of the Blackbaud Giving Fund, explores how faster funding can help nonprofits strengthen their impact, respond to community needs and put donor dollars to work sooner.
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Corporate Partnership, In the News
July 23, 2026 | 8 min read
Long-term corporate partnerships aren’t sustained by shared passion alone. They thrive when nonprofits consistently help their corporate partners demonstrate impact, engage stakeholders and achieve the goals that matter to their organizations.
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AI, In the News, Podcast, Workplace Giving
June 22, 2026 | 2 min read
Catherine LaCour, CEO and Executive Director of the Blackbaud Giving Fund, joins The Nonprofit Show to explain how donor discovery is changing and what nonprofit leaders should do now.
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In the News, Interviews, Podcast
May 27, 2026 | 2 min read
Stephen Halasnik speaks with Catherine LaCour about how artificial intelligence is reshaping nonprofit fundraising, donor discovery, and organizational visibility.
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Corporate Partnership, In the News, Resources
March 30, 2026 | 7 min read
Virtual employee-engagement opportunities are becoming more common, notes Catherine LaCour, CEO of Blackbaud Giving, which works with corporate-giving programs. “When employees both give and they show up, and that can be through virtual engagement, that creates a much richer connection or richer dialogue, that makes a nonprofit feel like that partner in a company’s culture,” she says.
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March 2, 2026 | 2 min read
“The Blackbaud Giving Fund exists to make giving faster, more transparent, and more effective for nonprofits and the donors who support them,” said LaCour via a statement. “By helping corporate employees move their gifts from intention to impact in days rather than weeks, and by reducing the friction and cost often associated with distribution, we’re strengthening trust in the entire giving process. I’m excited to lead the Fund at a time when the work nonprofits are doing is even more critical, and as trust and transparency become even more important.”
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January 22, 2026 | 5 min read
While the business strategy of your nonprofit may shift, the goal should remain the same: for your nonprofit to appear in AI-generated results.
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September 11, 2025 | 1 min read
Matt Nash is the executive director of The Blackbaud Giving Fund, leading the organization’s mission to unleash generosity by connecting people to causes they care about worldwide.
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August 27, 2025 | 1 min read
In this conversation, Ted sits down with Matt Nash, Executive Director of The Blackbaud Giving Fund, to explore how technology is reshaping donor-advised funds (DAFs) and transforming the way donors and nonprofits connect.
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June 13, 2025 | 1 min read
Learn how to overcome challenges, like anonymous donors; strategies for marketing and promotion; and tips on converting from transactional to relational fundraising.
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Cryptocurrency, In the News, Strategy
April 24, 2025 | 1 min read
In this episode of This Week in Crypto Philanthropy, Nick Mikhalevsky speaks with Matt Nash, Executive Director at The Blackbaud Giving Fund, about the evolving landscape of crypto philanthropy.
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