October 26, 2026 | 5 min read
How to Find Better-Fit Donors Beyond Wealth Indicators Date: October 1, 2026 Context: Members of Forbes Nonprofit Council share 15 donor research tactics for looking beyond wealth screening to find prospects with both the means and the motivation to give, Catherine LaCour’s response: TRACK MISSION ENGAGEMENT Look beyond capacity to examine connection. Pay attention to […]
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September 17, 2026 | 26 min read
Catherine LaCour shares her journey to social impact, her approach to servant leadership, and how The Blackbaud Giving Fund is helping remove barriers to turn generosity into action.
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Fundraising, In the News, News
September 10, 2026 | 5 min read
Catherine LaCour explains why transparency is more than a compliance requirement, showing how clear communication and accountability can strengthen donor trust and become a powerful fundraising tool.
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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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