# YourCause from Blackbaud

> YourCause from Blackbaud sells corporate social responsibility software for employee giving, volunteering, grantmaking, and impact reporting. Its connected products combine program administration, nonprofit vetting and donation processing, with reporting dashboards and optional generative AI tools.

- **Founded:** 2008
- **Headquarters:** Plano, United States
- **Founders:** Matthew Combs (Founder and former CEO)
- **Products:** CSRconnect, GrantsConnect, Blackbaud Impact Edge, Blackbaud Verified Network, Donation processing and customer support
- **Notable:** Blackbaud acquired YourCause in January 2019 for approximately USD 157 million., Blackbaud reported 8.2 million volunteer hours tracked on YourCause in 2025., Blackbaud reported more than 165,800 charities supported through employee giving in 2025.

## Products & services

- **CSRconnect** — Employee giving, matching gifts, payroll donations, volunteering, campaigns, employee resource groups, and reporting.
- **GrantsConnect** — Corporate grant applications, configurable forms, reviewer workflows, budgets, disbursements, and reporting.
- **Blackbaud Impact Edge** — Unified impact dashboards and optional Blackbaud AI for questions, reporting, and narrative generation.
- **Blackbaud Verified Network** — Free nonprofit portal for profiles, vetting, donor details, and digital disbursement setup; formerly NPOconnect.
- **Donation processing and customer support** — Charitable payment processing, nonprofit due diligence, administrator support, and employee and nonprofit assistance.

## Achievements

- Blackbaud acquired YourCause in January 2019 for approximately USD 157 million.
- Blackbaud reported 8.2 million volunteer hours tracked on YourCause in 2025.
- Blackbaud reported more than 165,800 charities supported through employee giving in 2025.
- A May 2026 Blackbaud pilot update reported donation disbursement timelines reduced by 95% across USD 2 million sent to more than 650 charities.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Blackbaud reported a 95% reduction in donation disbursement timelines in an Expedited Giving pilot and described early testing of Expedited Giving+.
- **2026-04** — At its Nashville summit, Blackbaud outlined AI-assisted matching and grant review, donation payment improvements, and additional integrations. Some were roadmap announcements.
- **2025-10** — Blackbaud announced the rebranding of NPOconnect to Blackbaud Verified Network.
- **2025-01** — YourCause described included Impact Dashboards, the Blackbaud AI add-on, and its True Impact partnership.

## Links

- Website: https://www.yourcause.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/yourcause-com/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/YourCause
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YC.CSRconnect/

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Last updated: 2026-10-04