AI Nonprofit Donor CRM, Fundraising Platform Fundraising

How Blackbaud, Bonterra, Bloomerang, Virtuous, Neon-One, Givebutter, Fundraise Up, Classy-GoFundMe, DonorPerfect, Kindful, Little Green Light.

Raising Capital for AI-Native Nonprofit Donor CRM, Fundraising Platform, Major Gifts, Planned Giving & Donor-Advised-Fund Startups

AI-native nonprofit-CRM, donor-intelligence, donor-management-system-DMS, constituent-relationship-management-CRM, fundraising-platform, peer-to-peer-P2P, crowdfunding, text-to-give-SMS, QR-donation, tap-to-give-NFC, wallet-Apple-Pay-Google-Pay, event-ticketing, auction, raffle, gala, walk-run-ride, major-gifts, moves-management, prospect-research, wealth-screening, planned-giving, charitable-gift-annuity-CGA, charitable-remainder-trust-CRT, bequest, IRA-Qualified-Charitable-Distribution-QCD, donor-advised-fund-DAF-Fidelity-Charitable-Schwab-Charitable-Vanguard-Charitable-National-Philanthropic-Trust-DAFgiving360, community-foundation, matching-gift-Double-the-Donation-Benevity, workplace-giving-employer-payroll, volunteer-management, grant-management, grant-writing, fiscal-sponsorship, church-management-ChMS-tithing, faith-based, higher-education-advancement, K-12-independent-school, healthcare-hospital-foundation, arts-cultural, environmental, international-relief, political-501c4-501c6-PAC, membership-association, accreditation, AI-donor-scoring, AI-major-gift-officer-MGO-assistant, AI-thank-you, AI-appeal-writing, AI-segmentation, AI-predictive-lifetime-value, AI-lapsed-donor-recapture, AI-recurring-conversion, AI-planned-giving-identification is one of the highest-signal AI-vertical-SaaS, AI-FinTech, AI-social-impact categories for 2026 — validated by Blackbaud $NASDAQ:BLKB-market-cap-$3.5B-Clearlake-May-2024-$4.6B-take-private-attempt-rejected, Bonterra-Apax-Vista-Sep-2022 (Social-Solutions, CyberGrants, EveryAction-NGP-VAN, Network-for-Good, Personify, WeSpire), Bloomerang-JMI-Equity-2020, Virtuous $100M-Series-C-Jan-2024-Susquehanna-Growth-Equity-Silversmith, Neon-One-Sciata, Givebutter $50M-B-Feb-2024-Ribbit-Capital-Coatue-y-Combinator, Fundraise-Up $30M-B-Nov-2023, Classy-GoFundMe-Dec-2021, DonorPerfect-SofterWare, Kindful-Bloomerang-2021, Little-Green-Light, Salsa-Labs-EveryAction-2020, iWave, DonorSearch, WealthEngine-DonorSearch-2024, Windfall $19M-B-2021, Double-the-Donation, 360MatchPro, Benevity-Hg-Capital-JMI-2020-$1.1B, YourCause-Blackbaud-2019, Bright-Funds, WeSpire, Fidelity-Charitable-$52B-2023-grants, Schwab-Charitable, Vanguard-Charitable, National-Philanthropic-Trust, Chariot-DAF-Widget $11M-A-2024, Daffy-DAF-Consumer $17M-B, Endaoment-Onchain-DAF, Charityvest, FreeWill $30M-B-Susquehanna-Growth-Sep-2020-planned-giving-bequest, Giving-Docs, Trust-Will, Vanilla-Estate-Planning as the credible-scale AI-nonprofit-CRM-fundraising stack. Founders here underwrite on IRS-501c3, 501c4, 501c6, Form-990, Form-990-EZ, Form-990-PF, Form-990-N, Form-990-T, Schedule-A-B-C-D-F-G-I-J-L-M-N-O, Form-1023, Form-1024, Group-Exemption, Chapter-42-Private-Foundation-Excise-Tax, Charitable-Contribution-IRC-170, Substantiation-IRC-170(f)(8), Written-Acknowledgement-$250, Quid-Pro-Quo-$75, Form-8283-Noncash, Form-8282-Donee-Information, Appraisal-Summary, IRA-QCD-$105k-2024-$108k-2025, SECURE-2.0-Act-Dec-2022, Legacy-IRA, Uniform-Prudent-Management-of-Institutional-Funds-Act-UPMIFA-2006-49-states, Uniform-Prudent-Investor-Act-UPIA, Uniform-Trust-Code-UTC, State-Charitable-Solicitation-Registration-45-states-CT-Attorney-General-NY-Charities-Bureau-CA-Attorney-General-RCF, Unified-Registration-Statement-URS-not-CA-CO-FL-HI-OK, Form-CHAR410-NY, Form-CT-1-CT-TR-1-CA, Fundraising-Counsel-Registration, Professional-Fundraiser-Registration, Commercial-Coventurer-Registration, PCI-DSS-4.0-Mar-2025, Payment-Card, ACH-NACHA-WEB-Debit, Reg-E-CFPB, Reg-Z-CFPB, FTC-Donation-Deceptive-Solicitation, State-Attorney-General-Charity-Fraud-CT-NY-CA-MA-IL-OH-PA-TX-FL, California-AB-488-Charitable-Fundraising-Platform-Jan-2024, Washington-State-Charities-Program, Illinois-Charitable-Trust-Bureau, Michigan-Charitable-Organizations, FCC-TCPA-Text-Consent, CAN-SPAM, CASL-Canada, GDPR, CCPA-CPRA, Colorado-CPA, Virginia-CDPA where CRM, BIPA, FINRA-Rule-2210-Communications-Standards where financial-planned-giving-adj, SEC-Investment-Advisers-Act-1940 where DAF-registered-investment-advisor-RIA, SOC-2-Type-II, PCI-DSS-4.0-Mar-2025, HIPAA where healthcare-foundation, FERPA where higher-education-advancement benchmark — not vanity 'AI nonprofit CRM' claims without a 501c3-Form-990, IRC-170-substantiation, State-Charitable-Solicitation-Registration, CA-AB-488-Platform, PCI-DSS-4.0, TCPA, CCPA, SOC-2 audit.

Why 2026 is different

Four unlocks: (1) Blackbaud $NASDAQ:BLKB $3.5B, Clearlake-May-2024-$4.6B take-private attempt (rejected), Bonterra-Apax-Vista-Sep-2022 rollup (EveryAction, Cybergrants, Social-Solutions, Network-for-Good, Personify, WeSpire), Bloomerang-JMI-Equity-2020, Kindful-2021, Qgiv-Feb-2023, Virtuous $100M-C Jan-2024 Susquehanna-Silversmith, Givebutter $50M-B Feb-2024 Ribbit-Coatue-YC, Fundraise-Up $30M-B Nov-2023, Classy-GoFundMe Dec-2021, FreeWill $30M-B Sep-2020, Trust-Will $23M-B 2022, Wealth.com $30M-B Coatue-Sep-2024, Chariot-DAF $11M-A Nov-2024, Daffy $17M-B a16z, Benevity-Hg-JMI-2020-$1.1B, PushPay-Sixth-Street-2023-$1.4B proved AI-nonprofit-CRM, AI-donor-intelligence, AI-DAF, AI-planned-giving, AI-workplace-giving as a scaled multi-billion vertical-SaaS, FinTech-charitable, faith-tech category displacing 30-year Raiser's-Edge-classic, Sage-MIP, eTapestry-legacy, PC-based donor systems. (2) IRS SECURE-2.0-Act Dec-2022, IRA-QCD $108k-2025, Legacy-IRA-CGA $50k-lifetime, Corporate-Transparency-Act Jan-2024 (nonprofit-exempt), California AB-488 Charitable-Fundraising-Platform Jan-1-2024 hard-gated Platform-Registration, Charity-in-Good-Standing, Solicitation-Consent, 30-Day-Fund-Distribution, Deceptive-Solicitation, Recipient-Reporting for every donation platform touching California donors — creating a mandated compliance replatform TAM. (3) PCI-DSS-4.0 Mar-2025 Full-Migration, NACHA-WEB-Debit Mar-2022, FCC-One-to-One-Consent Feb-2024-Jan-2025 (blocked Jan-24-2025), State-Little-TCPA-FL-2023, CIPA-Session-Replay hard-gated payment, email, SMS, web-tracking for every donor-CRM, fundraising-widget, P2P-platform. (4) DAF-explosion Fidelity-Charitable-$52B-2023-largest-charity, Schwab-Charitable-$26B, Vanguard-Charitable-$16B, National-Philanthropic-Trust, Chariot-DAF-Widget instant-payout, DAFpay, DAFDirect-NPT-embedded-widget, Daffy-Consumer-DAF, Endaoment-Onchain-DAF permanently shifted major-gift channel to DAF-first — resetting the fundraising-CRM RFP baseline to require DAF-widget, IRA-QCD-processing, Legacy-IRA-CGA-workflow native.

Realistic capital stack

Pre-seed / Seed $1-8M for first-IRS-501c3, first-Form-990, first-IRC-170-Substantiation, first-State-Charitable-Solicitation-Registration-CT-NY-CA, first-California-AB-488-Platform-Registration, first-PCI-DSS-4.0, first-TCPA-PEWC, first-CCPA, first-SOC-2-Type-II, first-nonprofit-anchor, first-DAF-widget-partnership benchmark (Chariot-DAF-early, Charityvest-early, Groundswell-early, Millie-early, Daffy-early, Endaoment-early, Fundraise-Up-early, Givebutter-early, Virtuous-early, Instrumentl-early, Dataro-early, Fundmetric-early). Series A/B $10-100M for scale IRS-501c3, Form-990, State-Charitable-Registration-45-state, CA-AB-488, PCI-DSS-4.0, TCPA, CCPA, SOC-2, Top-100-NPT, higher-education-advancement, hospital-foundation, faith-church scale (Virtuous $100M-C-Jan-2024-Susquehanna-Silversmith, Givebutter $50M-B-Feb-2024-Ribbit-Coatue-YC, Fundraise-Up $30M-B-Nov-2023, FreeWill $30M-B-Sep-2020-Susquehanna, Trust-Will $23M-B-2022, Wealth.com $30M-B-Coatue-Sep-2024, Chariot-DAF $11M-A-Nov-2024-YC-Camber, Daffy-DAF $17M-B-a16z-2021, Charityvest $6M-A-Kickstart-2022, Groundswell $15M-A-Felicis-2022, Windfall $19M-B-2021, Neon-One-Sciata, Bloomerang-JMI-2020 majority, Kindful-2021, Qgiv-Feb-2023). Growth, PE, strategic, public $100M-$4.6B — Blackbaud $NASDAQ:BLKB $3.5B, Clearlake-May-2024-$4.6B take-private-attempt-rejected, Bonterra-Apax-Vista-Sep-2022-EveryAction-Cybergrants-Social-Solutions-Network-for-Good-Personify-WeSpire, Benevity-Hg-JMI-2020-$1.1B, PushPay-Sixth-Street-2023-$1.4B, Classy-GoFundMe-Dec-2021, iWave-Bridgepoint-2021, DonorSearch-WealthEngine-2024, Salesforce-Nonprofit-Cloud-NPSP, Anthology-Ellucian-CRM-Advance, Slate-Technolutions-Advancement, Ministry-Brands, PushPay-Ministry-Brands, Realm-ACS-Ministry-Brands. Non-dilutive material — Ford-Foundation-PRI, MacArthur-PRI, Kellogg-PRI, Kresge-PRI Program-Related-Investment, Omidyar-Network, Skoll-Foundation, Emerson-Collective, Open-Society-Foundations, Bloomberg-Philanthropies, Rockefeller-Philanthropy, Chan-Zuckerberg-Initiative, Bezos-Earth-Fund, Grant-programs-Google-org, Microsoft-Philanthropies, Salesforce-org, AWS-Nonprofit-Credit, Adobe-Nonprofit, TechSoup, Candid-Foundation-Directory, Instrumentl-Grant-Discovery.

Common failure modes

Overclaiming 'AI-native nonprofit CRM, donor intelligence, planned giving, DAF, peer-to-peer' without IRS-501c3, Form-990, IRC-170-Substantiation, $250-Written-Acknowledgement, Form-8283-Noncash, IRA-QCD, SECURE-2.0-Legacy-IRA, DAF-IRC-4966, Excess-Benefit-4958, State-Charitable-Solicitation-Registration-45-state, CT-NY-CA-FL-PA-IL-MI-OH-MA, Fundraising-Counsel, Professional-Solicitor, Commercial-Coventurer, Bond, URS, California-AB-488-Platform-Charity-in-Good-Standing-Solicitation-Consent-30-Day-Distribution-Deceptive-Solicitation-CA-AG, PCI-DSS-4.0-Mar-2025, NACHA-WEB-Debit, TCPA-PEWC, FCC-One-to-One, STIR-SHAKEN, Do-Not-Call, State-Little-TCPA-FL, CCPA-CPRA-nonprofit-partial, California-Delete-Act-SB-362-Jan-2026, BIPA-Cothron-Feb-2023, SOC-2-Type-II, ISO-27001, HIPAA-BAA, FERPA, GLBA, State-Insurance-Dept-CGA-40-state, nonprofit-anchor, DAF-widget-partnership audit trail — post-Blackbaud, Bonterra, Bloomerang, Virtuous, Givebutter, Fundraise-Up, Classy-GoFundMe, FreeWill, Chariot-DAF, Daffy, Benevity, PushPay credible-scale bar, operators without IRS-501c3, Form-990, IRC-170, State-Charitable-Registration, CA-AB-488, PCI-DSS-4.0, TCPA, CCPA, SOC-2, nonprofit-anchor, DAF-partnership audit trail get flagged by JMI, Vista, Apax, Hg, Susquehanna, Silversmith, Ribbit, Coatue, a16z, Felicis, Ribbon, Kickstart, Emerson, Omidyar, Skoll, Ford-PRI, MacArthur-PRI, Kresge-PRI, Salesforce-Ventures, Sixth-Street diligence within 12-18 months. Underestimating California-AB-488-Charitable-Fundraising-Platform-Jan-1-2024 exposure — donation platforms touching CA donors without CA-AG-Platform-Registration, Charity-in-Good-Standing-Real-Time-Check-CA-AG, Solicitation-Written-Consent, 30-Day-Fund-Distribution, Deceptive-Solicitation, Recipient-Reporting face CA-AG enforcement, cease-and-desist, restitution, and civil penalty. TCPA-One-to-One-Consent Feb-2024 (blocked Jan-24-2025 by 11th Circuit), Nonprofit-Limited-Exemption, STIR-SHAKEN, Do-Not-Call, State-Little-TCPA-FL-2023-CIPA-Session-Replay confusion — SMS-donation, auto-dial, robocall deployed without PEWC, carrier-verified-caller-ID face class-action, State-AG. Building yet-another 'AI donor CRM' or 'AI fundraising platform' in a market where Blackbaud, Bonterra-EveryAction-Cybergrants, Bloomerang, Virtuous, Neon-One, DonorPerfect, Salesforce-NPSP, Ellucian-CRM-Advance, Slate-Technolutions, Givebutter, Classy-GoFundMe, Fundraise-Up, Donorbox, Funraise, Anedot, FreeWill, Trust-Will, Wealth.com, Chariot-DAF, Daffy, Endaoment, Charityvest, Groundswell, Millie, Benevity, YourCause-Blackbaud, WeSpire, Bright-Funds, iWave, DonorSearch-WealthEngine, Windfall, PushPay-Ministry-Brands, Tithely, Planning-Center, Aplos-Church, Realm-ACS, Faithlife, Instrumentl, Candid, GuideStar already have deep nonprofit, higher-ed-advancement, hospital-foundation, faith-church channel, without a defensible vertical (higher-education-advancement Ellucian-Anthology-Slate, hospital-foundation Blackbaud-Raiser's-Edge, faith-church PushPay-Tithely-Planning-Center, K-12-independent-school, arts-cultural Tessitura-Blackbaud, environmental-conservation TNC-WWF, international-relief MSF-CARE-Save-the-Children, political-501c4-NGP-VAN-EveryAction, membership-association-YM-Wild-Apricot, community-foundation-Foundation-Source-Renaissance) or capability (AI-major-gift-officer-MGO-copilot, AI-thank-you, AI-appeal-writing, AI-segmentation, AI-predictive-lifetime-value, AI-lapsed-recapture, AI-recurring-conversion, AI-planned-giving-identification, AI-DAF-widget-Chariot, AI-IRA-QCD-processing, AI-Legacy-IRA-CGA-workflow, AI-donor-pipeline-Dataro-Fundmetric, AI-workplace-giving, AI-grant-writing-Instrumentl, Reg-F-adj-compliant-collections-nope, Faith-tech-Tithely-PushPay-Planning-Center) wedge.

Frequently asked questions

Is there room for another AI-native nonprofit donor CRM, fundraising platform, major gifts, planned giving or DAF startup vs. Blackbaud $3.5B, Bonterra-Apax, Bloomerang-JMI, Virtuous $100M-C, Givebutter $50M-B, Fundraise-Up, Classy-GoFundMe, FreeWill $30M-B, Chariot-DAF, Daffy, Benevity-$1.1B, PushPay $1.4B?
Yes, at the modality, vertical, nonprofit-anchor, geography, regulatory-posture wedge where incumbents don't have depth. Defensible wedges are (a) modality (horizontal-donor-CRM-Blackbaud-Bonterra-Bloomerang-Virtuous-Neon-One-DonorPerfect-Salesforce-NPSP, digital-native-P2P-crowdfunding-Givebutter-Classy-GoFundMe-Fundraise-Up-Donorbox-Funraise-Anedot, planned-giving-DAF-FreeWill-Trust-Will-Wealth-Chariot-Daffy-Charityvest-Endaoment, workplace-giving-Benevity-YourCause-Bright-Funds-WeSpire-Groundswell-Millie, wealth-screening-prospect-iWave-DonorSearch-WealthEngine-Windfall-Dataro-Fundmetric, grant-management-writing-Instrumentl-Foundant-SmartSimple-Fluxx, volunteer-VolunteerMatch-Better-Impact-POINT-Bloomerang-Volunteer, church-management-PushPay-Tithely-Planning-Center-Aplos-Realm-ACS-Faithlife-Ministry-Brands-Servant-Keeper, higher-ed-advancement-Ellucian-Anthology-Slate-Technolutions), (b) vertical (higher-education-advancement, hospital-foundation, faith-church, K-12-independent-school, arts-cultural-Tessitura, environmental-conservation, international-relief, political-501c4-501c6-NGP-VAN, membership-association-Wild-Apricot, community-foundation), (c) nonprofit-anchor (Top-100-NPT, American-Red-Cross, United-Way, Salvation-Army, Feeding-America, Habitat, St-Jude-ALSAC, Nature-Conservancy, WWF, American-Cancer-Society, Boys-Girls-Clubs, YMCA, Doctors-Without-Borders-MSF, UNICEF, CARE, Save-the-Children, American-Heart, Alzheimer's, Harvard-Yale-Stanford-Princeton-MIT, Cleveland-Clinic-Foundation-Mayo-Johns-Hopkins-MSKCC-MD-Anderson-Dana-Farber-CHOP-Boston-Children's, Met-MoMA-Guggenheim-Whitney-Getty-Kennedy-Center-Lincoln-Center-Carnegie-Hall), (d) geography (US-IRS-501c3, Canada-CRA-Registered-Charity, UK-Charity-Commission, Australia-ACNC, EU-cross-border-Transnational-Giving-Europe-TGE, Middle-East-KSA-UAE-Islamic-Zakat, Latin-America-Brazil-OSCIP-Mexico-Donataria-Autorizada, India-Section-80G-FCRA), (e) regulatory (IRS-501c3, Form-990, IRC-170-Substantiation, IRA-QCD-SECURE-2.0-Legacy-IRA, DAF-IRC-4966, Excess-Benefit-4958, State-Charitable-Solicitation-45-state, Fundraising-Counsel, Professional-Solicitor, Commercial-Coventurer, URS, California-AB-488-Charitable-Fundraising-Platform-Jan-1-2024, PCI-DSS-4.0-Mar-2025, NACHA-WEB-Debit, TCPA-PEWC, FCC-One-to-One, STIR-SHAKEN, CCPA-CPRA-nonprofit-partial, California-Delete-Act-SB-362-Jan-2026, BIPA-Cothron-Feb-2023, SOC-2-Type-II, ISO-27001, HIPAA-BAA, FERPA, GLBA, State-Insurance-Dept-CGA-40-state).
How do investors underwrite an AI-Native Nonprofit Donor CRM or Fundraising Platform startup post-Blackbaud, Bonterra, Bloomerang, Virtuous, Givebutter, FreeWill, Chariot-DAF, California-AB-488, PCI-DSS-4.0, TCPA, BIPA?
Best-in-class disclosures beat headline nonprofit-count, GMV claims: IRS-501c3-Determination-Letter, Form-990-Full-990-EZ-990-N-990-PF-990-T, Schedule-A-through-O, IRC-170-Substantiation, $250-Written-Acknowledgement, Quid-Pro-Quo-$75, Form-8283-Noncash, Form-8282-Donee-Information, Qualified-Appraisal, IRA-QCD-$108k-2025, SECURE-2.0-Legacy-IRA-CGA-$50k, CGA, CRAT, CRUT, CLT, Pooled-Income-Fund, DAF-IRC-4966, Excess-Benefit-4958, Intermediate-Sanctions benchmark, State-Charitable-Solicitation-Registration-45-state, CT-NY-CA-FL-PA-IL-MI-OH-MA, Fundraising-Counsel, Professional-Solicitor, Commercial-Coventurer, Bond, URS, California-AB-488-Charitable-Fundraising-Platform-Jan-1-2024-Platform-Registration-Charity-in-Good-Standing-Real-Time-Check-CA-AG-Solicitation-Written-Consent-30-Day-Distribution-Deceptive-Solicitation-Recipient-Reporting benchmark, TCPA-47-USC-227, PEWC, FCC-One-to-One-Feb-2024-Jan-2025-blocked-11th-Circuit, STIR-SHAKEN, Do-Not-Call, Nonprofit-Limited-Exemption, State-Little-TCPA-FL-2023, CIPA-Session-Replay, CAN-SPAM, CASL, PECR, GDPR-Consent benchmark, PCI-DSS-4.0-Mar-2025-Full-Migration, CDE, SAQ-A-EP-D, ASV-Quarterly-Scan, Annual-Pen-Test, MFA, Tokenization, P2PE, NACHA-WEB-Debit-Mar-2022, NACHA-Same-Day-ACH, Reg-E, Reg-Z, FinCEN-BSA-Form-8300, Corporate-Transparency-Act-Jan-2024-nonprofit-exempt benchmark, CCPA-CPRA-nonprofit-partial, Colorado-CPA, Virginia-CDPA, Connecticut, Texas-DPDPA, California-Delete-Act-SB-362-Jan-2026, BIPA-Illinois-Cothron-Feb-2023, Texas-CUBI benchmark, SOC-2-Type-II, ISO-27001, PCI-DSS-4.0, HIPAA-BAA, FERPA, GLBA, State-Insurance-Dept-CGA-40-state benchmark, nonprofit-anchor Top-100-NPT-Nonprofit-Times, Red-Cross-United-Way-Salvation-Army-Feeding-America-Habitat-St-Jude-ALSAC-Nature-Conservancy-WWF-American-Cancer-Boys-Girls-Clubs-YMCA-MSF-UNICEF-CARE-Save-the-Children-American-Heart-Alzheimer's, higher-ed-advancement Harvard-Yale-Stanford-Princeton-MIT, hospital-foundation Cleveland-Clinic-Mayo-Hopkins-MSKCC, arts Met-MoMA-Guggenheim-Whitney-Kennedy-Lincoln-Carnegie book-of-business benchmark, DAF-partnership DAFpay-Chariot, DAFDirect-NPT, Fidelity-Charitable-$52B, Schwab-Charitable-$26B, Vanguard-Charitable-$16B, National-Philanthropic-Trust, Silicon-Valley-Community-Foundation, Renaissance, American-Endowment, Foundation-Source partnership benchmark, fundraising average-gift, retention-rate, lapsed-recapture, recurring-conversion, MGO-portfolio, moves-management-stage, prospect-research-capacity-rating, planned-giving-identification, text-to-give-conversion, P2P-participant, event-net-revenue, auction-lot-yield baseline.
Which investors write AI-Native Nonprofit Donor CRM, Fundraising Platform, Major Gifts, Planned Giving, DAF checks?
Nonprofit-tech, FinTech-charitable, workplace-giving, faith-tech specialists: JMI Equity (Bloomerang-2020 majority, Benevity-2020-$1.1B co), Vista Equity (Blackbaud-take-private-attempt-May-2024-$4.6B-rejected-Clearlake, Bonterra-Apax-2022), Apax Partners (Bonterra-Sep-2022 majority, EveryAction, Cybergrants, Social-Solutions, Network-for-Good, Personify, WeSpire), Hg Capital (Benevity-2020-$1.1B co), Susquehanna Growth, Silversmith (Virtuous-$100M-C-Jan-2024 co, FreeWill-$30M-B-Sep-2020 lead), Ribbit, Coatue (Givebutter-$50M-B-Feb-2024 lead-co), Y Combinator (Givebutter, Chariot-DAF-Nov-2024), a16z (Daffy-DAF-$17M-B-2021 lead, Millie), Felicis (Groundswell-Employer-DAF-$15M-A-2022), Camber Creek, Renegade (Chariot-DAF-$11M-A-Nov-2024), Kickstart Fund (Charityvest-$6M-A-2022), Emerson Collective (Neon-One), Omidyar Network, Skoll Foundation, Ford-Foundation-PRI, MacArthur-PRI, Kellogg-PRI, Kresge-PRI Program-Related-Investment mission-aligned, Salesforce Ventures (Salesforce-Nonprofit-Cloud, Bonterra-adj), Sixth Street (PushPay-take-private-2023-$1.4B faith-church), Clearlake Capital (Blackbaud-May-2024-$4.6B take-private-attempt-rejected, PE-vertical-SaaS), Bain Capital, Insight Partners (nonprofit-vertical-SaaS adj). Growth, PE, strategic, public — Blackbaud $NASDAQ:BLKB-$3.5B-Clearlake-May-2024-$4.6B-rejected, Bonterra-Apax-Vista-Sep-2022, Bloomerang-JMI-Equity-2020, Virtuous $100M-C-Jan-2024-Susquehanna-Silversmith, Givebutter $50M-B-Feb-2024-Ribbit-Coatue-YC, Fundraise-Up $30M-B-Nov-2023, Classy-GoFundMe-Dec-2021, FreeWill $30M-B-Sep-2020-Susquehanna, Trust-Will $23M-B-2022, Wealth.com $30M-B-Coatue-Sep-2024, Chariot-DAF $11M-A-Nov-2024-YC-Camber, Daffy-DAF $17M-B-a16z-2021, Charityvest $6M-A-Kickstart-2022, Groundswell $15M-A-Felicis-2022, Benevity-Hg-JMI-2020-$1.1B, PushPay-Sixth-Street-2023-$1.4B, iWave-Bridgepoint-2021, DonorSearch-WealthEngine-2024, Windfall $19M-B-2021, Salesforce-NPSP, Anthology-Ellucian-CRM-Advance, Slate-Technolutions-Advancement, Ministry-Brands, Instrumentl-Foundation-Grants.

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