PlanPerfect Selected for Blackbaud’s Social Good Startup Program

PlanPerfect Selected for Blackbaud’s Social Good Startup Program

AI-powered strategic and risk planning platform joins global accelerator advancing innovation for nonprofits

NAPLES, FL — January 2026 —PlanPerfect has been selected to join Blackbaud’s Social Good Startup Program, a competitive technology accelerator supporting companies building solutions for the social impact sector.

The selection represents an important milestone for PlanPerfect and reflects growing momentum behind its mission to help nonprofits scale their impact and navigate change. Through the program, PlanPerfect will collaborate with Blackbaud and a cohort of mission-driven startups to accelerate product development, expand partnerships, and reach more nonprofit organizations worldwide.

Blackbaud, the world’s leading provider of software for social impact, created the Social Good Startup Program to amplify innovation across the nonprofit sector. The year-long program provides participating startups with technical mentorship, access to Blackbaud’s developer ecosystem, and opportunities to connect directly with nonprofits, foundations, and social good organizations.

For PlanPerfect, joining the program supports continued growth following the launch of PlanPerfect 2.0, which introduced expert-trained AI for guided plan creation, intuitive tracking and reporting dashboards, integrated enterprise risk management, and unified organizational intelligence to support clearer, context-driven decision-making. We will deepen customer support, expand our reach, and strengthen the operational and financial foundation necessary for sustainable growth. We aim to empower a diverse community of nonprofits and build trusted partnerships with foundations, associations, and enterprise partners.

“Nonprofits are being asked to do more in increasingly complex environments,” said Sophia Shaw, cofounder of PlanPerfect. “Being selected for Blackbaud’s Social Good Startup Program affirms the need for tools that bring clarity, structure, and accountability to strategic planning, and it gives us an incredible opportunity to deepen our impact alongside a partner that understands the nonprofit sector at scale.”

Participation in the program will allow PlanPerfect to explore deeper integrations, refine its platform in collaboration with sector leaders, and contribute to a growing ecosystem of technology designed specifically for nonprofit and mission-driven organizations.

About PlanPerfect

PlanPerfect is setting a new standard for nonprofit strategic planning and enterprise risk management by bringing strategy, risk, and organizational intelligence into an integrated planning experience. Our work is grounded in a vision of a more professionalized nonprofit sector where organizations are equipped with the structure, tools, and insight needed to operate with clarity and confidence. Founded in 2024 by Sophia Shaw and Adam Wolford, PlanPerfect empowers small to mid-sized nonprofits to clarify priorities, strengthen governance, and navigate change by transforming strategic plans from static documents into living, actionable systems to strengthen governance, decision-making, and long-term resilience across the sector.

About the Blackbaud Social Good Startup Program

The Blackbaud Social Good Startup Program is a tech accelerator designed to support early-stage software companies solving problems that matter to the social good community. The program provides mentorship, technical enablement, and access to Blackbaud’s nonprofit ecosystem to help mission-driven startups grow and amplify their impact.