YourCause and Blackbaud Verified Network
Who is YourCause?
YourCause, now powered by Blackbaud, connects corporations and their employees to nonprofit organizations (NPOs) around the globe via our CSRconnect and GrantsConnect platforms. Employees of these corporations can make donations and log volunteer hours to NPOs, and often-times, the corporations match these donations or provide volunteer grants in recognition of their employees’ service. We are proud to partner with over 350 corporate clients to support their giving and volunteering efforts.
What is Blackbaud Verified Network?
Blackbaud Verified Network (formerly YourCause NPOconnect) is the free portal for nonprofit organizations (NPOs) through which you can be part of YourCause’s Global Good Network of over 8 million prospective donors and volunteers. It’s where you can manage the information about your NPO that we share with the Global Good Network. It’s also where you can review the donations and volunteer hours that our users contribute to your NPO.
There are many features available in Blackbaud Verified Network that will make it easier for you to receive and manage your donation and volunteer details.
Create your Blackbaud Verified Network account
We synchronize Blackbaud Verified Network with many nonprofit organization databases from around the world to ensure that we have the basic details for a vast majority of NPOs within our system. This includes the IRS for US-based NPOs, the UK Charity Commission for UK-based NPOs, the Canadian Revenue Agency for Canada-based NPOs, among many others.
By creating a free Blackbaud Verified Network account and registering, you will be able to build out your profile, sign up to receive your donations electronically, and so much more.
Point your browser to Blackbaud Verified Network (https://nonprofit.yourcause.com), click the Create account link and follow the instructions to set up your Blackbaud Verified Network using Blackbaud ID (BBID). Once your account has been created, you'll be able to sign in to Blackbaud Verified Network to claim and administer your NPO.
Register to administer your Blackbaud Verified Network account
Once you have an Blackbaud Verified Network account, you can sign in to Blackbaud Verified Network and register to administer your NPO. Detailed instructions for registering to administer an NPO are available in our Registration Guides resources in our Help.
What can you do as a Nonprofit Administrator in Blackbaud Verified Network?
Maintain your public image
Your Blackbaud Verified Network profile helps you clearly communicate your organization’s presence, mission, and goals. Blackbaud Verified Network allows you to maintain this profile by updating your logo, display name and address, mission statement, website URL, search tags, and more. All of this information is shared with and made visible in YourCause’s Enterprise Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) platforms, CSRconnect and GrantsConnect, to the donors, volunteers, and grant makers in the Global Good Network.
Find and download payment information
Want to know who your donors are? Need the details of the payments made to you by YourCause? Blackbaud Verified Network provides the ability to review and download specific transactions and payment details to help you keep your books in order and to thank your donors.
Get payments faster
Did you know that registering for electronic funds transfer (ACH) can decrease the time it takes to get charitable funds to you by 2 weeks? Blackbaud Verified Network provides a simple way to provide your NPO banking information so that future YourCause payments can be made electronically.
Stay eligible for corporate matching gifts
Some CSRconnect clients require that certain compliance statements be accepted and adhered to by an NPO to qualify for corporate matching gifts. Blackbaud Verified Network lets you review those compliance statements and accept or reject them. Also, make sure to have a look at your NPO Affiliations. Some corporate matching gifts could be dependent on you providing that detail about your organization to our CSRconnect clients. Don’t miss out on any matching gift opportunities!
Verify donations and volunteer hours to receive corporate matches
Some CSRconnect clients require that NPOs verify donation receipt and/or volunteer hours worked to be eligible for corporate matching funds. Blackbaud Verified Network makes it simple for you to see and verify donations and volunteer hours to trigger a corresponding corporate matching gift.
Share your impact
Donors want to know that their time and contributions matter. Share stories of the good works you are doing in your communities making them visible do the donors and volunteers in the Global Good Network.
Create and promote Volunteer Events
Looking to promote an upcoming Volunteer Event quickly and easily with all of the prospective volunteers in the Global Good Network? Some CSRconnect clients allow for NPOs to promote their volunteer events directly to members of the Global Good Network. Use the Blackbaud Verified Network Volunteer Event feature to create an event and promote it to one or more CSRconnect client communities.
Need assistance? YourCause is here to help!
We hope you find Blackbaud Verified Network intuitive and easy to use. If you have any questions, visit the Sign In page or Help and Support page in Blackbaud Verified Network to access our email support and Help. If you still need assistance, don't hesitate to reach out by submitting a support request through our Nonprofit Platform Service Inquiry form.