CSR in 2026 – From PEACE to UNITY: Unification, Navigation, Intelligence, Trust and Your Impact

Join Andrew J. Troup, Head of Giving & Engagement at Blackbaud, for an actionable look at the CSR, corporate philanthropy, and employee engagement trends defining 2026. Building on last year’s insights—rising demands on CSR teams, expanding measurement and reporting, rapid innovation in AI for social good, and an evolving conversation on inclusion and belonging we will introduce UNITY: Unification, Navigation, Intelligence, Trust & Your Impact.

A revised framework that builds on the foundation of our 2025 PEACE framework (Perseverance, Evolution, Adaptation, Captivation, Empathy) and incorporates key areas of focus in 2026 around Inspiration, Intelligence, Interconnection, Impact:

• Unification connects teams and partners through shared goals and data;
• Navigation provides resilient planning under uncertainty;
• Intelligence fuses human judgment, trusted data, and responsible AI;
• Trust centers inclusion, empathy, and transparency;
• Your Impact clarifies what it means to measure impact, and how to tell a story that highlights the breadth and depth of the outputs, outcomes, and long-term impact you are looking to influence and achieve.

You’ll leave with ideas on how to empower people, strengthen partnerships, and share outcomes employees and communities can rally around.