Liam Castellan is the Recipient of the Social Impact Software Provider’s Rising Star Award
Shakespeare & Company has announced that Development Operations and Database Manager Liam Castellan has been recognized in the 2025 Blackbaud Impact Awards, which celebrate organizations and people achieving results and driving impact with technology from Blackbaud, the leading provider of software for powering social impact.
Castellan won the Rising Star Award in recognition of his technical skills and strategic vision, which, according to Blackbaud’s assessment, “positions him as an emerging leader who elevates the entire organization’s effectiveness.”
Blackbaud’s Chief Customer Officer, Todd Lant, said the 2025 award recipients exemplify how innovative use of technology can drive meaningful change for the missions and communities they support.
“Every day our teams at Blackbaud show up to create and deliver exceptional technology to power these organizations, and we’re honored to play a small role in their success,” he said. “We’re excited to celebrate our customers’ accomplishments through the Blackbaud Impact Awards — it’s stories like this that motivate us to continue pushing the needle for social impact technology.”
Shakespeare & Company’s Director of Development Sunie Gorey added that she’s pleased to see Castellan’s contributions to the company’s development efforts recognized on a national level.
“We are so proud of Liam for being recognized with the Rising Star Award at the 2025 Blackbaud Impact Awards! Liam’s innovation, dedication, and leadership shine every day at Shakespeare & Company — and now the world knows it too. Congrats, Liam!”
The Blackbaud Impact Awards were created to spotlight the work of its customers worldwide. Blackbaud customers from across the globe were invited to nominate their organizations and leaders across seven award categories, and finalists included organizations and individuals from across the social impact community, including nonprofits, schools and universities, healthcare institutions, and other purpose-driven companies.
Blackbaud will celebrate winners at bbcon 2025, its annual technology conference.
For more information regarding Castellan’s award, visit https://www.blackbaud.com/impact-awards/2025-winners-and-finalists#rising-star. For details about the finalists, the winners, and the awards, visit blackbaud.com/impact-awards
About Blackbaud
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) is the leading software provider exclusively dedicated to powering social impact. Serving the nonprofit and education sectors, companies committed to social responsibility and individual change makers, Blackbaud’s essential software is built to accelerate impact in fundraising, nonprofit financial management, digital giving, grantmaking, corporate social responsibility and education management. With millions of users and over $100 billion raised, granted or managed through Blackbaud platforms every year, Blackbaud’s solutions are unleashing the potential of the people and organizations who change the world. Blackbaud has been named to Newsweek’s list of America’s Most Responsible Companies, Quartz’s list of Best Companies for Remote Workers, and Forbes’ list of America’s Best Employers. A remote-first company, Blackbaud has operations in the United States, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, India and the United Kingdom, supporting users in 100+ countries. Learn more at www.blackbaud.com or follow us on X/Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.
