Good data can help your nonprofit make educated and strategic decisions about what comes next for your organization. But with limited time and resources many nonprofits struggle with how to best to manage, analyze, and leverage their data. In this episode we are speaking with Will Lester, Vice President of Data Services from Ignite Philanthropy about the challenges and strategies related to nonprofit data management.  

Will Lester leads Ignite’s Data Services division supporting the philanthropic and non-profit sector with an array of data services analytics to help manage, analyze, and leverage data to improve donor relationships and inform community funding decisions. Will comes to Ignite from his firm Blue Fox LLC which he founded in 2017 and served hundreds of arts and cultural, advocacy and social service organizations throughout North America. Will brings over 20 years of non-profit data management consulting experience to his role at Ignite and earned his graduate degree in Customer Analytics at Xavier University.  He lives in Northern Kentucky with his family.

Contact for Will Lester

Vice President of Data Services – Ignite Philanthropy

wlester@ignitephilanthropy.com

(719) 505-5977

Today, many funders talk about the importance of investing in social change.  Funders are more likely to grant monies to organizations that can demonstrate the impact of their work through data. In this episode we talk about the importance of data and how it can change how your organization operates with Amy Weber, Chief Impact Officer, from United Way of Greater Cincinnati.

Driven to improve our community through complex problem solving, foresight and innovation, Amy Weber has implemented positive change at United Way for ten years and currently serves as the Chief Impact Officer.  She uses data to understand the current state of community challenges, inform and assess the organization’s impact, and drive continuous learning and improvement. Amy holds a bachelor’s degree in political science, a law degree, and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in strategic foresight.

A recent study by Fidelity Charitable reported that two out of three volunteers had reduced or halted their volunteer work at a nonprofit during COVID.  Now that we are moving out of the pandemic many nonprofits are struggling with how to rebuild their volunteer programs.  In this episode we are speaking with Diane Isler. Diane serves on the Save the Animals Foundation board and is spearheading the rebuilding of their volunteer program.

Diane T. Isler is a member of the board of director for the Save the Animals Foundation. (STAF.org)  Diane is also the founder and CEO of illuminim a coach and consulting business.  Diane has decades of experience creating award-winning results in both leading and consulting with dozens of organizations, including Procter and Gamble, Nielsen, Kao USA, Target, Walmart, CVS, Hershey’s, L’Oreal and more.  Her passion is driving better decisions, through strategic planning and executive coaching.  You may contact Diane at diane.isler@illuminim.com