Data-Driven: Harnessing the Power of Data in Nonprofit Decision Making

Brian Lacy is a Data Consultant at NPO Info and is the principal of Brian Lacy and Associates, a fundraising and data services firm with more than 30 years of experience that provides leading industry resources and veteran talent to maximize opportunities across the giving spectrum. With Expertise in the North American market and connections across the philanthropic landscape, he and his team have worked from higher education to health care to religious and community charities and has created fundraising programs regardless of the size of team or budget. From annual giving solutions to major and principal giving strategies, they have helped more than 400 non-profits raise more than $1 Billion in philanthropic support.

Stephanie King bridges the gap between the tech nerds and the rest of us. She has spent a decade working as a Salesforce consultant, helping nonprofits leverage cloud technology to support their mission. Stephanie King is a 7x certified Senior Salesforce consultant on the Nonprofit practice team at Redpath Consulting Group. With a background in Language, Art, and Education, she has come to appreciate the power of technology to empower nonprofits to create more good in the world.

Jennifer Bingham is the VP of Operations at MemoryFox, a tech startup revolutionizing the way nonprofits collect and share stories of impact with their community. Before coming to MemoryFox, Jennifer spent over 5 years working in the nonprofit sector where she helped build and launch a tech platform to connect military and veteran families to life-changing resources. During this time, she also gained hands-on fundraising experience, drafting and promoting peer-to-peer campaigns, coordinating live and silent auction events, and overseeing external communication and marketing efforts. As a result of her experience, Jennifer is passionate about the importance of data and how, if harnessed correctly, it can drive successful and powerful outcomes for nonprofits.

Tim leverages his background in finance and accounting along with experience in quantitative analysis, benchmarking, and staffing analytics to assist JGA clients in putting their data to use for better fundraising outcomes. Tim ensures consistency and security in JGA’s data operations, including Acuity®, development audits, wealth screening, benchmarking, and feasibility studies.

Prior to joining JGA, Tim was a senior accountant at Alerding & Co., consulting with construction, manufacturing, not-for-profit, pension, and service industry clients. Tim’s focus on providing exceptional service to his clients and his job costing and project management skills will be valuable for assisting JGAs client work teams in accurately projecting and estimating client work.

Tim also worked as a district manager with ADP, a payment and benefit solutions provider, earning multiple awards for exemplary sales and customer service. Before joining ADP, he served as controller for Indesign where he managed accounting, financial and benefit programs for the company. His introduction of a new costing and work flow system created greater efficiency and accuracy for client work estimates.

A graduate of Butler University and Certified Public Accountant, Tim volunteers with Reach for Youth as a board member, previously as the Board Chair. Previously, Tim volunteered at Actors Theater of Indiana, as a board member serving on the Finance Committee.