Navigating the Nonprofit Data Landscape: Best Practices for Collection and Storage

As a seasoned Business Development Manager specializing in Services Sales, I thrive in the dynamic landscape of the nonprofit software industry. My mission is to drive growth and success by leveraging a comprehensive skill set honed over years of experience.

Hello! I'm John Karas, the Head of Product at Knack, a no-code web app building platform. Thousands of customers across the globe use Knack each day with their internal teams, their customers, and their communities to capture, report on, and manage their data in completely customizable ways (all without any coding!). One of our most successful groups of customers are non-profits, who enjoy the speed and flexibility in which they can build workflows for volunteers, donors, and internal teams all in one platform at affordable prices without having to worry about per-user pricing.
I've been in the data analytics and no-code industries for the past 10 years. In my spare time I love watching & playing basketball (go Celtics!), spending time with my family, and organizing get-togethers.
I've enjoyed personally fundraising and contributing to the Colorectal Cancer Alliance non-profit efforts throughout the past decade, and look forward to helping more non-profits with Knack!

Jenn has created technology solutions in the public and nonprofit sector for over 25 years. She is the founder of Deep Why design, a firm that helps nonprofits who use - or want to use - Salesforce for far more than fundraising.

Jenn's areas of expertise are in the design and management of information systems. She works extensively in designing methods for reducing manual data entry within and between organizations as well as establishing patterns for trusted and trustworthy data.

Jenn holds an MBA in Nonprofit Management from the Heller School, Brandeis and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Alabama.

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.