Synergy Exploration
Channel: The DRIVE/conference
Date: 2014-03-19

Join us for an interactive session designed to look at key skills and knowledge needed to be successful in fundraising analytics. APRA will preview its new Body of Knowledge, which covers all three domains in Prospect Research, Analytics, and Relationship management. In this, emphasis will be placed on the core competencies needed for professionals in Analytics at the entry and advanced levels and how you can build them through resources at APRA and the DRIVE conference curriculum. Year-round educational opportunities will be highlighted, including the new Data Analytics Boot Camp, scheduled for the fall of 2014. We want to hear from attendees how APRA membership can support learning in our dynamic field!

Ashutosh Nandeshwar
Director, Advancement Information Systems & Analytics, California Institute of Technology

Author of Tableau Data Visualization Cookbook, Ashutosh R. Nandeshwar is one of the few analytics professionals in the higher education industry who have developed analytical solutions for all stages of the student life cycle (from recruitment to giving). He enjoys speaking to technical and non-technical audiences about the power of data as well as ranting about data professionals' chase of "interesting" things. He received PhD/MS from West Virginia University and BEng from Nagpur University all in industrial engineering. Currently, he is leading the data, reporting and analytics efforts at California Institute of Technology. You can follow him on Twitter @n_ashutosh and on his website http://www.nandeshwar.info

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Karen Isble
Senior Executive Director, Campaign, Development Services & Strategic Solutions, University of Michigan

Karen Isble oversees the prospect development and analytics, reporting, gifts and records administration, data management and web/application developer teams for the University of Michigan's 500-member development community. She serves on the VP for Development's senior management team, the campaign leadership team, and has served in multiple roles over the past five years on the implementation of the University's enterprise fundraising software. During her 20-year career with nonprofits, Karen's roles have included seven years as Administrative Director of the Chamber Music Society of Detroit and four years with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Karen currently serves as president of APRA International, having served on the board since 2010. She has presented at conferences for APRA, CASE V, APRA Illinois and AFP-West Michigan. Karen holds a master's degree from the University of Michigan and a bachelor's degree from Harvard University.


Marianne Pelletier
Senior Consultant, Cornell University

Marianne M. Pelletier, CFRE, is a senior consultant for the Consulting Services team in Cornell's Alumni Affairs and Development division. She has over 25 years' experience as a manager of prospect research and as an analytics expert and instructor, serving as director of prospect research for Cornell University and Carnegie Mellon University, and serving as a software consultant for the Datatel Corporation. Marianne is also consulting associate for the Helen Brown Group, where she leads the team offering donor modeling, data mining, database management and strategic management consulting to a wide variety of nonprofits. She received her bachelor's degree of in English from Rockford College and her MBA from Southern New Hampshire University. A recipient of both the Ann Castle Award from the New England Development Research Association and a Woman of the Year award from the National Association of Professional Women, Pelletier has published myriad articles on prospect research, managing staff, and analytics. She is a frequent presenter on analytics and valuing privately held companies. She has been an active member of APRA since 2007, now serving as board secretary.