Staupell Analytics Group Announces FIT Conference 2024: Prepare for Major Gifts Success

PRESS RELEASE, Ithaca, NY

Staupell Analytics Group is proud to announce their upcoming FIT Conference, a two-day in-person event designed to optimize and streamline major gifts fundraising. The conference will take place on October 21-22, 2024, in Springfield, MA.

The FIT Conference offers a unique opportunity for fundraising professionals to enhance their skills and revitalize their major gifts programs. Attendees will gain actionable strategies to overcome challenges such as budget cuts, closure talks, and fundraiser turnover.

Registrants would choose one of four specialized workshops tailored for different roles in your organization with limited seating of 15 participants each, ensuring personalized attention. You’ll find a summary of each workshop below.

Identifying Major Gifts Using Data Science

Led by Marianne Pelletier, this workshop is perfect for your Prospect Research, Business Intelligence, or Fundraising Data Science teams to learn how to identify new prospects from exploratory statistics to regression using R. This is a beginner’s course in using R and in conducting nonprofit statistics.

About 90% of nonprofits are great at collecting data, but only half fully use the data they collect. Data science helps nonprofits use data to its fullest potential. The problem is that most nonprofits don’t have a dedicated data analysis team, the resources, or expertise to implement an analytic program and draw meaningful conclusions from the data collected.

You don’t have be a big fundraising department to reap the benefits of implementing solid data science practices. This 2-day workshop walks you through the steps of extracting and using your own organizational data to create better fundraising plans and strategies.

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How to Build Your Prospect Management System from Start to Finish

Ruthie Giles is the presenter and the workshop is ideal for Prospect Management, Operations Management, and Prospect Development teams to build out an optimized prospect management system for immediate implementation at your shop.

The process of prospect management allows you to better manage your fundraiser’s portfolios for highly effective and efficient fundraising. You can see how prospects are moving through the pipeline and create strategies that help bring in gifts.

You identify how prospects should be prioritized for optimal results that move your entire fundraising team towards their goals. Prospect management allow you to manage all the moving parts to the process, which can otherwise quickly become overwhelming.

This 2-day workshop will help you learn how to effectively implement a new prospect management system or improve on your current prospect management system for your organization.

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Creating a Power BI Dashboard for Major Gifts

Greg Duke is the presenter and the workshop is perfect for Business Intelligence staff who want to launch a Power BI dashboard using your organization’s data; Major Gifts department heads who want to design a transparent and thorough dashboarding for gift officer coaching; and Operations executives who are launching a new visualization project.

Power BI is a free tool from Microsoft, but it takes a bit of work to use it well. Greg Duke walks you through how to build a dashboard to both manage Major Gifts officers and to provide them with the best view of your prospect pool, including flexible maps. Fundraising totals, dynamic graphs, and selecting certain populations — along with excellent formatting for ease of use — will be covered.

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Major Gifts Revolution: Blueprint for Renovating a High-Impact Program

Anna Schlia’s workshop is perfect for senior advancement and nonprofit professionals, including VPs, AVPs, and mid-career to senior-level fundraising staff in leadership roles or those aspiring to these positions. Ideal for those seeking to optimize major gifts strategies and boost team performance.

This two-day workshop offers actionable strategies to revitalize and strengthen major gifts programs, even amid budget cuts, closure talks, and fundraiser turnover. Participants will learn to manage programs effectively, collaborate with partners, and enhance gift officer performance using proven frameworks and practical applications.

By the end, you will have a clear, actionable plan tailored to your organization, ready for immediate implementation.

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How to Register for the FIT Conference

This conference is an investment in your organization’s future, providing you with the tools and knowledge to navigate challenges and maximize your fundraising potential.

Early bird registration is available at $997 until September 27, after which the price will be $1,200. The fee includes breakfast and lunch on both days. There is special accommodation rates at the Sheraton Monarch Springfield, MA offering rooms at $149 per night plus tax and parking.

Each workshop has only 15 seats available. We’ve limited the size to ensure you receive personal attention for your questions and plenty of time to do the hands-on exercises.

While attending any of the four workshops offers significant benefits for a single representative from your nonprofit, you can maximize the value of the FIT Conference by bringing three colleagues, each participating in a different workshop. This approach provides a comprehensive learning experience across multiple areas. For groups of three or more, please email Marianne to inquire about special group pricing.

For more details and to register, visit https://staupell.com/fit-conference/.

About Staupell Analytics Group: Staupell Analytics Group is a leading provider of fundraising analytics and strategy solutions for nonprofit operations. We believe your organization deserves the best quality fundraising operations possible. That’s why we use our Fix, Innovate, Teach (FIT) approach to develop solutions tailored to your specific operational needs. We do this through our Fundraising Analysis & Reporting, Prospect Development, and Data Optimization services.