Jon Boeckenstedt, higher ed data wizard and WaPo contributor, describes ops of a major data-driven university

Jon Boeckenstedt, associate vice president for Enrollment Management and Marketing, shares how DePaul university uses data to keep a competitive edge in enrolling quality students, yet providing opportunities to who need the most. We talk about his Washington Post article, in which Jon discusses how the well-intentioned plans of elite universities to recruit more underserved […]

Top Nine TED Talks for Information Visualization Creators

TED Talks are a great source of information on anything and everything. They can range from in-depth discussions of ethics, robotics, and space travel to tutorials on how to tie your shoes correctly and everything in between.If you search long enough, you will also discover that there are some excellent TED Talks geared towards the […]

Regan Holt, CEO of Uprising Tech, shares her vision of fundraising CRMs

If Regan Holt, CEO of Uprising Tech, has her way, she will make the user interfaces of CRMs almost invisible to the user. She says that the user experience should dictate how CRMs are designed. She knows a few things about this. She worked as an advancement services professional for many years at Northwestern. Then […]

Elissa Fink, CMO of Tableau, shares how data can help marketing and sales both

Elissa Fink, the chief marketing officer of Tableau, gives her frank opinion on data helps us everybody. It helps us separate facts from opinions. It helps us build empathy. It helps us work better with our co-workers. She describes her journey to Tableau and shares the secrets of successful data-driven sales operations.   Check out […]

Jeffrey Martin from EAB shares his insights on trends in philanthropy

Jeff Martin, a senior consultant at EAB, shares his insights from his comprehensive research on fundraiser productivity.  Check out this episode!