Transforming nonprofits with data-driven decision-making

Revisit this insightful one-hour webinar addressing the unique needs of data-driven decision-making at The Arc Southern Maryland. Discover how this nonprofit is leveraging transformative technology and innovation to enhance its services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Learn about its journey and the impact it’s making in the community.

Moderator:

Chris Bryant, Director and Senior Consultant, Wipfli: Bringing more than 15 years of providing information technology strategy and execution support to nonprofits serving the nonprofit IDD industry.

Panelists:

Hartmuth Csanadi-Schwartz, Director of Business Operations, The Arc Southern Maryland: Sharing The Arc’s experience and insights on the organization’s journey toward data quality and informed decision-making from his vantage point of 25+ years in the IDD industry. 

Nina Kortas, Data and Analytics Manager, Wipfli: Serving as IDD industry data specialist and leading the design and development of The Arc’s business intelligence and analytics initiative using Microsoft’s Power BI.

Key topics:

• The Arc’s data journey: Learn how The Arc Southern Maryland has evolved into a data-informed, decision-making nonprofit, including the steps it took and the challenges it encountered.
• Business intelligence and analytics: Discover how Microsoft’s Power BI has been leveraged for data interrogation, transformation and reporting via near real-time dashboards across data sources, including case management, staff scheduling, human resources management, financial management and state billing systems.
• Executive and line leadership: See how data is presented and used by staff for the ongoing monitoring of key performance metrics, enabling The Arc to optimize daily and monthly operations.
• Sample dashboards: View demonstrations of dashboards that may inspire similar nonprofits to embark on their own data-driven decision-making journeys.

Target audience: CEOs, COOs, CFOs, operational directors and IT professionals from nonprofits that provide services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.