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On the Dash: Why Your Nonprofit Needs a Dashboard

Thursday, Dec. 3   12:00pm - 12:56pm

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Overview

Collecting data is easy; visualizing it is an entirely different concept, which is why dashboards have become an important tool among nonprofit board members and staff. Identify practical uses for dashboards, including the organization of data, monitoring trends, tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) and more.

Objectives

  • Participants will walk away with an overview of the uses of dashboards, an understanding of
    current data visualization trends, and best practices in dashboard design

Highlights

  • Dashboard uses and best practices in designing visualizations
  • Trends in dashboard design, including new technologies and automation
  • Enhancing transparency and clear communication with nonprofit board members and
    other stakeholders

Designed For

Nonprofit industry staff and CPAs with nonprofit clients

Prerequisites

None

Preparation

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Notice

Your webinar can be accessed via https://ctcpas.acpen.com/. If you do not have an ACPEN account, please sign up for an account using the email address you have on file with CTCPA.

Leader(s):

Leader Bios

Lorene Suidan, ACPEN BPN Business Professionals' Network

Lorene Suidan Vice President, CFO, Secretary, Assistant Treasurer

Lorene Suidan brings over 25 years of nonprofit management expertise, financial leadership, program development and strategic planning to her role as the chief financial officer of Leader Dogs for the Blind. Her role as CFO is to provide leadership and management of the organization’s financial, information technology and facilities functions.

As chief financial officer at Leader Dog, she provided financial oversight and leadership for over $128 million dollars in philanthropic and other revenue raised. In addition, she has overseen all financial aspects of the $14.5 million-dollar capital campaign, the largest in the organization’s 80-year history, to create the canine development center.

Prior to her arrival at Leader Dogs for the Blind, Lorene served as chief financial officer at Jewish Senior Life of Metropolitan Detroit (JSL), where she was instrumental in designing effective systems and encouraging board involvement and oversight of the finance function. Lorene has been privileged to serve in a variety of nonprofit environments prior to coming to Leader Dog including Sacred Heart Major Seminary and The Order of the Fishermen Ministry. Lorene is an adjunct professor at Rochester College, teaching courses in nonprofit management and nonprofit budgeting & financial management.

Lorene is a graduate of James Madison College at Michigan State University, where she received her bachelor’s degree in justice, morality, and constitutional democracy. She holds a Master of Science degree in professional accountancy from Walsh College. Suidan completed Harvard Business School’s executive education coursework in & Performance Measurement for Effective Management of Nonprofit Organizations. Lorene is a member of the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants, serves on its Nonprofit Task Force, and is a registered CPA. Lorene is a member of the Wixom-Walled Lake Lions Club.

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