Your Mid-Level Donors and March Madness: How to Organize the Tournament, Craft the Brackets and Play the Game

Carol Belair joined Blackbaud in 2003 and has been in non-profit fundraising, prospect research and analytics since 1995. She has worked with hundreds of clients, written papers, blogs and articles and spoken at many conferences and webinars, including BBCON, APRA and AHP with a focus on co-presenting with Blackbaud nonprofit clients.  She feels that nonprofit clients’ successful usage of Blackbaud analytics and software is where the “rubber meets the road.”  She feel so privileged to help nonprofit organizations on a day-to-day basis achieve their goals by using Blackbaud’s Data Intelligence solutions and ResearchPoint software.  She has a BA in Music from the University of Minnesota and completed graduate studies in marketing communications from University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, MN.  She lives in a suburb of Minneapolis, MN and in the winter lives in the Space Coast of Florida.  

Tanya joined Blackbaud in 2019.  She has served the Minneapolis/St. Paul community since 1993 in a variety of roles, mainly involving prospect research and prospect management as well as annual giving and campaign management.  A two-time Apra-Minnesota board member and long-time Blackbaud power user, Tanya enjoys educating and exciting her clients in using their Blackbaud analytics tools to reach new philanthropic success.