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Steve MacLaughlin is the Vice President of Data & Analytics at Blackbaud and bestselling author of Data Driven Nonprofits. Steve has spent more than 20 years driving innovation with a broad range of companies, government institutions, and nonprofit organizations.

MacLaughlin has been featured as a fundraising and nonprofit expert in many mainstream publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, USA Today, Bloomberg, and has appeared on National Public Radio.

Steve is a frequent speaker at nonprofit events and serves on the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) Board of Directors which supports both the growth and professionalism of the nonprofit technology field as well as building knowledge and information sharing capacity throughout the sector.

Steve is a published author of a chapter in the book People to People Fundraising: Social Networking and Web 2.0 for Charities, and a contributing co-editor of the book Internet Management for Nonprofits: Strategies, Tools & Trade Secrets. He has had original articles featured in many publications, including Advancing Philanthropy, Philanthropy Journal, Fundraising Success Magazine, The NonProfit Times, and Civil Society.

MacLaughlin earned both his undergraduate degree and a Master of Science degree in Interactive Media from Indiana University.