Candace Olley

About Candace Olley

Highly curious and relationship-oriented professional with over a decade of experience transforming data into actionable insights to support donor engagement and fundraising outcomes. I am a deeply inquisitive and detail-oriented analytical thinker with extensive experience working closely with database and reporting teams to improve accessibility and clarity of information for fundraising partners and other end users. I contribute to the design, testing, and refinement of data driven tools and insights that make information more intuitive and actionable. As Senior Director of Prospect Development at the University of Cincinnati Foundation, I lead a high-performing team that turns enterprise intelligence into visual dashboards, targeted analysis, and tools that help fundraising partners plan, prioritize, and take action.Energized by surfacing meaningful insights using Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Tableau, and basic SQL, I find real fulfillment in helping others apply those insights to drive strategic decision making and succeed in our collective goals. I specialize in philanthropic partner strategy development, data visualization, dashboard development, enhancing user experience, and process optimization, always with the goal of supporting others and organizational success.My approach is grounded in a deep understanding of human behavior and motivation, strong interpersonal insight, and a commitment to supporting others. I bring a systems minded and support oriented leadership style that helps connect the dots between data and relationships.

Experience

1. Senior Director, Prospect Development

   University of Cincinnati Foundation

   Jul 2024 — Present · Cincinnati, OH, US

   Pipeline Strategy: Lead pipeline and portfolio management efforts by leveraging segmentation analysis to identify high-potential prospects for major and principal gift fundraising.• Strategic Collaboration: Proactively partner with leadership and frontline fundraisers to develop prospect management policies, reporting tools, and deliver insights that inform strategic donor engagement decision-making.• System Innovation: Collaborate with Fundraising Applications and Reporting team to optimize database functionality, designing tools that surface actionable donor relationship insights and enhance gift officer success.• Team Leadership: Direct and manage part of the team focused on data visualization and dashboard development, ensuring data integrity and insights are delivered to help fundraisers do their best work and to achieve our collective mission.• Fundraiser Onboarding: Onboard development colleagues to prospect management policies, procedures and systems.

Education

• Cedarville University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Social Work

  2010 — 2014

• Uplift Healthcare Services, Inc

  Certified Nursing Assistant (STNA/CNA)

  2010 — 2010

• The Ohio State University

  Master of Social Work (MSW), Focus in Non Profit & Human Resource Managment

  2017 — 2019

• Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences

  Studied Medical Radiography - X-ray

  2005 — 2007

Skills

• Event Planning
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Recruiting
• Leadership
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Social Media
• Critical Thinking
• Non-Profits
• Facebook
• Microsoft Office
• Public Speaking
• Research
• Fundraising
• Community Outreach
• Higher Education
• Nonprofits
• Matlab
• Teaching