Steve MacLaughlin | |
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MacLaughlin speaking at BBCON 2016
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Born | Steven Raymond MacLaughlin April 8, 1975 Jamestown, New York, United States |
Occupation | Vice President of Data & Analytics at Blackbaud, Author, Speaker |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Indiana University |
Notable works | Data Driven Nonprofits |
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DataDrivenNonprofits.com |
Steve MacLaughlin (born 1975) is an American fundraising expert, speaker, and bestselling author focused on the nonprofit sector.
MacLaughlin was born and raised in Jamestown, New York, where he attended Jamestown High School (New York). MacLaughlin graduated from Indiana University in 1997 with a BA in political science and English. During his undergraduate days he had early experiments on the Web that garnered mentions in Yahoo! Internet Life magazine and Rolling Stone. MacLaughlin later earned a Master of Science degree in Interactive Media from Indiana University. MacLaughlin currently resides in Charleston, South Carolina with his wife, Lynsey, and their two children: Conner and Maverick.
MacLaughlin was a co-founder of Expidant, an interactive agency that produced successful online initiatives for Procter & Gamble, NCAA, Eli Lilly, Finish Line, Dow AgroSciences, Masco Corporation, and Thomson Multimedia. Several of these online sites went on to win industry acclaim and awards.
In 2001, MacLaughlin worked at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis on the development of the self-assessment for the re-accreditation of a university based entirely on the Web. He also taught a course on "Fundamentals of Managing Internet Development Projects" at Indiana University.
After joining Blackbaud in 2004, MacLaughlin spent time growing Blackbaud's interactive services group and later had product management responsibilities for the company's Internet product lines. Since 2008, MacLaughlin has served on The Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network (NTEN) Board of Directors. NTEN is an international nonprofit organization with a focus on both the growth and professionalism of the nonprofit technology field as well as building knowledge and information sharing capacity throughout the sector.