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Why Your Data Has a DEI Problem
Panel
Wednesday, November 20, 2019  |  11:00 am–12:00 pm

Data is defined as facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis. Data helps make what we hope are good and reasonable decisions. But could it be that your current data is derailing your efforts to support diverse, equitable, and inclusive grantmaking?

​In philanthropy, data is critical. It lends credibility to the stories we tell, demonstrates the impact of our work, and informs our funding decisions. But data is often incomplete or misleading, and sometimes it blinds us from working with diverse or unconventional partners. In this session, we explore many opportunities and best practices to collect and use data to empower diverse, equitable, and inclusive grantmaking.

Presenters

• Sam Caplan, Chief Information Officer, Walton Family Foundation
• Satonya Fair, Vice President & Chief Philanthropy Officer, The Executive Leadership Council
• Wendye Mingo, Managing Director of IT, The Kresge Foundation

• Sam Caplan
• Satonya Fair
• Wendye Mingo

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Sam is the chief information officer at the Walton Family Foundation. He's the former head of technology and impact data at the Walmart Foundation, and did a wonderful tour of duty at Fluxx. He's a self-proclaimed philathropy-tech nerd, and frequently blogs on the topic on LinkedIn.

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Satonya Fair is the vice president and chief philanthropy officer for The Executive Leadership Council (ELC). She is responsible for ensuring that all charitable efforts support the ELC’s mission of increasing the number of successful black executives so they might positively impact their communities. 

Prior to joining the ELC, Satonya directed the Grants Management at The Annie E. Casey Foundation, which administered more than $100mm annually in charitable investments. She concentrated on system innovations emphasizing the use of data to drive decision-making and accountability.

Before joining the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Satonya supported Citi’s Global Community Development with responsibilities that spanned corporate and foundation giving, employee engagement and volunteerism, program development, and outcome measurement. Prior to joining Citi, Satonya was community relations manager at The Baltimore Sun.

Satonya has a JD from the University of Cincinnati and her bachelor’s degree in psychology and political science from Miami University (Ohio).

Wendye joined The Kresge Foundation as the Managing Director of IT in April of 2017. She is responsible for leading the digital transformation effort at the foundation, which includes network upgrades, implementing a broadband Internet phone and conferencing system, moving all data and applications to the cloud, outsourcing help desk support, standing up a new cloud-based Intranet and partnering with Kresge staff on several new software initiatives.

Prior to her current role at Kresge, Wendye managed data center infrastructure and operations for Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA LLC in Farmington Hills, MI for seven years. She oversaw operations for servers, storage, mainframe, middleware, help desk and an outsourced managed service provider. She was also responsible for infrastructure governance and managing all audits that impacted the infrastructure department. She also has several years of experience managing and developing business applications and integrating systems across various technology platforms. Wendye has a Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts in Computer Science from the University of Detroit and Wayne State University respectively and a Doctor of Philosophy in Instructional Technology also from Wayne State University.