OPRN 2025 Annual Conference
Unmasking the Future:
Prospecting with Data and Strategy
Friday, April 25
Fawcett Center - The Ohio State University
Keynote Speaker
Amy Lampi, Associate Vice President at BWF
Amy Lampi is an associate vice president at BWF with 25 years of direct fundraising and consulting experience in the performing arts, higher education, and healthcare. As a development generalist, she has a wide range of expertise from CRM implementations to multichannel annual giving to development operations and management of a development team. Amy has partnered with more than 50 clients during her tenure at BWF.
Prior to BWF, Amy served as the director of development at Theatre Under the Stars, where she oversaw all fundraising aspects of the theatre during a capital campaign. Amy also served as the associate director of development at the Alley Theatre, where her cutting-edge work in fundraising analytics with Josh Birkholz was featured in “The Chronicle of Philanthropy” in 2016. Amy is co-author of a recent book with Josh Birkholz “BeneFactors: Why Some Fundraising Professional Always Succeed” which was published by Wiley in 2022.
Unmasking the Potential: The Data-Driven Path to Stronger Relationships in Fundraising
In an era where data science and predictive analytics are reshaping the landscape of prospect research and management, how can development professionals stay ahead of the curve? Is data a threat to the art of human connection—or its most powerful ally?
This keynote will explore the transformative role of data in prospecting and fundraising, offering a practical understanding of decision science and its nonthreatening applications. Discover how to harness data as a strategic asset to build stronger, more meaningful relationships with the right prospects at the right time. Walk away with actionable insights to embrace the data-driven future while preserving the heart of what makes fundraising impactful: genuine human connection.
Expect an engaging session that blends strategy, practical tools, and inspiration to unmask the potential of data-driven relationship-building.