Quick Nexus Update (in Pictures)

A mentioned earlier this week, Jaime, Naoko, and I are participating in the Nexus Global Youth Summit on Innovative Philanthropy and Social Entrepreneurship. It’s been a busy, but inspiring, 48 hours! We’ve met lots of interesting and inspiring attendees so far, from a woman running her family’s foundation that feeds poor communities in Malawi, to representatives of well-known NGOs like Amnesty International, to someone who specializes in organizing the toppling of dictatorships…seriously. Here’s just three photos from my experience so far...

Naoko and I at the Met, with the Congo Power Figure

Amazing surprise appearance and talk by
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (you have to squint…)

Conference “survival guide” and
neat microphone in UN meeting room

Thursday is another packed day. This morning's agenda includes the panel Jaime is participating in, Metrics of Philanthropy and Impact. Stay tuned for more highlights!

Medicare Cost Analysis - Guest Radio Appearance to Explore Data-Driven Insights

On Thursday, July 28th Jaime Fitzgerald, will approach the challenges of Medicare costs and quality via analytics, as a guest commentator on Inside Analysis, a new show by AOL.gov which analyzes federal spending trends. The conversation will be completely non-partisan, hinging exclusively on data-driven insights and interpretation.

This week’s Inside Analysis discussion centers around the financial side of Medicare—ensuring high-quality care while controlling costs and preventing fraud.  Jaime will join phenomenal panelists whose experience in the sector will complement Jaime's focus on the numbers...

• Michael Haisten, Principal at Real Intelligence
• Gary Baldwin, Editorial Director of Health Data Management
• David Wiggin, Program Director of Healthcare and Life Sciences at the Teradata Corporation
• and moderator Eric Kavanagh, CEO of The Bloor Group

Together, Jaime and his colleagues will tackle big questions including:  

·         What is the return on investment for fraud detection?

·         What accounts for the major variations in Medicare costs by region?

·         Is there an efficient way to handle end of life costs while protecting quality of care?

·         What can be done to keep Medicare viable?

Tune in to the exciting live webstream (audio plus video) Thursday, 12:00pm EDT

Register here: http://www.insideanalysis.com/ to submit questions for Jaime and the other panelists!

Where Causal Clarity™ Matters The Most

This week, three members of the Fitzgerald Analytics team are attending, participating, and speaking at The Nexus Global Youth Summit on Innovative Philanthropy and Social Entrepreneurship in New York City.  We are here due to our enthusiasm for the event's mission, which is to catalyze and empower a next-generation of social entrepreneurs, innovators, and philanthropists in their quest to change the world for the better.

Our lasting firm-wide commitment is to use our specialties and strengths for social sector impact.  Although most of our revenues come from corporate clients, we also help non-profits, social-entrepreneurs, and philanthropists create impact...at heavily discounted rates.  Our work in the "social-sector" is one of the most fulfilling elements of our jobs.

Attending this week will be co-founders Jaime Fitzgerald and Naoko Fitzgerald, as well as Justin Goldbach, an analyst at Fitzgerald Analytics who, among other duties, supports the Aspen Institute's Business & Society Program.

Jaime Fitzgerald will be a panelist speaking on "New Metrics for Philanthropy and Social Impact." Moderated by  Brian Muraresku, an attorney at the Inter-American Development Bank and innovator in the field, it will feature the perspective of four amazing thought-leaders on the topic:  

• Doug Mellinger, the Founder of Foundation Source
• Laura Rawlings, Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist at the World Bank
• David Pritchard, Head of Measurement and Evaluation Specialist at New Philanthropy Capital
• Jeni Klugman, UNDP, Director of the Human Development Report Office

The event is being hosted by Young Donor Network and Search for Common Ground.

Data to Dollars™ - Analytics in Financial Services - Executive Luncheon July 21st @ at Delmonico’s

Five Ways Analytics Drive Profit in Financial Services Analytics is making money for your competitors and peers. We'll show you which ones and how. You'll also learn about the powerful Data to Dollars™ methodology that transforms information into opportunity, profit, and growth. The Venue:  Steaks at Delmonico's (56 Beaver Street New York, NY) Guest Speaker: Jaime Fitzgerald, independent expert in financial services analytics When   July 21, 2011 | Noon - 1:30 PM  Register Here! Lunch is free but seating is limited, so reserve your spot today. Registration is subject to qualification. Contact us to make arrangements for special meal requirements (e.g., vegetarian, kosher, etc.).“Data to Dollars™” is a trademark of Fitzgerald Analytics, Inc., and is used here with permission.

Turning Data to Dollars™ in Financial Services: Business Analytics and the Five Key Profit Engines in Financial Services

How can financial services firms boost profitability and market share, and still cut costs? By transforming customer, product, and performance data into insights that assess the risk, outcomes, and probability of business decisions.

Data captured by financial institutions is loaded with potential. But using it to look into your business future, and to forecast what will happen next, requires the application of segmentation, visualization, and dashboard technologies.

Join Information Builders, and Jaime Fitzgerald, founder and CEO of Fitzgerald Analytics, to hear about how business analytics can turn Data to Dollars™ by making information your most important asset, pushing you ahead of your competition. Jaime will provide the road map that plots a quicker, more reliable course to analytical maturity, and will also discuss the Five Key Profit Engines in Financial Services.

Register Now!

Lunch is free but seating is limited, so reserve your spot today. Registration is subject to qualification.

Special meal requests (e.g., vegetarian, kosher, etc.) can be accommodated with prior notification. Contact us to make arrangements.

Fitzgerald Analytics to Participate in Innovative Philanthropy Conference

Fitzgerald Analytics co-founders Jaime Fitzgerald and Naoko Fitzgerald,  together with teammate Justin Goldbach, will take part in The Nexus: Global Youth Summit on Innovative Philanthropy and Social Entrepreneurship, thanks to the invitation of conference organizer, Daniel Karpantschof.  The conference is scheduled for July 26-29 in New York City.

Jaime will join a panel discussion on Metrics of Philanthropy and Impact, where he will share thoughts on how FA’s Analytics Pathway™ methodology, with it's emphasis on clarity of cause and effect, can be applied to improve results in the social sector, just as it has generated millions of dollars in profits for private sector clients of Fitzgerald Analytics.  

Jaime’s co-panelists include:

1. Doug Mellinger, the Founder of Foundation Source
2. Laura Rawlings, , Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist at the World Bank.
3. David Pritchard, Head of Measurement and Evaluation at New Philanthropy Capital 
4. Jeni Klugman (UNDP, Director of the Human Development Report Office 
5. The panel will be moderated by Brian Muraresku, an attorney at the Inter-American Development Bank.

Fitzgerald Analytics, a New York City-based firm, helps its clients - from Fortune 1000 companies to data-driven start-ups to international non-profits - achieve extraordinary results by maintaining a clear line-of-site between business objectives and the analytics and data management programs which support them.  The firm has made a long-term commitment to supporting the social sector by applying its tools and expertise to enhance non-profit outcomes.

Justin Goldbach, who recently spoke on the topic of social entrepreneurship at IE Business School in Madrid, Spain, is helping out with pre-conference logistics.

Note:  Laura Rawlings of the World Bank recently published a great book on measurement in the social sector, entitled Impact Evaluation in Practice, which we highly recommend....