Queen’s University Belfast

“Having commissioned FJ Philanthropy to work with us during FY 20/21 it would be fair to say that their support and input was nothing short of transformational to the way we work as a senior team in the Development Office and the establishment of a data-informed culture.

Craig and Bryan worked closely alongside senior colleagues to help them understand not only what data could be useful but how to take advantage of it. They helped raise the team up from the weeds of data overload, instead focussing on the benefits of data insight. They provided technical support but also coaching and insights from their own considerable experiences. Our monthly management meetings and indeed our whole goal setting process have been transformed, really delivering on the vision at the start of the project. Latterly we’ve started working on some more nuanced data projects looking at pretty complex analysis and we’re excited to see the results – but in the meantime it’s been excellent to find a firm who is as excited by the questions we are asking as we are.”

Nathalie Trott - Director of Development and Alumni Relations, Queen’s University Belfast

Craig and Bryan quickly established their credibility and demonstrated their expertise at Queen’s University Belfast. FJ Philanthropy are experts in MI / BI and helped challenge the thinking on monthly reporting and coached staff to understand the importance of data based decision making. FJ Philanthropy have a friendly can-do approach which made working with them a pleasure and has delivered real institutional results.

Jonathan Doonan, Development Services Manager, Queen’s University Belfast