Highlights

  • Senior Data Analytics Consultant at Washburn McGoldrick since 2022.
  • Client projects include Centre College, College of Wooster, Davidson College, Grinnell College, Rhodes College, Rollins College, University of Richmond, Winston-Salem State University, William & Mary, and many others.
  • Leads Washburn McGoldrick’s artificial intelligence (AI) applications, including pioneering work in survey comment analysis. Specializes in surveys, quantitative and qualitative analysis, and integrating data from multiple sources to find insights. Key leadership roles with the National Alumni Survey and the Advancement Moving Forward industry survey.
  • Past experience includes Founder of SurveyLab, a senior consultant with DonorSearch AI, and more than a decade leading the philanthropic analytics division of a large consulting firm.
  • Active community volunteer working with at-risk post-incarceration individuals.
  • Graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Dan Lowman

Senior Data Analytics Consultant

dan.lowman@wash-mcg.com

Dan Lowman joined Washburn McGoldrick as a Senior Data Analytics Consultant in 2022.

Dan works with Washburn McGoldrick clients on their data analytics, survey, benchmarking, and predictive modeling needs. He joins the firm’s team engaged in the following services: alumni and donor surveys, post-campaign assessments, benchmarking, feasibility studies, and staff surveys. He play key leadership and operational roles with the National Alumni Survey  and Advancement Moving Forward (an ongoing survey about the state of the profession).

An internationally known expert in fundraising analytics and data analysis, Dan spent 23 years in various leadership roles at DonorSearch AI and Grenzebach Glier and Associates, including Senior Vice President, Analytics, advising nonprofit clients on how to make the best use of data.

Dan’s accomplishments include leading the team that developed DonorScape, the first-ever web-based wealth screening service, whose features and functions are now the industry standard. He also co-led the development of Major Gift Portfolio Optimization, which not only prioritized prospects by capacity and likelihood, but also analyzed donors and prospects based on their most likely school, unit, or area for support.

In 2015, Dan founded SurveyLab, which has worked with hundreds of organizations on alumni and donor surveys, as well as specialized surveys and focus groups, including surveys of academic leaders; augmented feasibility studies; and provided real-time feedback about donor satisfaction.

Dan served as a United States Peace Corps Volunteer in Slovakia working on education projects and bringing internet to rural schools. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he continues to be involved as a volunteer supporting graduating seniors entering the workforce. He is a centrally-involved volunteer across several organizations and government agencies, focused on helping people overcome the enormous barriers facing post-incarceration life complicated by addiction, mental health issues, and housing insecurity.