Meet Dan Peters: Newest Altru Champion!
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Please join us in welcoming Dan Peters, of the Museum of History & Industry, as our newest Altru Champion. Although Dan joined the museum just a bit over four months ago, he’s quickly become an Altru expert. He’s already been active in the community (we’re sure you’ve seen his advice!), and we look forward to additional contributions in the months and years to come. Congrats, Dan!
How long have you been using Altru?
Not very long! I joined the Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI) in December 2014. I was somewhat familiar with another Blackbaud product, eTapestry, but I had to dive into the deep end of the pool. I found all the Altru training videos very helpful, as well as the Altru community, the live webinars, and the ability to chat with Altru support when I have been stumped!
What’s your favorite Altru Module? Why?
The Information Library and OData! Queries are the bread and butter of my work as the Data Manager & Analyst. It took some time to wrap my head around how the Altru query system works, but I feel like I can get just about anything I want out of a query, which I can then analyze and pass along to our leadership team. Perhaps a second favorite is the Appeal mailings module. Before I arrived, no one at MOHAI was really using that module and they relied on de-duplicating mailing lists by hand (yikes!). I figured out the module, passed along the training to the MOHAI team, and mailings have improved dramatically!
What do you like most about the Altru Community?
Getting advice and solutions from other Altru users, as well as the Altru team. It is so helpful to hear how other end-users are solving complex issues, as well as feeling that you are not alone when struggling with those complex issues!
How has Altru helped your work at MOHAI?
Primarily with Appeal Mailings! Just in that area alone we have seen a marked improvement in our ability to track our work and be more efficient. Overall, I would say that Altru is becoming more and more helpful to the MOHAI team as we have better learned how to use Altru and work with the system, not fight it! That may not sound like high praise, but it is. MOHAI is still learning how to integrate Altru into its organizational practices, but as we are doing so, we are becoming more efficient and are better able to track our performance as an organization.
Do you have any fun facts to share about yourself?
I have the cutest Shiba Inu puppy in the entire world, and her name is Ponyo (no bias here, whatsoever)!
How long have you been using Altru?Not very long! I joined the Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI) in December 2014. I was somewhat familiar with another Blackbaud product, eTapestry, but I had to dive into the deep end of the pool. I found all the Altru training videos very helpful, as well as the Altru community, the live webinars, and the ability to chat with Altru support when I have been stumped!
What’s your favorite Altru Module? Why?
The Information Library and OData! Queries are the bread and butter of my work as the Data Manager & Analyst. It took some time to wrap my head around how the Altru query system works, but I feel like I can get just about anything I want out of a query, which I can then analyze and pass along to our leadership team. Perhaps a second favorite is the Appeal mailings module. Before I arrived, no one at MOHAI was really using that module and they relied on de-duplicating mailing lists by hand (yikes!). I figured out the module, passed along the training to the MOHAI team, and mailings have improved dramatically!
What do you like most about the Altru Community?
Getting advice and solutions from other Altru users, as well as the Altru team. It is so helpful to hear how other end-users are solving complex issues, as well as feeling that you are not alone when struggling with those complex issues!
How has Altru helped your work at MOHAI?
Primarily with Appeal Mailings! Just in that area alone we have seen a marked improvement in our ability to track our work and be more efficient. Overall, I would say that Altru is becoming more and more helpful to the MOHAI team as we have better learned how to use Altru and work with the system, not fight it! That may not sound like high praise, but it is. MOHAI is still learning how to integrate Altru into its organizational practices, but as we are doing so, we are becoming more efficient and are better able to track our performance as an organization.
Do you have any fun facts to share about yourself?
I have the cutest Shiba Inu puppy in the entire world, and her name is Ponyo (no bias here, whatsoever)!
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