The Board Deck Makeover: Turning Admissions Data into Insight

​Transform your school’s board reporting from static numbers into dynamic, strategic conversations. In this practical session, you’ll discover how to streamline your workflow by leveraging automated data feeds from Admissions software like Blackbaud, Veracross, FinalSite, and Ravenna directly into Power BI. Learn how to highlight the high-priority metrics board members actually care about while replacing cluttered spreadsheets with clear, actionable visuals. You’ll leave with a practical framework to eliminate manual data entry, spot long-term enrollment trends, and drive more meaningful board-level decisions.

​SPEAKER: Matt Clemmens is the founder and Principal Consultant of Clemmens Consulting, an advisory firm specializing in business strategy, data management, systems integration, and reporting for independent schools and nonprofit organizations. Since founding the firm in 2011, Matt has helped schools connect information across multiple platforms, automate time-intensive processes, and transform complex institutional data into accessible, real-time dashboards that support stronger decision-making. Before launching Clemmens Consulting, Matt spent five years in Blackbaud’s Professional Services group as a consultant, project manager, and consulting-team manager, advising independent schools and colleges across the United States and internationally. He is a frequent presenter on data integration, visualization, and the use of tools such as Power BI to help schools understand and act upon their information more effectively.