IDG's Computerworld Selects Compass Client CBN
as Finalist for Business Intelligence Award
Chesapeake, VA – September 6, 2006 – IDG's Computerworld has announced that The Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc. (CBN) -- a client of Compass Technology (www.compass.net) -- is a finalist for its Business Intelligence Perspectives' "Best Practices in Business Intelligence" Awards Program in the category of "Use of Competency Centers to Champion BI Technologies to Enterprise-Wide ROI." IBM Corporation, Accenture, Intermountain Healthcare, and Valero Energy Corporation are also named as finalists for the award. The winner of the category will be honored on September 27, 2006 at the Green Valley Ranch Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.
CBN, as its first step toward an enterprise business intelligence (BI) solution, selected Compass Analytics™ for Fundraisers -- a comprehensive product suite consisting of a data warehouse with subject-specific data marts, analytical services, scorecards, dashboards, and reporting services developed for nonprofit fundraisers and built on the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 platform. These tools provide CBN with an effective technology platform specifically suited for high performance analysis and decision-making.
A cross-functional Competency Center was formed within CBN where members utilize Compass Analytics for Fundraisers and create BI standards, promote BI innovations, and approve BI methods as they work toward complete adoption of BI best practices by the entire enterprise. The goal was to develop a community of practice where information and analysis are the same across the enterprise instead of data silos produced within departments.
"We congratulate CBN on its nomination as a finalist in the BI category by Computerworld," said Jim Funari, Compass President and CEO. He added, "This nomination recognizes the outstanding efforts of the CBN team in the pursuit of a cultural and organizational alignment around business intelligence principles, which is so critical for achieving real results from these investments. We are very pleased that CBN is using Compass Analytics for Fundraisers as the product foundation for its BI initiatives."
The outcome of this proactive initiative for CBN is that BI analysis has become a recognized, major influence on decision making. CBN now has a holistic view of the enterprise with consistent analysis and reporting capabilities enabling better management decisions and more effective constituent relationship management.
About Compass
Compass Technology knows nonprofits. We have over 20 years of experience serving organizations that are dedicated to serving others. Fundraising software from Compass is built on Microsoft technology and specifically designed for nonprofits to help build and manage donor relationships, optimize fundraising results, and streamline operations. Compass CRM™ for Fundraisers is the only end-to-end solution for fundraising and donor management running entirely in Outlook and built on the Microsoft Dynamics™ CRM 3.0 platform. Compass Personalized Marketing™ for Fundraisers extends Compass CRM’s campaign features into a multichannel marketing suite. Compass Analytics™ for Fundraisers provides a data warehouse and analysis/reporting tools to transform data into actionable intelligence.
About CBN
Today, CBN is a multifaceted nonprofit organization that provides programming by cable, broadcast, and satellite to approximately 200 countries, with a 24-hour telephone prayer line. Chief among CBN's broadcasting components is The 700 Club, a daily television program featuring Pat Robertson, Terry Meeuswen, Gordon Robertson, Kristi Watts, and news anchor Lee Webb. On the air continuously since 1966, The 700 Club is one of the longest-running programs in broadcast history. Seen in 96% of the television markets across the United States, the show's news/magazine format presents a lively mix of information, interviews, and inspiration to an average daily audience of one million viewers.