Case Study: Ducks Unlimited achieves streamlined fundraising tracking and deeper donor insights with Microsoft Power BI

Ducks Unlimited - Customer Case Study

Ducks Unlimited, a U.S.-based conservation nonprofit, faced growing complexity as new corporate partnerships and grant requirements outpaced its homegrown PHP-and-spreadsheet systems. To scale operations, protect donor data, and meet federal grant rules, the organization embarked on a digital transformation using Microsoft Dynamics 365 (Finance and Operations), Office 365, and Microsoft Power BI.

Microsoft Power BI and Dynamics 365 centralized Ducks Unlimited’s financials, land-portfolio and fundraising data, enabling the team to fulfill a complex LLC partnership, invest an additional $5 million in wetland conservation, and track progress toward a $2 billion fundraising campaign. Microsoft Power BI consolidated eight data sources across three countries so staff can produce monthly reports in hours instead of days, target underfunded initiatives, map donors in the field, and model cash flow—speeding up conservation decisions and protecting more habitat.

Ducks Unlimited

Govan Hornor

Chief Information Officer