Case Study: The University of Rhode Island Foundation & Alumni Engagement achieves record-breaking fundraising with Passerelle's Data Rocket architecture

Improved Data Architecture Leads to Record Breaking Fundraising

The University of Rhode Island Foundation & Alumni Engagement (URIFAE) faced a challenge as its reliance on flat files and manual reports was insufficient for its ambitious $300 million fundraising campaign. This legacy system made it difficult to access and analyze data for effective decision-making. They partnered with Passerelle to implement a modern data solution.

Passerelle implemented its Data Rocket architecture, utilizing Talend and the Snowflake Data Cloud to create a scalable data platform. This fed into PowerBI dashboards, providing 75 users with real-time, curated insights. The solution had a direct, measurable impact, helping guide a Day of Giving campaign that raised a record-breaking $1.47 million from 3,400 donors. Passerelle provided the framework that enabled URIFAE to harness its data for real-time outreach and strategic planning.

The University of Rhode Island Foundation & Alumni Engagement

Wendy Bucci

Chief Operations Officer