{ Rich Majerus }

About

I live on a farmette in Central Maine, where my wife and I grow berries, fruit, veggies and flowers. When I’m not outside, I develop tools and tech for higher ed. At Colby, I oversee the Prospect Research team and develop new approaches to modeling and visualizing fundraising data. I also serve on the campaign leadership and principal gifts teams and have developed proposals for 8-figure charitable contributions.

Here are a few other things of note:

I was a founder of Third Coast Analytics, a successful and profitable stats consulting firm the IP of which was recently acquired by Capture Higher Ed;
A one-page version of my resume is available here (current as of Feb 2017);
I have had the opportunity to work at several great colleges, including Carleton, Colby, and Reed;
I like teaching…I taught Latin and recently “retired” from teaching online courses in sociology; and
My College Explorer app is featured in RStudio’s Showcase and I am on their list of consultants.

Latest Blog Post

Open this post for a link to a public version of my APRA 2017 presentation…

Developing an Interactive Reporting and Prospect Research Tool using R/Shiny

Too many custom report requests? Disappointed with one-size fits all reporting solutions? Learn how to develop your own customized and interactive reporting solution for free using R and Shiny. Attendees will see a live demo of Colby College’s custom built web-based advancement reporting system and will learn how to get started with R and Shiny. Colby’s Prospect Finder system has automated the Advancement Division’s reporting and provides an intuitive and user-friendly...

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