AGAYA: Data Confidence for Nonprofits

Fractional Reporting Partnership for Nonprofit Executive Directors

Helping nonprofit Executive Directors make decisions they can stand behind.

Indu Sambandam

Indu Sambandam

About

You have reports. You have dashboards.
But when it's time to decide—about budgets, program growth, or staffing—the clarity isn't there.

Finance says one thing. Fundraising shows another. Programs tell a third story.

You're accountable for decisions shaped by information that doesn't fully align.

And you're carrying that uncertainty alone.

Hi, I'm Indu.

For over 20 years, I've worked at the intersection of data and decision-making. More than 15 of those years were on the funder and investment side, where assumptions are tested and weak reasoning shows up later.

That discipline shapes how I work with nonprofit leaders today.

In practice, that means designing dashboards and reporting systems that support decisions across finance, fundraising, and programs.

I partner with Executive Directors—typically at $2–5M organizations—to align reporting so leaders can stand behind the decisions they make.

Dashboards are tools.
Clarity is what matters.

How I Work

  • Why Fractional?

    This work doesn't fit a project timeline.

    Board cycles repeat. Funding shifts. New questions surface every quarter. And data doesn't stay aligned on its own.

    Without ongoing attention, reports drift away from the decisions they're meant to support.

    Most $2–5M nonprofits don't need a full-time senior data leader. But decision risk doesn't pause between projects.

    That's why I work fractionally — embedded enough to shape decisions as they happen, structured to fit the realities of a lean organization.

  • Fractional Reporting Partnership

    Ongoing oversight aligning reporting with leadership decisions.

    This includes cross-functional metric alignment, board reporting refinement, oversight of dashboards and analytics, and clarifying assumptions before they create risk.

    Clarity requires maintenance, not a one-time build.

  • Dashboard & Reporting Projects

    Focused engagements to redesign dashboards, streamline reporting frameworks, or build performance analytics systems.

    For organizations that need structural clarity before moving into longer-term support.

  • Book a call

    Let's look at the decisions you're facing and whether your current reporting supports them. If fractional partnership makes sense, we'll outline what working together looks like. If it doesn't, you'll leave clearer than you arrived.

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    Client Testimonials

    "Indumeena is a positive, motivated team player whose quarterly reporting framework helped us clearly communicate impact to internal and external audiences. Reliable, collaborative, and strategic – Indumeena added real value to our team's data storytelling and reporting."
    "Indu came to our call prepared, made the material approachable, and helped me feel more confident with data. The follow-up video was a fantastic bonus! Insightful, kind, and incredibly helpful - I'd gladly work with Indu again on any project."
    "It was really great working with Indu. She was very fast, thorough, and responsive. We were able to determine process and project outcomes in two short meetings, and she delivered an excellent product - survey analysis and visualization very soon after. It was a very positive experience and I am grateful to have had her support with this work."
    "Indu was incredibly helpful and efficient in completing this project. She gave us the tools to continue collecting the data we need, and made it visual and easy to understand."
    "Indu was amazing and helpful! She gave wonderful insight and was a pleasure to work with!"

    Case Studies

    How one nonprofit reclaimed 40+ hours a quarter with smarter reports:

    How a food bank moved beyond pounds and people to measure trust and dignity:

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    Sample Dashboards

    Here's a sample of the work we do to turn data into actionable insights.

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