Data That Can’t Be Dumbed Down
By Jen Filla Our donors and constituents are talking to us through data trails created from actions such as making gifts, liking our Facebook pages, and attending our events. So why aren’t we using that…
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Prospect Research Month in Review – Jul 2016
Worth Twittering Over #prospectresearch A few key resources shared: @apra_metrodc | Why Donor Advised Funds are a bad deal for society @APRA_NT | How Real Estate Philanthropy Drives Economic Development @APRA_PA | Classic prospect research resource recommended at APRA_PA‘s spring conference: University of Viriginia’s;Portico @srbernstein and @SoleSearcherPR will…
New Instructors and Workshop Format
Due in no small part to the generosity of the prospect research community, the Prospect Research Institute continues to innovate to meet the needs of fundraising researchers. As a result of community feedback the Institute…
Warning: Use These Surefire Social Media Research Tips at Your Own Risk
By Emily Davis Facebook. Twitter. Tumblr. Instagram. Twenty years ago, these words would have sounded like gibberish. Today, they are integral parts of our everyday lives. We use them to keep updated on the latest…
Prospect Research Monthi n Review – Jun 2016
Worth Twittering Over #prospectresearch A few key resources shared: @APRA_NT | Check out their blog for the fabulous Week in Review summaries! @eclawson | Bored with your #prospectresearch profiles? The wisdom of obit writer @margalitfox…
Technology Killed the Fundraising Star
by Rhode Warrior, Mark Noll I heard you on the landline back in ‘93 Imparting all the big news at the university Did you think that this was how it’d always be? Oh-wah, oh! Fast…
Don’t Cry For Me Argentina – I Have Research!
by Sabine Schuller As you walk into the conference room, you see a map of Argentina on the wall and Spanish words on the whiteboard. No surprise there – you’ve been asked to brainstorm approaches…
Prospect Research Month in Review – May 2016
Worth Twittering Over #prospectresearch @DataLover916 | To transition from prospect research to prospect analytics you need to know your data & be the expert, take on data cleanup projects #CARAInTheCapitol @MsSParkinson | Why Big #Donors Are…
What Siri Can Teach us about Rerouting for Fundraising Success
Guest post by Andrea Pactor, MA, Associate Director of the Women’s Philanthropy Institute at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy Rerouting, rerouting. Just as Siri provides new directions when we are navigationally challenged,…
International Research is a big space! Here’s an approach.
by Sabine Schuller International. Mondial. Global. Weltweit. 全球. What do we mean when we say that? More often than not, the frame of reference is someone’s home country as the center. Everything outside the borders…
I’ve Got Your Privacy. Right Here.
An irreverent #ResearchPride letter from Mark Noll, The Rhode Warrior The other day someone stated that he saw me as the Lewis Black of the Prospect Research world. First off, my name should never be…
Purchasing Cooperative
A small group of independent prospect research professionals is exploring if we can find a way to come together to achieve cost savings and other benefits, such as a purchasing cooperative. We are looking to…