by Elisa Shoenberger In the past few years, there’s been growing interest in women’s philanthropy. Boston Consulting Group estimates that women’s wealth will constitute 32% of total private wealth by 2020. However, organizations still make critical errors or missteps when dealing with their female constituents. At the end of February 2019, newspapers reported that “Stephen… Read More »
When I first read about Gravyty in the Chronicle of Philanthropy I was instantly intrigued. Here was a tangible outcome of AI being applied to fundraising. WOW! We’ve been hearing hype over AI and how it’s going to plow right through our jobs and disrupt, well, everything, but it hasn’t. As if written with a… Read More »
Mark Egge has been a researcher for more than ten years. He’s seen a lot of things change over that time and he has spent a lot of time volunteering in different roles in Apra, which makes him well placed to lead Apra International this year as President. But did you know that Mark went… Read More »
by Jennifer Filla There’s been quite a bit written about Donor Advised Funds, otherwise known as DAFs. The Institute’s resident provocateur, Rhode Warrior blogger Mark Noll, highlights some of the negative effects of DAFs, such as the ability for a donor to retain influence over the money in a DAF without being required to actually… Read More »
The Capacity Rating Workbook outlines the methods for calculating and using capacity ratings. It covers techniques used for decades as well as newer techniques. Discussion questions help readers examine their current practices. What’s in the Workbook The workbook is printed and contains the following: Explains what capacity ratings are and how they are used Breaks… Read More »
Every year AFP Florida puts on an amazing conference called Planet Philanthropy. This year it was in Ft. Lauderdale and Prospect Research Institute had the pleasure of being an exhibitor. It was exciting to hear from some of the biggest names in the business, including Alyce Lee Stansbury, Liz Wooten-Reschke, Scott Lange, Tim Winkler, and…… Read More »
By Sabine Schuller As donor researchers, we pride ourselves on finding accurate information so our fundraising team successfully connects with supporters. Our eyebrows rise when we see an inflammatory headline followed by questionable content But sometimes we are asked to stretch outside our comfort zone… • When an alum from another country surfaces as a… Read More »
By Kris Yager-Rushton Have you ever had a prospect who was a farmer? How did you value all those acres of farmland? Did you rely upon the property tax assessor’s valuation? Now there’s a new tool to help you dig deeper: Terva.ag Earlier this year I had the opportunity to interview Steven Brockshus, one of… Read More »
Want potent #ProspectResearch education in 2018? Download the Learning Directory today! Seminole FL, September 5, 2017 – Prospect Research Institute, the leader in comprehensive training for the fundraising research industry has published its 2018 Learning Directory with 5 online courses, 2 workshops, 2 online communities, and 1 page of workbooks – that’s 10 documented opportunities… Read More »
by Liz Rejman Tracey Church and I share many things: a love of red wine, pride in serving Apra, and little fear in taking risks. We also have taught prospect research courses in Canadian post-secondary institutions using Cecilia Hogan’s book as the text. The key thing that Tracey and I also shared which ultimately led… Read More »