by Jennifer Filla | Jun 9, 2025 | Learning Edge Blog
Ever feel like your prospect pipeline is stuck in traffic? Bethany Morley, Director of Prospect Strategy and Research at West Chester University Foundation, knows the feeling—and she did something about it. In this episode of ChatBytes, Bethany shares how her team...
by Jennifer Filla | May 5, 2025 | Learning Edge Blog
What does it really mean to qualify a prospect? Janet Weimar, Executive Director of Prospect Development at the University of Iowa Center for Advancement, offers a definition so simple it’s brilliant: You’ve met with the prospect, and you plan to make an ask within...
by Jennifer Filla | Apr 7, 2025 | Learning Edge Blog
What if a new development officer started at your organization and was able to close a major gift in few months? That would be awesome! And it can and does happen. In this episode of #ChatBytes I had the pleasure of interviewing Janna Lee, Senior Director of...
by Jennifer Filla | Mar 3, 2025 | Learning Edge Blog
The next time you read about the “donor crisis” in America, I want you to think about Carol Horner. A major donor to many causes in her community of Council Bluffs, Iowa, Carol lives a philanthropic life. She describes herself as a fundraiser, donor, and volunteer....
by Jennifer Filla | Feb 3, 2025 | Learning Edge Blog
Are you ever frustrated with the limitations of your database or don’t have enough database support? We have all been there! But Ruthie Giles, Prospect Management Rock Star, has news for you. You can still move forward and actively manage your prospect portfolio. In...
by Jennifer Filla | Jan 6, 2025 | #CareerCurious, Learning Edge Blog
I’ve known Devon Villa Gessert for more than ten years. And in all that time I’ve thought of her as confident and successful – because she is. Now you get to be as surprised as I was when you hear her research and prospect management career growth story. Like most of...
