Chris Mildner, Prospect Research Analyst at The Nature Conservancy, has worked in higher education, healthcare, and now an environmental nonprofit, honing her skills and refining her research practices. One of the practices she has successfully…
Peggy Calhoun is a passionate, enthusiastic, and driven fundraiser. Among the first to receive the ACFRE designation, the highest level bestowed by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), she has spent more than 25 years…
Which number sounds more impressive: 6% or $29.48 billion? According to Giving USA, corporate philanthropy was only 6% of total giving in 2022. But that translates to collective corporate giving of $29.48 billion. Companies may…
Do you follow Jim Langley on LinkedIn? You should! He posts the best thoughts and visuals on major gift fundraising and fundraising in general. And I feel pretty confident that he is the one penning…
When I first started in prospect research, a profile was just a profile. There weren’t different kinds or different levels. I was the first person to hold the role of researcher in my organization and…
Are you looking for comprehensive job training? Want to excel in the field of fundraising prospect research? Whether you are trying to break into the field, just got hired on a team, or are a…
If you could raise $2.3 million from one donor or $2.3 million from 61,508 donors, which would you choose?
It’s kind of like asking whether you would prefer to take a magic diet pill to lose and keep off 20 pounds or spend the rest of your life doing moderate exercise and eating a balanced diet.
By Julia Bojarcik Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the new buzz word in the research world, and rightly so. There are many questions surrounding the use of AI in research. Can AI auto-generate quality profiles? Are…
In 2022 Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and as the war has dragged on NGOs are no longer able to fundraise effectively in their own country. Suddenly, they must pivot and attract international…
By Julia Bojarcik Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the new buzz word in the research world, and rightly so. There are many questions surrounding the use of AI in research. Can AI auto-generate quality profiles? Are…
This is the second time someone referred me to Christopher Haight and it is the second time that I was blown away by what a natural teacher he is and how easy it is to…
Jon Garrow has been in the weeds of capacity ratings and all things data for a long time now. That’s why I wanted to ask him about the impact of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) on capacity…