by Jennifer Filla | Jun 5, 2023 | Learning Edge Blog, News
Zombie proposals are a thing, not just at Northwestern University, but everywhere! A zombie proposal is when you have submitted a major gift proposal to a donor prospect, but there has been no movement since the ask. There has not been a “no,” “maybe,” and certainly...
by Jennifer Filla | May 1, 2023 | #CareerCurious, Learning Edge Blog
When I first saw a LinkedIn post featuring the People in Fundraising podcast/webcast I was thrilled to hear about another outlet advocating for research and fundraising. But who was this Tim Wilson character? And what was the premise behind his new venture? Tim was...
by Jennifer Filla | Apr 3, 2023 | Learning Edge Blog
Medha Nanal has worked with all kinds of nonprofits helping them to leverage their fundraising databases. Now she is working with nonprofits to help them leverage machine learning and AI to improve outcomes in many different ways, including fundraising. Medha shares...
by Jennifer Filla | Mar 13, 2023 | Learning Edge Blog, News, Rhode Warrior Blog
by Mark Noll, Rhode Warrior Blogger Greetings from the Florida beach. I retired a few months ago and am loving every moment of it. Despite not being in the workforce any longer, I still keep up on everything in the world of Philanthropy. Lately, I’ve been seeing a...
by Jennifer Filla | Mar 7, 2023 | Learning Edge Blog, News
“If it’s not in the database, it didn’t happen!” How many times have you heard that phrase – or uttered it yourself? And usually, it is directed at development officers. But should it be directed at prospect research professionals too? When fundraising research is...
by Jennifer Filla | Feb 6, 2023 | Learning Edge Blog, News
Should you train staff in-house for analytics? Are digital assets going the way of tulips and beanie babies? Are there changes in data collection affecting our “collection” of donors? Marianne Pelletier has answers that are rooted in a long career of dancing with data...
