Gauri has found a niche within a niche – corporate and foundation fundraising within the nonprofit sector – and applied an abundance mindset to continuously listen to customers and develop software support that works. How…
If you’ve been in the world of philanthropy and fundraising for any length of time you are bound to hear the phrase “the art and science of fundraising.” With the professionalism of fundraising comes method…
If anyone would recognize the gems hidden inside marketing data, it would be Joe Stabb! Currently, he is Assistant Professor of Practice at University of Tennessee, Knoxville, but his LinkedIn profile is testament to the…
A post on the Apra forum recently asked about rental properties. The poster said that they were researching their prospect and discovered that the prospect owned a variety of single-family home and retail storefronts, all…
Whatever you do, don’t say “No” to Linda Smith! She is the kind of woman who gets energized whenever she is told “no,” or that something can’t be done – or that her newborn baby…
Pursuing a career in prospect research can sometimes mean relocating to a new geographic area with new opportunities. Relocating is challenging for everyone! In this guest post, Patrick Young examines the unique challenges faced by…
If you’ve ever been curious about prospect research in Mexico, Miguel Angel Hernández at Tecnológico de Monterrey is bursting with the best ideas for prospecting and researching, as well as insights on how the profession…
With so many new software products on the market for nonprofit fundraising, it’s tough to keep up. So how did I end up with Shawn Olds, Founder and CEO of boodleAI in the guest seat…
When I first encountered Melody Song, she was a wiz prospect researcher willing to demonstrate relationship mapping with NodeXL to the Prospect Research Institute’s ad hoc working group on the subject. A few career iterations…
Do you wish your paid work was more fulfilling? Does your job feel like a heavy weight dragging you down every day? Maybe you were deliberate at the start of your career and searched for…
By Elisa Shoenberger We’ve all heard about Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in the news. Most recently, El Salvador adopted Bitcoin as legal tender in June 2021, and China is cracking down on cryptocurrencies even as it…
Kelly Douglas, Senior Data Analyst, Development Analytics at Caltech, didn’t anticipate a career in analytics, but was drawn to it by leaning into her interests and strengths. Vanessa Boyle, Associate Director of Prospect Management at…