Vered Siegel on Why Judgment Is the New Scarce Resource in Fundraising
What happens when AI can generate a list or a prospect summary in seconds—but still can’t tell you what to do with it? That’s the central question Vered Siegel lives and breathes every day as Director of Prospect Management and Research at American Friends of the...
Will Schrepferman on AI-Powered Prospect Research with DonorAtlas
Meet Will Schrepferman: a 24-year-old who’s been fundraising for more than half his life. Will raised his first dollar at age 13 and has spent his entire career around philanthropy and mission-driven organizations. After studying data science at Harvard and...The Role of Profile Research in Corporate Fundraising with Tracy LaMondue
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 not be the largest source of donor...
Michele Tanzosch walks us through her experience storing profiles inside the database
“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...Why Capacity Ratings are Bunk and What You Can Do About It
by Rhode Warrior Blogger, Mark Noll I was approached once by my then Vice President of Development and asked a simple and forward question: “How confident are you in these numbers?” His question was regarding the Net Worth-to-Capacity-to-Ask Amount, the hop, skip and...