Doug Cogswell is a man in motion. And he has served in the fundraising field long enough, helping a large variety of organizations, to witness first-hand what propels an organization through change and into more efficient and effective fundraising with data. We hear all the time about the importance of being “data-driven.” But it wasn’t… Read More »
November 16-20 is the blackout period for the transition. You will not be able to access the site during this time. It’s difficult to believe, but 2023 marks TEN years for the Prospect Research Institute! And you might know that when I founded the Institute, I made a commitment to maintaining free, valuable content, as… Read More »
Usually, when I interview someone for this podcast, I have some idea of what the person is going to say. I do my homework, read about the topic, and arrive prepared. Not this time. When I asked Adam Bradford, Director of Prospect Development at Columbia University in the City of New York, if he could… Read More »
Cryptocurrency has been making all kinds of headlines these days. Described as the “crypto winter,” coins have been folding, freezing, and getting hijacked. Is this the end of the cryptocurrency opportunity for philanthropy? Not according to Elisa Shoenberger, Research Consultant at Aspire Research Group LLC, this podcast’s sponsor. In fact, one might even conclude that… Read More »
Disabilities can impact an individual’s work performance and daily life in many ways. The significance of the impact depends on the person’s unique level of disability and ability, but most of the time, simple accommodations can be made in the workplace and at home to help the individual thrive. If you’re looking for creative alternatives to conventional workplace practices and processes to accommodate your visual or auditory impairment (or your employees’), consider these ideas:
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 many years have we had CRM databases? DECADES. Some sources suggest that the CRM debuted in the 1980s. (So many… Read More »
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 and best practice – the science – but always there is the art of relationship building with human beings. In… Read More »
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 many career paths that he has sampled over the years. Many of those career paths have involved marketing and communications,… Read More »
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 located in the town where they lived. The screening capacity rating was all based on the real estate value, but… Read More »
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 can’t be a U.S. citizen because he was born with a disability. Sometimes not knowing, or not accepting that something… Read More »