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 | 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...
by Jennifer Filla | Jan 22, 2023 | Learning Edge Blog, News
Thank you to the 93 people who took the career survey! Are you dying to know “What Animal Best Describes a Prospect Researcher?” or were you waiting to hear “What One Word Best Describes a Gift Officer?” In eleven short minutes, you can discover those answers and more...
by Jennifer Filla | Jan 2, 2023 | Learning Edge Blog, News
The Prospect Research Institute officially came into being in 2014, but a lot of hard work started in 2013, assessing the market, deciding on the structure, and creating the first content. From the very beginning it was important to me that the professional community...
