Celebrating Badge Earners

by | Jan 11, 2021 | Learning Edge Blog, News

Jennifer Filla

The ultimate goal of job training is to perform your work better, and a lot of Institute members fill in the learning gaps with Institute courses and resources.

Achieving a Certificate of Competency and a Digital Badge is an extra step demonstrating a comprehensive approach to continuing education, and although 2020 was tumultuous, I want to celebrate the members below who persisted and earned their badges.

Please join me in applauding our intrepid badge earners!

Jason Ross
Aspiring Prospect Researcher, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada

“I pursued the Institute badges because I discovered that reading a book on prospect research is a good start, but not enough to launch a new career in prospect research. The Prospect Research Institute courses provided me with in-depth knowledge of prospect research and hands-on experience through its capstone projects. These projects were not just academic exercises, as our instructor Jen Filla often required us to work on projects within our own organizations or reach out to other non-profits and prospect research professionals to tackle real world problems. I look forward to taking more courses to increase my knowledge and experience so that when I land a new prospect research position, I will be ready to hit the ground running.”

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Carey Dalton
Freelance Fundraiser in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA

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Success Stories

I love your Master Class format – small group, clearly defined curriculum, solid professional information and resources and focus on discussion.  But most importantly I was impressed and delighted to see that you incorporated an additional and extremely practical layer of knowledge, through hands on experience with tools (pivot tables) or resources (Candid).  This adds real value to the educational experience you offer.

Betsy Mehlman

2020-Master Class

Jen’s course on insider stock and compensation was informative, interesting, and well-thought out. Jen broke down the complicated material into digestible pieces. She showed us resources that I use in my day-to-day research that I wouldn’t have otherwise known about. Jen is always quick to respond and has been helpful even after the class has ended. She answers questions thoroughly and is always pleasant.

I was able to take what I learned from the course and present the material to our front-line fundraisers. One fundraiser told me after my presentation that she discovered one of her donor’s compensation was much higher than she thought. So, already, this information has come in handy! Thanks again Jen!

Kim Anthony, San Francisco CA

Insider Stock and Compensation

The Capacity Rating Workshop was really useful. I was new to the prospect research field when I took the workshop, so it helped to demystify capacity ratings for me. The online classroom provided a great forum for interaction with the other participants and for a robust exchange of ideas. Beyond that though, Jen shared a wealth of information and resources about capacity ratings and other important aspects of prospect research. I highly recommend this workshop whether you’re new to the field or have years of experience in our profession.

David Lloyd, Prospect Research Professional, San Francisco, CA

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