Celebrating Badge Earner, Rachel Davey

by | Jul 19, 2021 | Learning Edge Blog, News

Jennifer Filla

When someone completes a course and earns a certificate at the Institute, it’s a big accomplishment. Courses can easily take around 35 hours to complete. Please join me in celebrating this intrepid member!

Rachel Davey

Rachel immigrated to Canada in 2006 after working for nearly 20 years in international education in Portugal, Prague, Cairo, and Cyprus. Until 2017 she was Executive Director for a not-for-profit educational charity on Gabriola Island, British Columbia. She started working for GNS as maternity leave cover for the Family Boarding Coordinator and was then taken on as Annual Appeal Manager. With the introduction of Raiser’s Edge NXT to the school, she transitioned into database management which had prospect research as part of the role.

Certificate Earned

Introduction to Prospect Research in Canada

Organization

Glenlyon Norfolk School

What type of work do you do?

All aspects of database administration and prospect research.

Why did you choose to become a Prospect Research Institute member?

In order to learn more about how to do research properly.

What did you get out of the course that can be applied to your job?

So much! I had never done any training before in prospect research so it was all very new and useful to me. Being specific to Canada made it even more useful. Thank you Tracey Church for an awesome course.

Words from happy Researchers

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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