Donor Colony Collapse with Jay Frost
If you haven’t seen Jay Frost present, find him in a city near you. Better yet, book him for your next conference. You won’t be disappointed! It’s one of the reasons I wanted to interview…
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Member Update: The Evolution of Prospect Management
In this quick update, Jen Filla shares a tip on creating prospect management policy and procedures.
A New Paradigm in Career Building with Marie Danieli
Lots of people graduate from university with a degree in a field they never pursue. But Marie Danieli takes it a step further. Not only does she find herself in prospect research, for which there…
Inclusive Fundraising Raises Money – That’s Why Gender Matters!
If you work in fundraising you should read Gender Matters. It’s that simple. The financial services sector is years ahead of the nonprofit sector in recognizing and adapting to women as they transition to wealth.…
Book Review: Gender Matters: A Guide to Growing Women’s Philanthropy
by Elisa Shoenberger In the past few years, there’s been growing interest in women’s philanthropy. Boston Consulting Group estimates that women’s wealth will constitute 32% of total private wealth by 2020. However, organizations still make…
Can Gravyty get development officers to make more prospect discovery visits?
When I first read about Gravyty in the Chronicle of Philanthropy I was instantly intrigued. Here was a tangible outcome of AI being applied to fundraising. WOW! We’ve been hearing hype over AI and how…
#CareerCurious with Mark Egge, 2018-2019 President of Apra International
Mark Egge has been a researcher for more than ten years. He’s seen a lot of things change over that time and he has spent a lot of time volunteering in different roles in Apra,…
DAFs: Good, Evil …or a Bigger Trend?
by Jennifer Filla There’s been quite a bit written about Donor Advised Funds, otherwise known as DAFs. The Institute’s resident provocateur, Rhode Warrior blogger Mark Noll, highlights some of the negative effects of DAFs, such…
Applying Prospect Research Across the Development Program
When you work in the fundraising office, you are a fundraiser! At the Prospect Research Institute, we try to listen carefully to what students need to know and do in their workplace, but also what…
Data + Analytics: What’s the Impact? Ask Peter.
We hear it all the time – fundraising is about relationships. Peter is a strong advocate that LIFE is about relationships and that means we need to be able to talk to each other in…
The Prospect Research Future’s so Bright, I Have to Wear Shades
by Rhode Warrior Blogger, Mark Noll Prospect Research has gone through some very interesting changes since I started back in the late 20th century. When you consider that my first office was in the library…
Online Prospect Research Education Goes On-Demand
Leading provider of fundraising research education moves to a membership model Tampa, FL: Starting January 1, 2019, Prospect Research Institute is moving from offering 7-week, scheduled online courses to an all-membership model. Courses will be…