Valuing Farmland: Terva’s Story
By Kris Yager-Rushton Have you ever had a prospect who was a farmer? How did you value all those acres of farmland? Did you rely upon the property tax assessor’s valuation? Now there’s a new…
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10 Ways To Get Budget $$ For Prospect Research Education!
Want potent #ProspectResearch education in 2018? Download the Learning Directory today! Seminole FL, September 5, 2017 – Prospect Research Institute, the leader in comprehensive training for the fundraising research industry has published its 2018 Learning…
Leading in Prospect Research: Book Writing Tips from Canada
by Liz Rejman Tracey Church and I share many things: a love of red wine, pride in serving Apra, and little fear in taking risks. We also have taught prospect research courses in Canadian post-secondary…
What is Relationship Management?
At the Prospect Research Institute, we are turning our focus right now to developing new educational materials for the Relationship Management learning domain. Starting at the very beginning we wanted to define some key terms…
Should your organization seek gifts of mineral rights?
By Patricia Smith Considering that I work for the Colorado School of Mines Foundation, when I was asked recently to research gifts of mineral rights, I was surprised to find myself chasing down a rabbit…
When You Can Go Online, Why Attend a Live Conference?
When it comes to learning, there’s only so much we can cram into our brains at once. On the face of it, that means conferences do it all wrong – right? Think about your last…
Comparison of 4 Global Wealth and Philanthropy Reports
by Sabine Schuller You can’t lose. Everywhere on the planet, someone is generously lending a hand to their neighbor. Philanthropy can be time, talent, or treasure – it can be 5 rupees or US$5,000,000. There…
Likelihood to Give: An Exploration into the Fourth Dimension
by Rhode Warrior, Mark Noll There is a fourth dimension beyond that which is known to Prospect Research. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle…
Prospect Research Month in Review – Feb 2017
Worth Twittering Over #prospectresearch @APRACarolinas @Forbes | Good reminder to use multiple sources, even for something you’d think is straightforward. “When it comes to LinkedIn profiles, follow the old proverb: “Trust, but verify.’” @APRACarolinas @ResearchBuzz…
Prospect Research Month in Review – Jan 2017
Worth Twittering Over #prospectresearch @chrisfactary | Prospect Research is under attack in the UK. With it goes major donor fundraising and high-value philanthropy. @WealthX @ArtonCapital | Education receives the most from UHNWIs, but female donors…
Prospect Research Month in Review – Dec 2016
Worth Twittering Over #prospectresearch @CeciliaHogan | For your holiday reading pleasure: The Wealth-X and Arton Capital Philanthropy Report 2016 @rifuk | Career curious? If you’re thinking of getting into prospect research, listen to this interview…
Profile Writing: Who’s in Your Audience?
by Emily Davis Providing a profile report to your development officer is, possibly, the most important action, outside of the actual research and recommendation, that a prospect researcher will ever do. There are generally two…