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If you’re just starting in fundraising research and prospect management, our Career Agent Training is the perfect first step. Designed for beginners, this program gives you the foundational knowledge and practical skills to navigate the world of prospect research with confidence. With expert-led instruction, real-world examples, and hands-on practice, you’ll learn how to identify top donor prospects, manage data effectively, and grow your career from day one. Start strong with training that sets you up for success!
Top 5 Tips for Persons with Disabilities on Using Tech for Career Success
Guest Post by Patrick Young Photo by Anna Shvets from Pexels Individuals with disabilities may have greater difficulties finding fitting jobs. Insider reveals that it can be hard to find employers that willingly provide special accommodations for differently-abled...
#CareerCurious with Charles Snyder in Ireland
In the fundraising world, I always want to hear the story about how people landed in this career. Because that’s how it (used to) happen. One “landed” -- with every connotation of serenditpity that implies. There were very few serious courses and no college degrees in...
Introduction to Prospect Management Workbook
Celebrating Badge Earner, Susi Pitts
When someone completes a course and earns a Digital Badge 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! Susi Pitts Susi has a Bachelors in Business Administration...
Break it to make it! Profiles should reflect the prospect, not the template.
What could be difficult about creating prospect profiles? All you have to do is collect the information and deliver. Presto! Anyone who has ever researched knows, that is just not true. That’s why I asked Joan Ogwumike what she does. Because what happens when your...
2021 #ResearchPride Scavenger Hunt
How much do you really know about the Prospect Research profession and how it is nourished and celebrated? Did you even know that March is #ResearchPride month? We at the Prospect Research Institute decided to hustle up a scavenger hunt to help you find out! As the...
Tuesday Mooney, Prospect Research, and the Story Writing Bug
Author, Kate Racculia, is no stranger to the multi-layered world of high finance, and yet equally adept in the solemn halls of a library or between the donor profile pages of the wealthy Boston elite…as a former prospect research development officer at Massachusetts...
#CareerCurious with Helen Brown, President of The Helen Brown Group
Helen Brown runs a well-established development research consulting and training firm with around 20 full-time employees. How did she get there? What is a day in the office like now for Helen? I was curious. Who wouldn’t be? There are extremely few firms of any size...
Celebrate Research Pride | March 2021
Way back in 2014, Helen Brown got fed up! Her passion for our profession yielded a manifesto and the declaration of March as International Research Pride month. "I officially declare that from now on, March is International Prospect Research Pride month. Get your...
Well, This Was Different
by Rhode Warrior Blogger, Mark Noll It has been some time since I have written a blog. I have had topics I wanted to discuss but it just seemed as though the timing didn’t feel right. The landscape seemed so different and I felt that my penchant for sarcasm...
Healthcare Leadership’s $75M Perspective on Prospect Research
It wasn’t easy to get on Caroline Riseboro’s calendar! And no wonder, considering she was thrown right into the COVID-19 pandemic very shortly after starting her new position in February of 2020. Undaunted, this award-winning leader has clearly risen to the challenge....
It’s All About Communication! Research as an Iterative Process
Cathy Ogur, Associate Director, Venture Lab at The Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania feeds of the energy of entrepreneurs. Even if she doesn’t start her own tech venture, you will probably find her working for one (again) someday soon! After a decade as a...
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★★★★★
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
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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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