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…
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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…
#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.…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
Celebrating Badge Earners
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…
Prospect Researchers as the Reference Librarians of the Development Office
Welcome to this episode of #ChatBytes. What do you want to know about the reference librarian interview technique? I can guarantee you that if you reach out to Olesya Zaremba and tell her what you…
A.I. in the Nonprofit Sector with Jared Sheehan of PwrdBy
Are you a prospect research professional? Have you ever considered yourself a story teller? Jared Sheehan thinks you are! According to Jared, prospect research delivers data-driven storytelling and there are some A.I. products out there…
#CareerCurious with Canadian Researcher Selene Hur
Are you curious what it’s like to research donor prospects in Canada? Wonder what it’s like to work for a Canadian organization? Or maybe you’re curious what it’s like to be a solo practitioner transitioning…
#CareerCurious with Shelby Radcliffe: from Prospect Researcher to Advancement VP
Seeking an English Major with a Love of Data to Become an Accidental Fundraiser When I first learned about Shelby Radcliffe, it was because the Institute’s Master Class was exploring the question of whether giving…