by Jennifer Filla | Nov 3, 2025 | Learning Edge Blog, Major Gifts
“If it’s not in the system, it didn’t happen.” Karen Cochran has repeated this mantra throughout her 30+ year career in fundraising, and it’s advice that prospect research professionals need to hear—especially when pursuing...
by Jennifer Filla | Jun 7, 2022 | Learning Edge Blog, News
If anyone would recognize the gems hidden inside marketing data, it would be Joe Stabb! Currently, he is Assistant Professor of Practice at University of Tennessee, Knoxville, but his LinkedIn profile is testament to the many career paths that he has sampled over the...
by Jennifer Filla | Mar 1, 2022 | News
Dr. Russell James has been studying charitable financial planning for more than 15 years, and that followed 11 years living in the fundraising space as Director of Planned Giving and later President of Central Christian College of the Bible. His love for charitable...
by Gayla Scrivener | Dec 3, 2019 | Learning Edge Blog, News
Chris LoPresti All of us have experienced bad data first-hand. I remember keeping an index card box with carefully collected contacts and having to cross out old phone numbers until the card had to be replaced. When LinkedIn came along, I thought my updating issues...
by Gayla Scrivener | Jul 2, 2019 | Learning Edge Blog, News
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 Jay for #ChatBytes. He’s thoughtful, funny, and full of surprises! Did...
