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 are many resources to help understand where your future donors are and what their philanthropy looks like. Following are four… Read More »
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 ground between research and cultivation, and it lies between the objective of a campaign and the attainment of such. This… Read More »
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 | “DuckDuckGo has become a staple search engine for the privacy-conscious.” WIRED UK: All hail the privacy pioneers! DuckDuckGo’s ambitious… Read More »
The Foundations in Fundraising Workbook introduces you to descriptive, comparative, and predictive analytics, providing definitions, examples and tips. Built with input from an expert Content Review Panel with many years practicing analytics in fundraising, this workbook keeps it simple, accurate, and practical. What’s in the Workbook The workbook is printed and contains 45 pages of… Read More »
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 series: #ChatBytes Podcast @Factary @IanMacQuillin @RogareFTT | Great piece on the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) “…ideological attack on wealth screening” … Read More »
Worth Twittering Over #prospectresearch @WorkingLori via @iWavePRO | Very timely and in depth analysis of US political giving and prospect research. The US election is on everyone’s mind, and @WorkingLori has some thoughts on political giving and prospect research @jenfilla @AnalyticsWeek | Demystifying Data Warehouses, Data Lakes and Data Marts @ProRInstitute @EverTrue @KeithHannon | See what… Read More »
Worth Twittering Over #prospectresearch A few key resources shared: @HerringtonEnotA @pndblog | Those hours you search and search because the donor, celebrity or MGO said they’re philanthropic, but nothing. PhilanTopic Survey: 82% of Americans Say They Give to Charity, but 47% of Donors Give Only Sporadically. @AmandasInk | Having too much fun at work. Here’s to… Read More »
Worth Twittering Over #prospectresearch A few key resources shared: @ProRInstitute @WealthX | UHNWI have 22% of wealth in cash – the highest percent since 2010. What might that mean for prospect research and philanthropy? Billionaires Have Been Raising Cash In Their Portfolios, Should You? @APRA_NT @DA4SG | Does the legal status of organizations doing good matter?… Read More »
by Jason J. Briggs International prospect research is commonly considered high risk in the sense that it often fails to bring satisfying results and takes considerably more resources. Therefore, there is extra emphasis for research managers to plan international prospecting carefully to mitigate these risks. It was in this spirit that the Research Team at… Read More »
Worth Twittering Over #prospectresearch A few key resources shared: @ElizabethHRoma @jeffbrooks | 5 Smart Assumptions to Make About the Way Your Donors Read – Same goes for gift officers too. Keep this in mind when writing prospect research profiles! @jenfilla | Motivations:Donors Increasingly Blending Philanthropic and Political Giving @HerringtonEnotA @TheEconomist | How culture influences image of excessive compensation. No problem for this… Read More »