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Warning: Prospect Research without Internet works too!
As exciting as technology is, meeting face-to-face is still the hallmark of a strong relationship. Sure, over the years Helen Brown and I have talked on the telephone, emailed, and seen each other through video Skype calls, but even after working on this book for more than three months we had never met *live*. So [...]
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As exciting as technology is, meeting face-to-face is still the hallmark of a strong relationship. Sure, over the years Helen Brown and I have talked on the telephone, emailed, and seen each other through video Skype calls, but even after working on this book for more than three months we had never met *live*. So [...]
We asked and you answered – thank you! As promised, here is a summary of your answers. The Question If you had the opportunity, what is the one piece of advice you would want to give a fundraiser who is going to create or oversee a prospect research office? Assume that they have never overseen [...]
There have been times during my career as a prospect researcher that I felt separate and different from the “fundraisers”. At one point I was determined to cross the bridge from research to fundraising and I did – only to discover that being a front-line fundraiser requires the same fundraising fundamentals as being a prospect [...]
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Jen Filla and Helen Brown are writing the book - Research for Fundraisers - and this is the online companion. Participate in a blog discussion or leverage the resources. It's all about helping you raise more money for your organization. Publish date: 2013
Information Seeking
- The Dangers of (Not) Managing Prospect ResearchI met a guy who was previously a Vice President of Development at a decent-sized higher education institution. When he found out I was a prospect researcher he admitted that he never really did know what those prospect researchers did in his office. He was in charge, and he didn’t want to fire them, but […]
- Are You Making These 5 Donor Research Mistakes?Whether you are a prospect researcher or a front-line fundraiser, you need to find accurate and relevant information about your donor prospects. As an individual living in the information-age, you need to avoid data pitfalls. How well are you doing this? Check out these five donor profiling mistakes to find out. 1. Misleading Estimates We often use […]
- 3 Consultant Relationship Types that Succeed: Which one for you?If you know what type of consultant relationship you want before you hire, you will be better able to evaluate the skills, approach, and personality of the consultant. Better evaluation means you will be much more likely to achieve your desired outcomes. Never underestimate the human element! Here are three fundamental relationship types to consider: #1 [... […]
The Intelligent Edge
- Ten tips for a successful wealth screeningYou may remember a few months ago I talked about how Brown University got a 500% return on the proactive research they did for the Boldly Brown campaign. One part of that was successfully integrating the results of several wealth screenings that they did. Because some of the vendors are offering database screenings at a […]
- A Day in the LifeAs I listened to my colleagues talking about what they were working on in our staff meeting last Thursday, it occurred to me that the varied nature of the work we do here at HBG is really interesting. It reminded me that one organization I used to work for put on a yearly program for […]
- For fundraisers working with a research team…Are you sometimes waiting (and waiting!) to have research requests completed for you? Or getting completed research *after* the visit? Frustrating, isn’t it? Wish you had a way to get your research requests done first? It can’t work all the time, but there is a way… I read a blog post by Rajesh Setty the […]
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