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Identify Lost Alumni
Use ZoomInfo’s PowerSearch
or High Net Worth Alert sections
of PRO to easily build lists of lost alumni for your school. Get contact
information, employment history, insider stock transactions, board memberships,
and a comprehensive profile of each alum in one place. You can also forward
profiles to other people in your organizations easily and even export lists
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Research Past Giving History of a Donor
Search a current or prospective donor’s name in NOZA
and see who he or she has supported in the past, and how much they have
given. This is an excellent way to help determine a potential or current
donor’s giving capacity and affinity for your cause. Research other
nonprofits’ top donors and determine if you should be asking for their
support! |
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Identify New Sources of Grants from Foundations
Use Guidestar’s Grant Explorer
to search for foundations that support your type of organization or cause,
find out how much to ask for, and what are the foundations’ grant
making guidelines. You can also search for other organizations that may
be similar to yours (under the “Grantee” search tab) to view
where grants to these organizations are coming from! Many subscribers also
use Grant Explorer to check the
size of grants awarded from foundations they are already receiving funding
from. This is a great way to ensure that your organization has been asking
for the right amount of support. |
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Receive Email Alerts on
Wealth Creating Events of High Net Worth Individuals
Set up email alerts to ensure that you are using your PRO subscription even
when you may not have time to login. Search for donors by name, by wealth
status, by the name of a college or university, etc in the High
Net Worth Alert section and simply click on “Track Executive”
on the results page. You will now receive email alerts any time your “tracked
executives” have a job change, stock transaction, or are mentioned
in a press release, etc. A valuable enhancement to PRO that our subscribers
love!
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Identify Founders/Presidents of Companies in your
Area
Use the “Title” search field in ZoomInfo’s
PowerSearch to search for, and identify key people at companies in your
area of focus. Invite these people to your next event, include them in your
next mailing or simply establish a relationship with your organization.
These people often have the capacity to give and are also a great source
for board recruitment initiatives. These lists are also exportable and often
include contact information including phone number and email. |
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Search a Database of 4 Million Wealthy Individuals
The Prospects of Wealth
section of PRO allows you to search for wealthy people by zip code. Quickly
identify wealthy people right in your area that you may not even have known
about. This section is a great place to uncover new potential donors. These
people have the capacity to give. Once you’ve identified wealthy individuals
in this section you can then search the names throughout PRO (ZoomInfo,
High Net Worth, etc) to further
develop a profile on them. If you are interested in the giving history of
these individuals, search these names within Noza to see the person’s
past philanthropic giving and interests. |
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Identify Companies that have Corporate Matching Programs
In the HEP GiftPlus online section,
you can search for companies in your area that have matching gift programs,
or search for a specific company to learn about their matching gift program.
Double or even triple gifts from matching gift eligible employees! Use ZoomInfo’s
PowerSearch to identify employees of those gift matching companies.
This is a great way to create a list of employees to target in a direct
mail or phone campaign for support, many of these people may not even know
that their company has a matching gift program! |
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Keyword Search Form 990 PDF’s
Use our foundation search tool to keyword search form 990's for foundations
in your state. Searching for “Food Bank” will bring back results
that show exactly what page the keywords show up on. Often, you’ll
find the keywords listed on the grants listings page. Searching the information
in these 990 forms is a great way to uncover new funding opportunities.
Learn more about some of your existing foundation funding sources, and also
who’s funding similar organizations as yours. Save time by having
Foundation Finder find
keywords in 990’s for you. |
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The Root of Every Gift is a Person
Regardless of whether a gift comes from an individual donor, foundation
or corporation, the root of every gift is always a person. Use Prospect
Research Online to gather information on all the decision makers or
influencers in an ask. Employment history, board memberships, insider trades,
past giving history, wealth indicators, contact information, newspaper articles,
etc. The smallest detail can sometimes be the difference!
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Watch a Live Training Webinar
In order to make the most out of your PRO subscription, it is essential
to attend a training
webinar. Simply register in our client center page. If you cannot attend,
register anyway and you will also automatically receive a recorded copy
of the webinar via email the following day. Links to seven recorded training
sessions are also located on the client center page. Training ensures you
can utilize PRO to its fullest potential.
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