Fundraising & Nonprofit Blog

Taking a Hard Look at Prospect Research Ethics

  Every growing nonprofit’s major gift program depends in part on the fundraising intelligence that prospect researchers provide.  But how…

A Major Gift Officer’s Biggest Wish Comes True

Guest Post by Meghan Jamison, Front Range Source As a prospect researcher working for a fundraising consulting firm, I get to…

A Conversation With Liz Rejman

iWave connected with Liz Rejman, President-Elect of Apra, to chat about the Apra Prospect Development conference, giving trends, privacy challenges,…

iWave Roundtable #3

Welcome to iWave’s Prospect Research Roundtable #3.  Here are our participants this time around: Elizabeth Roma / Assistant Director, Research at…

School’s In For Fundraising Intelligence

“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” – John Dewey Academic institutions face several challenges.  Perhaps the…

How to Better Align Prospect Research and Fundraising

Imagine you’re the president of a small company. The marketplace is highly competitive, and investors are counting on you to…

Prospect Research Roundtable #1

Welcome to the first (of many) iWave Roundtables.  To help celebrate #ResearchPride, iWave connected with prospect researchers to learn about…

Prospect Research List Building: The Canadian Edition

  We published a blog post about the best prospect research list building strategies. Thanks to feedback from our clients and subscribers,…

Top 3 Things Prospect Researchers Struggle With

  Guest Post by Jennifer Filla, Prospect Research Institute & Aspire Research Group LLC Whether you are a solo prospect research…

5 Simple Prospect Research Identification Lists You Can Build Right Now

Are you a list person? If you are, you may have heard of a new strategy called “batching.” The concept…

Friends With Prospect Research Benefits: Four Types To Befriend In March

Guest Post By Preeti Gill “Don’t hang out with each other. Make friends with people in other industries. Expand your…

5 Things to Look for in a Prospect Research Tool

A new year means a new perspective, new goals, and for some, new tools to help you accomplish those goals. …