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2017 was a great year for the nonprofit community, and it was also one of the busiest years ever for…
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Integrating iWave With Your Donor Database
Convergence is everywhere For many of us, our workday is centered around a computer. Historically, this meant running several applications…
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How to Leverage #GivingTuesday In Your Major Gift Program
The 2017 edition of Giving Tuesday (#GivingTuesday on Twitter) is here. Some nonprofits don’t get the hype, but for others…
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Conversation Starters: Strategies That Open Doors to Major Gift Success
Guest Post by Paul D’Alessandro, D’Alessandro Inc. Donors, Then and Now In the late 80’s I worked on my very…
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Finding New Donors With Political Contributions
Many prospective donors give not only to support various nonprofit organizations, but also to support various elected officials and campaign…
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Last week, iWave hosted Lori Lawson of WorkingPhilanthropy.com for an engaging webinar on prospect research ethics. Lori discussed, among other…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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Welcome to iWave’s Prospect Research Roundtable #3. Here are our participants this time around: Elizabeth Roma / Assistant Director, Research at…
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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…
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The goal of fundraising is to build relationships and work with donors to create real change. Guest Post by Michael…
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