Fundraising & Nonprofit Blog

5 Searches You’ll Kick Yourself for Not Using in Your Prospect Research

When the name of a new prospect or foundation comes across your desk, what is the first thing you do?…

6 Things Major Donors Want From You

If you work in a fundraising department, chances are you’ve spent more than a few minutes wondering… what are some…

Prospect Research Automation – It doesn’t have to be a bad word

If you’re using tools for your prospect research, you’ve probably started to notice the trend toward prospect research automation.  It’s…

Donations Data – What’s the Deal?

Have you been hearing a lot about donations data lately?  We have.  But what does donations data really mean and…

Evaluated your Prospect Profiles Lately? You Should!

Guest Post by Jennifer Filla Some people like to go shopping. I don’t. But when it comes to prospect research…

Go For Her: 4 Ways to Reveal the Women Behind the Giving in 2015

Guest Post by Preeti Gill, Vancouver Foundation Women are wonderful. It should go without saying, but I think women deserve…

Challenging Common Prospect Research Myths

There are always myths circulating around the internet, whether they’re about the latest gadget, science discovery, and even prospect research.…

Embracing Your Inner Salesperson

Somewhere between the travelling salesman selling snake oil and the pre-internet days of “smile and dial” cold callers, sales got…

Is Your Nonprofit Using LinkedIn to its Full Potential?

As far as nonprofits and social media networks are concerned, LinkedIn is one platform you do not want to miss…

The Who, What, When, and Where of Social Media

A few months ago when this blog existed solely in my mind (and as an item on my lengthy to-do…

Get More Out of Your Next Conference – 4 Steps That Will Prep You for Success

Recently Helen Brown blogged, “You really should get out more” – and she’s right! So now that you’ve added at…

The Top 7 Nonprofit Blogs – in Celebration of “the Year of the Blog”

Nonprofit hub has declared 2014 as the year of the blog – and I for one am totally on board.…