Note from ProspectResearch.com: Phyllis Freedman, an independent fundraising consultant, kindly agreed to write a guest post showcasing her planned giving and prospect research knowledge. You may visit her blog at http://www.smart-giving.com/plannedgivingblogger/blog/. Identifying the right audience to receive planned giving marketing is one of the most challenging and most important things we do. It ranks alongside your offer and [...]

I just recently finished speaking at the CASE District VII Conference and I was thrilled to be asked and like most conferences walked away learning a great deal.   Since most of my fundraising career was based in prospect research and prospect management I tend to look at not only what is the information directly telling [...]

Last month, the Oregon and SW Washington Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals released its third annual survey of Nonprofit Fundraising Trends from among its member organizations.  The survey asked development and leadership professionals to review their 2010 fundraising results in a variety of areas.  The report is extensive and interesting to read, yet, [...]

Last month my colleague, Laura Worcester, posted about her career path and posed the question of whether or not a degree is needed (or should be needed) for our profession.  Her comments generated some interesting conversation on this blog!  I wanted to add another perspective – and a timely one given a completely unrelated chain [...]

It’s blog round-up time! I have compiled a few prospect research blog posts that caught my eye over the last month. I found the articles interesting and I wanted to share them with you, as well as give these hard-working bloggers some new visitors. Read on! 5 Simple Planned Giving Tips to Implement Right Now, from [...]