Modeling Explorer

Find out how your unique organization could benefit from predictive modeling by completing this online needs assessment.

Gift Alerts Archive

These alerts are provided to you courtesy of Target Analytics, a Blackbaud Company and contain a listing of all past announced major gifts and pledges to nonprofit organizations. These archives enable you to view a monthly compilation of the most newsworthy announced gifts to help facilitate your prospecting efforts.

Articles and White Papers

It’s time to tackle the operational side of your organization by arming yourself with the best information. Written by industry experts and leaders, these papers offer strategies and tips on a variety of topics related to prospect research.

Prospector Tools

As a prospect researcher, you need the right mechanisms in place to help you execute strategy. Here you will find information on tools that generate actionable prospect data, helping you make better decisions for your fundraising program.

Prospect Research Community

Visit these websites to learn more about the world of prospect research,  discover valuable resources, and engage with your peers. 

Blackbaud Desktop References

Download a copy of the latest Blackbaud Desktop Reference, Cultivating Lifelong Donors: Stewardship and the Fundraising Pyramid, and don’t forget to check out the rest of the books in the series.

Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving

The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving is a broad-based fundraising index that reports revenue trends of 1,426 nonprofit organizations representing $2.24 billion in yearly revenue on a monthly basis. The Index is based on actual revenue statistics from nonprofit organizations of all sizes representing arts, culture, and humanities; education; environment and animals; healthcare; human services; international affairs; public and society benefit; and religion sectors. Read more about the methodology.