Prospect Research & Your Capital Campaign

A capital campaign is a targeted fundraising effort that takes place over a defined period of time. Capital campaigns include two phases: the quiet phase and the public phase. Capital campaigns are long-term, labor-intensive projects.   They require an organization to raise significantly more than they are used to, but they can be extremely effective in Read more about Prospect Research & Your Capital Campaign[…]

Identifying Planned Giving Prospects

In honour of May being Leave a Legacy Month I thought this would be the perfect time to talk about prospect research and planned giving.   Leave a Legacy is a national, community-based public awareness campaign of The Canadian Association of Gift Planners (CAGP) that encourages people to leave a gift through their will or another Read more about Identifying Planned Giving Prospects[…]

Even More of My Favourite Things (aka Prospect Research Resources) – Canadian Foundation Edition

It’s been a while since I’ve added to my list of favourite free prospect research resources in Canada.  With a minus 53 degree Celsius temperature (with the windchill) predicted for Winnipeg tonight I thought today was a great time to update the blog!    In this post I focus on where to find free information Read more about Even More of My Favourite Things (aka Prospect Research Resources) – Canadian Foundation Edition[…]

A Few of My Favourite Things (US Edition)

While there are a ton of subscription based prospect research resources out there there are also a lot of free ones.  While I religiously subscribe to some – Blackbaud’s NOZA and Imagine Canada’s Grant Connect to name a couple – it is also imperative to use a good selection of free resources when conducting prospect Read more about A Few of My Favourite Things (US Edition)[…]

#ResearchPride for Life

Happy #ResearchPride month everyone!  This month I’m taking a trip down memory lane as I recall how I came across the profession of prospect research in the first place. I have admitted this before and I’ll admit it again – when I applied for a prospect researcher position in 2009 after completing my Masters of Read more about #ResearchPride for Life[…]

Happy #Researchpride Month!

Happy March everyone!  It’s finally March and spring is just around the corner (even though it doesn’t feel like it in Manitoba today).  While March has always been special to me due to many family celebrations and St. Patrick’s Day, now there is even one more thing to celebrate – March is the time to Read more about Happy #Researchpride Month![…]

A Few of My Favourite Things (AKA Free Canadian Prospect Research Resources) – Part 3

Happy New Year!  I hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday season.  As we rang in 2017 and I looked back at past blog posts I felt that it was time to update my Favourite Things list.  I hope you found Part 1 and Part 2 helpful.  These free sources can be very beneficial Read more about A Few of My Favourite Things (AKA Free Canadian Prospect Research Resources) – Part 3[…]

APRA Canada 2016 – Educational, Inspiring….& Fun!!

It’s difficult to believe but it has already been three weeks since we were at the 2016 APRA Canada Conference in Toronto! For those who didn’t get a chance to attend the 2016 conference I hope you will keep it in mind for 2018. The theme of this conference was the celebration of APRA Canada’s Read more about APRA Canada 2016 – Educational, Inspiring….& Fun!![…]