All Episodes

145: Evelyn Chen on Braver Leadership and Philanthropic Due Diligence

144: Mary Petersen on Why Gift Officers Stall on New Prospects — and How to Start

143: #CareerCurious on Going Solo in Prospect Development with Regina Alhassan

142: Tricia Marsherall on Clean Data, Clear Strategy, and How Donor Databases Really Work

141: Valerie Anastasio on the K-Shaped Economy and the Ultra-Wealthy Donor

140: When Portfolio Management Isn't Working: Amy Modin's Advice for Starting Over

139: Vered Siegel on Why Judgment Is the New Scarce Resource in Fundraising

138: Derry Deringer on Major Gift Success Through Transparency and Partnership

137: Will Schrepferman on AI-Powered Prospect Research with DonorAtlas

136: Diana Marquis on How the Development Director Doing It All Can Succeed with Major Gifts

Diana Marquis on AI, Prospect Research, and the Future of Fundraising

135: Karen Cochran on Cultivating Billion-Dollar Donor Relationships

134: How Mid-Level Programs Drive Major Gift Growth with Jeff Schreifels

133: Barbara Shelton on Strategic Solicitation, Curiosity, and the Art of Slowing Down

132: Getting Started and Getting Serious about Due Diligence with Courtney Cutler

131: #CareerCurious: Aisha Maddox Shares How Curiosity Sparked a Career in Prospect Development

130: Bethany Morley on Proactive Portfolio Management and Planned Gift Surprises

129: Janet Weimar on Smarter Portfolios and Team-Based Fundraising

128: Smooth Development Officer Transitions with Janna Lee

127: Carol Horner on Philanthropy, Life, and Leadership

126: The Ebb and Flow of Prospect Management with Ruthie Giles

125: #CareerCurious with Devon Villa Gessert: The Path to Leadership

124: Making SEC financial filings accessible with Raul Peralta of Kaleidoscope

123: Sarah Cadbury Goes Beyond Performance Metrics to Prospect Insight

122: Supporting start-up donor acquisition and retention with Meta Stange at INN

121: Stepping into Prospect Management with Kelyn Klein

120: Diane Remin on Major Gift Fundraising at Small Nonprofits

119: Talking Family Offices with Erik Hoover

118: Sphere of Influence Research with Chris Mildner

117: Capital Campaign Success Secrets with Peggy Calhoun

116: The Role of Profile Research in Corporate Fundraising with Tracy LaMondue

115: Jim Langley on Using Research and Writing to Connect Better with Donors

114: Leveraging prospect profiles for major gifts with John Cerniglia

113: The Democratizing Philanthropy Project with Kina Collins

112: Volunteering Research for Ukraine with Nilufa Begum

111: Christopher Haight on Donor Qualification from Identification to Visit

110: Jon Garrow on A.I. Tools for the Modern Prospect Development Office

109: Taking Action on DEI in Prospect Development with Sharise Harrison

108: International Fundraising with Robert Osborne

107: Visualizing Data Equity with Meena Das at NamasteData

106: Brock Silvey and the Case of the Zombie Proposals

105: #CareerCurious with Tim Wilson

104: Medha Nanal Answers: Can Machine Learning and AI Really Impact Your Nonprofit?

103: Profiles in the Database with Michele Tanzosch

102: Trends in Fundraising and Analytics with Marianne Pelletier

101: Reflections on 10 Years of Prospect Research Institute

100: #CareerCurious with Terry Synnott- Journalist, Skateboarder and Prospect Researcher

99: Achieving nonprofit fundraising data potential with Doug Cogswell

98: Innovations in Capacity Ratings with Adam Bradford

97: Cryptocurrency and the Opportunity Factor with Elisa Shoenberger

96: Fundraising with an Abundance Mindset with Gauri Manglik at Instrumentl

95: Jeff Jowdy on prospect research and teaching the joy of giving in major gifts

94: Digital Marketing Data for Fundraising with Joe Stabb

93: Linda Smith and the Confessions of a Sin City Fundraiser

92: #CareerCurious with Miguel Angel Hernández at Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico

91: Dr. Russell James reveals the secret behind major gift growth – psychology!

90: Predictive Insights a la carte with Shawn Olds at boodleAI

89: Crypto and Decentralized Finance as Vehicles for Philanthropy with Melody Song

88: Dr. Phildra J. Swagger on building the life you want, not just a career

87: #CareerCurious with Vanessa Boyle and Kelly Douglas at Caltech

86: Unleash your creativity for board prospecting

85: Backstory and Trends in Prospect Management

84: Prospecting for Foundations - Strategically

83: Dynamic and Digital: Fundraising Trends with Tim Kachuriak

82: Continuing Education: Should it be Training? Or Education? BOTH!

81: Lacy McAlister on Developing Prospect Management 2.0

80: #CareerCurious with Charles Snyder in Ireland

79: Break it to make it! Profiles should reflect the prospect, not the template.

78: Tuesday Mooney, Prospect Research, and the Story Writing Bug

77: #CareerCurious with Helen Brown, President of The Helen Brown Group

76: Healthcare Leadership's $75M Perspective on Prospect Research

75: It's All About Communication! Research as an Iterative Process.

74: Prospect Researchers as the Reference Librarians of the Development Office

73: A.I. in the Nonprofit Sector with Jared Sheehan of PwrdBy

72: #CareerCurious with Canadian Researcher Selene Hur

71: #CareerCurious with Shelby Radcliffe: from Prospect Researcher to Advancement VP

70: #CareerCurious with Scott Richards, Director of Training at Virtuous, a nonprofit CRM and marketing platform

69: #CareerCurious with Betsy Mehlman in Israel

68: The "Lean" Fundraising Model: How to Raise Major Dollars with few staff

67: Relational Mapping with WealthQuotient

66: Find Out What Makes a Great Corporate Prospect

65: How to Refine your Personal Image When Working from Home

64: The Active Donor File "Trap" – A Donor Data Lesson

63: #CareerCurious series featuring Erin Craine

62: Member Series: Sandy Montgomery

61: New Course on Fundraising Analytics for Campaigns

60: Developing Talent on your Team

59: Member Series: Bryan Campbell

58: Valuing Commercial Real Estate with Allen Thomas

57: Member Tips with Deborah Drucker

56: A Surprising Way Prospect Research Can Help Raise Nonprofit Millions

55: Accelerate Your Fundraising in Some Surprising Ways With Clean Donor Data

54: Member Tip: Conference, Course, Book, or Blog? Does it Really Matter? Yes!

53: Member Tip: The Purpose of Training is NOT Learning!

52: Member Tip: Link Collections are Clutter for Good

51: There are no major donors! And other surprising insights from Penelope Burk.

50: Member Tip: An SEC gift from SECgems.com

49: Member Tip: How to Convert Date to Fiscal Year in Excel

48: Should you be Creating a Donor Engagement Score?

47: Member Tip: Prospecting for Interest

46: Member Tip: Valuing Commercial Real Estate

45: Member Tip: Practicing Insights

44: Is Gratitude a Feeling or an Algorithm (or both)?

43: Member Tip: Prospecting Down the Rabbit Hole: Managing Your Time

42: Member Tip: Prospecting Down the Rabbit Hole: Managing Expectations

41: Member Tip: Search Tip on Insiders' Gifted Stock

40: Ethical Issues of Mega-Philanthropy

39: Member Tip: Public Company Insiders + Philanthropy

38: Member Tip: Prospecting Communication Breakdown

37: Donor Colony Collapse with Jay Frost

36: Member Update: The Evolution of Prospect Management

35: #CareerCurious with Marie Danieli, Assistant Director, Prospect and Donor Relations at Columbia Business School

34: Inclusive Fundraising Raises Money – That's Why Gender Matters!

33: Can Gravyty get development officers to make more prospect discovery visits?

32: #CareerCurious with Mark Egge, 2018-2019 President of Apra International

31: Applying prospect research across the development program

30: Data + Analytics: What's the Impact? Ask Peter.

29: #CareerCurious with Cecilia Hogan

28: How to Create Prospect Portfolios that Reach Fundraising Goals

27: #CareerCurious with Bond Lammey

26: David Lawson explains how Big Data can translate into Big Good

25: GDPR for the Love of Fundraising

24: #CareerCurious: Sabine Schuller

23: Wealth Advisors and Philanthropy: What's your passion?

22: #CareerCurious series featuring Kat Banakis

21: #ResearchPride with Jen Filla

20: Prospect Profiles and the Future of Research

19: Creating Capacity Ratings for Corporations and Foundations

18: #CareerCurious Telecommuting: Prospect Research from the Home Office

17: Keeping it Real in the Era of Click Bait

16: Hiring and Managing Great Prospect Researchers

15: #CareerCurious series featuring Jason Briggs

14: A Book Story: Prospect Research in Canada

13: #CareerCurious series featuring Jo Theodosopoulos

12: #CareerCurious series featuring Chris Mildner

11: Data Discussion: Filter Bubble, Privacy, and More

10: #CareerCurious series featuring Susan Hayes-McQueen

9: #CareerCurious series featuring Lisa Howley

8: Conversation with Tim Horton, a venture capitalist

7: #Career Curious Series featuring Craig Belanger

6: #CareerCurious series featuring Stephen Lambert PhD

5-#CareerCurious series featuring Renee Teate

4-#CareerCurious series featuring Mark Koenig

3: What About Women? Prospect Development from a Female Perspective

2: Public Company Insiders and Fundraising – IRL Stories!

1: Buyouts, Inversions and Acquisitions, Oh My!