Robert Weiner

JANUARY 30, 2009

Jay Frost of ContactReporter.com (formerly of WealthID) has started a new blog that will track large individual gifts to all types of charities in the US and abroad: www.BigGifts.wordpress.com. Tags: Prospect Research Fundraising.

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Robert Weiner

MARCH 10, 2011

I would like to make everyone aware of a recent situation here that is most likely a scam to launder stolen credit card funds, appearing as a gift. A $9,000 gift is received and approved from an unknown entity (in this case a “Cassandra Harvey”), with Smyrna, GA address, Yahoo email and legitimate phone number.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 15, 2015

Is it a criteria which is temporary – “they’ve not given to us ever” doesn’t mean they may not wish they had, and upon decease urge gifts “in their memory” to your organization. no contact or gifts in the last 7 years). Advancement Services Best Practices Donor Databases Fundraising Prospect Research' Not giving?

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Robert Weiner

AUGUST 8, 2012

Tale #1: Our front desk received a call from someone who wanted to give a major gift to our college. She transferred this caller to a major gift officer. Here's what my major gifts officer wrote up: The caller’s granddaughters decided to give funds to [the college]. They researched online. That was printed on his checks.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 22, 2010

John Taylor cites statistics from a 1999 study by TARP Research. Supporting constituents may not leap to mind as part of Advancement Service's role, but it's critically important. In his presentation Advancement Services - The Advancement Cornerstone? One unhappy customer will tell ten others.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 11, 2009

Mission Research. Towercare Technologies. DonorTools. Art of Mission, Inc. nFocus Software. DonorVision. YouthFront. DonorWorks. StarSoft Technologies. Summit Software. Enterprise. Access International. ePhilanthrAppeal. FundTrack Software. Telosa Software. FundRaiser Select. FundRaiser Software. Generations. inRESONANCE. Hunter Systems.

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