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The Idealware Research Fund

Robert Weiner

Our friends at Idealware (a nonprofit technology resource provider) have created a new fund to support their research. Many of Idealware's reports have been funded by foundations and some have had corporate sponsorship (and some are commissioned by TechSoup.org too).

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Using Prospect Research to Raise $1 Million

Robert Weiner

Margaret King, President of the InfoRich Group, has published an article on how prospect research yielded $1 million in foundation funding for one of her clients. She discusses the strategy behind the research, the tools she used, how the list was narrowed to a group of top prospects, and the general approach to cultivating the foundations.

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Lame Spam of the Day: Lehman Brothers Centre for Women 2008 Newsletter

Robert Weiner

The Centre has gone from strength to strength since its research agenda was officially launched on 1st November 2006 and we are delighted to keep you up-to-date with our research reports and activities. Welcome to the Lehman Brothers Centre for Women in Business at London Business School''s Newsletter. Newsletter London experience.

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Guessing the Gender of a Name

Robert Weiner

The PRSPCT-L listserve (for prospect researchers) had a discussion of resources for figuring this out and members provided the following suggestions: [link]. Tags: Prospect Research. Ever wonder how to tell the gender of an unfamiliar first name?

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Use Online Surveys to Get the Feedback You Need to Succeed

Robert Weiner

An online survey is a powerful research tool that can deliver the feedback you need to determine the needs of your constituents and the activities that attract donors.

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Creative credit card donation scam

Robert Weiner

The scammer had done enough research to use specific references to our college to make it appear genuine, although there was considerable broken English in the emails. Upon notifying the “donor” that we can only refund the money back to the original card, she replies that the original account is closed and that we need to use the other card.

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Controlling data entry

Robert Weiner

A member of the PRSPCT-L listserve (for prospect researchers) asked "What do other institutions do to regulate or “police” data entry work, specifically when you have multiple users with authority to make updates?". It's a tough problem. Here are a few approaches (other than locking down data entry): Policies. Security.

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