Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

5 Research-Backed Lessons for Major Gifts. Engaging in thorough prospect research efforts to dive deeply into the best of the best identified prospects.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2018

The Pew Research Center has released a research report called “ The Future of Digital Life and Well-Being.” Pew Research Center recently released the full collection of anecdotes and stories shared by experts about their personal experiences with digital life.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Nonprofit Fundraising Donor Acquisition donor retention eMail marketing fundraising research fundraising trends Luminate Online Benchmark Report online donor acquisition Online Fundraising repeat giving sustained giving sustainer programs

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2015

If so, then your organization can probably benefit from conducting market research. Marketing research done on a regular basis will allow you to make better decisions, chart changes over time, plan initiatives, and assess your success. This will help you focus your research.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 27, 2012

Welcome to Research Friday ! highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can. The ASU Lodestar Center Research Friday Blog is on hiatus for the summer. Research Friday" Bloggers Needed. Upcoming Research Reports. research friday

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Donor Search

JUNE 1, 2015

Why faith-based organizations need prospect research Religiously affiliated schools, churches, synagogues, mosques, and mission-based organizations… Conducting Prospect Research Implementing Prospect Research UncategorizedFundraising is not a passive activity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

New Research and a Welcome Surprise from Foundation CEOs. This question was one of many in a recently released research study commissioned by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation on the occasion of its 50 th anniversary. Guest Post Philanthropy Research Studies

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Connection Cafe

MAY 6, 2015

Prospect research. The American Alliance of Museums conference was last week, and I had the opportunity to meet and introduce the panel of a jeopardy style session, What is Prospect Research, Alex?

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Read on for tips from DonorSearch 's Ryan Woroneicki on how to make prospect research part of your event planning. prospect research eventsDo you have events planned as part of your end-of-year fundraising push?

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Donor Search

JULY 6, 2015

Maybe you’ve been blissfully unaware of prospect research, but now you know. People say that ignorance is bliss. What about when you are no longer ignorant? That bliss disappears in a hurry. Or, you’ve known about it, but haven’t made screening prospects a priority.

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Donor Search

JUNE 15, 2015

This is less a… Basics of Prospect Research Conducting Prospect Research Prospect Data Sources UncategorizedFrom social media to blogs to 24/7 news services, there is more information on people available than ever before. You just have to know how to look for it.

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AFP Blog

MARCH 25, 2013

Mobile Fundraising Research Paper 2013 : We examined the fundraising success of 83,866 participants in a variety of fundraising campaigns to help answer this question. What we discovered: 15% of traffic to fundraising and donation pages comes from mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. 23% of participants in peer-driven events and campaigns choose to use mobile technology to help them fundraise for good causes

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Donor Search

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

Recently, I asked Prospect Researchers to complete a brief survey to help me understand how they measure the value of the work they perform. What are… Basics of Prospect Research Conducting Prospect Research Data and Statistics Uncategorized

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Donor Search

DECEMBER 10, 2015

That platitude, though easier to take in theory than practice, certainly applies to the way… Basics of Prospect Research Conducting Prospect Research Implementing Prospect Research Preparing for Prospect Research Uncategorized

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 22, 2015

Kim Becker Cooper is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub and the Marketing Director at DonorSearch, a prospect research and wealth screening company that focuses on philanthropy. Finding major gift donors without prospect research is like searching for a needle in a haystack.

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Donor Search

APRIL 20, 2016

At DonorSearch, we’re proud to share our prospect research knowledge through our blog, but our word is far from the final word on the prospect research world. We’ve gathered our favorite prospect research blogs… Education Lists & Rankings Uncategorized

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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 13, 2017

In this post, you’ll learn 8 research-backed ways that are proven to improve the reach and impact of your content. This is why persona research is so important. You’ll need to conduct keyword research. Marketing can feel like an uphill battle.

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Donor Search

JULY 27, 2015

Prospect research can seem daunting and overwhelming. Either way, this… Basics of Prospect Research Lists & Rankings UncategorizedThere are a ton of resources out there, but there is not a lot of guidance.

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Donor Search

JULY 13, 2015

… Annual Giving Conducting Prospect Research Implementing Prospect Research Public Radio Stations UncategorizedRadio is a cultural stalwart. It has outlasted its naysayers. When television came along people thought radio would disappear. It survived.

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AFP Blog

AUGUST 13, 2010

Institute of Volunteering Research launches free research database - Third Sector: "Institute of Volunteering Research launches free research databaseBy David Ainsworth, Third Sector Online, 12 August 2010Evidence Bank, with 200 entries, set up by research arm of Volunteering England

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 20, 2012

Welcome to Research Friday ! highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can. Click here to read Pat Lewis's "Research Friday: Financial literacy: understanding money for today’s activities and tomorrow’s security.". research friday Ahmad Naboulsi funding

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Donor Search

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

DonorSearch always aims to provide the best content available regarding prospect research and the broader nonprofit space. How to Utilize Social Insights for Prospect… Basics of Prospect Research Conducting Prospect Research Guest Post Implementing Prospect Research Uncategorized

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 12, 2013

Welcome to Research Friday ! highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can. I was taught that proper research and first-hand experience were paramount to any sort of doctrine. Read Karina Lungo''s " Research Friday: Why Give to International Charities? ".

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AFP Blog

MARCH 31, 2014

Recent Big-Data Struggles Are ‘Birthing Pains,’ Researchers Say - Research - The Chronicle of Higher Education : Not so, says Mr. Lazer, who remains "hugely" bullish on Big Data. "I I would be quite distressed if this resulted in less resources being invested in Big Data," he says in an interview. Mr. Lazer calls the episode "a good moment for Big Data, because it reflects the fact that there’s some degree of maturing. Saying ‘Big Data’ isn’t enough.

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TechImpact

JUNE 5, 2013

According to a recent post from Technology Review, … Continued The post Microsoft And IBM Researchers Working Together On Cloud Security appeared first on Tech Impact.

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Everyaction

JANUARY 22, 2018

At EveryAction, we know that major gifts officers and other development professionals need to have as much information as possible about their prospective donors in order to fine-tune their "fundraising asks.". With that in mind, we've built a powerful new integration with WealthEngine to provide nonprofit fundraising pros with that information, ultimately helping them raise more money. What is WealthEngine?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

In preparation, I’ve been studying the research and best practices for productive meetings. What Research Says About Productive Meetings and Conference Calls. Intercall did some research about what people actually do on a conference call. Flickr Photo by Haldane Martin.

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AFP Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Charity Village Research: Spontaneous “Online Volunteers

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Donor Search

SEPTEMBER 5, 2015

Who hasn’t arrived way too… Conducting Prospect Research Preparing for Prospect Research UncategorizedAh, the tricky business of interviewing. It is difficult in any field, as both the interviewer and the interviewee.

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NonProfit Trends

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Here is a look back at some new nonprofit sector research that was … Research & Trends fundraising international reports Social Media

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Donor Search

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

This blog focuses on the world of prospect research and various related fundraising topics. Major Gift Study Shows Prospect Research Matters Did you ever stop to ask yourself, “Does prospect research really matter?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Last year, we did research on Millennial donors and it spurred us to do it again. Giving, communication and engagement are the three areas of research. This year’s research followed last year’s findings.

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Donor Search

MAY 24, 2015

Fundraising is… Basics of Prospect Research Education Implementing Prospect Research Uncategorized

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Donor Search

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

This blog focuses on the world of prospect research and various related fundraising topics. To diversify our subject matter, we like to feature the work of our friends and colleagues in the community.

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EveryAction

APRIL 23, 2015

fundraising guest post major gifts prospect research D o some jumping jacks to get the blood flowing. Don’t arch your back. Inhale as you lift. Focus on the muscle group you’re working. Major gift prospects are the heavy weights of the fundraising world. Just like lifting more weight, raising more money requires proper technique. You have to want more, strive for more, and do what it takes to attain more.

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AFP Blog

MARCH 26, 2014

The six types of Twitter conversations | Pew Research Center : Have you ever wondered what a Twitter conversation looks like from 10,000 feet? A new report from the Pew Research Center, in association with the Social Media Research Foundation, provides an aerial view of the social media network. By analyzing many thousands of Twitter conversations, we identified six different conversational archetypes.

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AFP Blog

MAY 9, 2016

Facebook, Twitter play different roles in connecting mobile readers to news | Pew Research Center : "Facebook sends by far the most mobile readers to news sites of any social media site, while Twitter mobile users spend more engaged time with news content, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of audience behavior metrics from 30 news sites.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 2, 2011

This post summarizes some findings from a recent research report about increasing engagement on Facebook and a couple of conversations about applying the research over on my blog Facebook page. The research also suggests that asking questions works best for increasing engagement.

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Donor Search

AUGUST 9, 2015

Prospect research and annual giving go together like peanut butter and jelly, like Simon and Garfunkel, like Turner and Hooch. What I mean to say is that prospect research and annual giving are a great pair, and prospect research should certainly be used to assist your annual giving campaigns. To best explain how the two… Annual Giving Basics of Prospect Research Major Giving Planned Giving Uncategorized

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Wild Apricot Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Here are highlights of Artez Interactive’s latest research paper, "Fundraising with Facebook”. research; Facebook

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