Is the Prospect Profile Dead?
When I started doing prospect research, profiles were king. I spent my first few years writing profiles that detailed every job move, every insider stock
The Ins and Outs of Researching Philanthropic Data
When I first joined APRA Wisconsin 15 years ago, one of the highlights of our spring and fall meetings—besides seeing each other and learning from
How to Prepare a Powerful Event Briefing
Last month I wrote about taking the deep dive: ways to trust but verify wealth screening data in prospect research. This month, I’d like to
Prospect Research, Big Data, and Poetry
For those of us in Wisconsin, the NCAA championship didn’t go quite the way we hoped—despite the Badgers’ stunning victory in Dan Klamm’s March Madness Social
Is It Ethical to Gather Social Data for Prospect Research?
As a past president of APRA Wisconsin and an impassioned advocate for prospect research, I try my best to keep up with ethics standards in
Make Your Constituent Interactions More Personal with Social Media
Social media offers nonprofits of all sizes the same rewards it offers the millions of us who use it personally: an immediacy of attentiveness, engagement
