
The Teacher Learns a Lesson
Last week, I spoke at the monthly meeting of the San Antonio chapter of Partners for Philanthropic Planning. The topic: [...]

I heard it on the news
The vast majority of donor acquisition spend today is on direct mail. But just about every report you read shows [...]

Stewarding your donors in delicate times
My grandfather passed away a few months ago, and I am still moved and impressed by the letter my grandmother [...]

Maximizing Lifetime Value Part 1
Recurring giving is where the money is. Let's talk about that - what's a recurring gift? What's a pledge? Why should you care? Don't leave money on the table. [...]

Phone-a-thons: Extinct or Re-Purposed?
Updates from October 31, 2011: We are sharing with you an email excerpt between the author Laura Worcester and ProspectResearch.com [...]

5 Questions for Jay Frost
This is a continuing series of 5 Questions for experts from across the nonprofit sector: 5 Questions for Jay FrostJay [...]

5 Interesting Facts from the Giving USA 2011 Report
The Giving USA 2011 report is out and the team at The Giving USA Foundation and the Center on Philanthropy [...]

Peer Screening 201
Recently I offered reasons as to why Peer Screening—the use of volunteers to evaluate a list of their peers’ donor [...]

Facebook and LinkedIn – The social media personal and professional go-to tools?
While I’m sitting here on a Wednesday evening looking at my LinkedIn and Facebook profiles, I’m wondering how much information [...]

Mid-level donors — Looking beyond the data
Note from ProspectResearch.com: Lynne Wester, Director of Stewardship and Donor Recognition at Yeshiva University, kindly agreed to write a guest post showcasing [...]