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Prospect Research for Fundraisers: The Essential Handbook

Jen Filla, president of Aspire Research Group, teamed up with Helen Brown to write Prospect Research for Fundraisers: The Essential Handbook.

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From essential overviews to how-to-search skills, this practical book gives the development team the tools to understand how to use prospect research in ways that best fit their goals for each stage of the fundraising cycle.

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In Translation: 4 Common Misunderstandings Between Major Gift Officers and Prospect Researchers

by Aspire Research Group
October 4, 2024March 28, 2025
Major Gift Teams, Profiles, Prospect Management

We’ve heard it many times before; fundraising is all about relationships. But it’s not just about the relationships between an… Read More »In Translation: 4 Common Misunderstandings Between Major Gift Officers and Prospect Researchers