In 2025, Hollywood Reporter’s headline reported “Apple CEO Tim Cook’s Pay Rises to $74.6M.” That’s an impressive amount for anyone to make, much less in one year. But did he really take home that much money? It’s not that simple. That $74.6M is not in cash nor necessarily stocks or even available right now.
If you have ever struggled to identify major and planned gift prospects or simply want to generate a solid call… Read More »Identifying Prospects in Your Own Database: How to Find Prospects with Linkage, Interest and Ability
As we look forward to 2025, it’s easy to rush headlong into the year and forget to look back on successes and mistakes from the year past. Reflection can provide a deeper understanding of what works well and why – how to make things go smoothly.
Whether you are managing a major gifts team or are a solo development director, prospect research can turn the chaos… Read More »Suspect – Prospect – Donor! Demystifying Prospect Research for Major Gift Success from Identification to Gift
Profiles are like denim: they never go out of style, are long-lasting, and yet they trend like fashion! Whether you… Read More »Industry Practice Review: Prospect Profiles with Jen Filla
Whether you are a development department of one or major gift team of ten, moving major gifts faster follows the… Read More »Move Major Gifts Faster with RPM
To end the year of 2024, we’ve decided to think about the wonderful things that prospect researchers can do for their fellow fundraisers. So, with a touch of mirth and joy, we propose…
We’ve heard it many times before; fundraising is all about relationships. But it’s not just about the relationships between an institution and its prospective donors. It’s also about the relationships between fundraisers, like prospect research and gift officers. Having a good connection with gift officers will benefit everyone. Researchers can provide the right information to major gift officers who are best prepared to cultivate and solicit prospective donors.
When I first heard of a family office, I thought it was a fancy way of saying a family business. Boy, was I wrong! Family offices are a way for families to manage their wealth – as if that wealth was a business. This can include managing family investments and companies, estate planning, education planning, vacations, and philanthropy.
It happens. You get that profile and say to yourself, “Well, I knew all THAT,” or you take one look… Read More »How to Unlock the Major Gift Magic in Profiles and Capacity Ratings