The Best Tools, Tips, and Tricks for Researching Doctors as Prospects
In the field of prospect research, it’s often helpful to have researchers on your team who specialize in certain areas. For example, in my department
Creative Ways to Get Major Donors Involved in Giving Challenges
Securing major gifts is all about matching engagement with interest. We want to get our top prospects plugged into what’s happening on campus and connect
Talk the Talk: A Field Guide to Speaking Advancement Services
In the deep recesses of your fundraising operation, you’ll find advancement services. I’ve said before that fundraisers who are willing to venture into the world
Customer Success Spotlight: Bard College at Simon’s Rock
As the EverTrue team continues to expand, Customer Success Manager Courtney Camps remains a key player in the achievements of many of our customers. This week,
Customer Success Spotlight: Bard College at Simon's Rock
As the EverTrue team continues to expand, Customer Success Manager Courtney Camps remains a key player in the achievements of many of our customers. This week,
6 Steps to Implementing Data Science at Any Organization
Technology is all about buzzwords: the Internet of Things (IoT), Rich Media, Big Data, Selfie. Don’t be intimidated by jargon. Many of the concepts are
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
Where the Worlds of Fundraising and Sales Collide
It’s no secret that salespeople and the mere sound of the word “sales” itself can, at times, come with a very specific stereotype attached. Had
Introducing the EverTrue Evangelist: Our Mission to Reinvent Fundraising
This is the first post in Jim Zimmerman’s new blog series, The EverTrue Evangelist. My long career in development began as an accident. Well, perhaps
Setting Metrics for Advancement Success 101
In 2003, I was a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed 20-something ready to take on the world. My first order of business: Get a job. After searching
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
Does Your Nonprofit Team Need to Launch a Fleet?
As a young kid growing up in Northern California, I recall being captivated by a TV commercial for houseboat vacation rentals on a nearby lake,
