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Prioritize Purpose with Stage-Based Research
Prospect Research
Prioritize Purpose with Stage-Based Research
By Catherine Flaatten | November 06, 2025

Tired of vague or "overkill" research requests? Traditional models rely on gift officers to translate strategy into research deliverables, often leading to wasted time.

Stage-Based Research fixes this by mapping specific frontline needs to appropriate, right-sized intelligence at each donor cultivation stage. By prioritizing the purpose of the research, your team shifts from service provider to strategic partner, ensuring every effort is efficient, drives action, and scales your impact across the pipeline.

Generative AI in Advancement: A New Frontier for Prospect Research
Prospect Research · Screening
Generative AI in Advancement: A New Frontier for Prospect Research
By Simon Tumansky | May 20, 2025

Prospect research is undergoing a seismic shift as generative AI replaces hours of manual work with real-time, data-driven insights. Discover how leading advancement teams are working ahead of the curve by utilizing AI to uncover top prospects and major giving opportunities.

Navigating the Surge: Transforming Crisis-Driven Donations into Actionable Intelligence
Prospect Research · Prospecting · Screening · Major Giving · Institutional · Article · Case Study · II · Large · Cause-Related
Navigating the Surge: Transforming Crisis-Driven Donations into Actionable Intelligence
By Jennifer Huebner | March 20, 2025

Recent natural disasters like the California wildfires have demonstrated that organizations dedicated to providing relief efforts often experience a surge in the number and size of gifts during headline crises. This case study of two nonprofit organizations — Humane World for Animals and Doctors Without Borders — provides insights for other prospect development professionals on navigating a surge of emergency-driven prospects at their own organizations.

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