NW Research Blog
Northwest Research at NDOA Conference
Monday, January 25th, 2010I’ll be an exhibitor at the Northwest Development Officers Association conference on January 28th. If you are an established client or have an interest in learning more about donor research, please stop by.
Noza’s 990 database
Monday, December 14th, 2009Noza’s 990 database is available, for free at:
http://www.noza990pf.com/
I’m finding it more useful than Guidestar for historical foundation information. Guidestar only provides the last 3 years of 990 for a foundation, but I’ve found information since 1999 on Noza’s 990 database.
"How Harvard Lost All that Money"
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009There is a very interesting post about Harvard’s endowment by the Boston Globe. Although the article has a focus on the personalities involved, it provides some insight on how some investors (and possible donors) were thinking during the boom years.
Thanks to Planet Money for pointing out the article.
Major Gift News from Donor Search
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009Hi all–
I found this great new blog, supported by DonorSearch. It is called “New Major Gift Research” and it can be found at http://www.donorsearch.net/new-articles/
This blog provides a summary of known new major gifts over the previous week, and it even has an RSS Feed. It looks like a great place to look when someone asks about recent gifts.
Peer Screening for Beginners Presentation
Thursday, May 14th, 2009This is the Peer Screening presentation from the APRA-Mo/Kan Annual Conference.
APRA MO-KAN PROSPECT RESEARCH TRAINING
Monday, March 30th, 2009I had the great pleasure of teaching at the 2009 APRA Missouri/Kansas Chapter Conference last week. Here is my Beginning Prospect Research training powerpoint. Enjoy!
Presenting on Prospect Research Basics and Peer Screening
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009I’m Presenting on Prospect Research Basics and Peer Screening at the APRA-MO/KAN Chapter Conference on March 26th and March 27th. If you are in the area, there is still time to sign up and join us.
http://www.apramokan.org/events.html
I Hope to see you there.
Great Article About the "Deep Web" in the New York Times
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009Here is a terrific article about the deep web. I have always heard that Google only reaches 35% of the web. It is great that some of the newer search engines, like Kosmix and DeepPeep are addressing some of Google’s deficiencies.
DeepPeep looks especially promising, since so much biographic information is behind search boxes. At this point, DeepPeep is limited to a few topics, but I’m looking forward to its expansion.
Multnomah County Library now has National Newspapers
Thursday, February 5th, 2009The Multnomah County Library has now subscribed to a Newsbank Online Portal that includes a variety of national papers and news sources. You can see the complete source list here
Northwest Research Returns!
Thursday, January 29th, 2009Just a quick note to to let new, old, and future clients know that I have returned to consulting full time and am actively looking for new projects. My contact information can be found in the “about me” section of this blog.