2020: The year a wrecking ball came for Canada’s federal political parties
This is a story about fundraising, told with the benefit of open data from Elections Canada. As you probably guessed, it’s also a story motivated
Dashboard Exploration of Charitable Giving and Presence of Children
I think it’s pretty much axiomatic that kids are expensive! However, how does that affect charitable giving? That’s the topic of this post. I was
You might be a major gift prospect if…
Apologies for invoking Jeff Foxworthy, but I assure you the rest of my blog post is quite serious! Over the course of my career, I’ve
Digital Roundtable on Prospect Research: Resources and Helpful Discussion Points
Today I had a really fun time hosting a digital roundtable on Prospect Research with a bunch of really bright professionals. During the spoken panel
My favourite data in any non-profit data science project
This week I started a new data science contract for a post-secondary institution in the US. The idea is to build a major gift prospect
From non-profit financial calamity to recovery – The 2008 recession told through data and personal experience
Table of Contents Introduction Sector Trends Canadian Charities Recession Dashboard Video Recording of Convo with Anne Rosenfield about 2008 Major Gifts Fundraising Introduction As many