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 model that predicts likelihood of a donor responding to a high level gift ask. I've done many of them over the years, and frankly, I still love them. Any time I
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 of you probably know, this story starts in the United States of America. In response to the recession
Video Recording of Digital Roundtable: AI 101
On June 3rd, 2020 I co-hosted a digital roundtable on Artificial Intelligence with Allen Davidov of Environics Analytics. We invited 3 other panelists for a very fun discussion which I hope will help non-profit leaders to understand this topic better. Have a watch of the recording below:
Appearance on the ‘Fundraising Superheroes’ podcast
Video Recording of the Digital Roundtable on Data, Analytics, and Data Science
On April 3rd, 2020, I co-hosted a roundtable on data, analytics, and data science with Allen Davidov of Environics Analytics. We invited 5 other panelists to join us for a very lively discussion on what non-profits should be doing in this regard that can help them manage much better through such
Guest Post by Estee Pierce – Prospect Research 101
By: Estee Pierce Are you a non-profit executive wondering how to get started with the lengthy and important work of properly researching your most valuable major gift prospects? They say that knowledge is power, and certainly the power you need is the information about your prospects’
Canadian Donor Dashboard – Pre-Pandemic Edition
Recently, Statistics Canada posted their yearly update to their lovely dataset: "Summary of charitable donors". I really like it, because it gives you a stark perspective on the state of trackable charitable giving in Canada. I've been following it for the last few years and used this year's
Dispensing with the Hype and Finding the Real Power in Donor Data
Is your non-profit ready to use major gift prospect modeling and prospect research to help you find new major donors? Chances are high that it is ready, even if you don’t already know it. That’s why I’ve put together this two-part series of articles: to teach you more about what these crucial