Hello, I am a database person who is moving into prospect research, well more donor research than prospect. We have the Blackbaud Researcher's Edge and have had our database analyzed but now we are working towards using the information, along with other information we know, to pull a good group of prospects and analyze them. For some we are creating profiles that are easy to read for major gift officers and board members. As I mentioned originally, I am not an original prospect researcher but I am working toward it. I was hoping that someone out there could help me with some suggestions of training for the newly created researchers. Training to help with the best way to organize all of this information that we collect, creating profiles that are easy to read and are customized to a major gift officer way of thinking, how to read the information and pull together the most important and how to know how far to dig into a particular area for the donor. I welcome your suggestions and expertise!

Ginelle, Try aprahome.org, www.supportingadvancement.com or subscribe to Prospect L. Monica Solomon Director, Development Operations and Research John G. Shedd Aquarium [Email Removed] (312) 692-3282