February 16, 2024

Survey Report: The State of Donor Prospecting in 2024

Approaching the right donors at the right time, in the right way can mean the success or failure of a development team’s year. This makes donor prospecting one of the most important—and challenging— aspects of fundraising. To get a better idea of the state of donor prospecting today, we surveyed development professionals to understand how methods of prospecting, industry and external challenges, the...

November 02, 2023

A Nonprofit's Guide to Donor Prospecting this Giving Season

Giving Season is the most important time of the year for nonprofit donor prospecting . Those magical three months, from October through December, account for most of a nonprofit’s yearly revenue. Though many think of Giving Tuesday, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, as a critical moment to solicit donations, this is only the beginning. According to Neon One, 26% of annual nonprofit revenue is raised in December, and...

May 19, 2023

Attracting a New Generation of Donors

Gen Z is, quite literally, the future of fundraising. Understanding their world view, their online habits, and their relationship with nonprofits, companies, and brands, is essential to keeping them engaged for years to come. We explore what development professionals need to know about this new generation of donors.

May 04, 2023

Create the Full Picture of Your Donor Prospects

Nexis for Development Professionals has the content and research tools you need to streamline your fundraising research, so you can connect with the perfect donors, maximize contributions, and avoid reputational risk. To further validate and understand the risk associated with your high-value prospects, Nexis Diligence provides an additional layer of research by tracking ESG ratings, international reports, and news coverage...

May 04, 2023

5 Tips To Turn Fundraising Requests into a Must-Tell Story

Potential non-profit supporters are asked for a share of their time and money every day. How do you rise above the chatter and deliver a request for donations that is compelling, on-target and grounded in emotion? Let Nexis for Development Professionals help you with some tips!

May 04, 2023

Trends for Nonprofit Development Professionals 2023

Stay abreast of what’s happening across the fundraising landscape to keep up with your competition in 2023. With trends in hiring and retention, new technological developments, and younger generations entering the donor pool, there are a lot of ways 2023 nonprofit trends can dictate your donor prospecting strategy .

May 04, 2023

Donor Research Checklist

Before you can turn prospects into philanthropic partners for your organization, you need to build comprehensive donor profiles. Check out the essential data points needed at four steps in the donor research process to create a complete picture of your donors.

May 04, 2023

Nexis® for Development Professionals: Peak fundraising performance starts here

What happens when a powerful prospect research platform connects to a world-leading source universe? Nexis® for Development Professionals . Designed to help higher education institutions, foundations and nonprofits gain valuable insights into alumni, companies and other current and prospective donors, Nexis for Development Professionals enables you to capture a complete picture of fundraising potential.